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 …
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MOR MERRIER FOR MULLINS: Karl Hedley jumps in with eyecatchers as Ireland’s new season gets going
The nights are drawing in now and the Flat season across Ireland is in its concluding stages. Attention is now switching to the National Hunt sphere as we …
WEIGHT FOR THE CHANCE: Andy Newton picks out key stats ahead of Newmarket’s autumn treat
Wow – it’s October folks, which means the new jumps season proper is almost here and it also won’t be long before we start seeing those pesky Christmas …
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 …
‘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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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