NEW Ballydoyle stable jockey Jamie Spencer has been fined HK$50,000 (€5,000) by stewards at Sha Tin in Hong Kong after being found guilty of misconduct after an altercation with fellow jockey Christophe Soumillon.

Boylesports have been announced as the new sponsors of the Irish 1000 and 2000 Guineas until at least 2006.

A NEW minimum weight for flat racing, a new balloting system to favour form horses and the harmonisation of the interference Rules in Ireland and the UK were among a wide range of initiatives announced by The Turf Club in Dublin yesterday.