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2021: A Huge Year for Rachael Blackmore

Irish jockey Rachael Blackmore will reflect on 2021 as being a huge year in her career and one in which she made history in the sport. Major wins over the last 12 months for the female rider include the Grand National, Champion Hurdle and Irish […]

What To Expect In Australia’s Autumn Racing Carnival 2022

All-Star Mile: What To Expect In Australia’s Autumn Racing Carnival 2022 Coming in its fourth year, the All-Star Mile will once more draw sizeable interest at next year’s Autumn Racing Carnival in Melbourne. With a prize pot of around USD$3.5 million at stake, not to […]

What Do Horse Racing Odds Mean?

Image Source Horse racing betting odds are a mathematical representation of the probability of each horse winning a particular race. Along with informing bettors about the likelihood of each horse winning or running in a specific position, the odds indicate how much they can expect […]

Will the Irish Dominance of the Cheltenham Festival Continue?

“Cheltenham Racecourse” (CC BY-SA 2.0) by Carine06 Ireland have had a great record at the Cheltenham Festival in recent years and won 23 of the 28 races that took place at the 2021 festival. Will their dominance continue in 2022 or will the British trainers be able to […]

David Cormack’s Saturday Selection 13th November

Another winner last week keeps up the recent revival for us. Tomorrow’s card at Cheltenham is as tricky as usual and I will be having only one play on the day. In the big race, the Paddy Power Gold Cup, a case can be made […]

David Cormack’s Saturday Selections November 6th

Although the jumps season is now getting interesting I’m sticking to the flat and to Doncaster’s final flourish, November Handicap day. The big race itself looks a tricky affair and I’ll be watching that betless. But I am very interested in two earlier in the […]

Biggest Challenges That The Horse Racing Industry Currently Faces

The horse racing business has never been more substantial than it is presently. The Betting and Gaming Council commissioned a study by Ernst & Young, which revealed that the sector supported 119,000 jobs in 2019, including 61,000 people who were directly employed, with over half […]

David Cormack’s Saturday Selections 30th Oct

The jumps season got into a proper gallop last weekend at Cheltenham and kicks on with some good heats at both Ascot and Wetherby. For the first bet of the day I am siding with Nigel Twiston Davies’ SUPER SIX (7/2 generally) in the 3.55 […]

A Guide To The 2022 Cheltenham Festival

The Cheltenham Festival is one of the biggest events on the horse racing calendar and one that millions of racing enthusiasts from around the world look forward to each year. The festival takes place over four days at Cheltenham Racecourse and features no less than […]