CARLTON HOUSE GETS GREEN LIGHT June 3, 2011 BUT KIEREN FALLON STILL SWEATING ON LATE COURT DECISION Carlton House, the horse bidding to give the Queen her very first Derby winner, was last night finally given the green light to line-up on Epsom Downs this afternoon. The favourite for the world’s premier horse race has reportedly fully recovered from an injury he picked [...]
UK racing shaken by Tote verdict June 3, 2011 THE UK’s racing community was left bruised yesterday after the government rejected its choice to run the Tote betting group and chose bookmaker Betfred instead. The highly-anticipated decision saw the rival bidder, Sir Martin Broughton’s investment vehicle Sports Investment Partners, lose out on the prize in a tightly-fought race. But it goes against the wishes [...]
Derby Day is unique June 3, 2011 At 4pm this afternoon you will hear the deafening roar that greets the start of the greatest flat race in the world, as Britain’s biggest one day sporting crowd signal the start of the Investec Derby, one of the world’s iconic sporting moments. It is quite simply spine tingling! Marketing and promoting this occasion is [...]
Welcome to London’s business paper June 3, 2011 WELCOME to our first ever Saturday edition to celebrate the greatest and most exciting sporting event of the year. Here at City A.M., we are truly passionate about the Investec Derby as well as horse-racing in general. Our growing numbers of readers in and around London work very hard – but they also love to [...]
There’s high fashion and high stakes at the Derby June 3, 2011 The Investec Derby Festival 2011 is set over two days, 3 and 4 June, and has a proud history that goes back to 1780. Held on Epsom Downs for over 200 years, the Derby remains the greatest flat race in the world. It has a worldwide following, celebrating determination, ambition, performance and joy. Watched the [...]
FASHION TO THE FORE AS THE LADIES CAME OUT TO PLAY AT EPSOM June 3, 2011 THE SUN shone and the crowds gathered at Epsom racecourse yesterday so inevitably the Capitalist boarded the 10.30 am out of Waterloo to soak up the atmosphere. As you would expect on Ladies Day there was an array of well-dressed spectators who headed to the racecourse not just for the racing but for the fun [...]
Tanfeeth: a decent price at 10/1 to give Ed Dunlop victory in first race June 3, 2011 THE Investec Horses Help the Heroes Handicap (1.40pm) is often a stepping-stone to stardom, with Conduit and Dandino just two examples of progressive horses going through the ranks en route to Group celebrations. Dandino, who was allowed to start at 17/2 last year, has never stopped improving, so much so that he climbed into Group [...]
It’s looking so bright for Johnston on the Downs June 3, 2011 WHEREAS the quality two-year-olds wait for Royal Ascot, the whizz-bang youngsters invariably head for the Woodcote Stakes (2.10pm) over the fastest six furlong downhill dash in Britain. With all eight runners being previous winners, we are looking at ready-made material rather than scopey individuals who might make up into Group winners. Mark Johnston has won [...]
Why the legendary Lester Piggott is pinning his hopes on Carlton House June 3, 2011 EPSOM is a unique racecourse where jockeys can encounter more traffic problems than you will find during the rush hour on the M25, but one man who never had any trouble finding his way around the historic Surrey Downs was Lester Piggott, hero of a record nine Derby victories between 1954 and 1983. Lester, though [...]
Premio Loco a diamond bet in Investec Diomed June 3, 2011 THERE have been a few upsets over the years in the Group 3 Investec Diomed Stakes with just one winning favourite in the past decade. It’s a difficult race for punters to weigh up as they have to decide whether to side with improving handicappers, or those dropping back in class from Group 1 or [...]
