Posts tagged all-weather racing
Keeping a weather eye on the future
Jan 22nd
The loss of three fixtures this week is a reminder of how easily jump racing can be disrupted by the weather and also a gentle hint that the lessons learned from the recent freeze should themselves not simply be placed into cold storage. Following the abandonment of 35 Jump fixtures since the start of the [...]
Jump racing could go Flat out
Jan 12th
Where there’s a will, there’s usually relatives. So goes the old joke but this weekend there is likely to be action for jump racing one way or another. The BHA are not always cast in the most favourable of lights but they have unveiled plans which at least show a degree of flexibility in thinking [...]
Jump racing keeps battling in cold war
Jan 11th
The Vikings used to pray to Thor, their god of thunder, but this week jump racing is simply praying to God for a thaw. If only the snow and ice would disappear as quickly as the jump meetings. Already everything up until Thursday – where the prospects for Catterick and Towcester are bleak – has [...]
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