Richard Hughes (jockey) a change in the rules regarding horse welfare. On 13 October 2011, it was announced that Hughes was giving up his racing licence and quitting the sport out of protest at the ban. Hughes did not follow up on this threat and on 15 October 2012 he equaled Frankie Dettori's record of winning seven races in a single meeting by winning seven out of eight races at Windsor Racecourse. The following month, he claimed his first British flat racing Champion Jockey title with 172 winners over the season. In May 2013, after a long wait, he won his first British
A Day at the Races (album) on the album. May described it as "a never-ending staircase", otherwise commonly known, musically, as a Shepard tone. The album garnered positive reviews from critics, with "The Washington Post" describing "A Day at the Races" as "a judicious blend of heavy metal rockers and classically influenced, almost operatic, torch songs." The "Winnipeg Free Press" was also appreciative, writing, ""Races" is a reconfirmation of Queen's position as the best of the third wave of English rock groups." "Circus" gave the album a mixed review, writing, "With "A Day at the Races", they've deserted art-rock entirely. They're silly now. And wondrously shameless."