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Article by Jon Lees: Nobody has been responsible for more winners of the annual ParisLongchamp epic than France’s 31-time champion trainer. Jon Lees ranks the eight horses saddled by Andre Fabre to win the Arc

Article by Jon Lees: Son of Darley stalwart John Ferguson speaks to Jon Lees about his hopes for the gelding – and his impending move to Hugo Palmer’s former base in Newmarket

Article by Jon Lees: After circling the globe for a decade, French expat jockey has made a solid start to his reborn US career – as he tells Jon Lees

Article by Jon Lees: From a well-known Kentucky racing family, Will Walden saddled the first winner of his fledgling career earlier this month at Churchill Downs. However, his route there has been anything but smooth, as the trainer tells Jon Lees in an unflinching account

Article by Jon Lees: After a splendid victory in the Musidora Stakes at York, Emily Upjohn is hot favourite for the Epsom Oaks. Here the unbeaten filly's owner Jonathan Shack speaks to Jon Lees

Article by Jon Lees: France: Mickaelle Michel, one of France’s most successful female jockeys, is packing her bags and heading to the US where she hopes to make her name on the North American circuit.

Article by Jon Lees: Charlie Thornycroft, former PA to Khalid Abdullah, is currently running a Polish hub for horses rescued from Ukraine – and for vital veterinary supplies going the other way. She tells Jon Lees about her experiences as part of the relief effort.

Article by Jon Lees: Jon Lees catches up with Julie Krone’s protege, who is now licensed as both professional jockey and practising veterinarian in Kentucky

UPDATED 7:32PM, APR 27 2021 Wembley became the new favourite on Tuesday for Saturdays Qipco 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket as bookmakers trimmed the Aidan OBrien-trained runner into a top-priced 9-2. The Galileo colt ran six times as a juvenile last season, winning a minor event at Roscommon, but finished runner-up at the highest level in the National Stakes and the Dewhurst Stakes on the Rowley Mile. He is among five challengers OBrien could field in the Classic. Coral made Wembley their...

However, most reports were made within County Down and County Antrim.  Dr Jon Lees, Northern Ireland Environment Agency – Wildlife Officer and Chair of the PAW NI Badger Subgroup said, “Around 50 incidents of crime against badgers are reported annually, but as with other wildlife crime we suspect this is not the full picture and many more occurrences may be going unrecorded.      “Incidents of badger baiting for ‘sport’ are unfortunately still occurring in across Northern Ireland ...