LOOKING TO THE FUTURE: Young racegoers thriving at Sunderland Stadium
Joanne Wilson, Regional General Manager at Arena Racing Company, discusses how Sunderland Stadium is engaging the next generation via a positive race day …
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QUICKSCAN’S SETTING PACE: John Anthony keeping up with the Town Moor speedsters
IT may not have looked the greatest St Leger on paper but the clock says something slightly different with the final Classic of the season producing some …
‘LIGHT BRIGADE IN BLACK OUT’: Rolf Johnson fears tax protest has merely added to muddle in funding fight
RACING’S Light Brigade – but is anybody in charge? Unity against tax rises on betting is all very well. But the fallen heroes of the Crimea were, like …
CLASS AND A LUCKY DRAW: Andy Newton looks for the key factors in winning Europe’s richest race
Europe’s richest Flat race on the turf also takes place this month – as it’s off to France for the Prix de l’ Arc de Triomphe on Sunday October 5. Last …
BETTER THAN PROPER JOB: Simon Nott takes ‘work’ to the beach and Ireland’s Laytown Races
It’s been 12 months, this meeting last year since I was racing in Ireland which is far too long given how much I enjoy it. Ryanair made me wait an hour …
TRAPPING A WINNER: Francis Fitzgerald offers a basic guide to picking out a top dog at the track
A night at the dogs is fast, loud, exciting and full of adrenaline. Greyhound racing is simple on the face of it – six dogs, one track, the first across …
STREETWISE TO TRACK SAVVY: Alan Hurndall recalls dark days and joy in the 1960s betting world
Author and journalist Alan Hurndall grew up in a shadowy world of wheeling, dealing and street punting, loving his trips to the track. Thanks to our pals at …
IT’S ISE UP FOR HAGGAS FILLY: Andy Ayres picks up the pieces when track action is cooling down
KEMPTON August 20 (standard to slow) 1m3f219y novice (Class 4) Impressive winner FINALISE (William Haggas) must be the tallest filly in training. She got …
ABLE AND WINNING: Graham Buddry on the career of Arc-conquering superhorse Enable
The Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe is justly considered the premier race in all of Europe and since its inception in 1920 it has been won by many greats of the …
SAFETY FIRST: Richard Eagle clocks spills as well as thrills as he tours tracks and yards
Rushing down to Windsor for one of their last evening meetings I knew I might miss the first race …. I did. But I might as well have not risked the speed …
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