Tag: horses

Kempton Park take centre stage after cold snap

No turf racing today because of the frost which has claimed both Sedgefield and Market Rasen but Kempton Park envisage no problems, despite the cold snap, for their all-weather card this afternoon and they stage a competitive six-race card.

This Weekend’s Racing

By Charlie McCann A wonderful days racing from Cheltenham (Festival Trials Day) and Doncaster and we begin in south Yorkshire […]

Road to Cheltenham begins as New Year approaches

We are closing in on the New Year, as 2014s busy horse racing schedule comes to a close, after another exhilarating 12 months of amazing action. But the excitement hasn’t finished yet, there are plenty more races throughout the country right up to the last days of 2014, as well as the schedule for next year having been officially released.

Competitive Tuesday jumps card from Sedgefield

Sedgefield play host to a competitive jumps card later today and the consistent Brother Scott (2.50) will appreciate stepping back up in trip having been done for toe at Kelso last time over the extended two miles.

National Jockey Day to Launch on November 22

When thinking of horse racing, our minds avert to the daring outfits, big hats, bright colours, and of course the beautiful horses. But what’s often overlooked is that, each day, jockeys get up at the crack of dawn to train, drive hundreds of miles to their races and put themselves in constant danger of injury – all to ensure they are performing at the highest level and taking the sport we love to new heights.

Cheltenham Opens Its Gates For Another Season Over The Jumps

Future Champions Day may grab most of the column inches on Friday as the elite juveniles head to Newmarket to compete in array of Group races, but National Hunt fans will be waiting with bated breath for the start of Cheltenham’s Showcase meeting, as the Gloucestershire venue opens its gates for the first time this season.