Horse racing fans are in for a treat over the next few weeks, with racetracks across the world staging some magnificent top-class action. In the United States all roads lead to the Belmont Stakes on June 20, while the Irish Derby takes centre stage in Ireland the following weekend. With the Epsom Derby scheduled to take place on the first Saturday in July, this is undoubtedly an exciting time to
For now, horse racing remains suspended as a result of the lockdown measures imposed by the government to help tackle the coronavirus. Action in the UK has been on hold since March 17th, and as we close in on two whole months without horse racing, at a time of year when some of the biggest races in jumps and flat racing are usually held, many may have a new-found appreciation
Various Horse racing organizations have now started announcing about the cancellation of various horse racing events because of spread of coronavirus. They have also mentioned that there is nothing which is more important as compared to the health as well as the safety of our equine as well as the human athletes, and also nothing impacts the safety and health more than different policies as well as procedures concerning the
The Cheltenham Festival is now less than a month away and the excitement is starting to build for the four-day meeting at Prestbury Park. Punters are checking the form guides and scouring the internet for the best Cheltenham odds, whilst the biggest of horse racing fans have been keeping a close eye on the races in the build up to the famous meeting. The Grade Two Boyne Hurdle at Navan
The Cheltenham Festival is the leading National Hunt meeting in the world as it attracts the best horses in each respective division, and fans of the sport travel thousands of miles to the Gloucestershire-based racecourse in their numbers. The four-day meeting is a huge betting week with 28 races scheduled to take place. Here is an early look at three horses who look destined for success at the Festival in
The latest of the 22 horses that have died since Christmas was named Princess Lili B a 3-year-old filly that suffered a catastrophic injury during a morning workout and had to be put down. This is an alarming amount of horses that have been put down or died since Christmas and it prompted owners of Santa Anita Park, Stonarch Group to suspend racing at the track and its sister track
Horse racing, like all sports, is invariably improved as a spectacle when intense rivalries come to the fore. It adds extra context to a victory, more meaning to a defeat, and delights the fans who have paid the ticket money. In national hunt racing, nothing quite compares to the Cheltenham Festival (12th-15th March), with 28 races across different disciplines deciding who are the champions of jumps racing. It’s the pinnacle
The Melbourne Cup is a place where you can bet on horse racing, and you will find that you could make a lot of money on handicapping if it is done correctly. You should take a look at all the ways that you can bet on horse racing and truly enjoy the sport. You need to learn how to make the best possible decisions as well as some of the
Just 3 short years ago we had our first Triple Crown winner in 37 years and now we are looking at a 2nd winner in 3 years. American Pharoah took us on a magical run during his 5-week triple crown run. Which also became the first horse to win the Grand Slam of Horse Racing (Kentucky Derby, Preakness, Belmont Stakes and Breeders Cup). He gave the sport what it needed
Odds have become available for all races at Royal Ascot, prompting a lot of the more experienced punters into choosing their own picks for the festival in advance. These prices could be yet to change and will obviously alter based on any injuries that might occur along the way, but it’s enough to get fans of horse racing excited for the action getting underway in June. Deciding which way to
