Midsummer magic
Gary McKenzie is a devoted fan of Ascot’s midsummer extravaganza I have always loved the King George. Apart from the Arc, I think this was the race I most looked forward to each flat...
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Kyle Merrick’s Saturday Quick Picks
1 Kyle Merrick’s Saturday Quick Picks featuring Ascot’s King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes Ascot 1.50 – Kinta Ascot 2.25 – Oscula Ascot 3.00 – Documenting each-way and Tactical Ascot 3.35 – Emily...
Desert Crown makes it six of the best
Gary McKenzie salutes Sir Michael Stoute and laments on what might have been in the Derby Sir Michael Stoute has been one of the most successful trainers of the last forty years but...
Lester Piggott 1935-2022: Fact File
Lester Kieth Piggott: a first winner aged 12, a record nine Derby winners and an unnparalleled haul of international big race winners – here’s our Fact File on a stupendous career Born Wantage...
Will racing go back behind closed-doors?
Mike Deasy on low crowd numbers and what racecourses might do, culling the race programme, retraining racehorses, Windsor’s u-turn, and more It shouldn’t come as too much a surprise that racecourse attendances are in...
Could we have witnessed something special?
Gary McKenzie thinks there’s some superstars to be had from the week’s Guineas meeting The only consolation I can take from last week’s 2000 Guineas is that I did say I thought the winner...
A noble farewell
A look back at a noble winner of the Grand National by Gary Mackenzie Every year the Grand National throws up a story. Red Rum’s third win, Bob Champion and Aldaniti, and of course...
The handicapper shouldn’t be left guessing
Mike Deasy on poor hurdlers getting low ratings from the handicapper on their chase debuts, leaving it too late for Aintree, drinking up time, when the finale goes a bit flat, and more Last...
Honeysuckle bidding for a third Hatton’s Grace
We look at a star-studded line-up for Sunday’s Winter Festival fixture at Fairyhouse featuring three Grade 1 contests Honeysuckle heads a field of 11 horses remaining in the BARONERACING.COM Hatton’s Grace Hurdle, one of...
A lopsided Tote 10 to Follow stable
Gary McKenzie selects the horses for his lopsided stable in Tote 10 to Follow Jumps competition The jumps fantasy racing game is easier in some ways as we have seen most of these horses...