Paisley the prince but Buttons is the queen
Paisley the prince but Buttons is the queen Many comment that the National Hunt season is too centred around the Cheltenham Festival. I disagree as I think it one of the great sporting events...
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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 The 2019 Irish horse racing and breeding industry statistics have been released by Horse Racing Ireland and confirm...
Party once again for Paisley at Prestbury
Kyle Merrick on the recent action at Ascot and Cheltenhm and the clues it offered for the upcoming spring festivals The re-worked plan for staying champion Paisley Park paid off as the eight-year-old timed...
The Secret Racegoer on doubling up at Plumpton and Cheltenham
The Secret Racegoer on doubling up at Plumpton and Cheltenham It was a week of contrast for the Secret Racegoer in his latest trips to the races. On Monday he went to a meeting...
The low sun low down at Taunton
Whistlejacket on the low sun low down at Taunton The course is a little way out of Taunton but there is a courtesy bus from the station (or in my case a lift from...
Taking top rank
It’s that time of year again. The Longines thoroughbred rankings are out and the lively, sometimes very frank, discussion can get under way. Before we begin I think we need to remind ourselves that...
The world’s top racehorses of 2019
The world’s top racehorses for 2019, headed by Crystal Ocean, Enable and Waldgeist Three horses have jointly earned the title of Longines World’s Best Racehorse for 2019, a first since the award was created...
Sacre bleu! What a darling horse
It is not often that the final race of a meeting on a Wednesday in January attracts a lot of attention. But the closing bumper, or the Premier Food Courts Standard Open National Hunt...
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 Trainer Martyn Meade has cut his links with Phoenix Thoroughbreds, the organisation set up by Amer Abdulaziz Salman,...
Pacy What A Shout should prove a hit
How What A Should could a attract a new, younger audience to racing Many in the horse racing world are connected by DNA. Family connections allows them to be put into a great position...