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DAN’S MAESTRO LOOKS THE PART: Andy Ayres shares his view of the winter talent crop coming through
Andy Ayres shares his view of the winter talent crop coming through Klimt Madrik and Kevin Brogan (right, purple banded cap) win at Newbury in November...
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Racing Ahead
/ 2 days agoNICKY AIMING FOR MORE JOY: Andy Newton sees festival fever building pace in Newbury spotlight
Andy Newton sees festival fever building pace in Newbury spotlight Joyeuse and insets from left: Gary Moore and Jonjo O’Neill With the Cheltenham Festival very much on the...
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/ 2 days agoTROPHY FOR THE KEMPTON STARS: Andy Newton shares key facts and numbers from star-studded track feature
Andy Newton shares key facts and numbers from star-studded track feature Katate Dori and inset: Trainer Philip Hobbs Older racing fans might still still refer to this month’s...
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/ 5 days agoOUT AND ABOUT: Richard Eagle keeps tabs as trainers shift focus in the winter conditions
At this time of the year it is bordering on “all quiet on the Epsom front”. These days none of the local trainers would boast of handling many...
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/ 5 days agoINALL WEATHER – taken off site
year for Racing Ahead and he said patience will be the virtue for his huge gelding. STOP PRESS Too late!!!, as I finish this article the big 7yo...
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Big Interview
/ 5 days agoJAMIE MARCHES ON TOP TARGETS: Nick Townsend gets down to earth with high-flying Jamie Snowden
Nick Townsend gets down to earth with high-flying trainer Jamie Snowden You can’t help but contemplate, as you head down into Lambourn, past the yards of racing luminaries,...
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/ 5 days agoIT’S A BATTLE ON AND OFF TRACK: Simon Nott’s notes
Racing Ahead's Simon Nott gets heated in the car park, bookies catch a chill on course. EXETER January 9 It was a pleasant surprise that Exeter had survived...
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/ 5 days agoKNAVESMIRE HAS WINNING TOUCH
Crowds flock back as York plots a course to track success York Racecourse is proud that the investment in both prize money (£12million in 2025) and the experience...
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/ 5 days agoFUNNY OLD GAME
Simon Nott talks to punter, broadaster and stand-up comic Ross Brierley Ross Brierley is a man of many parts. Our batting ring insider Simon Nott sat down with...
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/ 5 days agoIT’S GRIM ON SHOP FLOOR
Rolf Johnson sees odds stacked against racing as bookies pass the tax buck Kempton Park Racecourse and inset left: bookies at Windsor on budget day Well that showed...
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Racing Ahead
/ 5 days agoFRESH START & HAPPY ENDINGS
Pam Atkinson reflects on milestone year in New Beginnings welfare work Kevin and Pam Atkinson celebrated 15 years running East Yorkshire based New Beginnings horse welfare centre in...
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/ 5 days agoNO NAMES TILL THE GONGS GO: Jonathan Hobbs wants to keep the suspense as the top contenders line up
NEXT month we will crown a new Greyhound of the Year, the sport’s highest accolade. And even though I want to name him given he’s probably the biggest...
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Racing Ahead
/ 5 days agoFANS FLOCKING BACK TO DOGS: Stadium bosses Arena report rocketing fresh interest at tracks and online
Plans are afoot to make 2026 the year of the greyhound for Arena Racing Company Marketing manager Sarah Newman said: “2025 was a year to remember for Arena...
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Racing Ahead
/ 5 days agoEVERY DOG RACE CAN PAY ITS WAY: Francis Fitzgerald on the art of finding true value at the dog track
Everybody likes a bet at the greyhounds and this year I will try to give you the tools and the knowledge to make it pay. If you’re new...
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Racing Ahead
/ 5 days agoSOUND CLAIM: Graham Buddry demands hall of fame place for two-mile ace Sound Man
In racing, hard-core fans often postulate on the greatest of all time and those results are usually tempered by the age of the contributors as they cite a...
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Racing Ahead
/ 5 days agoWelcome to Racing Ahead – February 2026 Edition
At such a nervous and dangerous time around the world it seems a little glib to talk of racing’s ups and downs.
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/ 5 days agoDUBLIN SPRINGS INTO JUMPS AT LEOPARDSTOWN: Karl Hedley is straight into action with top class Irish cards lining up
The Spring Festivals are rapidly racing towards us, none quicker than the Dublin Festival at Leopardstown this month. Galopin Des Champs, and Last years’ highlights included memorable Grade...
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Racing Ahead
/ 5 days agoPLACEPOT PETE
Please keep your letters coming - write to: Readers’ Letters, Racing Ahead, Tuition House, St George’s Road, Wimbledon, SW19 4EU, or email to [email protected] Hail Sir Bob GREAT...
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Racing Ahead
/ 5 days agoEARLY SPRING IN IRISH STEP: Paul Jacobs pinpoints the star challengers for Ireland’s big spring prizes
February always used to be a bit of a low key month in the world of National Hunt racing leading up to the major spring events but with...
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News
/ 2 weeks agoDublin Racing Festival 2026: Dates, how to watch on TV, trainers and jockeys to watch
2026 is well underway and with it comes the running of one of Ireland’s biggest National Hunt meetings – the Dublin Racing Festival.
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Racing Ahead
/ 3 weeks agoAdvertise in the February 2026 edition of Racing Ahead Magazine!
The February 2026 edition of Racing Ahead Magazine will be on sale from 22nd January 2026, packed with all the latest news, features and insight from across the racing...
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/ 1 month agoMYSTIC LOOKS A DARK HORSE: Karl Hedley shines spotlight on rising stars from across the Irish Sea
With the new year upon us, many horses will be heading towards their prep races for upcoming festivals including the Dublin Racing Festival in February and of course...
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Andy Newton
/ 1 month agoTASTE BEFORE THE FESTIVAL: Andy Newton on Trials Day highlight betting and trends at Prestbury Park
Happy New Year people, I hope 2026 brings you peace, joy, happiness - and, of course, stacks of winners! L’Homme Presse The good news is that the Cheltenham...
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/ 1 month agoFAMILY IS FORTUNE: Nick Townsend raises glass to success with Nigel and Willy Twiston-Davies
“Any trainer will tell you that it’s quite lonely at the top when you have to make all the decisions yourself’. So says a master of his art,...
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Racing Ahead
/ 1 month agoTOM MAKES HIS MARQ IN JAPAN: Rolf Johnson reports on Japan Cup meeting
The betting world, well ours, missed a trick in the 45th Japan Cup, November 30. Most years’ hordes of Japanese racefans swamp the Pari Mutuel supporting their latest...
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/ 1 month agoNOT A SOUL IN THE PARK: Rolf Johnson on the decline and fall of Kempton
Four years ago I was told, categorically, by a prominent Jockey Club panjandrum that Kempton, begun 1878, was being sold and its history including memories of Arkle and...
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/ 1 month agoFREDDIE JUMPED AT FIRST CHANCE: Richard Eagle finds the Gordons doing more and winning more in Morestead
Keeping up with what goes on in the racing yards in the south of England sends me to Lambourn and Epsom, particularly during the Flat season. Whenever I...
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Racing Ahead
/ 1 month agoHAIR DRYER TREATMENT: Simon Nott talks to Alan Hurndall in Star Sports video
In a final instalment of our transcript of video memoirs, Alan Hurndall found himself at on the end of an Alex Ferguson ear-bashing, was stood up at the...
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Racing Ahead
/ 1 month agoREADERS’ LETTERS
Please keep your letters coming - write to: Readers’ Letters, Racing Ahead, Tuition House, St George’s Road, Wimbledon, SW19 4EU, or email to [email protected] The Heroes of Yesteryear...
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Andy Newton
/ 1 month agoJONBON IN THE HOUSE: Andy Newton picks over the facts and figures from Ascot highlight
The Grade 1 Clarence House Chase has been the victim to the weather over the years with several renewals having to be rerouted to Cheltenham – including in...
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