Mike Deasy welcomes a long-awaited renewal of the ITV racing contract (hopefully, without tempting fate) It is possible that we might now be able to breathe a sigh of relief that racing will continue...
Mike Deasy says the ending of Investec’s Derby sponsorship is another problem facing Jockey Club Racecourses Like every business the impact of Covid-19 is being acutely felt by Jockey Club Racecourses, as revenue streams...
These latest scribblings are given over to your say following this column’s look at the ugly side of bookmaking There was quite a reaction to the last Of Course column which looked at bookmaking...
Mike Deasy on the ugly side of bookmaking, and where the racing media fears to tread If the column you write is called The Good, Bad & Ugly, as Matt Chapman does for Sun...
Take nothing away from Serpentine and Emmet McNamara’s Derby victory says Mike Deasy, but the jury is out on its significance So, what to make of the Derby 2020? It’s one or those races...
Mike Deasy asks if the Leicester lockdown should have resulted in the cancellation of racing Leicester is a racecourse which in normal times holds about 30 fixtures a year for mostly moderate horses and...
Mike Deasy asks if ITV and racing have agreed a new contract or if it’s another false dawn We’ve been here before. A story in Monday’s Daily Mail reported that an agreement between racing...
Mike Deasy enjoys a marathon stint in front the of the box for five days of Royal Ascot Well, that was different. Or, to be more accurate, the same but different. The same insomuch...
The Tote’s rule change leaves a lot to be desired The Tote has been pushing its Superpools at Ascot, as it comingles bets with international pool operators during the Royal meeting. What has not...
Mike Deasy on Racing Post cost-cutting, wise words from Lydia Hislop and problems with a Mirror image Last month these scribblings predicted the Racing Post’s senior management would be faced with a bit of...
