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Live Your Own Cheltenham Dream?

Racing fans have all experienced the rumble of hooves on the track, the roar of the crowd cheering on their favourites and the excitement as the winner is led back into a raucous parade ring to take its place in the number one spot. Imagine […]

Honeysuckle – Down, But Not Out

Twice a Champion Hurdle winner and with just one defeat out of seventeen starts, Honeysuckle is one of the greatest mares to grace the National Hunt racing sphere. Trained in Ireland by Henry de Bromhead, the now eight-year-0ld was on course for a hat-trick bid at Cheltenham this […]

Bravemansgame Strengthens Gold Cup Claims with King George Win Bravemansgame won the biggest race of his career so far when he landed the 2022 King George VI Chase at Kempton on Boxing Day. The second-season chaser produced an excellent performance, which puts him in the […]

Hong Kong International – a recap

Having written my ideas of the likeliest winners for the Hong Kong International races day, this is your follow up article where I gloat if I get things right (rarely if ever) and make feeble excuses for where it all went wrong (far more likely). […]

The Top 5 Horse Jockeys of All Time

It is difficult to pinpoint the exact date of the first horse race but horse racing dates back to BCE. Horse racing was part of the early Olympic Games. Now, the sport takes place daily across the world, with the United Kingdom, Ireland, United States, […]

Looking Ahead to Cheltenham: Who are the Current Top Contenders?

The 2023 Cheltenham Festival is still four months away, but there has already been plenty of debate about which horses will win the top races. The four-day meeting is the highlight of the National Hunt season in the United Kingdom and provides punters with a […]

5 Signs that a Horse is a False Favourite

If you’ve had some experience in horse racing betting already, then we’re pretty sure you’ve already heard about the term “false favourite.” It’s quite a common term, especially in talks about strategies and systems. With that in mind, determining a false favourite is essential if […]

Melbourne Cup Preview

The Melbourne Cup is a 3,200-meter horse race held annually in Melbourne, Australia on the first Tuesday of November. It is known as the richest “two-mile” handicap to take place across the world, while it is also known to be one of the richest turf […]

Is It Hard To Take up Horse Racing as a Sport?

If you are interested in horse racing, you may wonder if it is hard to take up as a sport. The answer is that it depends on your experience level and how much work you are willing to put in. In this blog post, we […]