September 6, 2010 - 4:25 pm
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It used to be said that the fittest horse wins the Guineas, the luckiest horse wins the Derby and the best horse wins the St Leger.
However, this year’s renewal of the Ladbrokes St Leger, at Doncaster on Saturday, is likely to put even more of a premium of stamina with heavy rain forecast for the [...]
September 4, 2010 - 10:17 pm
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As expected Aidan O’Brien won the Group One Tattersalls Millions Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown, for the sixth time, but not with the horse that he was expected to do so.
It was a race for the unexpected and also a reminder not to forget a horse who has won a Classic. O’Brien fielded half of [...]
September 2, 2010 - 12:22 pm
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The BHA’s integrity and licensing department are beginning an investigation into the betting patterns behind a shock winner at Hereford.
Am I Blue left plenty of people red-faced when she won the Wyvern Ices Handicap Hurdle at Hereford on Wednesday by 19 lengths, as her price in the market dropped to just a fifth of its [...]
July 22, 2010 - 1:32 pm
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The understudy called up to take centre stage on the big night is one of Hollywood’s tried-and-trusted plot lines.
Yesterday afternoon Colm O’Donoghue arrived at Naas for two rides at a quiet evening meeting. They both finished out of the frame but it was the quiet word he had with Aidan O’Brien that made all the [...]
July 22, 2010 - 8:55 am
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Colm O’Donoghue has been given one of the biggest chances of his career with the ride on Cape Blanco in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot on Saturday.
The ride on the Aidan O’Brien-trained colt, who won the Irish Derby at the Curragh last time out, came up for grabs after stable [...]
July 16, 2010 - 3:30 pm
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As both Harry Findlay and the BHA come to terms with a month that all of them could probably have done without, the hard-won lessons that both parties have to absorb need to be put to productive use.
To read the full blog: http://blogs.bettor.com/Lessons-need-to-be-learned-from-Harry-Findlay-case-a16961
July 15, 2010 - 11:40 am
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Harry Findlay has had a six-month ban from any involvement in racing reduced to a fine after he appealed the original decision by a BHA Disciplinary Panel.
To read the full blog: http://blogs.bettor.com/Harry-Findlay-penalty-cut-from-six-months-to-4,500-fine-a16739
July 15, 2010 - 8:55 am
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Harry Findlay, one of Britain’s biggest professional gamblers and high-profile owners, left an Appeal Board hearing still not knowing if the six-month ban that was imposed upon him will be lifted.
To read the full blog: http://blogs.bettor.com/Harry-Findlay-kept-waiting-over-BHA-appeal-verdict-a16627
July 12, 2010 - 12:24 pm
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Johnny Murtagh spent this morning in front of a television. He was watching several video reruns of his victory on Starspangledbanner in the July Cup at Newmarket on Friday.
Not to give him a confidence boost before seven rides at Dundalk in the afternoon, but an idea of the merits of an appeal for the six-day [...]
July 10, 2010 - 12:47 pm
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Retirement plans have been put on hold for Starspangledbanner who remains in training with Aidan O’Brien for the rest of the season.
To read the full blog: http://blogs.bettor.com/Starspangledbanner-kept-in-training-a15827