Melbourne Cup 2019
By Aiden McLaughlin Whether it’s just another race in your punting life or it’s that time once a year that you enter the sweepstake at work, the 158th edition of[…]
Tagged: Horse Racing
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Sporting pictures of the Week :- 9 August
Not a lot of horse racing features on this site, but there’s something special about the Hong Kong meet. Nice. Kane Williamson being presented with a birthday cake in a[…]
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Sporting pictures of the Week :- 6 April
Break the stigma. It’s OK to speak. Challenging times at the Grand National at Aintree. Down the road here is Jimmy Anderson beaming away at the Lancashire open day. David[…]
The 13 year old aboriginal jockey who won a Melbourne Cup
By Max Hitchens I grew up hearing about Melbourne Cup stories from my Dad. He was a bookmaker in the North Western NSW town of Moree in Australia. I well[…]
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It’s a Long Way to Tipperary
By Aiden McLaughlin In the UK & Ireland, two horse racing festivals stand head and shoulders above the rest. Every March, Cheltenham, a town in Gloucestershire, South West England, is home[…]
The Horse That Stops A Nation
By Aiden McLaughlin When the third Bledisloe Cup test kicks off this Saturday evening, tv viewers across the ditch are likely to have their eyes elsewhere. That’s because at exactly the[…]
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Are the Trots going all Hoity-toity?
By The Spotter I don’t go all that much to the trots (no, not Harness Racing- wash thy mouth out) at Alexandra Park these days. On the times I do, it’s almost[…]
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Sporting pictures of the Week :- 7 Apr
The start of IPL 10. And, bless, they’re all mates again. And has anyone thought of using the lid of a cup as a pretend hat before? Characters. Yuzuru Hanyu[…]
Six of the most memorable Grand Nationals
Without a doubt, the Grand National is one of the biggest highlights on the sporting calendar. Every year, the Great British public flock to the bookies to place their bets[…]
