Tag Archive for: Horse Racing
Horse Racing On High Streets
One minute you could be looking at Buckingham Palace and the next see eight horses race past you at 30mph!
Yes this may sound crazy but this is the idea of Peter Phillips. Phillips is the Queens eldest grandson and the managing director of…
Horse Racing Returns With Space Hoppers…
After a tense week in horse racing, punters are relieved that it has finally resumed. An equine flu outbreak caused the week-long break in racing with the first race back being the Grand Hop Gold Cup!
Horse racing came to a halt last week…
Vyta Du Roc Jumps Back Into National Picture
After seeing Vyta Du Roc run in November and December, very few people would have fancied him strongly to win a race, let alone the biggest race on the national hunt calendar. However, a transformation thanks to the application of cheekpieces…
Godolphin Doping Charges
Godolphin trainer Al Zarooni has been charged with doping horses and will appear before a BHA disciplinary panel on today. Earlier in the week the trainer admitted to making "a catastrophic mistake".
Al Zarooni faces several counts related…
Donald McCain Jnr.
In a National-Hunt world dominated by Paul Nicholls and Nicky Henderson, there is a trainer based further north who is never afraid to take that pair on, and that is Donald McCain Jnr, son of the legendary 'Ginger' McCain, the man responsible…
Paul Nicholls
Over the past seven seasons, Paul Nicholls has established himself as the number one racehorse trainer in the U.K, having captured the Trainer's Championship year-after year, much to the disappointment of Nicky Henderson.
Like his great Lambourn…
Frankel Remains Unbeaten
Frankel enhanced his reputation as one of the best race horses ever today as he took his tally to 13 wins in what has been a perfect career at the Juddmonte International Stakes at York.
There had been some doubts amongst some as to whether…
Frankel – A Horse To Watch
It seems that once in a lifetime a racehorse comes along that grabs the attention of not only the horse racing public but just about everybody else. Frankel, a bay horse with a large white star and four white feet, is just such a horse. Watching…