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Gloucestershire based horse trainer Fergal O’Brien is hoping his yard will claim its first Cheltenham Festival winner this week with Imperial Alcazar being the “stand out”. Following a comfortable win in the Pertemps qualifier in Warwick at the start of 2021, seven year-old Imperial Alcazar is set to race in the Pertemps Final on day […]
Jockey Dan Skelton has won back to back Grade Ones at Sandown Park as fans returned to the track following the ease of coronavirus restrictions. Skelton rode Allmankind, trained by his brother Harry, to victory in the Henry VIII Novices’ Chase and Politilogue, trained by Paul Nicholls, to the Tingle Creek just 30 minutes later. […]
After a succesful four days of punting, James Stevens gives a few of his antepost tips ahead of next year’s Cheltenham Festival. Yet another promising young horse from the @WillieMullinsNH yard – Hollowgraphic stretches clear in the @punchestownrace bumper… pic.twitter.com/35vgcmxgJO — At The Races (@AtTheRaces) December 10, 2017 Hollowgraphic – Supreme (20/1 – William Hill) […]
The British Horseracing Authority will be carrying out a review after a total of six horses died at ‘Britain’s deadliest’ race course over the duration of Cheltenham Race Festival. The race course had the highest number of deaths of horses in 2017 and currently holds the record for the highest number of deaths in a […]
Native River has won the Gold Cup on the final day of the Cheltenham Festival. It was a two-horse race for the most part with the winner Native River coming out on top over favourite Might Bite, who was neck and up until the last jump. Jockey Richard Johnson, speaking to ITV, said: “This is […]
Jockey Nico de Boinville has praised an ‘exceptional’ Altior, after he landed his third Cheltenham Festival success in Wednesday’s feature race, the Queen Mother Champion Chase. De Boinville was forced to work hard aboard former Supreme and Arkle winner, and as they turned for home market rival Min appeared to be travelling much stronger. Cheered […]
Every year when we get to early March we hope for the sun to shine and the pristine grass and shiny coats of thoroughbred perfect to glow on four days of warm spring sunshine at the Cheltenham Festival, National Hunt Racing’s showpiece event. However; it doesn’t always work out quite like that. Rain is currently […]
The Alan King-trained six-year old Sceau Royal will mis the Racing Post Arkle Novices’ Chase at the Cheltenham Festival after a minor setback. Sceau Royal is four from five over the fences so far this season and prior to this setback was a hot pick to increase that impressive statistic. King told ‘SportingLife.com’: “It is […]
We are now just one week away from the most hotly anticipated week in horse racing and Park Life Sport have a few picks which could upset the favourites and help you beat the bookies. Book makers are expecting to take in thousands of bets on superstar horses such as Altior and Buveur D’Air who […]
The history of gambling at Horse Racing events in the UK dates back to the 1600’s and beyond when King James I established the famous town of Newmarket, the home of British Horse Racing. It was under the reign of Queen Anne II that horse racing really began to take off and resemble the sport […]