AJ O’Neill: Netflix need to help horse racing with a documentary, everything in racing needs to be given fair attention to improve the sport, I much prefer training winners than riding winners like I used to and our plans for the Cheltenham Festival O’Neill was speaking to Punters Lounge, who offer the best and up-to-date Cheltenham Festival racecards: Q: People talk about the headwinds facing British racing – how tough is it in your opinion? AJ: Every industry has things that it would like to improve. It would just be great to…
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Essential Guide to Cheltenham Race Day Fashion
As the iconic Cheltenham Festival approaches, fashion and race day attire are as synonymous with the event as the horses themselves. With over 250,000 visitors expected at this world-renowned event, women’s race day fashion will be front and centre. The challenge of striking the right balance between style, practicality, and elegance can seem daunting, but with the right advice, dressing for Cheltenham is a breeze. Hillary Bacon, Marketing Director at Cordings said: “At Cheltenham, it’s all about balancing elegance with practicality. You want to look the part of course, but you…
Read MoreNational Hunt Legends Return for William Hill Super Saturday at Newbury
Newbury Racecourse will be the place to be this Saturday as a stellar line-up of National Hunt legends will return to parade on William Hill Super Saturday, ahead of the highly anticipated Grade 2 William Hill Denman Chase. Fans will get the chance to see some of the most iconic racehorses of recent decades, including Altior, Sprinter Sacre, Native River, Coneygree, Splash of Ginge, and Kalashnikov, as they make their way around the paddock at 2pm. The parades, a highlight of the afternoon, offer a chance to pay tribute to…
Read MoreTen Horses Share January’s ARC All-Weather Bonus
As part of the ARC £1,000,000 All-Weather Bonus initiative, the Horse of The Month prize for January is to be shared by Brazilian Rose, Cloch Nua, Master Of My Fate, Tadreeb, Joolianoss, Init Together, High Court Judge, Back Tomorrow, Ash Wednesday and William Dewhirst who collectively, share first place at the top of the leaderboard for the month on 15 points. Connections of each horse will receive £7,000 each. This is the first time a monthly prize has been shared by this many horses in the initiatives history. Now in its third season, the ARC £1,000,000 All-Weather Bonus runs from Tuesday 22nd…
Read MoreAscot Racecourse Throws Schweppes into the Mix
Ascot Racecourse has announced Schweppes will become the Official Mixer of Ascot and Royal Ascot in 2025. The three-year agreement will see Schweppes mixer products available across retail outlets at the racecourse, and they will have a permanent, year-round bar in the Grandstand and an additional on-site presence during the Royal Meeting. Schweppes was founded in 1783 by Jacob Schweppe and to this day remains one of the leading premium mixer brands in the world. Schweppes has long been synonymous with timeless British elegance and quality and this collaboration with Ascot…
Read MoreAndrew Balding Celebrates New Century Win at Woodbine
Andrew Balding enjoyed a big race victory at Woodbine on Saturday evening as New Century quickened past the Charlie Appleby-trained Al Qudra to claim the $500,000 (£280,000) Grade 1 bet365 Summer Stakes. Oisin Murphy, Frankie Dettori and William Buick were some of the big name jockeys at Woodbine, with Four Grade 1s and $2.7m in prize money up for grabs. It was Oisin Murphy who was celebrating after riding New Century to victory in what was a messy finish to the 1-mile contest for 2-year-olds. Al Qudra, who had got…
Read MoreInternational Trainers Head to Toronto for Turf Champions Day This September
Woodbine Racecourse will host Turf Champions Day this Saturday, September 14, featuring four Grade 1 races with a total prize pool of $2.75 million. Top European trainers, Andrew Balding, Charlie Appleby, Carlos Laffon-Parias and Maurizio Guarnieri will all have runners in Toronto, Ontario race day. The last two winners of the $1m Rogers Woodbine Mile have been won by Godolphin and Charlie Appleby, who is naturally hoping to make it three years in a row with Naval Power. Naval Power, a Group 2 winner who was second in two Grade…
Read MoreSky Sports Racing presenter Callum Helliwell Previews Betfred St Leger Stakes
Sky Sports Racing presenter Callum Helliwell previews Saturday’s big race, Betfred St Leger Stakes and gives his tip for who he thinks is going to scoop glory at Doncaster. St Leger preview: powerhouse trainer Aidan O’Brien set to have a strong hand in the World’s Oldest Classic but it could be worth taking him on with an 8-1 shot – if the weather plays ball The World’s Oldest Classic is on the horizon at Doncaster this Saturday with the running of the Betfred St Leger Stakes. The race was first…
Read MoreWinnings a breeze for Winds Of Fortune at Chepstow
It was a historic first UK win for US-based Deborah Mihaloff with Winds Of Fortune this afternoon, Monday 2nd September 2024, in the Arabian Racing Organisation (0-95) Handicap over a mile at Chepstow. The six-year-old homebred, saddled by Pat Dobbs and trained by James Owen, came home over two lengths ahead of Paramer Angel and Keiran O’Neill, with Upstart Crow and Miss Teagan Padgett finishing in third out of six runners. Treading carefully, Dobbs steadily brought the racehorse, who is the son of Al Mamun Monlau, down the centre of the course to eventually win on…
Read MoreGoing The Distance goes the distance in King George V Stakes
Ralph Beckett saw a long-term plan come to fruition as Going The Distance swooped to victory in the Royal Ascot King George V Stakes, in which 19 horses ran, on Thursday, June 20th 2024. Ridden by Rossa Ryan in the colours of Marc Chan, racehorse Going The Distance (9/1) came with a sweeping run around the outside of the field and had enough in the tank to see off Neski Sherelski by half a length. Go Daddy, from William Muir and Christy Grassick’s stable, was a half-length back in third,…
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