Peter Ho hoping to secure licence with Amazing Victory July 14, 2023 IT WILL be the day of destiny for trainer Peter Ho when he arrives at Sha Tin in Hong Kong for the final day of the 2022/23 season on Sunday. Ho will enter the track for a highly competitive 11-race programme, knowing he needs two winners to save his 26-year training career. The popular 63-year-old [...]
David Hall and Luke Ferraris could be a Genius combination July 14, 2023 NO DOUBT the many thousands of racing enthusiasts flocking to Sha Tin on Sunday will be praying that their favourite jockey, champion Zac Purton, can bank-roll them for the following six weeks after racing comes to a close on Sunday. There has been no let-up in the Purton victory charge in recent times, with the [...]
Wimbledon prize money 2023: How much do players get for winning at All England Club? July 14, 2023 How much do players get for winning Wimbledon? Ahead of finals weekend, City A.M. answers that question and examines how Wimbledon prize money compares to other Grand Slams. The men’s and women’s singles champions of Wimbledon are set to party like it’s 2019 after the Championships elevated the winners’ prize money back to pre-pandemic levels. [...]
EP: 214 Newmarket, York, Ascot & Hong Kong July 14, 2023 The Group 1 July Cup, the Group 2 Superlative Stakes and the Bunbury Cup are all highlights on the final day of Newmarket’s July festival on Saturday. We speak to husband and wife team Julie Camacho and Steve Brown who send Shaquille down to Newmarket for the big race. Ascot hosts the Group 2 Summer Mile and [...]
The Punter Summary Podcast 15 July July 14, 2023 Here’s your chance to discover all of City AM racing editor Bill Esdaile’s Saturday selections in a short summary episode of ‘The Punter Podcast’ alongside Chris Barnett. The full preview is also available on the City AM website. The Punter ‘The Punter’ has been City AM’s dedicated sports betting section for over a decade with [...]
Rugby World Cup Barometer: Bok winger Arendse lights up Loftus July 14, 2023 | Sponsored In the lead up to the 2023 Rugby World Cup, City A.M. has put together a barometer in partnership with City Index to assess whose form is hot – and whose is not – in the race to be part of the tournament in France later this year. Player of the week: Being a winger [...]
Steady Eddie and Australia have time before the World Cup. Others don’t July 14, 2023 Eddie Jones’s first match in charge of Australia was never going to be easy given the state the Wallabies were left in, but having to front up against South Africa last weekend looked brutal. Their 43-12 loss to the Springboks at Loftus Versfeld would have been crushing for the team given the positivity Jones has [...]
Sexton faces judgement day at disciplinary panel July 13, 2023 Johnny Sexton will today face a disciplinary panel over misconduct charges relating to the aftermath of the European Champions Cup final in May. In a story broken last month by City A.M., the talismanic Ireland No10 could miss some or all of this year’s Rugby World Cup in France after the fly-half was accused of [...]
Leona Maguire ticking off milestones on her way to top of women’s golf July 13, 2023 Leona Maguire on her charge up the rankings, Women’s Open hopes and playing this week’s Aramco Team Series – London. Leona Maguire has made a career out of firsts. As a 17-year-old, she became the first home winner of the Irish Girls Open Strokeplay Championships and since then has become the first Irishwoman to win [...]
Wimbledon: Jabeur, Svitolina, Vondrousova and Sabalenka on court July 13, 2023 It is semi-finals day in the Ladies’ Singles at Wimbledon and two seeds, a wildcard, a non-seed – all different nationalities – are involved as four become two at the All England Club. We’re guaranteed at least one surprise in the final with the two non-seeds playing in the first match and the two seeds [...]