"later confirmed Middlesbrough received £7m for the move. Being in the Championship, loan signings are permitted between the transfer windows. Middlesbrough's first such signing was defender Sean St Ledger from Preston North End on a three-month loan with a view to a permanent transfer in January. A second loan signing, Hull City striker Caleb Folan, joined Middlesbrough on a three-month loan from 19 September. Folan suffered an injury in training in October and only made one substitute appearance for the club, returning to Hull early at the beginning of December. On 23 September, John Johnson was loaned out to Northampton"
"Trevor Hemmings Trevor James Hemmings (born 11 June 1935) is a British billionaire businessman. Hemmings was born in Woolwich, London, the son of a Royal Ordnance factory worker father. During the Second World War, the Royal Ordnance was relocated to Lancashire, and the family moved there when he was aged five. Hemmings owns Preston North End F.C. Northern Trust Co. Ltd, Classic Lodges Ltd. and Trust Inns Ltd. He also owns over 100 racehorses, three of which won the Grand National—Hedgehunter (2005), Ballabriggs (2011) and Many Clouds (2015). In 2009 it was stated by the Sunday Times Rich List that"
"Huntington signed a new three-year contract with Preston North End. Preston North End Personal Paul Huntington Paul Huntington (born 17 September 1987) is an English professional footballer who is a centre back for Preston North End and has made more than 420 career appearances (over 260 of those for Preston North End). Since joining Preston in 2012 and winning a promotion in 2015, he was given the nickname and song ‘The Cumbrian Cannavaro', named after World Cup winning defender Fabio Cannavaro. Huntington joined Newcastle United Academy on 1 July 2004. He was promoted to the reserve squad in late 2004"
"Cerro Porteño U15 as of 2013. He coached Sergio Díaz. In May 2015, Gavilán was announced as coach of Independiente Campo Grande in Paraguay´s Division Intermedia, second division. <br> Diego Gavilán Gavilán's nickname ""pampero"" - meaning the horse that runs like the wind - offers a fair indication of his purposeful and hard-running style. He began his top-flight career at Cerro Porteño, and he became the first ever Paraguayan to play in England, when he signed for Newcastle United in 2000. Gavilán cost Newcastle £2m when he left his native Paraguay behind at the age of just 19. He made"
"""Sumo"", ""Hippofatamus"", and ""Bob"", the latter from football fans who claimed that he bore a physical resemblance to the television presenter Bob Carolgees. Another nickname was the Mighty Quinn, another reference to his physique, from the song covered by Manfred Mann in 1967, although written by Bob Dylan. Quinn applied for the manager's job at Burnley in 1996 but it went to Adrian Heath instead and he then decided to retire from football and concentrate on his career as a racehorse trainer. Quinn now has stables at Newmarket in Suffolk. Quinn also covers horse racing and football on the radio"
"top clubs in English Football and played for a number of years in the Premier League and winning the League Cup in 2004. The Brazilian ""Juninho Paulista"" was an influential player for Middlesbrough during their time in the top flight, a time when the Middlesbrough football academy became famous for producing a number of young top flight players such as Stewart Downing, James Morrison, Lee Cattermole, Adam Johnson and, more recently, Ben Gibson. Early races were mentioned in 1613 at Woodham near Aycliffe and were held at Newcastle's Killingworth Moor from 1632 before moving to the Town Moor. The 'Pitmen's"
"September 2018 in a 2–0 home win against Ipswich Town. His older brother Gary was released by Brighton at the end of the 2005–06 season and went on to play in non-league football. His father is a horserace owner. Because of his father's interest, Elphick bought his first horse, which he stated it's ""his release from football"". Despite being born and raised in Brighton, Elphick, however, grew up supporting Liverpool. While playing for Bournemouth, Elphick was involved in a number of superstition when he pictured on the Matchday XI clutches the goalpost in the pre–match and was not included in"
"Dartford, Margate and Dover. After retiring from football in 1964, Fletcher became a successful breeder of racing greyhounds and went on to win large amounts of money betting on his dogs. His greatest success came in 1991, when his consortium won £200,000 on a high-profile race at Wimbledon Stadium. In 2001, he lived in Sutton Valence near Maidstone and still regularly attended greyhound races. Jimmy Fletcher James Alfred Fletcher (born 10 November 1931) is an English former association football player of the 1950s and 1960s, who played professionally for Gillingham and as a semi-professional for various clubs in Kent. After"
"Paul Huntington Paul Huntington (born 17 September 1987) is an English professional footballer who is a centre back for Preston North End and has made more than 420 career appearances (over 260 of those for Preston North End). Since joining Preston in 2012 and winning a promotion in 2015, he was given the nickname and song ‘The Cumbrian Cannavaro', named after World Cup winning defender Fabio Cannavaro. Huntington joined Newcastle United Academy on 1 July 2004. He was promoted to the reserve squad in late 2004 to play tougher opposition and gain experience. He made his reserve debut for the"
"a rich history in horse racing, the well drained, spongy grass, open downs and long flats make the Lambourn Downs ideal for training racehorses. This area of West Berkshire is the largest centre of racehorse training in the UK after Newmarket, and is known as the 'Valley of the Racecourse'. Reading F.C. is the only Berkshire football club to play professional football. The club did not join the Football League until 1920, and first played in the top tier of English football in the 2006–07 season. Newbury was home to A.F.C. Newbury, which was for a period one of only"
"In the 1990s he appeared on BBC Radio 1 as the voice of Mark and Lard's daily competition feature ""Dobbins or Bobbins"". He has written for the ""London Evening Standard"", ""Horse and Hound"" magazine, ""The Sunday Mirror"", Owner Breeder magazine,""The Times"", ""The Guardian"", ""Radio Times"" and for the BBC website. His first book World Racecourses (Collins) was published in October 2018. He is a supporter of Everton Football Club. and has been owner or joint owner of a number of racehorses trained by Mrs S C Bradburne, Nick Alexander, A Balding and M D Hammond. Cornelius Lysaght Cornelius Lysaght ("
"Portsmouth Ladies. In the 2010 close season she moved to Liverpool Ladies, scoring in a friendly defeat to Atlético Madrid Féminas, but she retired before the start of the 2011 FA WSL season. She has also played for Everton Ladies. Preston has represented England at youth level. While with Tranmere and Leeds, Preston had a cat named Susie Wong, which resulted in Sue Smith, her teammate at both clubs, gaining the nickname 'Wongy'. ""Up to October 2009"" Natalie Preston Natalie Preston (born 16 August 1977) is an English female former football midfielder. Preston captained Tranmere Rovers Ladies before joining Leeds"
"in the Gold Cup at Ascot behind odds-on favourite and defending champion, Fame and Glory. On March 31, 2012 he comfortably won the $10 million Dubai World Cup, riding 20-1 outsider Monterosso from the Godolphin stable. It was Godolphin's first Dubai World Cup win since 2006. He won his second English classic aboard Encke in the 2012 St Leger. France Great Britain Italy United Arab Emirates United States Mickael Barzalona Mickaël Barzalona (born 3 August 1991 in Avignon, France) is a French-born Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. In June 2011, Barzalona rode Pour Moi to win the 2011 Epsom Derby at"
"commentary for selected matches for BBC Radio 5 Live. Moyes co-owns the racehorse Desert Cry, which was trained by Donald McCain. Moyes has one daughter, who went to Archbishop Temple School in Preston, where he previously managed Preston North End. He also has a son called David Jr. who went to college in Preston. Moyes' father, David Sr., is a scout at Everton and previously a coach at Drumchapel Amateurs, where Moyes began his career. His full-time occupation was as a pattern-maker and later a lecturer at Anniesland College in North Glasgow. Moyes' mother, Joan, hailed from Portrush in Northern"
"out a public greyhound training license and this is now his full-time profession. His most prolific winner to date is a greyhound called Hard Urned Burst, along with another dog Express Pace who landed him his first group race in 2015. Darren Pattinson Darren John Pattinson (born 2 August 1979) is a former English cricketer who played for Victoria and Nottinghamshire. Pattinson received considerable press coverage when he was surprisingly selected for the England cricket team in July 2008 for the 2nd Test against South Africa at Headingley. Former England captain Graham Gooch described his selection as ""one of the"
"""social"" and ""quite the poser"". Unlike his predecessors, he tends to ignore the antics at football games, preferring to doze off when not performing. Thunder (mascot) Thunder is the stage name for the horse who is the official live animal mascot for the Denver Broncos football team. Three purebred Arabians have held this role since 1993, all gray horses whose coats lightened with age until they turned completely white. Sharon Magness-Blake has owned all three horses, and Ann Judge has been their rider since 1998 and trainer since 1999. , Thunder has appeared in four Super Bowls with the team"
"Diego Gavilán Gavilán's nickname ""pampero"" - meaning the horse that runs like the wind - offers a fair indication of his purposeful and hard-running style. He began his top-flight career at Cerro Porteño, and he became the first ever Paraguayan to play in England, when he signed for Newcastle United in 2000. Gavilán cost Newcastle £2m when he left his native Paraguay behind at the age of just 19. He made his Premiership debut in a 2-2 draw at Sunderland. He struggled however, to stake a real claim for a first team place, making some appearances for the club as"
"Grand Prix and temporarily replaced Eddie Jordan on the BBC One coverage of the 2009 Chinese Grand Prix. In 2011, Gascoyne became president of the Cambridge Granta Cricket Club, being a passionate cricket fan and player himself. Gascoyne currently lives in Oxfordshire with his partner Silvi and his children Joel, Connie and Freddie. His nickname ""the rottweiler"" originates from his time at Tyrrell working under his mentor Harvey Postlethwaite. Gascoyne was originally called ""Harvey's pit bull"" by a truckie called ""Jolly"" but this was later changed to ""the rottweiler"" and has stuck with him ever since. Mike Gascoyne Michael ""Mike"""
"Everleigh in Wiltshire. He was named after Tornado, occasionally known as Toronado, the horse ridden by the popular fictional character Zorro. The colt has been ridden in all of his races by Richard Hughes. Toronado began his racing career at Newbury Racecourse on 14 June 2012 when he started the 11/4 second favourite for a maiden race over six and a half furlongs. He took an early lead but was headed by the favourite, Ayaar, before regaining the advantage a furlong from the finish and drawing clear to win by two and three quarter lengths from One Word More, Ayaar"
"Michael Owen Michael James Owen (born 14 December 1979) is an English former footballer who played as a striker for Liverpool, Real Madrid, Newcastle United, Manchester United and Stoke City, as well as for the England national team. Since retiring from football, he has become a racehorse breeder and owner. The son of former footballer Terry Owen, Owen was born in Chester and began his senior career at Liverpool in 1996. He progressed through the Liverpool youth team and scored on his debut in May 1997. In his first full season in the Premier League, he finished as joint top"
"They were in the top two for community appearances again in 2007–08, with 374 – a 17% increase on the previous season. Middlesbrough's mascot is Roary the Lion. The club runs Roary's Children's Charity Fund which purchases items for local children's charities. In 2009, steel producer Corus Group announced the possibility that it would mothball its Teesside plant, with up to 4,000 employees and contractors facing redundancy, after a consortium of steel magnates walked away from a 10-year deal. Middlesbrough Football Club helped with the ""Save Our Steel"" campaign by hosting dozens of steel workers and their families as they"
"home for 92 years until 1995. Founder members of the Premier League in 1992, Middlesbrough won the Football League Cup in 2004, and were beaten finalists in the 2005-06 UEFA Cup. In 1905 they made history with Britain's first £1,000 transfer when they signed Alf Common from local rivals Sunderland. Another league club, Middlesbrough Ironopolis F.C., was briefly based in the town in the late 19th century, but folded within a few years. Speedway racing was staged at Cleveland Park Stadium from the pioneer days of 1928 until the 1990s. The post-war team, known as The Middlesbrough Bears, and for"
"Henry Fitzalan-Howard, Earl of Arundel Henry Miles Fitzalan-Howard, Earl of Arundel (born 3 December 1987), is a British nobleman and racing driver. He is the eldest son and heir of the Dukedom of Norfolk. He was known as Lord Maltravers from birth until his father's accession as Duke in 2002. Lord Arundel was an economics student at Bristol University but is best recognised for his presence on the Formula racing circuit, including a 2007 third-place finish in the Formula BMW UK. He raced for Räikkönen Robertson Racing in 2008 and Carlin Motorsport in 2009. In 2006, under the name Henry"
"James Hunt (footballer) James Malcolm Hunt (born 12 December 1976) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder from 1994 until 2010. Hunt played for Notts County, Northampton Town, Oxford United, Bristol Rovers, Grimsby Town and Gainsborough Trinity. Hunt was born shortly after his namesake became Formula One World Champion in Derby. Hunt started his professional career after graduating from the youth academy at Notts County. He was promoted to the first-team squad at the start of the 1994–1995 season and was handed his debut by Russell Slade. During his time at Meadow Lane Hunt also played"
"in Cape Town, South Africa, and their three daughters Shannon (born September 2006), Keira (born 24 February 2008), and Hannah Mae (born 9 February 2011). He is a big fan of Sunderland AFC. His nicknames are ""Colly"", ""Weed"" and ""Shep""; the latter is an apparent homage to the famous Blue Peter Collie dog, Shep. Paul Collingwood signed for Durham, his local county cricket side, in 1995, playing first in List A one-day cricket. When he first came to Durham's attention, Collingwood was regarded ""as a bowler who batted a bit"". According to coach Geoff Cook's 2006 assessment it was Collingwood's"
"was a real game-changer for Middleham Park as we became 50% bigger as an operation because of him. He’s been a hard act to follow as to get another one like him on our budget is nigh on impossible these days"". Toormore Toormore (19 March 2011 – March 2018) was an Irish-bred British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse. He was one of the leading two-year-olds in Europe in 2013 when he was undefeated in three races including the Vintage Stakes and Vincent O'Brien National Stakes. In 2014 he won the Craven Stakes and finished third in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes. After failing"
"apparently bad teeth. Both the BBC and Balding apologised by 6 April. Balding later clarified on BBC's ""Have I Got News For You"" quiz that she believed Treadwell to have had his teeth ""kicked out"" by a horse, a common injury suffered by jockeys, apologising again for her error. Liam announced his retirement on 13 February 2018. Liam Treadwell Liam Treadwell is an English National Hunt jockey. He was born in the West Sussex town of Arundel and attended the local Angmering School. He was the winner of the 2009 Aintree Grand National, having ridden Mon Mome to victory at"
"the 62-mile Inca Trek raising almost £50,000 for the charity. In January 2013, along with several other people, including fellow footballers, Coppinger faced a race-fixing inquiry with allegations of corruption in gambling on horses to lose on Betting exchanges in nine races between 1 November 2010 and 31 March 2011. He strongly denied the charges, though was found guilty of corrupt and fraudulent practices by the British Horseracing Authority and given a three-year ban from any dealings with registered racing individuals. Doncaster Rovers Individual James Coppinger James Coppinger (born 18 January 1981) is an English professional footballer who plays as"
"Salisbury Racecourse Salisbury Racecourse is a flat racecourse in the United Kingdom featuring thoroughbred horse racing, southwest of Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. Fifteen race meetings a year are held there between early May and mid-October. There has been racing at the race course located three miles from Salisbury since the mid-16th century. Many great horses have won at the track, including Gimcrack (1768), Eclipse (1769), Sun Chariot (1941), Mill Reef (1970) and Brigadier Gerard (1970). Sir Percy, winner of the 2006 Derby, and Look Here, winner of the 2008 Oaks, had both won at Salisbury the previous year. Jockey Lester Piggott"
"(2004–05), Earth money (2006-07), Pilkington Activ (2008–09), Frontline (2010), and Medicash (2011). During the European Super League era, the participating teams have adopted mascots and nicknames usually in alliteration with the name of their home town. Initially, the St Helens mascots were Bernard and Bernadette, St Bernard dogs; depicting something of a married couple with their on-field humorous antics. However, in 2009, the mascots changed to Boots and Bernard; happy and angry masculine characters. Bernard doesn't appear as often as Boots, with Boots being a more child-friendly image for the club, whilst Bernard retains the 'seriousness' of the mascots role"
"Trains used to go north to Melton Mowbray, and south to Leicester and Market Harborough, but the line was closed in the 1960s. There is a local bus service to Melton Mowbray and Oakham. British thoroughbred racehorse Burrough Hill Lad was named after Burrough on the Hill by owner Stan Riley, who was born and raised in the village. After a run of victories in 1984 including the Cheltenham Gold Cup, Hennessy Gold Cup and King George VI Chase, Burrough Hill Lad was considered one of the greatest racehorses in the history of the sport. Burrough on the Hill Burrough"
"good speed pedigree"". Crusade (horse) Crusade (foaled 11 March 2009) is an American-bred, Irish-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire best known for his upset win in the 2011 Middle Park Stakes. He showed his best form as a juvenile when he won one minor race from his first three starts before taking the Middle Park at odds of 25/1. On his only subsequent start that year he finished sixth on dirt in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile. He ran poorly on his only appearance as a three-year-old and was retired to become a breeding stallion in South Africa. Crusade is a dark"
"Captain and left services. Middleton was one of the best and most popular riders in the United Kingdom. When the Empress of Austria hunted in Ireland, he was her pilot. He repeatedly rode the winners over the stiffest steeplechase courses, including the Punchestown (Ireland) Grand National. Besides being distinguished as a horseman, he was a good cricketer, belonging to the Jockey Cricket Club. His nickname ""Bay"" was either a reference to his reddish-brown hair, or derived from the name of the winner of The Derby winner in 1836. William George Middleton was born at Barony, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the son"