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...
“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...
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,...
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...
Representing a celebration of all of racing’s people, this year’s Racing Staff Week will see all 41 of the courses racing during the period 29 June to 6 July taking part. Organised by Racing...
Ballydoyle had all the right horses, but not necessarily in the right order. As 33/1 shot Sovereign finished six lengths in front of Anthony Van Dyck, the crowd at the Curragh fell silent after...
I rarely finish in front, financially, at the big racing festivals. And, as I am someone who publicly shares my selections, some of you may find that disturbing. But back to last week. Once...
The previously reported absence of a commentary of the Royal Procession on Royal Ascot’s opening day was, sadly, due to a technical issue and not a decision to spare racegoers from the turgid description...
