Posted by Cliff at Dec 5th, 2008 in Overseas Racing, Racing News
I have just learnt that Bauer, the runner up of the Melbourne Cup may be stripped of this race position and prize money worth $537,115 because of the treatment he had received last month. It is thought that this veterinary treatment he had taken may have breached regulations in terms of use of performance enhancing […]
Posted by Cliff at Dec 1st, 2008 in Key Racing Information, Overseas Racing, Racing News, Royal Ascot
After taking a ‘techno inflicted’ hiatus of almost month, I am now back with my news updates and discussions :o).
The six time champion jockey, Kieren Fallon is once again free to ride in races from September 2009. He was on an 18 month ban for using cocaine, which expired on November.
The British Horseracing Authority […]
Posted by Cliff at Nov 4th, 2008 in Betting Advice, My Tipster Service Updates, Racing News
October was a funny month for my horse racing tipster service I have to say. Thankfully, my latest horse racing tips meant that we managed another profitable month, keeping our great record going this year.
I would like to digress for just a moment though, as I am sure you all heard the latest horse racing […]
Posted by Cliff at Nov 1st, 2008 in Overseas Racing, Racing News
Well, he did it.
Last weekend, the international horse racing scene was at boiling point, and after keeping my fingers and just about everything else crossed, Yeats put in a brave display to win at Longchamp in what was an impressive 1-2-3 for the UK and Ireland.
And it was a similar tale over at the Breeder’s Cup, […]
Posted by Cliff at Oct 25th, 2008 in Overseas Racing, Racing News
If you’re a fan of international horse racing, as I am, then this weekend is going to provide you with a bumper 2 days of top class racing. Although I rarely give out tips through my racing tipster service for international horse racing events I am still an avid fan.
Over in the US, the Breeders […]
Posted by Cliff at Oct 1st, 2008 in Racing News
Though Willie Carson is the best Scottish jockey, he had never managed to win the Ayr Gold Cup. However things have now changed with his 19 year old grandson William winning John Smith’s Ayr Gold Cup by two and a quarter lengths.
Both he and the runner up of the race, Tajneed were trained by David […]
Posted by Cliff at Sep 28th, 2008 in Racing News
One of UK’s most prominent race horse trainers has sponsored a study at the University of Glasgow Equine Hospital where horses will have access to tiny cameras, which can check a horse’s breathing in full flow.
These cameras will be passed through the horse’s nose and respiratory tract so that images will be beamed to a […]
Posted by Cliff at Sep 26th, 2008 in Racing News
Jockeys Johnny Murtagh and Colm O’Donoghue have been suspended from racing for a week and Aidan O’Brien charged a 5,000 pound fine for playing foul with the ‘team tactics’ rule of the Juddmonte International Stakes which the Duke of Marmalade had won last month at Newmarket.
It was the subsequent investigations stemmed by the British Horseracing […]
Posted by Cliff at Sep 22nd, 2008 in Racing News
Two of the season’s best horses are locking horns at the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot this Sunday. These horses are none other than the Guineas hero Henrythenavigator and Freddie Head’s Tamayuz.
Though Henrythenavigator has temporarily lost his invincible repute by finishing fifth in the Prix du Moulin at Longchamp, this loss was attributed to […]
Posted by Cliff at Sep 15th, 2008 in Racing News
This year’s John Smith’s Ayr Gold Cup Festival, the top flat race meeting of Scotland is scheduled to be the busiest in Ayr for more than 30 years. The three day festival that starts this Thursday has already sold advance tickets and is expected to smash last year’s record with an expected combined crowd of […]
