Karen Sargeant

Karen can usually be found glued to her computer or at the stables. Having edited several national magazines she co-founded Eclipse Magazine in 2008 after realising that many of her friends were nervous about going racing due to lack of information – what to wear, how to bet etc.She absolutely loves her job (how many people can say that?!) and is truly grateful to all supporters of and contributors to Eclipse Magazine.If you are reading this she would like to say THANK YOU! (And please spread the word about Eclipse...!!)

Lunar Eclipse moves Hayley Turner up to 999 wins

Hayley Turner moved on to career winner number 999 after working her magic aboard Lunar Eclipse. Their rivals were put in the shade in the second division of the Betfred TV British EBF Fillies’ Novice Stakes at Newmarket on Saturday 4th November.  Having reportedly only bloomed at home in the last month according to her …

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Jockey Elizabeth Gale rides Aintree winner – less than three years after breaking her back

Elizabeth Gale described her victory aboard Celebre D’Allen as a ‘massive deal’ after the conditional jockey secured her biggest victory since recovering from a broken back in the Jewson Vieux Lion Rouge Veterans’ Handicap Chase at Aintree.  Less than three years after recovering from breaking two vertebrae following a point-to-point fall, the 21-year-old was beaming with delight …

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Hollie Doyle has now Won at every UK Flat Racecourse with Victory in 2023 Carlisle Bell

Hollie Doyle has now completed the feat of winning a race at every UK Flat racecourse, with her victory in the 2023 running of the historic Carlisle Bell. Hollie Doyle found the ideal opportunity to ride her first winner at Carlisle, by striking in the 424-year old Stablemate By Agma Carlisle Bell Handicap on board the …

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Royal Ascot 2023: Dettori leaves on a high

Royal Ascot 2023: Frankie Dettori left the Royal Meeting on a high after he was presented with a bespoke number cloth and Moet Nebuchadnezzar following his final Royal Ascot ride in the Golden Gates Handicap. The 52-year-old rode his first Royal Ascot winner in 1990 and signed off with another four victories this year, headed …

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Royal Ascot 2023: Royal Ascot Millinery Collective

The 2023 Royal Ascot Millinery Collective, in association with Fenwick, features designs by milliners from the United Kingdom, United States and Australia. These include: Stephen Jones OBE, Rachel Trevor Morgan, William Chambers, John Boyd, Awon Golding, Velvet and Tonic, Rachel Henry, Alexandra Harper, Sally Ann Provan, and Sarah Sokol. Royal Ascot, Tuesday 20th to Saturday …

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Royal Ascot 23: New Lookbook replaces Style Guide

For the first time in over a decade, Ascot Racecourse has unveiled a new look and feel for its annual Style Guide, which has been renamed The Royal Ascot Lookbook. This year sees the British racing institution take a new direction, producing the Royal Ascot Lookbook 2023. The inspirational editorial comprises six fashion edits: Luxe, …

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Royal Ascot 2023: Fabulous Frankie and the End of an Era

Royal Ascot 2023 will be fabulous Frankie Dettori’s final Royal Meeting – marking the end of an extraordinary racing era. FRANKIE’S FINAL ROYAL MEETING It’s 34 years since an unknown 18-year-old Italian rode Rain Burst to finish fifth in the 1989 Coronation Stakes. 12,422 days later, on the Saturday of Royal Ascot 2023, there will …

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Royal Ascot 2023: Queen Elizabeth II to be Remembered in Racing and Pictures

Queen Elizabeth II is to be remembered at the first Royal Meeting of the new reign of King Charles III, in both racing and pictures at Royal Ascot 2023. Main photograph by Rachel Groom. PLATINUM JUBILEE STAKES RENAMED ‘THE QUEEN ELIZABETH II JUBILEE STAKES’ In memory of Her Late Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, the feature …

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Derby Festival 2023: Seventh Oaks winner for Frankie Dettori as Soul Sister romps home

Derby Festival 2023: Frankie Dettori rode a seventh Betfred Oaks winner on Soul Sister – the Frankel filly scored by a length and three-quarters from 5/6 Favourite Savethelastdance. Dettori’s previous Oaks winners were Balanchine (1994), Moonshell (1995), Kazzia (2002), Enable (2017), Anapurna (2019) and Snowfall (2021). He has now ridden 23 English Classic winners. John Gosden, …

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Derby Festival 2023: Auguste Rodin hands O’Brien NINTH Derby success

Derby Festival 2023: Auguste Rodin handed a record-extending ninth Betfred Derby success to trainer Aidan O’Brien in the premier British Classic on 3rd June. It was a third success for jockey Ryan Moore and a record-extending 10th for a Coolmore syndicate as owners. A major disappointment in the opening Classic of the season, the QIPCO …

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