Horse Racing

Race Fixing Footballers Charged along with Jockey

October 4, 2012
Andrew Heffernan

The British Horse Racing Authority has been very busy ensuring punters can be confident when placing their bets, that the outcome of the races is fair. Spending £19million per year to police the betting industry, identifying suspicious individuals who try to sway the results. Today, 3 footballers and a jockey have been charged along with 5 others, for their part in suspicious bets placed between November 2010 and March 2011. Standing charged, are Ipswich Striker Michael Chopra, Nottingham Forest’s James Coppinger and Mark Wilson formally of Manchester united. The jockey Andrew Heffernan is called into question following his rides on [...]

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Stewards Cup at Glorious Goodwood Preview

August 4, 2012

The Stewards’ Cup is a flat race open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at the prestigious Glorious Goodwood meeting, over a distance of six furlongs. It is scheduled to take place on the final day of the festival, Saturday August 4. The race was formerly held on the opening day of Glorious Goodwood, with it being moved to the final day in 1993. From this point it was sponsored by Vodafone. The sponsorship was taken over by Blue Square in 2007. For several years in the 1830s, the senior steward at Goodwood presented an annual [...]

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The Betfred Mile at Glorious Goodwood

August 3, 2012

The Betfred Mile is the feature race on day four of Glorious Goodwood and is one of the richest handicap races in Europe. The mile-long contest takes place on Friday August 3. The race has a strong 25-year history and is always one of the highlights for fans of handicap racing. This year’s contest promises to be no different. More than 100,000 people flock through the gates during the five-day Festival to enjoy the chic, relaxed and stylish atmosphere. A quintessentially English event, at a beautifully picturesque course, the champagne and strawberries are always in abundance. Glorious Goodwood attracts the [...]

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King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes Preview

July 21, 2012
The Race

The King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes is a Group 1 flat race open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Ascot over a distance of one mile and four furlongs, taking place on Saturday July 21. Betfair started to sponsor the King George in 2009 and its prize fund was increased from £750,000 to £1,000,000. It is now Britain’s second richest horse race, with a purse exceeded only by that of the Epsom Derby. It is also Britain’s most prestigious open-age flat race and its roll of honour features some of the most highly-acclaimed [...]

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Homecoming Queen Retired

July 17, 2012
Ryan Moore & Homecoming Queen

At the time, it was one of the most devastating performances seen in a British Classic for quite some time, and it gave her trainer, Aidan O’Brien, a second Qipco 1,000 Guineas to his name at Newmarket, but the winner on that day, Homecoming Queen, has now been retired on the back of some recent disappointing performances. Her Newmarket win by nine lengths was way in advance of anything else that she ever produced, and came from a filly who took eight attempts before she broke her maiden. On ground that was described as good to soft, she managed to [...]

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Old Newton Cup Preview

July 7, 2012

The Old Newton Cup is Haydock Park’s longest standing race and in 2012 will be staged on Saturday July 7, though it’s history goes back beyond even the development if the track itself. The race involves a distance of a mile and a half and four and five year olds have enjoyed plenty of success in recent years which is worth considering when looking at the ante-post odds. It is also worth considering that recent winners have generally carried between 8st 8lbs and 9st 3lbs to victory. There are a couple of trainers worth attention when considering the Latest Newton [...]

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