UK 2021 – Highs, Lows & Underdogs
Despite the Covid pandemic’s effect on the industry, crowds were allowed back to race courses in July and they were treated to high quality racing
1st January 2022
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Despite the Covid pandemic’s effect on the industry, crowds were allowed back to race courses in July and they were treated to high quality racing
First run in 1937, the race was named in honour of the new British monarch
Eklat De Rire will bid to continue Henry de Bromhead’s domination of the major jumps’ prizes in Britain this season with victory in the £250,000 Ladbrokes Trophy at Newbury on Saturday
The flat season draws to a close and most of the equine stars will be in action at Ascot on Saturday
Run on the Rowley mile course, the race always attracts a huge field for the £61 848 first prize
Last weekend saw the trials for next month’s Arc run at ParisLongchamp – the €5 000 000 championship race of Europe run over 2400m
It’s the halfway mark in the UK trainer’s championship, and Andrew Balding has increased his lead over his nearest rival Charlie Appleby to nearly £424 000
There are high hopes The Queen could lead in her first Derby winner at Epsom next year
The weather has not cooperated at Goodwood and the festival of racing will feature heavy going with the prospect of further rain showers
ITV must be commended for their professional presentation of the Royal Ascot festival last week
The Irish contingent make up nine of the nineteen six-day acceptors for the Gr1 Cazoo Derby at Epsom on Saturday
The R1 million Gr1 Douglas Whyte Stakes Grade is the opening leg of the projected R15 million Pick 6 pool at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Sunday
A Cape jockey has told of the enormous relief and the burden lifted from his shoulders on Friday after two well-known racing men took the cudgels up on his behalf some months ago to defend the father of four against an NHRA charge
A Pick 6 carryover of R2 million is set to take the exotic pool to R15 million, while the World Pool Gr3 Gold Cup sees a Quartet carryover of R1 million and a likely pool of R5 million
