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Racing Ahead News
/ 12 months agoWhy live data is changing the way punters bet
The old image of a punter hunched over a racecard, cigarette ash falling in slow motion while he waits for the...
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Racing Ahead News
/ 1 year agoWinning Post: The new digital home for Racing fans, fixtures and form
For years, horse racing followers have had to juggle a mix of resources just to stay on top of the sport;...
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News
/ 1 year agoMarkel Magnolia Cup raises record-breaking £834,170 for King’s Trust International’s Project Lehar
Goodwood Racecourse have announced that the 2025 Markel Magnolia Cup has raised £834,170 for King’s Trust International’s Project Lehar, a record-breaking...
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Guest Blogs
/ 1 year agoThe Triumph That Started Everything: Connaught Ranger and the Road to Godolphin
The 1978 Triumph Hurdle at Cheltenham Festival produced one of National Hunt racing’s biggest surprises when Connaught Ranger crossed the finish...
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Guest Blogs
/ 1 year agoAll-Weather Racing UK: Which Racecourses To Visit This Winter
As the flat racing season winds down and the winter chill settles over Britain, racing fans turn their attention to the...
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Featured
/ 1 year agoPAUL’S JOY IS A DARK STAR: Paul Nicholls names ten to follow from his top Ditcheat jumping prospects
Paul Nicholls eagerly anticipates big seasons ahead for his stable stars. The top trainer highlights the progress of established aces, including...
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Out in the Sticks
/ 1 year agoKELI’S EYE ON LONGER TRIP
Jeremy Grayson gets out and about checking talent on the country tracks FAKENHAM, October 17 (Good) 2m3yds (+136yds) Novices’ Hurdle (class...
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Columnists
/ 1 year agoBOB WAS A BIG BOOST: Robert Cooper finds a Way to follow up this season on last year’s jumps money-spinners
We have arrived at the time of year when I go delving for some horses to follow through the approaching winter...
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Racing Ahead
/ 1 year agoDOGS LIFE’S LOOKING UP: Jonathan Hobbs sees bright future in changing world of greyhound racing
IF a week is a long time in politics, a month in greyhound racing is a lifetime. Pictures: Gary Garner But...
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Racing Ahead
/ 1 year agoWELCOME to Racing Ahead – November 2025 Edition
What a month! And what drama when we saw a nail-biting finish as Minnie Hauk battled to the line only to...
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Racing Ahead
/ 1 year agoSERIOUSLY ALL FOR THE CRAIC: Xander Brett gets taste of Listowel’s fierce passion for fun – and winners
I had no lead-up at Listowel. Stepping off the bus, which had slowly filled with racegoers as it trundled south, I...
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Racing Ahead
/ 1 year agoREADERS’ LETTERS
Please keep your letters coming -write to: Readers’ Letters, Racing Ahead, Tuition House, St George’s Road, Wimbledon, SW19 4EU, or email...
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Talking Two-Year-Olds
/ 1 year agoAID AIM IS TRUE AND SO PRECISE: Ian Heitman sees O’Brien zoom in on Group 1 win record… and Del Mar
Aidan O’Brien is on the way to breaking his own record of 28 Group 1 wins in a year with 22...
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Racing Ahead
/ 1 year agoHOUNDS ARE THE STARS FOR GOLD MEDALLIST HARLEY: Deanne Deakin introduces Dunstall Park’s newest kennel hand
Deane Deakin, wife of Dunstall Park trainer Simon, shares the inspirational story behind her husband’s newest kennel hand – her remarkable...
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Racing Ahead
/ 1 year agoFIVE STAR CARE WORK: Francis Fitzgerald spells out the responsibilities of a greyhound trainer
If you have watched a greyhound race at a dog track and wondered what goes on behind the scenes you might...
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Form Guide
/ 1 year agoCALANDAGAIN MORE OF SAME
John Anthony cheers gelded Champion Stakes winner and middle-distance superstar’s promised return next year A MID all the triple-figure shocks on...
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Big Interview
/ 1 year agoODDS AND ENDS: Alan Hurndall reveals more about the edgy young life that got him started
In a second instalment of his memoirs, journalist Alan Hurndall tells more about the tough life in 1960s South London and...
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Racing Ahead
/ 1 year agoLIFE OUT OF THE SADDLE
Richard Eagle asks where have yesterday’s saddle heroes gone Philip Hide, the clerk of the course, in the Stewards Box at...
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Racing Ahead
/ 1 year agoJOSH MADE HIS POINT!
Mike Drowne finds top pointer Josh Newman battling for more success Picture: Charlie Giles Josh Newman has been in command of...
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Racing Ahead
/ 1 year agoJAG-GED EDGE LOOKS SHARP
Paul Ferguson checks out this month’s early-season eye-catchers JAGWAR (FR) ridden by Jonjo O’Neill Jr UNBEATEN in two starts at Cheltenham...
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News
/ 1 year agoSTEEPLECHASE TALE IS A CHRISTMAS CRACKER: Alex Gifford on a book that should be on any racing fan’s ‘wanted’ list
It’s not a snappy title – in fact it is a bit of a mouthful. But National Hunt and Point-to-Point Racing...
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News
/ 1 year agoAidan O’Brien declares big two for Futurity Trophy Stakes clash at Doncaster
Aidan O’Brien has declared both Benvenuto Cellini and Hawk Mountain for the final Group One of the season in Britain on...
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News
/ 1 year agoAidan O’Brien expects jockey Ryan Moore to resume riding in 2026
Aidan O’Brien does not expect Ryan Moore to return to competitive action until next year.
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News
/ 1 year agoAdvertise with Racing Ahead in November!
The November 2025 edition of Racing Ahead Magazine is on sale on the 30th of October!
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Guest Blogs
/ 1 year agoBreeders’ Cup Odds Spotlight: Top Contenders Ahead of 2025 Races
Few events in racing carry the electricity of the Breeders’ Cup, a global stage where champions are tested. This year, the...
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News
/ 1 year agoRacing welcomes new four-year deal with ITV
ITV has agreed a new four-year deal to broadcast free-to-air coverage of UK horse racing from 2027 until the end of...
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Guest Blogs
/ 1 year agoRacing Tax Hike Threatens Industry’s Future
Thomas Savill calls the proposed gambling tax changes “absolutely detrimental” to British horse racing. The Plumpton Racecourse director fears government plans...
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Guest Blogs
/ 1 year agoThe 2025 Melbourne Cup: A Global Standoff at Flemington
On Tuesday 4 November 2025, the grand spectacle returns — the 165th running of the Melbourne Cup at Flemington. The race...
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Cheltenham Festival
/ 1 year agoCheltenham maintains customer focus with further changes
Cheltenham has not ruled out future tweaks to the Festival race programme, as the racecourse outlined plans to further enhance the...
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Form Guide
/ 1 year agoQUICKSCAN’S SETTING PACE: John Anthony keeping up with the Town Moor speedsters
IT may not have looked the greatest St Leger on paper but the clock says something slightly different with the final...
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