Racing League set for Newcastle opener in July 2021 October 1, 2020 The team-based horse racing initiative known as the Racing League will kick off at Newcastle Racecourse on Thursday 29 July 2021, the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has confirmed. The ground-breaking league format, which has a guaranteed £1.8m in prize money, is aiming to bring new innovation to horse racing as well as increasing engagement and [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Teetan’s your Uncle in seven-furlong handicap September 30, 2020 WILL wonders ever cease! Jockey Karis Teetan, with 11 winners, finds himself sandwiched between Joao Moreira (15) and Zac Purton (nine) in the jockeys’ title race. Normal service is sure to resume as time goes on, but it’s great to see the charismatic Teetan, fresh from a sparkling treble at Sha Tin last Sunday, going toe-to-toe with his main [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Missile can soar past rivals under Purton September 30, 2020 IT HASN’T been plain sailing for the two giants of the turf, Joao Moreira and Zac Purton, in Hong Kong recently. It was only just over 10 days ago when Moreira was being hailed as a hero after his six-timer at Sha Tin. One week later on the same track, he went from hero to [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Ho to go close with Victoriam September 30, 2020 THURSDAY marks the start of a two-day Chinese festival in Hong Kong, highlighted by an exciting 10-race programme at Sha Tin. With life getting back to some normality in the territory, there will be a few thousand spectators able to witness the feature race of the day, the £350,000 Group Three National Day Cup Handicap (9.05am), run [...]
Prem clubs ‘trade deficit’ hits £781m as critics of Covid-19 response mount September 29, 2020 Premier League clubs spent £781m more on bringing players into the league in 2019/20 than they received for selling players abroad, a new report reveals. The twenty top English clubs spent a record £1.61bn in the season just gone on incoming players from other leagues, but clubs brought in only £829m. Read more: Real and [...]
UK sports bodies call for emergency government support September 22, 2020 Britain’s leading sports bodies have called for emergency government support to prop them up through a second wave of coronavirus, as ministers prepare to scrap the scheduled reopening of stadiums across the country. A coalition of more than 100 organisations including the Premier League, Rugby Football Union and the England and Wales Cricket Board have [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: City can get Valley punters Smiling September 15, 2020 YOU CAN guarantee that Sell My Sole, representing trainer John Size and jockey Joao Moreira, will be everyone’s banker of the afternoon when he lines-up from the plumb inside draw in the Po Lam Handicap (3.15pm) over six furlongs. This lightly-raced New Zealand-bred gelding showed ability in all three races last season and will be [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Stable switch could be key for Le Terroir September 15, 2020 A WORD of warning for any would-be bettors at the Valley this afternoon. Keep an eye on the weather and get an up-to-date bulletin on Sky Sports Racing before the action starts. Although the weather has been blistering hot in Hong Kong recently, there are reports of plenty of thunderstorms circling the city this week [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Hercules to fight off rivals under Purton September 15, 2020 ALL EYES will once again be on Champion Jockey Zac Purton under the lights at Happy Valley on Wednesday. The ‘Zac-Man’ is in a league of his own when riding around the tight and tricky bends of the inner-city circuit. This is highlighted by the fact he has been leading jockey at the Valley for [...]
David Beckham’s e-sports team Guild to float in London September 9, 2020 David Beckham’s e-sports company is to list on the London Stock Exchange this autumn, raising £20m at a valuation of £50m. If successful, Guild Esports would become the first company of its kind to float in London. Former England captain Beckham is an original shareholder of the group, which was founded in September and launched [...]