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With Cheltenham now well under way (I hope you have had some good wins), the festival has captured the imagination of the sporting and betting world. People will look into everything when it comes to picking a winner. I am the same, which is why I was so pleased that this infographic dropped into my inbox courtesy of Neo Mammalian Studios.… Read More…
With the Champions Day at Ascot being top of every racing viewers’ television schedule this weekend, the return of the autumn Cheltenham meeting has been somewhat overlooked.
The Gloucestershire town is home to the start of the 2012/13 jump season and always kicks it off in style. Racing started at Cheltenham on Friday 19th and continues to Saturday where the action really begins.… Read More…
This weekend the legend that has become Frankel will run in the Champions Stakes at Ascot in what could potentially be his last race.
Throughout his career, there has been much talk about whether Sir Henry Cecil’s shining star Frankel is the best horse ever, and it certainly can’t be denied that he is the best current racer.
Ascot on Champions Day is almost made for this British racehorse, as he has so defiantly confirmed himself as a champion.… Read More…
Camelot currently sits as favourite for the win in Sunday’s Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe and will be partnered with jockey Frankie Dettori.
With regular jockey Joseph O’Brien, son of trainer Aidan O’Brien, unable to make the 8st 11lbs needed to ride the champion, Dettori is a fine replacement and will bring great experience to the race.
And the Italian thinks it’s wrong of people to judge Camelot on his last race and has said he expects a good run, saying the course is “his absolute cup of tea”.… Read More…
Aintree and the British Horseracing Authority today announced considered modifications to the world’s greatest steeplechase, the John Smith’s Grand National. The most notable change is that the start will be moved forward around 90 yards – moving further away from the crowds and grandstands and as a result the race will be slightly shorter.
Calls were made to make the fences safer by shortening them they will remain the same height but a new design project has been put into place and will last three years.… Read More…
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Kauto Star’s biggest fan
Everyone has a favourite team, horse or greyhound that they enjoy betting on. Steven Collings had a great attachment with the superstar race horse Kauto Star. Steve first followed Kauto Star back in 2005 when he won the Tingle Creek Chase, backed him in every outing during 2006/2007 including the Betfair Chase and King George VI then Gold Cup.… Read More…
2012′s race was potentially the most talked about one in my memory, with the tragic death of a bolted Synchronised reminding us of the frailty of jumps horses (and life in general perhaps).
PaddyPower Pre-race and Betfair in-Play Grand National crashes
2012 could also have been remembered for technical gremlins that crashed both PaddyPower, and also the in-running betting of Betfair.… Read More…
When he was manager of Chelsea, Jose Mourinho once described Arsene Wenger as a ‘voyeur’. I doubt he meant it quite like my first assumption would be, rather that the Arsenal manager was taking a brief glimpse at his team and making a judgement.
It’s a bit like when you walk past someone’s living room window and you feel compelled to look in.… Read More…
The “Magic Sign” have signed on the line that is dotted, and agreed to bankroll the sponsorship for Hamilton’s Lanark Silver Bell meeting. The trophy is said to be the oldest one in racing.
Ladbrokes representative Michael O’Connor reported:
“We are very proud to extend our association with such an historic sporting event following the success of the partnership last year.
On Easter Monday the wife and I joined two and a half thousand other racegoers at Huntingdon. The attendance was down from four thousand last year, this was a pattern repeated across the UKs other tracks as the weather was rather grim. Thankfully the food wasn’t!
Restaurant Setting and Service
Huntingdon’s restaurant does very well within the confines of a building whose vintage I would imagine dates back to the 1970′s or early 1980′s, many of the courses older buildings bear more than a passing resemblance to those of Plumpton.… Read More…
