Roaring Lion, trained by John Gosden, putting past misdemeanours behind him with an authoritative three-and-three-quarters length victory in the Group 1 Juddmonte International Stakes, to follow up his Eclipse win, with the world’s second-highest rated horse Poet’s Word in second
Mark Johnston becoming the winningmost trainer with Poet’s Society becoming his 4,194th winner when taking the one-mile Clipper Logistics Handicap with Franke Dettori aboard
Stradivarius (pictured) landing the £1m Weatherby-Hamilton stayers’ bonus after the John Gosden trained/Frankie Dettori ridden 4yo wins the Lonsdale Cup over two-miles and half-a-furlong – £700,000 of the bonus goes to owner Bjorn Nielsen and £300,000 is shared by the trainer, jockey, breeder and stable staff
John Gosden taking a further major York prize with Muntahaa winning the Sky Bet Ebor Handicap, again with Franke Dettori in the saddle, beating stablemate Weekender
Expert Eye winning the Sky Bet City of York Stakes and giving Frankie Dettori his fifth winner of the meeting – trainer Sir Michael Stoute said either the Prix du Moulin or the Prix de la Foret would be the next target
Super Sea winning the Yorkshire Oaks for trainer William Haggas (pictured) on his 58th birthday and becoming joint-favourite for the Arc
A dramatic finish to the Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes with 40/1 shot Alpha Delphini getting the decision following a five-minute examination of the photo-finish which put Maba Cross in second by the narrowest of margins and giving trainer Bryan Smart his third Group 1 win 22 years after his first – for jockey Graham Lee it meant he’d now won a Group 1 Flat race and the Grand National
Joe Fanning reaching 100 winners for the tenth consecutive year when his only ride at Thirsk won the mile handicap
Limato getting back to winning ways in Newmarket’s listed 6f race with Haydock’s 32Red Sprint Cup a target next month and a possible Group 1 win after just over two years
Newly appointed northern regional director for Jockey Club Racecourses, Dickon White, announcing his intention to reinvigorate Haydock Park, which saw a fall in racegoer numbers following the recession which have not climbed back to what is considered their full potential
Beverley Racecourse unveiling plans for a £4.8m grandstand on the site of the old stand, built to the same height, to be ready for the 2021 season, with viewing on three levels and the top level extending premier enclosure facilities
Newcastle Racecourse proposing a £4.5m development of both the racecourse, which will see major refurbishment of public and hospitality facilities, and the Gosforth Park estate
Hereford Racecourse, reopened two years ago, starting work on a 4,000 cubic metre reservoir supplied by a new bore hole to give it its own water supply
BetVictor introducing a Guaranteed Bet online option which offer the chance to win up £500 with win and the win part of each-way bets on every British and Irish race – the option follows discussions between the bookmaker and the Horseracing Bettors Forum
Royston French returning to the saddle after being out action for seven-months following a fall at Dubai – he has been recuperating at Jack Berry House after treatment for a dislocated elbow, fractured leg and arm and damaged knee ligaments
Sean Levey beginning six-weeks of rehab work at Oaksey House following his injury at Salisbury in June which necessitated a shoulder operation
A four-timer for Aiden O’Brien trained horses at the Curragh, followed up a day later by Anthony Van Dyck winning the Futurity Stakes, indicating that many weeks of indifferent performances from Ballydoyle are coming to an end in what the trainer described as the worst bug he’d ever experienced at the yard
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…and what hasn’t been so good
Jockey Philip Makin facing a long spell on the side-lines after suffering a broken bone in his neck after a fall at Redcar when his mount broke a leg when challenging for the lead
The Curragh’s deciding not to show Alpha Centauri winning the Prix Jacques le Marois on the big screen because its positioning near the parade ring was upsetting the horses
Fears of a no-deal Brexit prompting senior figures form British, French and Irish racing administrative bodies to meet and discuss the implications including a possible end to the free movement of racehorses with the loss of no tariffs or non-tariff barriers
Chepstow having to abandon its bank holiday Monday fixture after two races due to dangerous ground
Scottish independent bookmaker, Scotbet, closing five or their 47 shops because they are no longer viable to due to costs, particularly media rights, growing faster than sports betting
Getting a five-minute lecture from a York cloakroom attendant because a bag left there had not been given a security-sticker on entry to the racecourse
Getting a tut-tut from a cloakroom attendant for retrieving a bag from the unmanned cloakroom and with the counter flap left open
