Rachel Venniker

Multiple Classic winner Seamie Heffernan, Royal Ascot-winning teenager Billy Loughnane and French Group 1 scorer Marie Vélon are among the 12 jockeys today confirmed to ride in Saturday's Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup at Ascot. Nine countries will be represented across the four teams, while new ground is broken this year with an equal number of male and female jockeys for the first time in the history of the Shergar Cup. Vélon, the first French female jockey to win a French Group 1 race with her victory in the 2022...

French rider Maryline Eon lifted the challenge trophy for the Invest Saudi International Jockeys Challenge at King Abdulaziz Racecourse on Friday and secured the largest share of the prize-money. Saudi Arabia's multiple title-winning Camilo Ospina would finish second and visiting Brazilian rider Victoria Mota reached the final podium spot in third despite not managing a win on the evening. A brisk early start in the contest, which went down to the wire, saw Eon hold off all challengers late thanks to those early efforts, ending on 25 points from four...