20 Racing Questions: who am I?
20 Racing Questions: who am I? Welcome to the ninth quiz in the Racing Hub series 20 Racing Questions, each one on a specific theme – this quiz is called “Who am I”, with...
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The Racing Hub Round-up: the week’s top stories
The Racing Hub Round-up: your weekly round-up of top racing stories in a nutshell Racing and Racecourses Horse Racing Ireland have said that the ten fixtures held behind closed doors prove that racing can...
We fall, and still we rise
I am a bit of a geek. I know a fair bit of trivia. And I am the sort of annoying person who can find connections between things, no matter how tenuous. I could...
The Racing Hub Round-up: the week’s top stories
Your weekly round-up of top racing stories in a nutshell, plus upcoming fixtures Racing and racecourses Anti-racing body Animal Aid is listed as an extremist group alongside neo-Nazi organisations and white supremacist groups on...
The Secret Racegoer walks through history at Warwick
The Secret Racegoer walks through history at Warwick Warwick is steeped in history. It has to be with its eponymous castle tracing its foundations back to a wooden fort built by William the Conqueror...
The Racing Hub Round-up
The Racing Hub’s weekly round-up of top racing stories in a nutshell, plus upcoming fixtures Racing and Racecourses Royal Ascot 2020 will be run for a record £8,095,000 prize money, an increase of £765,000...
Plug shouldn’t be pulled on Bath fixture
A feature of the latest racecourse attendance figures, which saw a 2% increase in the first half of 2019 compared to last year, was the contribution made by fixtures over Easter, spearheaded by the...
The Secret Racegoer at Royal Ascot: part two
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...
Key stats for Royal Ascot: Day 5
Day Five: Saturday 23 June For each race we give you the key factors from the past 10 years to help you find the winner. 2.30 The Chesham Stakes (Listed) 7f for 2yo (ITV)...
Key stats for Royal Ascot: Day 4
Day Four: Friday 21 June For each race we give you the key factors from the last 10 years to help you find the winner. 2.30 The Albany Stakes (Group 3) 6f for 2yo...