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News.com.au
22-07-2025
- Business
- News.com.au
Darren Beadman set to link with Chris Waller Racing next season
FORMER champion jockey Darren Beadman has been snapped up by Chris Waller Racing. The Hall of Fame Inductee makes the move to Sydney's premier stable following a decade of loyal service at Godolphin, most recently as the right hand man to head trainer James Cummings. Beadman's move to Chris Waller Racing coincides with the decision by international powerhouse Godolphin to downsize its Australian operation. In announcing the acquisition of Beadman to its ranks, leading trainer Chris Waller said the 'legendary figure' will play a key role in the stable moving forward. 'I'm thrilled to say that Darren Beadman will be joining our team from August 1,' Waller said. 'Darren is a legendary figure in the world of racing and represents the pinnacle of racing achievement. 'Having been a champion jockey and more recently a senior figure at Godolphin, I know he will bring excellence to our team. 'I had the pleasure of working with Darren earlier in my Sydney career and his professionalism, insight and passion for the sport remains as strong as ever. 'Darren's addition will allow us to further support our staff, riders and horses. 'He will assist with race day operations, trackwork and trials, and serve as a mentor for our emerging talent.'
The Guardian
10-07-2025
- Sport
- The Guardian
Oisin Murphy faces ‘incredibly strict' conditions on licence after drink-driving case
Brant Dunshea, the acting chief executive of the British Horseracing Authority, revealed on Thursday that the regulator is going to apply 'incredibly strict' conditions to Oisin Murphy's riding licence following the champion jockey's conviction on a drink-driving charge at Reading magistrates' court last week. Murphy was fined £70,000, one of the highest penalties ever imposed for drink-driving in the UK, and banned for 20 months following an incident near his home in Berkshire in late April when a car that Murphy was driving collided with a tree. The jockey was nearly twice the legal limit for alcohol in his breath when tested by police around seven hours after the crash. Murphy was banned from riding for 14 months from December 2021 after admitting breaches of Covid-19 protocols, failing two pre-racing breath tests for alcohol and misleading BHA officials. He returned to action in February 2023 with additional conditions on his licence. He was back in action at Windsor less than 48 hours after the crash in April, and was 20 winners clear of his nearest rival in the race for the 2025 Flat jockeys' championship before the start of the July Festival here on Thursday. Dunshea, who said the BHA are in the 'final stages' of finalising the conditions, told ITV Racing that they will be 'incredibly strict', and 'will include enhanced testing, both on the racecourse and away from the racecourse'. He added: 'We're working to come up with a set of conditions that not only ensures we're protecting the integrity and reputation of British racing and the safety of our horses and people, but also that we're doing it in a way that ensures that Oisin gets the support and help that he might need to deal with his issues.' Murphy retains a big lead in the title race despite having failed to ride a winner from 21 rides since his court hearing last week. He drew a blank from six booked rides at Newmarket on Thursday and has six more on Friday's card, including Running Lion in the Group One Falmouth Stakes. The shape of the feature race here on Thursday changed significantly less than 30 minutes before the scheduled off-time when Ghostwriter, the strong favourite for the Group Two Princess Of Wales's Stakes, was declared a non-runner after what Clive Cox, his trainer, described as a 'freak incident' in the pre-parade ring. 'I was putting the saddle on when he reared over backwards and sat down,' Cox said. The four-year-old, who was bought for £2m to race for football agent Kia Joorabchian's Amo Racing operation at a sale in London in June, was taken to Newmarket's Equine Hospital for examination. In his absence, William Buick steered El Cordobes to victory in the Group Two Princess of Wales's Stakes, the 2,000th victory of his career in Britain. Buick is now one of just seven current jockeys to have reached the 2,000-winner landmark. 'It means a lot and I suppose it tells me and everyone else that I've been doing this for quite a long time,' Buick said. 'There are some places to do it that aren't as glamorous as Newmarket's July meeting, no offence, so to do it here at my home track, for Charlie Appleby and Godolphin, makes it all the more special.' Newmarket 1.50 War Hawk 2.25 Venetian Sun 3.00 Dancing In Paris (nap) 3.35 January (nb) 4.10 Distant Storm 4.45 Up The Pace 5.20 Grandlad Ascot 2.00 Lady Of Arabia 2.35 Front Line Fury 3.10 Knights Gold 3.45 Ciara Pearl 4.20 Run With It 4.55 Fast Track Harry York 2.10 Streets Of Gold 2.45 Sayidah Dariyan 3.20 Aylin 3.55 Up The Jazz 4.32 Mahra's Love 5.07 Brazen Bolt 5.40 Secret Beach Chepstow 5.35 King Of The Dance 6.10 Blooming Legend 6.40 Miakoda 7.10 Brave Byreflection 7.40 Soi Dao 8.10 Savannah Smiles 8.40 Spectacular Style Chester 5.55 Steel Drum 6.25 Calico Blue 6.55 Miami Matrix 7.25 Miss Herschel 7.55 Love Beach 8.25 Maharajas Express 8.55 Petra Celera In the main supporting race, the Group Two July Stakes, Eve Johnson Houghton celebrated her second high-profile juvenile success in less than a month as Zavateri, the 18-1 outsider of the six runners, ran out an impressive winner. 'He and Havana Hurricane [the Windsor Castle Stakes winner at Royal Ascot] are different horses and never work together,' Johnson Houghton said. 'I think Zavateri could stretch to a mile next season, he's got the pedigree for it.' Zavateri is a 33-1 chance with Paddy Power for next season's 2,000 Guineas, and 8-1 from 50-1 for the Gimcrack Stakes at York next month.
BBC News
03-07-2025
- BBC News
Champion jockey Oisin Murphy fined £70k for drink driving
Champion jockey Oisin Murphy has been fined £70,000 for drink driving after crashing his car into a tree. Murphy was arrested after his Mercedes A Class left the road in Hermitage, Berkshire, at about 12.05 BST on 27 pleaded guilty at Reading Magistrates Court earlier to driving a motor vehicle while over the prescribed limit of 29-year-old was charged by postal requisition on 19 June - the day he rode two winners at Royal Ascot. He was not asked to plead on another count of failing to cooperate with a preliminary test at the roadside. Murphy, who grew up in Killarney, County Kerry, has been crowned UK champion jockey four times - in 2019, 2020, 2021 and was among the winners at the Doncaster Racecourse Supporting Racing Staff Week Handicap last week. You can follow BBC Berkshire on Facebook and X.
The Independent
03-07-2025
- The Independent
Champion jockey fined £70,000 for drink driving after crashing car into tree
Champion jockey Oisin Murphy has admitted drink driving and been fined £70,000 after he crashed his car into a tree earlier this year. Murphy, 29, appeared at Reading Magistrates' Court on Thursday afternoon where he pleaded guilty to one count of driving a motor vehicle while over the prescribed limit of alcohol. He was not asked to plead on another count of failing to cooperate with a preliminary test at the roadside. The jockey, of Beales Farm Road, Lambourn, Hungerford, was charged by postal requisition on June 19 after he drove his grey Mercedes A Class off the road and into a tree in Hermitage, Berkshire, at about 12.05am on April 27. He will be sentenced later on Thursday. Murphy, who grew up in Killarney, Co Kerry, has been crowned UK champion jockey four times - in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2024. He was among the winners at the Doncaster Racecourse Supporting Racing Staff Week Handicap last week, and rode five winners at Royal Ascot earlier in June.
Yahoo
26-06-2025
- Yahoo
Champion jockey Oisin Murphy charged with drink driving
Champion jockey Oisin Murphy has been charged with drink driving and failing to cooperate with police after a car crash. Thames Valley Police said Murphy was charged over the incident in Hermitage, about 100 kilometres west of London, on June 19, the day he rode two winners at Royal Ascot. Advertisement "Last Thursday (June 19) Oisin Murphy, aged 29... was charged by postal requisition with one count of driving a motor vehicle while over the prescribed limit of alcohol and one count of failing to cooperate with a preliminary test at the roadside," police said in a statement. "The charge is in connection with a single vehicle road traffic collision around 12:05 am on Sunday 27 April this year when a grey Mercedes A Class left the road and crashed into a tree." The Irishman, four times British flat racing's champion jockey, is due to appear at Reading Magistrates' Court on July 3 Police warned the public not to speculate or spread misinformation on social media as it is a live investigation. Advertisement A spokesman for the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) said: "The BHA is aware of an update issued by Thames Valley Police this afternoon regarding Mr Oisin Murphy. "We are now seeking to gather as much information as possible in order to consider what, if any, implications there are as a result of this development." jw/smg/ea
