Ascot Racecourse and Tote sign new five-year agreement January 18, 2024 The iconic Ascot Racecourse has signed a new five-year agreement with UK Tote, building on an existing four-year partnership. The agreement kicked in on 1 January this year and will see all Tote bets placed on racing from Ascot support liquidity in the UK pool. Tote betting is when you bet on a horse and [...]
All you need to know about ITV’s new prime-time horse racing docuseries October 23, 2023 Filming for the docuseries is due to begin in December and will follow the jumps season.
Grand National chiefs take swipe at protestors after making radical changes October 12, 2023 The Grand National field will shrinking from 40 to 34 horses as race organisers make sweeping changes for 2024.
Odds tumble on Dettori winning in UK after retirement u-turn October 12, 2023 The odds of horse racing legend Frankie Dettori making a winning UK comeback have plummeted to just 2/1 after the jockey announced he is to continue racing in the USA. The 52-year-old is to move to California and could participate in the Kentucky Derby or Breeders’ Cup, but bookies have slashed the odds on him [...]
Roger Varian interview: ‘Will I enjoy Royal Ascot? Ask me at the end of the week’ June 19, 2023 Leading trainer Roger Varian on the importance of success at Royal Ascot this week, his ambitions to run Britain’s No1 stable and the future of the horse racing industry. Six days a week at 4:30am, just as the first sunlight is starting to bathe the Cambridgeshire-Suffolk border, horse racing trainer Roger Varian gets up and [...]
Epsom Derby: 19 animal rights activists arrested ahead of plans to disrupt event June 3, 2023 Nineteen activists have been arrested ahead of plans to disrupt the Epsom Derby on Saturday, police said. The group Animal Rising accused Surrey Police of “abusing” their powers after 19 people were arrested on Saturday morning based on intelligence received by officers. A spokesman for the force said 11 people were arrested at addresses in [...]
King Charles III and sport: A relationship decades in the making May 6, 2023 It is no secret that the royal family love their sport. Olympians, tape cutters, winners; the monarchy have had a fairly successful sporting history. And King Charles III is no different. Here are five standout sporting moment’s from the 74-year-old’s life. A royal title Though Charles did not attend the 1958 Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, [...]
Epsom Derby moved to avoid clash with Manchester derby FA Cup final April 26, 2023 Horse racing’s iconic Epsom Derby flat race will start earlier than originally scheduled to avoid a clash with the FA Cup final. Both events will take place on Saturday 3 June with the Derby being run at 1:30pm followed by the FA Cup at 3pm. The FA Cup final had been set to kick off around [...]
Grand National protests: More than 60 animal rights activists in custody April 17, 2023 More than 60 animal rights activists are in custody after a large number of protesters attempted to gain entry to the Aintree Racecourse track, delaying the start of the Grand National, Merseyside Police said. Officers arrested 118 people on Saturday after scores of activists climbed fences, with at least two fixing themselves to a jump [...]
British Horseracing Authority: Grand National protestors ‘reckless’ April 16, 2023 The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has “robustly condemned the reckless and potentially harmful actions” of the protestors who disrupted the Grand National. Shortly before the major jump race at Aintree on Saturday, won by favourite Corach Rambler, a number of activists invaded the track and attempted to glue themselves to fences. Over 110 protesters, many [...]