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Posted by Cliff at Apr 10th, 2009 in Aintree, Racing News
A fall during last week’s Grand National meeting has lead to lots of apprehension on Denman’s horse racing future. The 2008 Cheltenham Gold Cup winner had taken a fall at the last of Aintree’s Totesport Bowl.
After being taken off the track in a horse ambulance, everyone feared the worst. However, veterinarians have confirmed that Denman’s […]
Posted by Cliff at Apr 5th, 2009 in Aintree, Racing News
What an epic race we all saw yesterday afternoon at Aintree, with possibly the biggest Grand National shock since Foinavon won the great race back in 1967.
Mon Mome was a 100-1 shot and was ably ridden by Grand National rookie Liam Tredwell, who was more than a bit humble following this magnificent performance - the […]
Posted by Cliff at Apr 4th, 2009 in Aintree, Racing News
So why are Grand National tips so difficult to get right? It’s just another race isn’t it?
Well, its arguably the most famous steeplechase race in the world and its the one day in the racing calendar that seemingly everyone has a flutter. Housewives who’d normally give horse racing a wide berth will be glued to […]
Posted by Cliff at Mar 30th, 2009 in Aintree, Racing News
I have good news for all you horse racing enthusiasts out there; you can get to see Richard Johnson back in action, as he’ll be riding the Mighty Man at Aintree. He aims to win at the track for the fourth time in the John Smith’s Liverpool Hurdle Race.
Henry Daly’s nine year old has not […]
Posted by Cliff at Mar 24th, 2009 in Aintree, Racing News
John Gosden’s Expresso Star does not usually consider racing in Saturday’s William Hill Lincoln to be held at Doncaster. However he still continues to attract money and is the most fancied star of the build up to the race.
In fact, sponsors have had to clip him of half a point to 4-1 after another day […]
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 […]
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 […]
