DC’s Daily EW Double: Tuesday 21 May
1.50 Wolverhampton: Ice Cave Looked much in need of his racecourse debut when sixth of seven, beaten over nine lengths behind Jubiloso at Chelmsford almost four weeks ago. The winner has since...
The Secret Raceger is overwhelmed by everyone at York wanting to help
The welcome you get at York Racecourse is almost overwhelming. You approach a member of the security team to have your bagged searched and he asks if you need to carry it around with...
Gigginstown pull the plug, Ballydoyle power up and Godolphin hit a maximum strike
Gigginstown shutting up shop Michael O’Leary’s Gigginstown House Stud is to wind down its operation over the next four to five years and is ceasing to invest in young stock. Eddie O’Leary, brother of...
The Secret Racegoer dodges the showers at Lingfield to look for future stars
A Lingfield racegoer, slightly red in the face and slightly unsteady on his pins asked the Secret Racegoer if the upcoming race, the seventh, was the last. He was told it was, but asked...
The right side of the road?
Magna Grecia won the 2000 Guineas. He was, probably, the best horse on the day but some will question the result due to two of the first three finishers running on one side of...
Smullen retires, the Curragh reopens and Ballydoyle deals in guineas
Pat Smullen retires After recovering from pancreatic cancer, Irish champion jockey and Derby winner Pat Smullen announced his retirement from the saddle after taking medical advice. Only the day before his retirement he spoke...
The Secret Racegeor says go on to the new Curragh
The new Curragh should have opened for business last month, but after two years of being a building site, with a few race meetings thrown in, and an overspend of around €15m from the...
Does Brighton rock for the Secret Racegoer?
You’ve got to love Brighton. A quirky track that’s home to moderate horses who’s jockeys need to have their wits about them with the seemingly never-ending left-hand turn made more difficult by a slight...
Ruby was a real diamond
Rupert “Ruby” Walsh, one of, the best jockeys of the last twenty years, jumped off Kemboy after riding him to victory in the Punchestown Gold Cup and announced his immediate retirement from race riding....
The Ruby Walsh fact file
1979 – Ruby Walsh was born on 14 May in Kill, County Kildare, Ireland, the second child, and eldest son, of former champion amateur jockey and now trainer and broadcaster Ted Walsh, and wife...
