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The William Hill Racing League ended at Newcastle on Thursday evening with Team talkSPORT crowned the winner. A total of 12 teams competed in the weekly Thursday races that began six weeks ago, with Gosforth Park, Doncaster, Windsor and Lingfield (twice) all hosting a night. Each race carried a £50,000 purse, with 25 points awarded to the winner, with points available through 10th place. Besides the £1.8 million in prizemoney on offer throughout the contest, another £200,000 in bonuses was on off with £150,000 going to the winning team. At...

A win during Thursday's Racing League card at Windsor helped vault Team ThoroughBid to the top of the Racing League standings with 245 points and with two meetings still to go in the contest. Hayley Turner rode the Andrew Balding-trained Quickstep Lady to victory for Team ThoroughBid, propelling herself to the lead in the League's jockey standings. "It was a strong gallop and she ground it out really well," Turner told Sky Sports Racing. "She goes so well at home and looks a million dollars so it was nice it...