The National finished and the top prize claimed - Jockeys took a moment on April 5th to comment about the race and the performance of the horses. As I noted previously on this blog - these are the kind of comments that we should be paying attention to. How did the horses perform and react […]
Archive for the 'Aintree' Category
We will be taking this week to review some of the elements surrounding events at the Grand National this weekend. Of course, most importantly in case no one has heard yet - the news throughout the horse racing community is the resounding win of Comply or Die at the Grand National over the Aintree fences. […]
Some things in racing simply can’t be predicted - or at least they can’t be easily predicted. At Aintree, in the three-mile-one-furlong contest, Kauto Star was looking strong and all reports said Kauto “took charge” up the straight, which I have to agree with. However at the second-last, his front legs went through the birch, […]
In the buildup to the John Smith’s Grand National - some good news released today for Comply or Die. Rider Timmy Murphy has committed to Comply or Die for the John Smith’s Grand. There was some speculation building up to this news last week that was creating some doubt all around. Today however, David Pipe […]
