Horse Racing

The end of the 2018 Cheltenham Festival and this year’s Gold Cup got me thinking back to 1985 when Forgive ‘N Forget, trained by adopted Yorkshireman Jimmy Fitzgerald, won jump racing’s ‘Blue Riband’ race. This month’s article is a short look back on the Irishman’s career and some of the great horses he trained. It…

By the time you read this, the Cheltenham Festival 2018 will be just around the corner. It is undoubtedly the highlight of the racing calendar for most owners, trainers and punters alike. It is the only time of the year when I bet on every single race. I do this to add a bit of…

Horseracing Bettors Forum, Simon Rowlands talk to us this month. 1.Hi Simon and many thanks for joining us this month. Would you start by telling our readers a little about yourself and your background? What attracted you to the world of horse racing? I am from a non-racing background, but my Dad used to have…

Horseracing and the Lowdown on Trainer Changes – Just recently the 9-year-old Bigbadjohn moved from the Rebecca Curtis yard to the Nigel Twiston-Davies stable but stayed in the same ownership and it was that horses recent Kempton win that got me thinking about whether there are profitable betting angles to be found from horses switching…

National Hunt Horse Racing is often all about the Cheltenham Festival, but sometimes we want an alternative. It is that time of year again where everyone turns their eyes toward Cheltenham and The Festival, but not for us this month. While everyone is glued to the big races we are going to be taking a…