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Racing’s news in a nutshell PEOPLE AND BUSINESS Ascot racecourse Announces plan to overhaul running order of its headline Group 1 races at the royal meeting in bid to halt a 50% slump in viewing figures.
Pat Cosgrave Jockey is handed six-month ban by the Emirates Racing Authority for improper riding at Meydan.
Irish St Leger Curragh contest receives â‚Ź100,000 boost and will be worth â‚Ź300,000 in 2014, when it is sponsored for the first time by the Comer Group.
Felix Coetzee Leading South African jockey retires aged 54; he is best known for his association with Hong Kong sprinter Silent Witness (see pages 38-39).
Eddie Ahern Rider banned for ten years by the BHA after race-fixing investigation is cleared to work in a racing yard in Ireland.
Political lobbying BHA hires public relations firm Bell Pottinger to lobby the government on racing’s behalf in six-figure deal.
Simon Crisford Resigns as manager of Godolphin after 22 years; his departure follows a report by Lord Stevens into failings within Shiekh Mohammed’s organisation.
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Johnny Murtagh Outstanding big-race jockey quits the saddle aged 43 to concentrate on his training career (see page 32).
More people and business... Ladbrokes’ 2013 performance shows twothirds fall in pre-tax profits to £67.6m, while digital operating profits fell 74.2% to £8.2m. Flemington, home of the Melbourne Cup, will be refurbished in £65 million facelift, including a new grandstand. Grand Nationalwinning jockey Jason Maguire is set for spell on the sidelines after damaging his liver in a fall at Stratford. Les Eyre, former Yorkshirebased trainer, moves to a new yard near Beverley following 11-year spell in Spain. Bryan Cooper breaks his right leg in a fall from Clarcam at the Cheltenham Festival and will miss the rest of the season, while Ruby Walsh is set for three months on the sidelines after injuring right arm in Triumph Hurdle fall. Up-and-coming French auction house Osarus joins promotional body the French Racing & Breeding Committee (FRBC). Jump jockey Christian Williams quits the saddle aged 31 due to repeated injury problems.
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