Horse Racing
Horse racing has been a popular sport throughout the world for thousands of years now. In the modern-day United States, horse racing is the second biggest spectator sport as well as a widespread form of recreational gambling. The major forms of horse racing are Thoroughbred racing, harness racing, steeplechase racing, and quarter horse racing. In addition to major horse races like the Triple Crown, the Belmont Stakes, and the Kentucky Derby, there are horse races held every day during each season at such tracks as Gulfstream and Santa Anita. This section features various resources on horse racing throughout the world.
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| The Triple Crown of Horse Racing The history of the Triple Crown along with interesting facts and an analysis of why there have been so few Triple Crown... |
How to Tell a Good Horse Racing Advisory Service To understand the necessary requirements for deciding if a Horse Racing tips adviser is genuine. |
| Do Not Subscribe to any Horse Racing Tipster Service Without Reading This Have you ever fallen foul of a terrible horse racing tipster scam? In this article professional punter Max Redd gives you a... |
The Spirit Of True Competition In Horse Racing Max Redd pays tribute to the hard work and dedication of the journeymen horse racing jockeys, as they strive to win the... |
| Some Very Useful Horse Racing Tips If your ultimate aim is winning your bet in horse racing, you have to learn everything on how the total sport works.... |
Horse racing system - Know how to make it successful Horse racing is a kind of sport that is now popularly known as a betting game. Some people have this perception that one... |
| Horse racing tips for steady profit Each and every racing day, week in and week out, horses win comfortably at big starting prices. Few of these win by... |
Highly recommended horse racing tips The best horse racing tips. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: John Anthony's horse racing tips have helped over 1,288 people worldwide to... |
| Horse Racing: Godolphin Lukewarm on Laverock Godolphin say they are still undecided on whether to run Laverock in the King George Stakes at Ascot. |
Horse Racing: King George Sponsor Search is on Track, Says Chief Executive Ascot will begin the search for a new King George sponsor after this Saturday's race. |
| Horse Racing: Nippy Poised to Step Up to the Plate Torrential rain saw the Newbury meeting called off, but Market Rasen goes ahead as normal. |
Horse Racing: Bank on Fawn to Foil Henry's Classic Hope Kieren Fallon has a chance to ride form runner Peeping Fawn to victory on the Irish Oaks today. |
| Horse Racing: Dunelight on Wrong Side of Argument As Cox Curses His Luck Clive Cox got a reminder that winning margins are fine as Dunelight was pushed back to fifth at Ascot. |
Horse Racing: The Secret is Out As Sakhee Lifts Cup With Ease Sakhee's Secret underlined his sprinting credentials by winning the July Cup at Newmarket. |
| My Golden Rules Of Betting For National Hunt Horse Racing Professional gambler Max Redd explains some basic rules he follows to avoid going bust when betting on horses over the jumps. |
Horse Racing: Murtagh Steals the Show With Perfect Ride Simply Perfect overcame Oats disappointment to romp to victory in the Falmouth Stakes. |
| Horse Racing: Culhane Banned in Corruption Case The HRA have suspended Tony Culhane for passing on information which his family members used to earn thousands of pounds. |
Horse Racing: Dettori's Choice of Route and Poor Tactics a Double-fault That Cost Him the Eclipse After taking the plaudits for his ride in the Derby, Frankie Dettori's tactics on Authorized failed at Sandown. |
| Horse Racing: Notnowcato's Eclipse As Moore Plan Pays Off Notnowcato recorded a surprise win over Derby winner, Authorized, and George Washington. |
Horse Racing: Non-staying George Should Be No Threat to Authorized Authorized should prove himself to be a true champion in the Coral-Eclipse stakes at Sandown, says Ron Cox. |
| Horse Racing: Heffernan Gets Shock Washington Call-up Seamus Heffernan is confident of success when he rides George Washington in the Coral-Eclipse Stakes at Sandown. |
Horse Racing: Four Blue-chip Firms in Race to Sponsor Derby Epsom is courting four big companies to replace Vodafone as Derby sponsors after Emirates pulled out. |
| Horse Racing: Trainer Cannot Envisage Eclipse of Authorized Authorized's trainer believes his horse still has a lot of running left in him, he tells Greg Wood. |
Horse Racing: Authorized Just 8-11 to Win Eclipse Bookmakers are offering little value on Derby winner Authorized doing a double at Sandown this weekend. |
| Horse Racing: Parrish Says Stud Won't Close Despite reports of a financial crisis at the National Stud, chairman Andrew Parrish is adamant the farm is in rude health. |
Horse Racing: Baby-faced Buick Has Hunger to Match His Talent 18-year-old William Buick is a rising star with wins to his name, but he won't take anything for granted. |
| Horse Racing: Mob-handed O'brien Has Five in Irish Derby Aidan O'Brien is taking no chances with the Irish Derby, entering no fewer than five horses. |
Horse Racing: Miss Andretti Likely to Return Home King's Stand State winner Miss Andretti is set to return home to Australia in the near future. |
| Horse Racing: Paris to Make a Splash Paris Bell looks a good bet at Warwick. |
Horse Racing: Soldier's Tale Brings Tears of Jubilee Joy for Noseda Emotional scenes followed after Soldier's Tale beat the Aussies to win the Golden Jubilee stakes. |
| Horse Racing: Lester the Legend Back to Claim the Limelight Lester Piggott stole the show on his return to Ascot a month after suffering a heart attack. |
Horse Racing: King to Rule Miss in the Jubilee Miss Andretti is a big favorite for the Golden Jubilee Stakes, but does she have the strength to win? |
| Horse Racing: Form Guide, Golden Jubilee Stakes Inevitably, this revolves around Tuesday's stunning King's Stand Stakes winner, Miss Andretti. By Ron Cox |
Horse Racing: Indian Ink is a Soft Touch and Leaves Indelible Mark Indian Ink turned the tables on the classic winners, beating three of them in the Coronation Stakes. |
| Horse Racing: The Elusive Mr Magnier Strikes Gold But is Content to Remain Just a Face in Ladies' Day Crowd Coolmore boss, John Magnier, played it cool despite the fact that his horse romped to Gold Cup glory. |
Horse Racing: Golden Yeats a Hero Among Lion Hearts Yeats, from the Coolmore stable, galloped home to victory in the Gold Cup - his second successive win. |
| Horse Racing: Yeats Strikes Gold for Repeat Triumph Royal Ascot: Hot favourite Yeats completed back-to-back victories in the Gold Cup. |
Horse Racing: Pitch Battle Looming As Bookies Bridle at New Gambling Act Traditional on-course bookies could come under threat with the enforcement of the new Gambling Act. |
| Horse Racing: Maturing Manduro Sets Fabre on Trail of Another Arc After a slow start, Manduro's trainer André Fabre believes the horse is ready for the big races. |
Horse Racing: Lucky Fortune Shoots Clear of Rival Jockeys With Big-race Treble Three winning rides yesterday gave Jimmy Fortune a huge lead in the race to be top jockey. |
| Horse Racing - Royal Ascot: Pasquier Propels Manduro to Victory Manduro sees off Dylan Thomas to win the Prince of Wales's Stakes at Royal Ascot. |
Horse Racing: Miss Scorches Home As Aussies Prove Kings of the Sprinters The Australian's staged a smash and grab at Ascot as Miss Andretti romped home in the King's Strand Stakes and Magnus and... |
| Horse Racing: Godolphin Coup Topples George Washington George Washington was a casualty as Godolphin ended their long wait for a Group One winner in Britain with Ramonti's... |
Horse Racing: Washington Presents Poser The mindset of George Washington after his stud flop will be the big talking point on day one of Ascot. |
| Horse Racing: Top Jockey Odds Four times top jockey at the meeting, though only once in the last ten years, Kinane benefits from Kieren Fallon's absence... |
Horse Racing: Fortune Hopes to Make a Mint at Ascot Jimmy Fortune has attracted the attention of many punters to be top jockey at Ascot. |
| Horse Racing: In-form Manduro to Make Mark for Fabre Eddie Fremantle believes last year's third placed horse, Manduro, can take the Prince of Wales's Stakes. |
Horse Racing: So Where Have All the Godolphin Winners Gone? The Godolphin stables have produced many champions in the past, but need a new breed of winners to rescue their reputation,... |
| Horse Racing: Fortune is Favoured Jimmy Fortune looks likely to ride Sergeant Cecil in the Gold Cup on Thursday at Royal Ascot. |
Horse Racing: Dettori Uninjured in Fall After escaping serious injury after his fall at Longchamp, Frankie Dettori admitted, "I'm OK. I just got kicked on my... |
| Horse Racing: A Punter's Guide to the Trainers and Horses to Watch Out for at Royal Ascot The way to bet at Royal Ascot is to back trainers rather than stables, and Sir Michael Stoute's horses are usually handy,... |
Horse Racing: Kinane All the Rage to Be Top Jockey at Ascot Aidan O'Brien's George Washington could provide the fancied Mick Kinane with a win on Tuesday at Royal Ascot. |
| Horse Racing: Australians Bullish As Bentley Biscuit and Co Bear Down on Ascot The Aussies are coming, again, and aiming for more success at Royal Ascot. |
Horse Racing: Perfect Ground Forecast for Track's Big Week Some welcome rain is forecast, meaning the going at Ascot should be perfect by next week. |
| Horse Racing: Washington Backed for Winning Return George Washington is hot favorite for the Queen Anne Stakes at Ascot, seven months after he was supposed to retire to stud. |
Horse Racing: Dettori Completes Treble Frankie Dettori followed up his Derby win with victory in the French Oaks. |
| Horse Racing: Moon Should Shine Returned to Bath Mystical Moon looked as though he had races in him when stepped up to longer distances when running three times over a mile... |
Horse Racing: Moore is Quality and Hiatt is a Genius Top class trainers Gary Moore and Peter Hiatt merit greater attention from owners, argues Eddie Fremantle. |
| Horse Racing: Fallon Makes Winning Return Kieren Fallon made a winning return to racing on The Bogberry at Tipperary. |
Horse Racing: Global Trifecta Could Boost the Allure of Pool Betting The Tote will hope that Frankie Dettori's presence will help boost British bets in their first Global Trifecta pool bet. |
| Horse Racing: Bookies Will Use Every Means in Turf Tv War William Hill's chief executive said racing has "declared war" on the betting industry over television rights. |
Horse Racing: Still Flying - Dettori Completes Derby Double After taking the spoils at Epsom Frankie Dettori romped home to victory in the French equivalent - his third French Derby... |
| Horse Racing: Classic First for Dettori on Brilliant Authorised The Derby: Punter's favourite Frankie Dettorie rode Authorized to a five length victory at Epsom. |
Horse Racing: Invest in Raincoat to Make Trip Pay Off There was no disgrace in Raincoat's effort to be second to Authorized in the Dante Stakes at York and he can underline the... |
| Horse Racing: Cecil Finds Light at End of the Tunnel to Lift the Oaks at Last Henry Cecil got a moving reception after Light Shift gave him an emotional eighth Oaks win. |
Horse Racing: Solid Credentials Make Authorized a Good Thing Authorized looks well prepared to give Peter Chapple-Hyam his second Derby winner. |
| Horse Racing: Oaks at Epsom Light Shift (13-2) landed an emotional eighth success for Henry Cecil in the Vodafone Oaks at Epsom. |
Horse Racing: Time May Be Right for Return of Cecil Glory Days Henry Cecil may not enjoy the success of old, but as he bids to win another Classic his achievements still mark him down as... |
| Horse Racing: Barry Glendenning on Frankie Dettori's Chances on Authorized Should Frankie Dettori fail to break his Derby duck at the 15th time of asking, he has many other achievements to fall back... |
Horse Racing: Ron Cox's Betting Week The betting week: Authorized has become such a strong favorite for the Derby that bookies are now taking bets on how far... |
| Horse Racing: Dettori Faces Derby Fitness Race Frankie Dettori has been freed by Godolphin to ride Authorized at Epsom but the knee injury he sustained at Goodwood may... |
Horse Racing: Blake's Pays for Definition John Blake's attempts to define "inside information" may have cost him his job as chief executive of the Jockeys'... |
| Horse Racing: Chapple-hyam Glad to Be Back The Derby: Peter Chapple-Hyam has the chance to make history at Epsom but is just happy to be back in the fold. |
Horse Racing: Beo Completes Guineas Double Finsceal Beo has added victory in the Irish 1,000 Guineas to her success at Newmarket. |
| Horse Racing: Arch to Swing Guineas Eddie Fremantle's tips of the day |
Horse Racing: Mill Gives Elsworth Star Turn Legendary trainer David Elsworth tells Will Buckley that he is confident that Salford Mill can win the Derby. |
| Horse Racing: From Category A Prisoner to the Verge of a Classic Double Geoff Huffer's path to success has been far from orthodox, but now the trainer of Cockney Rebel is loving the chance to... |
Horse Racing: Trouble at Mill for Elsworth With His Derby Candidate David Elsworth may decide not to enter Salford Mill in the Derby after watching him canter the Epsom course. |
| Horse Racing: Punters Are Odds-on Not to Miss Doomed Fertility Unit The pioneering Equine Fertility Unit in Newmarket could close, as the TBA have stopped their funding, deeming their... |
Horse Racing: Coward Insists Levy is Here to Stay British racing's new chief executive has discouraged the current movement towards payment for pictures in betting shops. |
| Horse Racing: Rainbow Can Light Up Fakenham for Bealby Rainbow Tree switches to hurdles in the 4.50 at Fakenham, and could be a good bet for the win. |
Horse Racing: Evie Battles to Land Lockinge Red Evie returned to winning ways in the Lockinge Stakes, beating favorite Peeress for the second time this season. |
| Horse Racing: Dettori Delighted to Land Plum Derby Ride Frankie Dettori may never have a better chance to win the Epsom Classic after it was confirmed he will ride Authorized. |
Horse Racing: Awesome Authorized Puts on a Classic Show The Frankie Dettori ridden Authorized won classily at the Dante Stakes, making him a favorite for Epsom - with or without... |
| Horse Racing: Filly Gives Cecil Hope of a Return to the Big Time Henry Cecil's Passage of Time romped home to victory in the Musidora Stakes despite throat trouble. |
Horse Racing: Heart Scare Puts Strain on Piggott Family Newmarket's Lester Piggott Day could be postponed after the legendary jockey was admitted to hospital with a recurring... |
| Horse Racing: Lester Piggott in Intensive Care in Hospital Lester Piggott is "conscious and coherent" after being taken to intensive care in Lausanne after the recurrence... |
Horse Racing: Kauto Star Cleans Up at Awards Kauto Star swept the board as he scooped four gongs, including Horse of the Year, at the Anglo-Irish Jump Racing Awards. |
| Horse Racing: Aqaleem Shows Value The Lingfield Derby winner Aqaleem looks a good bet to do the double at Epsom with generous odds. |
Horse Racing: Win Doesn't Improve Admiral's Odds Admiralofthefleet remains unfancied for the Derby, despite winning the Dee Stakes by two lengths. |
| Horse Racing: Beo Win Can't Mask Teofilo Absence Despite Finsceal Beo's Guineas triumph all the post-race talk concentrated on the absent Teofilo. |
Horse Racing: Rebel Hits High Note for Classic Surprise Cockney Rebel was the shock-rock winner of the 2,000 Guineas in front of a record 18,000 at Newmarket. |
| Horse Racing: Mcevoy Thrown Into Limelight Frankie Dettori's understudy, Kerrin McEvoy has been confirmed on Adagio for the 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket. |
Betting On Horse Racing : Sensible Money Management (part 5) How to develop a profitable portfolio of betting stratgeies. Spread your risk when betting on horse racing or other sports,... |
| Horse Racing: Teofilo Knock-out Costs Punters Millions Teofilo, the 2,000 Guineas favourite, has pulled out due to a knee injury, and is doubtful for the Derby at Epsom. |
Horse Racing: Teofilo Knocked Out of 2,000 Guineas Teofilo, the 5-2 favourite for the Stan James 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket on Saturday, has been ruled out after meeting with... |
| Horse Racing: Prendergast Plots Double Strike at the Guineas Greg Wood talks to the "senior man of Irish racing" ahead of the weekend's Classics at Newmarket. |
Horse Racing: Hill Lambasts Stewards Over Apex Demotion Martin Hill's Apex was demoted at Southwell after minor interference, much to his chagrin. |
| Horse Racing: Guineas to Resemble Cavalry Charge 30 horses have been declared for the 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket. |
Horse Racing: Today's Tv Racing: Alderburn the Pick in Jumps Season Finale Henry Daly's Alderburn is looking good to win the Betfred Gold Cup at Sandown. |
| Horse Racing: British Horses Complete Grade One Treble in Punchestown Wins for Refinement, Punjabi and Another Promise completed a memorable day for British yards at Punchestown. |
Horse Racing: Punchestown Festival: Neptune Crosses Irish Sea to Take Command Neptune Collonges was quoted at 20-1 for the Gold Cup after Ruby Walsh rode him to victory at Punchestown yesterday. |
| Horse Racing: Bookies Braced for Mansony Festival Plunge Mansony came from the back of the field to win the Kerrygold Champion Chase. |
Horse Racing: Teofilo Firmly on Track for Classic, Says Bolger Teofilo, the Guineas favourite, looks magnificent one week after a setback set his odds sliding. |
| Horse Racing: Wells Springs Surprise on O'brien's Derby Hope Mores Wells is emerging as a good bet for the Epsom Classic, says Ron Cox. |
Horse Racing: Demon Ready for Tough Clash, Reports Knight There is plenty of life left in the jumps season yet, says Ron Cox |
| Horse Racing: Punters Are the Casualties in Turftv Wars TurfTv's monopoly on horse-racing coverage is causing disappointment and confusion in betting shops around the country,... |
Betting On Horse Racing : Sensible Money Management (part 4) Max Redd is a professional gambler and in this article he promotes the importance of maintaining discipline if you ever... |
| Horse Racing: Adagio's Fast Movement Sparks Guineas Gamble Kerrin McEvoy may not be free to ride Adagio in the Guineas, but the Godolphin horse will be among the favourites. |
Horse Racing: Scarlet Makes Sander Camillo Backers See Red Sander Camillo's weak surrender was not what her backers wanted to see ahead of next month's 1,000 Guineas. |
| Horse Racing: Doubt Pushes Teofilo Out to 10-1 Teofilo has drifted to 10-1 for the 2,000 Guineas after it emerged he may be a doubt. |
Horse Racing: O'brien Has Big Future After Aintree Heroics Aintree agony cannot hide the pedigree and bright future of Tom O'Brien, writes Paul Weaver. |
| Horse Racing: Barnett Swaps Bootle for Berkshire After presiding over one of the best Nationals in living memory Charles Barnett's next task is to resurrect Ascot. |
Horse Racing: It's Hi Ho Silver As Power Grabs the Glory The youngest jockey and trainer in the race combined to take 33-1 shot Silver Birch to victory at the Aintree Grand National. |
| Horse Racing: the 2007 Grand National - Live! Hoof-by-hoof report: Follow all the build-up and the race itself with Sean Ingle now. |
Horse Racing: Monet's Garden Enjoys Stroll Monet's Garden showed his class as he won the Melling chase by 3 and-a-half lengths. |
| Horse Racing: Ron Cox Backs Joes Edge for National Glory Joes Edge has the stamina to break the Irish domination of the Grand National, writes Ron Cox. |
Horse Racing: Carberry Brothers Mount Full-on Family Assault on Aintree Their father rode the National winner in 1975, now two of his sons want more. Greg Wood talks sibling rivalry with Carberry... |
| Horse Racing: Exotic Wins But Absent Kauto Still Gets the Glory Despite making a number of jumping errors, Exotic Dancer won the Betfair Bowl by 13 lengths at Aintree. |
Horse Racing: National Course Will Be Hard and Fast Watering at Aintree will continue until Saturday as the danger of a hard and fast course rises with more warm weather... |
| Horse Racing: Scudamore on National Service in First Major Test of New Role As the Pipe-Scudamore combination is reborn, Tom Scudamore has set his sights on a Grand National victory, writes Greg Wood. |
Horse Racing: Dun Doire Drifts Over Ground Fears at Aintree Dun Doire's trainer has said that he believes fast ground would prove a significant disadvantage to his horse in Saturday's... |
| Horse Racing: Cabin Masters Irish National Rivals Butler's Cabin's victory in the Irish Grand National has left JP McManus hoping for further success with L'Ami at Aintree... |
Horse Racing: Slim Pickings Worth a Punt Tom Taaffe's Slim Pickings has been priced at a very generous 66-1 for the Grand National. |
| Horse Racing: Carberry Eyes National Repeat 1999 winner Paul Carberry has set his sights on a second Grand National triumph, with Dun Doire. |
Horse Racing: Cecil Taking His Time With Oaks Favourite As racing takes a break on Good Friday, Ron Cox asks some of Britain's top Flat trainers to name their best prospects for... |
| Horse Racing: Betfair Pay Up £1m But Will Ponder Changes for Next Season Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Kauto Star has been awarded this year's Betfair Million, but the format might change for next... |
Horse Racing: Semple Could Quit Over Kinane Negligence Case Ian Semple said he'll quit if former assistant Chris Kinane's legal action succeeds over being kicked in the head by Saameq. |
| Horse Racing: Career of £2m Winner Collier Hangs in Balance Collier Hill's trainer awaits his return from Dubai, unsure as to whether the old horse's joints are irreparable. |
Horse Racing: Sheikh's Grand Plans Did Not Include Cat Flop Discreet Cat was trounced in Dubai, finishing last, much to the embarrassment of Sheikh Mohammed. |
| Horse Racing: Family The Maktoum brother are set to do battle as Discreet Car and Invasor compete in the Dubai World Cup. |
Horse Racing: Tregoning Frets Ahead of Desert Comeback for Gallant Sir Percy Former Derby winner Sir Percy can resurrect his stop-star career by winning the Dubai Sheema Classic. |
| Horse Racing: Stan James Pulls Plug Over Tv Row Stan James has ended its sponsorship arrangement with Newbury because of the track's link-up with Turf TV. |
Horse Racing: Macarthur Cut After O'brien Drops Derby Hint Macarthur's odds for the Derby have shortened after trainer Aidan O'Brien revealed the horse won't go to the 2,000 Guineas. |
| Betting On Horse Racing : Sensible Money Management (part 3) Third in a compelling series of articles, written to help the losing punter turn his fortunes around and begin making a... |
Horse Racing: Newcastle Buzzing Ahead of New Season Gosforth Park's executive director David Williamson has revealed that there is "a real buzz" around the... |
| Horse Racing: Waining Winners O'brien in Record Form Tom O'Brien continued his excellent form at Newbury yesterday when victorious on board Always Waining. |
Horse Racing: Invasor to Cross Cat's Path in World's Richest Race The eagerly awaited rematch between Invasor and Discreet Cat in Dubai next week provides a welcome fillip for the World Cup... |
| Horse Racing: Alfie Flits Heads Strong Field for Winter Derby This weekend's Winter Derby at Lingfield could see Alfie Flits race on an all-weather surface for the first time. |
Horse Racing: Four Horses Killed at Wincanton Four horses were killed at Wincanton yesterday while conditional jockey Jay Harris was airlifted to hospital. |
| Horse Racing: Betfair's £1m Bonus Back in the Running for Kauto Star Kauto Star is likely to attempt to win the Betfair £1m bonus for the second year running next season. |
How To Spot A Vulnerable Horse Racing Favourite Max Redd examines how best to profit from laying horses to lose. Far from taking the perhaps obvious route of laying the... |
| Horse Racing: Cheltenham Festival, Day One, Live! Day one: Follow all the action from day one of the Festival with Sean Ingle now. |
Horse Racing: Coolmore Spin Emperor Retirement Guineas prospect Holy Roman Empire has been retired to stud to replace the infertile George Washington. |
| Horse Racing: Wind Looks Strong Enough to Storm in Again Witch Wind stands a good chance when it returns to handicap company in the 4.20 at Market Rasen. |
Horse Racing: Holy Blow for the Irish The Irish have suffered another blow as the 2,000 guineaus contender Holy Roman Emperor retires to Coolmore Stud to replace... |
| Horse Racing: Stoneraker Favourite for Imperial Cup Stoneraker looks set to continue Ireland's strong tradition in the Imperial Cup. |
Horse Racing: Kauto Odds on to Win Cup If Not Hearts Victory for Kauto Star in Friday's Gold Cup would be no guarantee of public affection, writes Greg Wood. |
| Horse Racing: Former Farmer Williams Now in a Happier State Evan Williams has high hopes for his horse State of Play in the Gold Cup at Cheltenham next week, he tells Greg Wood. |
Horse Racing: Heavy Going Could Ruin Favourites' Cheltenham Chances Black Jack Ketchum looks set to be the biggest casualty of heavy going at Cheltenham next week, writes Ron Cox. |
| Horse Racing: Carberry May Miss Festival Paul Carberry will find out on Sunday whether he can ride at the Cheltenham Festival after a horse stood on his foot. |
Horse Racing: Wave is Latest Irish Contender to Miss Festival Adrian Maguire's Celestial Wave - the best staying hurdler in Ireland - is the latest Irish horse forced to pull out of... |
| Betting On Horse Racing ~ Sensible Money Management (part 2) Part two of my series of tips to turn you from a perrenial loser, to a profitable punter. Betting on horse racing -... |
Horse Racing: Llewellyn Content to Cheer Den From the Stands Carl Llewwllyn, 41, is still racing, just. He hopes to achieve a last victory at the Cheltenham Festival next week, and... |
| Horse Racing: Nycetos Struggle Leaves Plate Punters Puzzled Paul Nicholls's Nycetos, well-touted ahead of the Cheltenham Festival, disappointed at Newbury. |
Horse Racing: Scotney Issues 'milkshake' Warning The HRA's director of security Paul Scotney has warned that a small number of trainers are "milkshaking" their... |
| Horse Racing: Mcgoldrick in Hunt for Gold Strike After switching stables, Carl Llewellyn's Mister McGoldrick is targeting success at Newbury. |
Horse Racing: Industry Sps Are Likely From April Starting prices on British races could soon be compiled by off-course bookmakers rather than at the track. |
| Horse Racing: Festival Fancy Nickname Looking Just Champion Martin Brassil's Nickname keeps winning, and looks a good bet - at 7-1 - 16 days before the Cheltenham Festival. |
Horse Racing: Professor Looks Best Professor Jack has a fine chance to open his account in this country in Exeter's 4.20 after running well on his initial... |
| Horse Racing: Simple Plan for Simon Simon showed off his Grand National credentials by winning at Kempton and bringing a tear to Veteran owner-breeder Mercy... |
Horse Racing: Lucifer's Kempton Rivals Will Go Down in Flames Lucifer Bleu could propel David Pipe back into the headlines if his eight-year-old runs well at Kempton. |
| Horse Racing: Kauto Star in Rude Health for Cheltenham Ahead of next month's Cheltenham Festival, Paul Nicholls is in confident mood about his horses, Kauto Star and Denman. |
Horse Racing: Ron Cox's Betting Week Saturday's meeting at Kempton will be a good pointer ahead of Cheltenham, says Ron Cox. |
| Horse Racing: Mystery Illness Hits 'lifeless' Gold Cup Contender There are fears In Compliance may not be able to race at next month's Cheltenham Festival. |
Horse Racing: Betting Shop Screens May Go Blank in April The blanket coverage of British racing in off-course bookies is in danger of coming to an end. |
| Horse Racing: Winston Will Not Appeal Against Ban Leading flat jockey Robert Winston has decided not to fight his one-year suspension from riding. |
Horse Racing: United Likely to Have World Target Following Canter Round Fontwell United romped home to victory at Fontwell in the totesport.com National Spirit Hurdle, and looks set to challenge Black... |
| Horse Racing: Monet Wins at a Canter Monet's Garden blew away the opposition as he won the Ascot Chase by eight lengths. |
Horse Racing: Blade Should Slice Through Field Kilbeggan Blade will be looking to build on recent good form in the Red Square Vodka Gold Cup. |
| Horse Racing: Winston Gets One-year Ban Flat jockey Robert Winston has been found guilty of "passing information for reward" and banned from racing for a... |
Horse Racing: Winston Hit With One-year Ban Robert Winston has been suspended for 12 months after being found guilty of various breaches of the rules of racing. |
| Horse Racing: Ascot Name New Chief Executive Ascot have named Charles Barnett as the new chief executive of the troubled racecourse. |
Horse Racing: Smith Hits Back at 'whingeing' Irish Trainers HRA handicapper Phil Smith says Irish trainers should look at the large number of winners they have had before criticising... |
| Horse Racing: Martin 'delighted' With National Weights Release of Grand National weights leave Dun Doire trainer in confident mood. |
Horse Racing: Inquiry Launched Into Death of Veteran Chaser The HRA will launch an inquiry into the death of Venn Ottery after the horse was ordered to run at Newbury against the... |
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Horse Racing: Star Puts Dent in Fence and Hopes Kauto Star may have dented his Gold Cup hopes as he paddled through the final fence at Newbury. |
| Horse Racing: Rely on Prescott's Rosa to Blossom in Handicap Rosa de Mi Corazon was reasonably impressive when winning her only start to date, a maiden, for Sir Mark Prescott at... |
Horse Racing: Star Fluffs His Lines Again As Walsh Comes to the Rescue Ruby Walsh rectified a last-hurdle blunder by Kauto Star to stave off L'ami's surge for a win in Newbury's Aeon Chase. |
| Horse Racing: Exchange Punter Risked £1m in Corruption Case The HRA say the naming of a trainer and four jockeys accused of corruption will not prejudice a disciplinary hearing. |
Horse Racing: Is It Time to Wish on a Blunder-prone Star? Expert trainer Yogi Breisner says clumsy jumper Kauto Star will only get better as he irons out his mistakes. |
| Horse Racing: In Compliance Not Ready to Run in Key Gold Cup Trial In Compliance has been withdrawn from the Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup after strruggling through a gallop. |
Horse Racing: Star Put in at Prohibitive 1-4 for Aon Test Newbury favourite Kauto Star can almost certainly seal the Racing UK Order of Merit if he wins the Aon Chase. |
| Horse Racing: Well Chief Comeback to Steal Show Well Chief's comeback is just one of many attractions in a mouthwatering card at Newbury this Saturday. |
Horse Racing Systems For The Weekend Punter Ten mini horse racing systems for people who don't have the time or accessibility to bet during the week, and prefer to bet... |
| Horse Racing: Investment in City Can Pay Off Sunday City has been in good form recently, and looks set to do well in the Scottish County Hurdle at Musselburgh, Eddie... |
Horse Racing: Detroit Motors on for Victory Despite Stalling Detriot City has now won his last eight races, and looks on course to win the Champion Hurdle, Eddie Fremantle reports. |
| Horse Racing: Nichols Hits Back at Critics Greg Wood hears Greg Nichols hit back at critics of switch to company he once called a threat to racing. |
Horse Racing: Detroit Ready to Sink or Swim in Key Champion Hurdle Trial Detroit City will have his Champion Hurdle credentials tested in the Agfa Hurdle at Sandown on Saturday. |
| Horse Racing: Brilliant Barbaro Loses Fight for Life Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro has been humanely destroyed eight months after breaking a leg in America's Triple Crown. |
Horse Racing: Hardy Scalps Brave to Set Up Festival Triple Bid Hardy Eustace and Brave Inca's battle at the Irish Champion Hurdle promises great things for the Champion Hurdle at... |
| Horse Racing: Dancer Trumps Black Jack Tony McCoy rode Exotic Dancer to victory in the Cotswald Chase at Cheltenham. |
Horse Racing: Hra Take Charge of Tapes The HRA is set to launch an investigation after they took charge of evidence of corruption in the sport. |
| Horse Racing: Maguire Rides Towards History Adrian Maguire has set his sights on joining an elite band of jockeys to ride and train a winner at Cheltenham after... |
Horse Racing: Mccoy Confirmed for Brave Ride Colm Murphy has confirmed that Tony McCoy will ride Brave Inca in the Irish Champion Hurdle. |
| Key Tips For All-Weather Horse Racing Max Redd gives his tips and advice for the UK all-weather horse racing season. |
Horse Racing: Independent Report Clears Wolverhampton A report says Wolverhampton racecourse is blameless for the deaths of seven horses killed there since November. |
| Horse Racing: Derby's Sponsorship Potential Vodafone's decision to end their Derby sponsorship means Epsom must the right new suitor rather than the richest, writes... |
Horse Racing: Mernagh Banned for 'non-trier' Ride Troubled jockey Dean Mernagh has been banned for 28 days for not ensuring the best possible finish for Black Oval yesterday. |
| Horse Racing: Cheltenham Plan Third Course Chetltenham are planning a third circuit, to run inside their two current tracks, in order to guarantee the best possible... |
Horse Racing: Afsoun Success Gives Boost to City's Champion Hurdle Claims Waterlogged on Thursday, Haydock survived two inspections on Saturday, but the horses found the going very heavy. |
| Horse Racing: Snakebite Could Prove Lethal for Haydock Layers Carl Llewellyn's Snakebite, handled by Noel Fehily, is tipped to do well at Haydock. |
Horse Racing: Owners to Launch New Tote at Cheltenham The racing industry moved a step closer to controlling the Tote after agreeing a £400m price with the government. |
| Horse Racing: Betting Week All weather racing had distorted the World Thoroughbred Rankings and marginalised the true turf champions, argues Ron Cox. |
Horse Racing: Nicholls Happy With On-song Opera If the Cheltenham Festival conditions are as tough as Newbury's yesterday then Opera Mundi, who won by four lengths, could... |
| Horse Racing: Invasor Rules As Deep Fails to Make Big Impact The World Thoroughbred Rankings revealed a few surpises - particularly the absence of Ouija Board and Deep Impact. |
Horse Racing: Tale of Punting Woe Greg Wood's inability to get the best price on Breathing Fire was, in the end, horribly irrelevant when the horse died. |
| Horse Racing: Great Leighs Faces Further Delays Great Leighs hopes to become the first new racecourse to open in Britain for over 80 years in late spring or early summer. |
Horse Racing - Eamon Dehdashti's Victory on Verasi Eamon Dehdashti's recent victory on Verasi is proof that the young jockey has been flourishing under the tutorage of Yogi... |
| Horse Racing: Pipe Double Leaves Nicholls Playing Catch-up After short-priced double at Hereford yesterday, David Pipe now has 76 winners and could finish with 100 in his first... |
Horse Racing: Brother-in-law of Jamie Spencer to Be Charged Anthony Ramsden will be charged by the HRA with breaching the rules prohibiting owners from laying bets on their horses. |
| Horse Racing: Pass Me By Reminiscent of Sussex Heydays Pass Me By's triumph at Plumpton recalled memories of the great Sussex-trained winners of by-gone years. |
Horse Racing: Sawyer Can Score Aided by chief rival Thirty Five Black's 9lb handicap, The Sawyer should breeze through the 1.40 at Plumpton. |
| Horse Racing: Detroit City Detroit City will have to fight to become the first five-year-old to win the Champion Hurdle but, says Eddie Fremantle he's... |
Horse Racing: Mccririck and Co Win Deal Racing UK is not to be plugged by Channel 4 presenters, Greg Wood reports. |
| Horse Racing: Two Ringer Cases Come Under Investigation The HRA are planning to prosecute after suspecting that a horse was run under a different name at a point-to-point in... |
Horse Racing: Mccririck and Co Kick Out at Channel 4 Deal Channel 4 has sailed into a storm as their presenters have rebelled over the pluggin of digital channel Racing UK. |
| Horse Racing: La Dame Set for Stroll at Warwick After a cakewalk at Huntingdon La Dame Brune looks set for a similar win at Warwick. |
Horse Racing: Brave Punters Beaten Brave Inca made punters pay as he held off Iktitaf to win the December Festival Hurdle at Leopardstown. |
| Horse Racing: Five-runner Field All From Same Yard All five runners in the 2.45 at Lingfield tomorrow will be trained by Peter Grayson. |
Horse Racing: Gold Cup Message From Listener Loud and Clear A new challenger for Kauto Star emerged as The Listener romped to a runaway victory at Leopardstown. |
| Horse Racing: Fall Guy Impressive Voy Takes Evasive Action Favourite Amaturk unseated Sam Thomas in dramatic fashion in the Desert Orchid Chase at Kempton to allow Voy Por Estedes a... |
Horse Racing: Brake Canes Field to Set Up Grand National Bid Cane Brake won the Paddy Power Chase at Leopardstown despite carrying the top weight restrictions. |
| Horse Racing: Star Shines at Kempton Paul Nicholls has set his sights on the Gold Cup after Kauto Star romped home in the King George VI Chase. |
Horse Racing: Kauto Tipped to Shine Eddie Fremantle believes favourite Kauto Star can claim his fourth easy win of the season in the King George VI Chase at... |
| Horse Racing: Kauto Backed to Shine at Kempton Kauto Star has been installed as the clear favourite for this year's King George VI Chase at Kempton. |
Horse Racing: April is New Target for Great Leighs Britain's first new racecourse in 80 years, Great Leighs, has postponed its opening for the third time because it is still... |
| Horse Racing: Grisly Prospect of Small Field Recedes for Straw Bear The bumper entry for the Christmas Hurdle is good news for Nick Gifford and Straw Bear. |
Horse Racing: Fallon Trial Date Set Former champion jockey will face trial on September 24 next year. |
| Horse Racing: A Mighty Daly Double Henry Daly scored an Ascot double as Mighty Man ground out victory in the Long Walk Hurdle. |
Horse Racing: Punters Pay for Starting Price System Off-course gamblers are being hit hard by increased betting costs caused by the new starting prices system. |
| Horse Racing: Unionisation the Only Answer to Stable Staff Woes Bill Adams departure form the Stable Lads' Association highlights the lack of a union culture in the stables. By Greg Wood |
Horse Racing: Bans for Bookie Banned and Riders Jockeys Dean Williams and Brian Reilly, as well as mastermind Owen Churchill have been banned after plotting to corrupt the... |
| Horse Racing: Rely on Lets Roll Lets Roll should be able to make a winning start over hurdles at Musselburgh today, says Eddie Fremantle. |
Horse Racing: Kicking King Ruled Out for the Season Kicking King will miss the rest of the season after aggravating a tendon injury. |
| Horse Racing: Kicking King Out for the Season The 2005 Cheltenham Gold Cup winner, Kicking King, has aggravated a tendon injury. |
Horse Racing: Head of Stable Staff Union Quits Bill Adams, the secretary of the Stable Lad's Association, has resigned after heavy criticism of his tenure. |
| Horse Racing: New Sps Not Fair Punters are "losing out" because of the new starting price system, according to prominent bookies. |
Horse Racing: Hardy Ready to Test Detroit Round Cheltenham Dual Champion Hurdle winner Hardy Eustace is on course for a clash with the up-and-coming Detroit City at Cheltenham on... |
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