Tom Marquand

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Princess Zoe will look to complete a brilliant summer in Sunday’s Prix Royal-Oak in Paris. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho
Princess Zoe out to cap fairytale summer in Prix Royal-Oak

Some of the greatest stayers in history are on the Prix Royal-Oak’s roll of honour and Princess Zoe is favourite to join them when she lines up in Par(...)

Tom Marquand takes the ride on Jessica Harrington’s Millisle on Friday. Photograph: Megan Ridgwell/Getty
Jessica Harrington turns to Tom Marquand for Millisle’s Ascot assault

Jessica Harrington turns to Tom Marquand, the rising star of the British jockeys room, for Millisle in Royal Ascot’s Group One feature on Friday. Mil(...)

Runners and riders being guided into the starting stalls by stall handlers at Royal Ascot. Photograph: Charlie Crowhurst/Getty Images
Stall handlers voice concern about risk to health if racing returns

Some races should be started without stalls as a means of reducing risk when the sport returns to action, two stalls handlers have said. The men, wh(...)

Betting industry executives and experienced professional gamblers claim large amounts of dirty money and illegal gambling could be flowing through to the Betfair online betting site given weak regulatory enforcement elsewhere. Photograph: Matthew Childs/Reuters
The back door into the grey world of online gambling

Horse trainer Michael Madgwick was celebrating last week when Miss Recycled became the surprise winner in the 4.15pm one-mile handicap at Brighton, re(...)