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Ryedale-based Glen’s Diamond dazzles in Yorkshire Cup

Glen’s Diamond, left, ridden by Tony Hamilton beats Top Trip to land the Qipco Yorkshire Cup on Knavesmire

11:05am Saturday 18th May 2013

A REAL diamond landed Malton trainer Richard Fahey the £140,000 Qipco Yorkshire Cup at York Racecourse.

Yorkshire cruise to victory over Warwickshire in LV= County Championship division one

10:40am Saturday 18th May 2013

YORKSHIRE trounced division one champions Warwickshire by an innings and 139 runs in a dominant display at Edgbaston.

Simon Dyson cards two-under in Madeira Islands Open

10:55am Saturday 18th May 2013

EAGLE-EYED Simon Dyson produced a spirited second round to just inch beyond the midway cut of the Madeira Islands Open.

Golf: Duo shine in Yorkshire's inter-county victory Northumberland

Malton & Norton's Chris Halley

10:53am Saturday 18th May 2013

TWO of York’s top amateur players – Pike Hills Golf Club ace Martin Brown and Malton & Norton GC’s Chris Halley – were integral to a resounding 15-3 triumph by Yorkshire over Northumberland.

Golf: Fulford's Damon Coulson wins Yorkshire Order of Merit title

10:47am Saturday 18th May 2013

REIGNING Fulford Golf Club champion Damon Coulson has scooped one of the top Yorkshire Order of Merit titles.

Forest of Galtres golfers take part in octogenarian competition

10:46am Saturday 18th May 2013

EIGHT members of the Forest of Galtres EGGS (Elderly Gentlemen’s Golf Society) who are in their 80th year and beyond, took part in an octogenarian competition and celebration lunch” at the clubhouse.

Body And Soul tipped for success at Ripon races

10:39am Saturday 18th May 2013

Body And Soul, who enjoyed a hugely lucrative juvenile campaign last year, makes her eagerly awaited reappearance at Ripon tomorrow.

Yorkshire closing in on County Championship victory over Warwickshire at Edgbaston

4:26pm Friday 17th May 2013

YORKSHIRE are closing in on LV= County Championship victory over Warwickshire at Edgbaston.

Yorkshire Cup highlight to end three-day Dante Festival at York Racecourse

10:29am Friday 17th May 2013

EXPECT the Qipco Yorkshire Cup, the final feature race of the three-day Dante Festival at York Racecourse this afternoon (2.45pm), to be something of a slog.

Quartet of dropped shots puts Simon Dyson in danger at Madeira Islands Open

EYEING MAJOR: Simon Dyson is arguably in the best form of any of 'Chubby' Chandler's charges.

10:14am Friday 17th May 2013

YORK golf ace Simon Dyson was today facing the tough task of advancing beyond the half-way cut of the Madeira Islands Open.

Noble art of racing against the clock at Thirsk meeting

10:12am Friday 17th May 2013

It will take less than a minute to win the feature race at Thirsk tomorrow and Noble Storm is taken to stop the clock at the end of the £20,000 Yorkshire Outdoors Adventure Experiences Handicap.

Ancient Cross win gives jockey a meeting double

Ancient Cross, left, wins the Betfred Mobile Sports Stakes

10:11am Friday 17th May 2013

ANCIENT CROSS made it a May Festival to remember for Boroughbridge rider Paul Mulrennan when winning the Betfred Mobile Sports Stakes at York Racecourse.

First win for York jockey Lauren Haigh

Lauren Haigh

10:08am Friday 17th May 2013

RIDING winners was never really part of the plan for Lauren Haigh. “I didn’t really decide to become a jockey,” the teenager admits, “Clive Brittain offered me my licence.

Angling: Rich Darling clear winner at Laybourne Lakes

10:25am Friday 17th May 2013

RICH DARLING was a clear winner of the York and District Amalgamation of Anglers’ Late Spring Match at Laybourne Lakes.

Dante Delight for Leyburn trainer Elaine Burke as Libertarian springs York Racecourse shock

5:41pm Thursday 16th May 2013

LIBERTARIAN became the first Yorkshire trained winner of the Betfred Dante Stakes for nearly 50 years as he sprung a 33-1 surprise in the £150,000 contest at York Racecourse.

Liber Nauticus wins Musidora Stakes at York Racecourse

Liber Nauticus winning the Musidora Stakes

11:50am Thursday 16th May 2013

LIBER NAUTICUS is all set for a Classic tilt after delivering a strong performance to win the Tattersalls Musidora Stakes at York Racecourse.

Yorkshire's Liam Plunkett hits rivals

Yorkshire’s Liam Plunkett signals the way out for Darren Maddy

11:41am Thursday 16th May 2013

Liam Plunkett claimed his first five-wicket haul in the LV= County Championship since September 2009 as Yorkshire stunned reigning champions Warwickshire at Edgbaston.

Semi-final night in York Minster Engineering Football League Reserve Cup

11:28am Thursday 16th May 2013

OLD Malton St Mary’s second string will travel to Dringhouses tonight in the semi-finals of the York Minster Engineering Football League Reserve Cup.

Sir Graham Wade has regal Knavesmire chance for Mark Johnston

11:10am Thursday 16th May 2013

Mark Johnston, whose Derby hope Windchoek faces an acid test in today’s Betfred Dante Stakes, sets his sights on the main staying prize on Knavesmire tomorrow when Sir Graham Wade bids to make it third time lucky this season.

Society Rock wins in photo-finsh at York Racecourse

Society Rock, ridden by Kieran Fallon, above left, wins The Duke of York Clipper Logistics Stakes from Lethal Force

11:08am Thursday 16th May 2013

SOCIETY ROCK hit a winning note to land Kieren Fallon big-race honours in a photo-finish at York Racecourse.







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