Mick Easterby

Edward Hide, who won the Derby aboard Morston (Fr) (Ragusa {GB}) for Arthur Budgett in 1973, has passed away at the age of 86. Trainer Mick Easterby paid tribute to the three-time champion apprentice who was a regular rider for the stable and said, "It is with great sadness today that I heard of the passing of my great buddy Eddie Hide. "Eddie Hide was quite simply one of the best Flat jockeys I have seen. In my career I have been fortunate to put up two of the finest...

Neil Waggot and Stephen Walker, who worked as maintenance staff at Newcastle Racecourse, have been banned from racing for 10 years for allegedly doping the Mick Easterby trained Ladies First (GB) (Monsieur Bond {Ire}) at Newcastle in September of 2018. CCTV footage revealed Waggot and Walker feeding Ladies First in the racecourse stable area before she ran. Ladies First subsequently tested positive for Timolol, a beta blocker after she was beaten 22 lengths as the 6-4 favourite. A spokesperson for Newcastle Racecourse said, "Newcastle Racecourse takes all matters of security...