As Brough Scott pointed out in his racing column in the Sunday Times, the past month has witnessed some great sporting weekends. And, with some of the best cricket, golf and tennis seen for...
Horseracing is a glorious spectacle. The sight of these equine athletes thundering over the turf is breath taking. They strain muscle and sinew to be at the front of the herd. And sometimes they literally...
Last week, these scribblings questioned the timing of the Levy Board providing £900,000 funding for sectional timing and tracking data to be installed at all British racecourses. Is now the right time to devote...
“We are”, said Sky Sports Racing’s Alex Hammond “all set to bring you seven live races from Ascot. It’s a stunning day and some seriously competitive action.” The stunning day was probably not in...
Trempolino won the 1987 Prix de L’Arc de Triomphe ahead of Reference Point, Mtoto, Triptych, and subsequent Arc victor Tony Bin. Hawk Wing won a Lockinge by eleven lengths. Mark Of Esteem and Celtic...
Look away now if you are a fan of sectional timing. This week the Levy Board said it would contribute £900,000 towards the operating costs of all British racecourses having live sectional timing and...
The two sets of grandstands may be only a couple of furlongs apart, facing each other across the Heath, but there couldn’t be a greater contrast between Newmarket’s duo of racecourses. Whereas the Rowley...
The wait, and the worry which came with it, was worth it. Enable returned to a racecourse after an eight month absence, skipping Epsom’s Coronation Cup and Prince Of Wales Stakes at Royal Ascot,...
Last weeks Irish Derby has been a subject of much debate. Aiden O’Brien had the 1-2-3, but the winner was not the one expected by many. Sovereign won the race by six lengths and...
Once, it was a regular occurrence for Sandown Park to win national or regional awards for Racecourse of the Year. But not anymore. Yet it would be harsh to ask ‘where did it all...
It hasn’t quite lasted 18 months, but The Racing Paper has ceased operations if not permanently, then certainly “for the foreseeable future”, with its publisher citing “distribution issues”. The Racing Paper was launched to...
