Silvestre de Souza yesterday became the latest recruit to the all-powerful Godolphin stable. He was a popular choice to replace Michael Hills, following the latter’s announcement last week of his retirement. De Souza will be first jockey to Hamdam Al Maktoum, and will regularly ride for both Godolphin trainers, Saeed bin Suroor and Mahmood Al […]
The cold spell seems to have gone for the time being and racing has returned to some form of normality. There’s plenty of racing scheduled between now and the end of the weekend, so Malcolm Boyle has once more given us his thoughts about the upcoming fixtures. He’s got all those vital stats for us […]
To the surprise of many, the British Horseracing Authority yesterday announced substantial revisions to the controversial whip rules and to the penalties imposed on jockeys who transgress them. Jockeys, trainers and punters should welcome the changes alike, although they have already drawn strong criticism from animal welfare organisations. On taking up post […]
Stat of the Day: 22nd February 2012 Well, I know I can’t keep saying this (or perhaps I can!), but yesterday’s was another to go in the notebook, as a very tenderly handled Definite Memories gave the impression that he’ll win when they’re ready and this was a very nice introduction. Held up off the […]
Supreme Novices’ Hurdle 2012 Preview: Trends, Stats and Tips It’s less than three weeks until the tapes go up on the opening race of the Cheltenham Festival 2012, the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle. And, after short priced defeats in the past two years for fancied runners (Dunguib and Cue Card), this year’s race has a much […]
Paddy Power’s current advert asks viewers to spot the transgendered ladies among the crowd of racing fans at the Cheltenham Festival, including one coming out of the gents toilets. The Advertising Standards Authority has launched an investigation after it received more than 350 complaints in the first 24 hours after the advertisement was broadcast on […]