Melissa Jones

Melissa Jones & Stephen Killen Veteran jockey Shane McGovern has tragically had both of his legs amputated following a terrible accident at his stables.

After impressively galloping ahead of the rest by six lengths in the 1m1f handicap, the 9-4 favourite slipped in the pull-up area and his rider landed awkwardly. An inspection was held and the final two races were called off

Melissa Jones Bow Echo ran out an emphatic winner of the Betfred 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket to remain unbeaten.

Shane McGovern, 67, was carrying out trackwork when his mount, Reformist, collapsed and died, and he became trapped under the horse for six hours.

Shane McGovern was trapped underneath his horse, Reformist, which collapsed and died during trackwork at his stables in Australia, leading to his wife discovering him six hours later

Three races at Haydock were abandoned on May 23 after the hole was discovered during the first. Meetings scheduled for Friday and Saturday were moved to Wolverhampton and Carlisle

Bradbury (6-4) and Urchin (1-2) hung across the track, giving other horses and jockeys the chance to strike. One of them was trained by Andrew Balding, who has Item in next Saturday's Betfred Derby

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Undertaker-turned-trainer Paul Robson said he will be handing in his racing licence with "real sadness" due to financial pressures.

Former jockey Paul Robson is retiring from training racehorses after a change in career and concedes that participating in the sport has become too expensive