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Mike Deasy on what it means to be a winning jockey, the bust-up between Arena Racecourses and the Jockey Club, getting sensible about dress codes, forgetting racegoers in the five-day Festival debate, and more...
Mike Deasy on York’s Ebor meeting title sponsor going bust, racecourses fuelling the sport’s drink problem, Ed Whitaker posts 35 years as the sport’s top snapper, runners desert Newmarket, racegoers desert Ascot, and more...
Mike Deasy on the Jurassic attitudes at Robbie Dunne’s appeal, bet365’s National nightmare, a date with racing’s rich history, keeping up the fight against draconian betting regulation, and more Something went horribly wrong at...
Mike Deasy on why the Festival should stay at four days, why it’s five races a day for ITV, when it was a chilly day for Ed Chamberlin and AP McCoy, and more Not...
Mike Deasy on Windsor’s lamentable decision to cast their grandstand adrift, mid-tier bookies feeling the squeeze, mixed fortunes in getting a Guinness, and more Older readers of these scribblings will probably remember the Silver...
Mike Deasy on poor hurdlers getting low ratings from the handicapper on their chase debuts, leaving it too late for Aintree, drinking up time, when the finale goes a bit flat, and more Last...
Mike Deasy on Arena Racing’s decision to drop online gaming from race names, in sharp contrast to the Jockey Club’s online deal A week after the Jockey Club made its much-criticised announcement that it...
Mike Deasy on the campaign to prevent potentially draconian gaming regulations damaging racing and how the Jockey Club has undermined the argumant Ping. An email from the Jockey Club seeking my help. They, like...
Mike Deasy on the Cheltenham Gold Cup’s sparkling new sponsor, Shishkin turns on the after-burner, racing’s clash with rugby, Ascot’s new annual members facility disappoints, and more train trouble for racegoers After a year...
Mike Deasy on Nicky Henderson sending Constitution Hill direct to Cheltenham, BBC racing coverage under fire, Lingfield’s Winter Million in search of sponsors, obstacles to going racing, and more Constitution Hill, the runaway victor...