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Loughnane Hoping To Bounce Back Quickly After Thumb Injury

Billy Loughnane says that he will be “pushing to be back as soon as I can” after a thumb injury suffered at Nottingham has left him facing a spell on the sidelines.

The 17-year-old has established himself as one of the rising stars of the weighing room since bursting onto the scene over the winter and is bearing down on a century of winners having continued to have success throughout the summer.

However, his quest for triple figures has been halted following the injury sustained in a stalls incident aboard the Ed Dunlop-trained Lucidity on Friday night.

He said, “I'm taking it day by day and I'll be back as soon as I can. It's obviously frustrating and hard at the minute, watching the horses you could have been on run, but I have had over 500 rides now and been lucky not to pick anything up so far. It's annoying, the timing of it, but it's just one of those things.”

Loughnane could represent Ireland in the Racing League upon his return and is a general 14-1 chance to finish top jockey in the competition. 

He added, “I am looking forward to it, to be part of the Racing League is great. Hopefully I'll be there for a few of the meetings. I was born in Ireland and class myself as Irish, so I'm looking forward to representing Ireland.

“Hopefully it can boost me a little bit and give me the chance to ride for a few different trainers and get myself to the next level a little bit. It's hopefully going to be a good place to build contacts and there's great prize-money as well. Fingers crossed, I get a bit of luck and can ride a couple of winners.”

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Racing League Team Managers Announced Ahead of Jockey Draft

The seven team managers for this year's Racing League were announced on Tuesday just days ahead of the jockey draft, which is set for Saturday, Apr. 1 at Doncaster.

Frankie Dettori was added to the roster of seven managers attempting to win this year's competition and leads a strong East team which will be one of the favourites to wrestle the title from last year's winners, Jamie Osborne's Wales & The West.

“Racing League brings something different into racing and I've really enjoyed being part of it for the last two years,” Dettori said. “The format adds a fun element while still being ultra-competitive. I will be doing everything I can to be the first player-manager to win it.”

Over £2m in prize-money will be up for grabs, with an additional £50,000 for the winning team, a £35,000 prize pool for the winning team's jockeys and £20,000 to the jockey who scores the most individual points over the competition. Among the 108 riders to have signed up for the draft are last year's leading jockeys Saffie Osborne and Sean Levey, with Oisin Murphy a noteworthy addition. Each team manager will select seven jockeys via the draft and may add a wildcard selection at any time during the competition.

A total of 135 yards have registered to compete, up from 125 in 2022. Among those set to have their first Racing League runners this year are Sir Michael Stoute, joining Frankie's ranks in The East; Michael & David Easterby extending their family ties in Yorkshire and Hughie Morrison adding strength to Scotland.

The seven team managers are:
• Ireland–Kevin Blake
• London & The South–Matt Chapman
• Scotland–Linda Perratt
• The East–Frankie Dettori
• The North–Mick Quinn
• Wales & The West–Jamie Osborne
• Yorkshire–Leonna Mayor

Racing League kicks at Yarmouth on July 27 and continues at Chepstow, Windsor, Newcastle and Wolverhampton before concluding at Southwell on Sept. 13. All six fixtures will be shown live on ITV Racing and Sky Sports Racing.

The complete list of team trainers can be found here.

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2023 Fixture List Amended By BHA As Racing League And Sunday Series Returns

After the announcements that the Racing League and Sky Bet Sunday Series will return in 2023, the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has amended the 2023 fixture list.

The changes to the fixture list are below:

  • May 2: Wolverhampton (additional evening fixture)
  • May 8: Newcastle (additional evening fixture)
  • May 9: Newcastle (additional evening fixture)
  • May 14: Hamilton Park (Sunday Series, additional fixture)
  • June 11: Beverley (Sunday Series, additional fixture)
  • June 13: Southwell (additional afternoon fixture)
  • July 27: Doncaster becomes an afternoon fixture
  • July 27: Yarmouth becomes an evening fixture
  • Aug 6: Haydock Park (Sunday Series, additional fixture)
  • Aug. 10: Chepstow (additional evening fixture)
  • Aug. 21: Windsor moves to Aug. 17 evening
  • Aug. 17: Lingfield moves to Aug. 21 evening
  • Aug. 20: Sandown Park (Sunday Series, additional fixture)
  • Sept. 6: Wolverhampton moves to Sept. 7 evening
  • Sept. 7: Windsor moves to Sept. 4 evening
  • Sept. 4: Southwell moves to Sept. 6 afternoon
  • Sept. 13: Southwell (additional floodlit fixture)

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Racing League Reveals Team Managers And Jockey Draft For 2022

The seven team managers for the 2022 Racing League were announced on Tuesday. In addition, there will be a jockey draft held at Doncaster on Saturday, Mar. 26. The second season of the Racing League, featuring prizemoney of £2 million, will begin at Doncaster on Aug. 4 and end at Newcastle on Sept. 15. Other Thursday evening fixtures in the series are at Lingfield Park, Newcastle, Windsor, and Southwell. All six meetings will be shown live on ITV Racing alongside long-term partner Sky Sports Racing.

As part of a new format, teams representing Ireland, London and the South, Scotland, the East, the North, Wales and the West, and Yorkshire will take part. Each team will provide two runners per race, with horses and jockeys determined by the team managers. The seven team managers are:

  • Ireland – Kevin Blake
  • London and the South – Matt Chapman
  • Scotland – Linda Perratt
  • The East – Rupert Bell
  • The North – Mick Quinn
  • Wales and the West – Jamie Osborne
  • Yorkshire – Leonna Mayor

A total of 123 trainers signed up to be involved in Racing League 2022 and all have been assigned to represent either their preferred or second-choice region. Full details of the competition, including the teams and their respective trainers, can be found at www.racingleague.uk/. For the full list of trainers and their assigned regions, please click here.

Jeremy Wray, Racing League CEO, said, “We are delighted to announce team managers with such a wealth of racing knowledge and experience to represent the teams.

“They will play an important role this year starting with the jockey draft on Saturday which is something new for the sport and adds a really fun element to the competition. One hundred jockeys have registered and those selected will join over 120 trainers who have signed up across the seven regional teams.

“We greatly appreciate the support shown by so many horsemen and look forward to adding further new initiatives for Racing League 2022 over the coming months.”

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