The highlight of the 2013 John Smith’s Grand National Festival, the Grand National, will be held on Saurday 6th April at 4.15pm. This year is 40 years since Red Rum’s first win at the Grand National in 1973. He went on to win again in 1974 and 1977. Known as the ”the ultimate test of a horse’s courage”...
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Full marks to Newmarket racecourses for continuing to give concessions on all admission prices to all enclosures for all their meetings including the July 3 Day Festival which starts on Thursday 12th with the Princess of Wales’s Goldsmith Stakes run over 1 mile 4 furlongs as the main race. Red Cadeaux is favourite for this...
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Royal Ascot, which kicks off tomorrow (Tuesday 19th) is the Flat racing equivalent to the Cheltenham National Hunt Festival. Royal Ascot is over five days as opposed to Cheltenham’s four. The main race each day goes off at 15.45 pm. Super star Frankel runs in the first race on Tuesday which is the Queen...
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The third and fourth classics for the three year olds take place at Epsom on Friday June 1st and Saturday June 2nd. Both races look as though they could go to the all conquering stable of Aidan O’Brien from Ballydoyle...
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With the “Jump” season finishing last Saturday it is time to concentrate on the first two of the five classics for the three year olds at Newmarket this weekend. Both races are run over the straight Rowley mile. The...
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The greatest horse race in the world, the John Smith’s Grand National worth £975,000.00, will go off at 4.15 pm this Saturday the 14th of April. There will be a maximum field of 40 runners. The fences are not...
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The centre piece for Day 2 of the Aintree Grand National Meeting is the John Smith’s Melling Chase worth £175,000.00 and run over 2 miles 4 furlongs. A very select field of 8 runners go to post including Finians...
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The Aintree Grand National Meeting gets underway on Thursday the 12th April with the Betfred Bowl Chase worth £150,000.00 being the centre piece. The race is run over 3 miles 1 furlong . Riverside Theatre is favourite for this but he has...
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Form Horse Age/Wgt Owner Trainer 13-P0311 SYNCHRONISED (IRE) 9-11-10 J P McManus Jonjo O’Neill 211/1121-4 BALLABRIGGS (IRE) 11-11-09 Trevor Hemmings Donald McCain 115-F310 MIDNIGHT CHASE 10-11-08 Lady Clarke Neil Mulholland 1/10P-13P WEIRD AL (IRE) 9-11-08 Brannon, Dennis, Dick, Holden ...
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