Pat Smullen: top jockey, great man
Gary McKenzie pays tribute to Pat Smullen To get to the top of your chosen profession you need to have a steely determination. And to stay there you have to intensify your focus. Pat...
Category: Horse Racing Articles
We all LOVE the Sport of Kings!
Kyle Merrick looks back over a summer of top class racing, and the horses who made their mark The new pub quiz question for future generations will be Zodiakos for scoring in the comeback...
The Racing Hub Round-up: the week’s top stories
The Racing Hub Round-up: your catch-up on the week’s top stories Racing and Racecourses The Irish government’s new Living With Covid roadmap for the next six months means racecourse attendance would be limited to...
Thoughts on a magical weekend
Gary McKenzie with his take on a magical weekend’s racing in Britain, Ireland and France, the answers it provided and the new questions it posed I love horse racing but would never call myself...
It was all going so well at Donny
The Secret Racegoer gets through the trials of online ordering to enjoy a brief return to the races at Donny The Secret Racegoer doesn’t have a great track record with online ordering, witness...
The Racing Hub Round-up: the week’s top stories
The Racing Hub Round-up: your catch-up on the week’s top stories Racing and Racecourses Next year’s Cheltenham Festival is unlikely to be held in front of full crowds according to the Racecourse Association’s chief...
This girl is on fire
Gary McKenzie on jockey landmarks We must congratulate Jim Crowley and Andrea Atzeni on reaching milestones this week. Crowley reached two 2,000 winners on Sunday and Atzeni rode his 1,000th British winner on Thursday....
The Racing Hub Round-up: the week’s top stories
The Racing Hub Round-up: your briefing on the week’s top stories Racing and Racecourses Delia Bushell has left her position as the Jockey Club group chief executive following a report by an independent barrister which...
It’s a celebration
Gary McKenzie on the top winners of Goodwood’s Celebration Mile As some of you may know I am a big fan of Brigadier Gerard. In my opinion he is the greatest British trained horse...
Racecourses publish report on income, expenditure and prize money
The Racecourse Association has published a report on its members’ income, profitability and prize money contributions designed to achieve transparency in racecourse finances The Racecourse Association has released a document to help provide transparency over...