Steve Hughes provides his suggestions for three races on Saturday’s 2000 Guineas card at Newmarket Fast ground means the number of runners are slightly down on the norm at Newmarket for the handicaps, but there are plenty of betting opportunities nonetheless. Newmarket 1.50: Al Muffrih With the top of...
The 2019 Classics get underway with this weekend’s Newmarket Guineas meeting and with the biggest prizes set to come from now until the autumn, here are a few points worthy of discussion for the months to come. 1 Will Joseph start to catch up his dad? As a jockey...
At 3.35 on Saturday afternoon at Newmarket, the first British Classic of the flat season is run – the Qipco 2000 Guineas Stakes, to give it its full name. Nineteen horses have been declared and here’s a quick look at them all. TEN SOVEREIGNS (Trainer: Aidan O’Brien; Jockey: Ryan...
Steve Hughes fancies a Cheltenham winner to double up at Punchestown The middle day at Punchestown and it is another Willie Mullins trained horse that is of most interest on Thursday. Punchestown 6.40: Duc Des Genievres A mightily impressive winner of a fast run Arkle at Cheltenham when dropped...
Steve Hughes has a best bet for Punchestown on Wednesday Willie Mullins looks set to have the big winner in the Gold Cup on Wednesday, but he can score in the handicap later on the card too. Punchestown 7.10: Livelovelaugh Having tried...
The increasing value of Ladies Day meetings to racecourses is clear from a look at the attendances for the 2018 Ladies Days in Britain. In many cases, particularly for the smaller tracks, the attendance for a Ladies Day meeting can dwarf attendances for regular meetings. As such the days...
Few sporting occasions offer more excitement than the Cheltenham Festival Jump Racing extravaganza that takes place in March each year. Nothing in racing compares to the collective rush of adrenaline and the roar of the crowd at the start of the first race of each Cheltenham Festival. Spread out...
Best Mate Won 3 Successive Cheltenham Gold Cups Best Mate won the Cheltenham Gold Cup a record three times in 2002, 2003 and 2004. He was the first horse to win the Gold Cup more than once since L’Escargot in 1970 and 1971. Best Mate was trained by Henrietta...
Cheltenham Festival By The Numbers Facts and Figures & Fakery from the 2012 Cheltenham Festival
Ascot Racecourse Christmas Racing Weekend 16-17 December 2016 Friday is the first of a two-day festive finale at Ascot, making it the perfect day to celebrate with colleagues and friends. You can look forward to dramatic Jumps racing on the track including two Grade 2 races, the Sky Bet...
