One of the many things I love about this sport is the never ending merry-go-round of stories that tickle my fancy and sit there almost crying out for me to at least make some kind of comment to my loyal readers, wherever they are. This week I feel the need …
Read More »Racing Post are having a laugh (or is there a Mullins Monopoly), and one for the all-weather just for Ron!
When Ron and I recorded the Podcast this afternoon (Friday), I did promise a passing mention for the Cheltenham Festival Bumper and having seen the nonsense on the Racing Post website I simply cannot resist. Now I do decry my journalistic colleagues, and I am as aware as anyone that …
Read More »One out, two in to the trainers list and, does David Pipe have a cunning plan?
This week we have seen some interesting events in the World of racing, with trainers top of the list for me personally, and all sorts of goings on behind the scenes. On the negative side, what is going on inside Irish racing if someone of the calibre of Charlie Swan …
Read More »Got to love a joker, no thanks to Dubai just yet – and Chelmsford City appear on the radar
Much as I love this sport and appreciate fully how lucky I am to do this for a living, I am also a journalist and feel duty bound to say a word for my French colleagues at Charlie Hebdo who were more talented and funnier than I could ever dream …
Read More »Time to take over the World…….(one step at a time though).
First things first and for those who have yet to listen to the Podcast may I wish you all a very Happy New Year. Ron clearly agrees with the saying that the devil makes work for idle hands (or something like that) and has plenty of exciting plans for 2015 …
Read More »Ron steals my thunder, Kempton is beyond me, and one on the all-weather (no, seriously).
No time to sit on your laurels in this game as Ron and I work away to make Post Racing bigger and better over the months ahead, while never forgetting that racing, fun, and a winner or two will always be the name of the game. With so much racing …
Read More »Farewell Hong Kong hello Britain, a handicap good thing (?), and another winner for Harry?
UK 2-0 Hong Kong as far as last week’s bets were concerned with two out of two winners at Cheltenham and naught out of two winners in Hong Kong but I’ll settle for that even if the winners were so well backed the prices ended up on the silly side. …
Read More »When you’re smiling (by Ryan Moore), some wisdom (?) from the Far East, and some Cheltenham sentiment all in one article
As seems typical as soon as I leave for Hong Kong we have a winner thanks to Highland Retreat at Huntingdon, but all I can say is that if you do think I am the bad luck, feel free to send donations and I will stay over here long term! …
Read More »I fail to win an award (again), three outsiders to at least look at – and two bets worthy of the name.
As some of you will have noticed (because I rarely shut up about it), I am lucky enough to be off to Hong Kong on Sunday morning for the Longines International meeting where I am really hoping for a British success or two be that horses or jockeys – and …
Read More »Sad, happy and confused – and all in the one article?
If ever there has been an article that makes adequate social comment on the circle of life AND covered a bit of horse racing to boot then I would like to think this is it with a horrible start to the week but some brilliant news to end with, leaving …
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