Since horse racing began people have been betting on the outcome. Betting can be fun and also profitable, if your money is on the right horse. But what makes people bet on a horse? Odds 3 to 1, 4 to 1 and 12 to 1, but what does it all mean? The odds represent the […]
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“This year’s going to be electric.” Rhys Carlson explains what it’s like to work at Cheltenham Festival
Cheltenham Festival worker Rhys Carlson says everyone is excited for this year’s event to get underway after a year behind closed doors in 2021. Four days of racing will bring thousands of punters to Prestbury Park, giving Cheltenham’s economy a huge boost. Carlson said: “In terms of the economy, it’s going to be an absolute […]
Cheltenham Festival Day One preview: ‘The Greatest Show on Turf’ set to get underway
After a year behind closed doors, Cheltenham Festival returns to normality today with close to 60,000 fans set to descend on Prestbury Park. Seven races take place on Tuesday, the first day of four, including the Champion Hurdle, the second most lucrative race of the Festival behind Friday’s Gold Cup. 2021’s star jockey, Rachael Blackmore, […]
Cheltenham based driver Zak O’Sullivan on joining Williams F1 team, winning BRDC Young Driver of the Year, and upcoming Formula 3 season
Zak O’Sullivan has certainly had a few weeks that will live long in his memory, with the Cheltenham based driver celebrating his birthday with the news of both joining the Williams F1 Driver Academy, as well as being named BRDC Young Driver of the Year. Speaking exclusively with Park Life Sports, O’Sullivan commented on the […]
OPINION: Cheltenham Festival Prestbury Cup – Why Britain Are So Far Behind The Irish
Following the Irish rout at last week’s Cheltenham Festival, the British have been left scratching their heads as to what went so badly wrong. Rachael Blackmore alone, won more races than the entire British cohort, with the Prestbury Cup score ending with an embarrassing five British winners – while Blackmore contributed six to Ireland’s record 23 successes. Only two of the 15 Grade 1 races, over the four days, […]
Gold Cup 2021: Who is Jack Kennedy? The 21-year-old jockey who made history aboard Minella Indo at Cheltenham
Minella Indo has won the 2021 Cheltenham Gold Cup, ridden by Irishman Jack Kennedy. Kennedy, 21, has won four races at this year’s Festival, but the pinnacle of which was the Gold Cup for Henry de Bromhead on Friday afternoon, helping the trainer to become the first to win the Champion Chase, Hurdle and Gold […]
Gold Cup 2021: Minella Indo goes down in Cheltenham Festival legend for Henry de Bromhead
Minella Indo won the 2021 Gold Cup at Cheltenham Festival for Jack Kennedy and trainer Henry de Bromhead. The 8-year-old fought off a valiant effort from A Plus Tard and Rachael Blackmore to win by 1 1/4 length. Favourite and winner of the two previous Gold Cups, Al Boum Photo, never mounted a close challenge […]
Cheltenham Festival Day Four: Another Irish Winner as Colreevy and Paul Townend win the Mrs Paddy Power Mares’ Chase
Colreevy ridden by Paul Townend completed a enthralling win in the Mrs Paddy Power Mares’ Chase. The eight-year-old mare trained by Willie Mullins pulled away from Shattered Love, also trained by Mullins, to win by half-a-length to seal a another victory for the Irish trainers. So far this week, Ireland have had 22 winners to […]
Gold Cup 2021: Runners, riders and tips ahead of Cheltenham Festival’s biggest race
It’s Gold Cup Day, the biggest day of the sporting calendar in Cheltenham, and punters are deciding who to bet on ahead of the showpiece race. Al Boum Photo (9/4) has won the last two for Paul Townend and trainer Willie Mullins, and is favourite to complete a historic treble and become the fifth horse […]