Racing Heroes: Lester Piggott
Mike Deasy adds Lester Piggott to the line-up in our Racing Heroes series Is it incongruous to have as a hero someone who spent a year in prison for tax fraud? It’s not something...
Author: Mike Deasy
A bumper Royal Ascot for 2020, and maybe beyond
Mike Deasy on a bumper Royal Ascot for 2020, and maybe beyond It may only be a one-off that this year’s Royal Ascot comprises seven races on the first four days, and an eight-race...
Fingers crossed we’re good for 1 June
Mike Deasy on the resumption of racing getting ever closer – all being well With fingers and everything else crossed, racing will resume in Britain in just over a week’s time, with Ireland hopefully...
Opinions need to be constructive
Mike Deasy on planning racing’s resumption and the need for constructive opinions There wasn’t much that racing’s “senior executives” could say after the government published its Our Plan to Rebuild document, announced by prime...
He doesn’t get it, does he?
Mike Deasy returns to the Ralph Beckett controversy – still misplaced, still mistimed, still misinformed When these scribblings first looked at the process for getting racing back on the road in the midst of...
Mistimed, misplaced and misinformed
Mike Deasy on crass questions and misinformed trainers With no action to report, sports media is finding the lockdown somewhat challenging, and racing is no exception. Some are rising to the challenge, not least...
Racing Heroes: Sir Peter O’Sullevan
Mike Deasy starts a new Racing Hub series on Racing Heroes – beginning with Sir Peter O’Sullevan Peter O’Sullevan and Clive Graham were my uncles. Well, that’s what it seemed like to a four-year-old,...
Food for thought for bookmakers
Mike Deasy on food for thought for bookmakers I like food. Thinking about it. Cooking it. Eating it. And, especially, eating it in restaurants. I also like reading about eating in restaurants. But, with...
You have to live in the real world
Mike Deasy on the need to live in the real world when seeking financial support and clear thinking on prize-money A week ago, these scribblings predicted a difficult PR journey for racing to get...
Getting racing back on the road: a tricky PR journey
Mike Deasy on the PR minefield of getting racing back on the road For over a month now, Doug Campbell’s 50 3yo Flat Horses to Follow has been available here on The Racing Hub,...