The National preview
It's the big race, the race that every racing expert dreads because the once-a-year punter in your office or family will base their entire judgment on your punting ability on the hardest race of the...
View ArticleThe 100 Unit Plan - Randwick April 21
The party might be over in Sydney but the quality racing hasn't finished. Featuring two Group 1s and a bunch of Group 3 races, it's a card worth analysing closely - who's on the way up, and who's going...
View ArticleHong Kong Internationals preview
Hong Kong International raceday preview from international racing aficionado, Luke Humphreys, @WorldRacingLuke.------------------------------Champions MileG1, 1600m, 1m, HK$18,000,000Race 6 Sha Tin,...
View ArticleKentucky Derby preview
The first Saturday in May is synonymous with the Run for the Roses, the one day of the year that the majority of Americans hear of horse racing in mainstream news. This year takes on a special...
View ArticleJorvik Hcp preview
The wonderful Dante meeting kicks off at York tomorrow. Let's hope we'll be able to focus on the racing rather than a bunch of tossers brawling on the lawn after a session on the turps & nose...
View ArticleElitloppet 2018 preview
Worth giving a plug to blog protege Luke Humphries (@WorldRacingLuke), who is now scoring some paid work in the media. The Elitloppet is one of the premier races on the world trotting calendar, and...
View ArticleNZ Harness Jewels preview
The Harness Jewels meeting is quite literally, the jewel in the crown of New Zealand harness racing. Interest and turnover in racing is quite evenly split between the galloping and trotting codes in...
View ArticlePrix Du Jockey Club preview
It's Derby weekend in Europe in case you hadn't noticed, and rather than focusing on the goat track that hosts the Investec Derby, I'll attack the French equivalent on a much fairer, flatter course at...
View ArticleBelmont Stakes preview
It's time for the third leg of the American Triple Crown, and hey presto, the forecast says it's going to piss down yet again! Absolutely charmed run for the mudlarks. Justify won't quite have the...
View ArticleRoyal Ascot Day 1 previews
Jump in for all the action on day one at Royal Ascot, have gone the summary route rather than runner-by-runner with several big fields lined up!--------------------Royal Ascot Notes Day 1Queen AnneI’ve...
View ArticleTabcorp pull the pin on a lemon named SunBets
In this week's least surprising news in the wagering industry, Tabcorp have decided to stop the haemorrhaging and get out of the lemon that is SunBets. For a firm to willingly pay around £40m to get...
View ArticleCaulfield Cup preview 2018
All eyes on Caulfield this week for the first of the traditional spring features.The influx of international raiders isn't quite as deep as initially feared but it still complicates proceedings...
View ArticleVictoria Derby preview
The greatest day in world racing is upon us again, and it comes to us from the world's greatest city - Melbourne. The city is abuzz with Cup fever but before that, it's the purist's race day - Derby...
View ArticleMelbourne Cup preview 2018
Ah the Melbourne Cup, the envy of the world, what a race. And this year it ties in with my birthday as well, so giddyup, that has to mean a big collect doesn't it? :)If only it was so easy. There's a...
View ArticleSuperBowl LIII prop bets preview
Been a bit quiet on the posting front, but time to spark it up again with a SuperBowl preview from the sharpest of NFL pundits, Ian Steven @deevo82. Forgive him for not posting last year, he was too...
View ArticleClipper Logistics Stakes - York 15/5/19
The day to call time on this blog seems to be approaching, but I'll breathe life into it for just a little bit longer to keep my eye in...York is one of the great racecourses of the world. A lovely...
View ArticleWestow Stakes - York 16/5/19
The sun was out for a glorious opening day of the meeting, and races down the straight appeared to have no concerns about draw bias. Thursday's card has a few higher profile races but this 3yo sprint...
View ArticleMarygate Fillies Stakes preview - York 17/5/19
Fabulous race here with a big field of flying fillies. Some of them have started their careers in fine style, others will step big steps forward from their debuts. That's the beauty of 2yo racing, it's...
View ArticleInvestec Oaks preview
So it's that time of year again when the lah-dee-dars come out in their top hats and expensive frocks to watch (mostly) expensive thoroughbreds compete for the right to charge a squillion for eternal...
View ArticleInvestec Derby preview
A rant yesterday seemed to bring the luck with a winning tip in the Oaks so I'd better throw in another one.Racing has a big problem in the UK. It's becoming irrelevant to the general population, being...
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