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Northumberland Plate Trends To Help Find Saturday’s Newcastle Winner

While June is usually dominated by the heavy hitting meetings at Epsom and Royal Ascot, the Northumberland Plate at the very end of the month gives this …

Profiting from 3yo+ Handicap Debutants…with GeeGeez.co.uk

It’s fairly well known that horses making their handicap debut have one of the best chances to win a race in their entire careers. This is because of the …

How Many Epsom Derby Winners Have Won The Irish Derby? As Christmas Day Hopes To Be The Next

Winning the Epsom Derby at Epsom Downs is considered the ultimate test for a three-year-old colt, but only a select group of horses have managed to follow up …

How Many Times Has Aidan O’Brien Won the Irish Derby?

Aidan O’Brien has established himself as the undisputed king of the Irish Derby – but  how many times has the Ballydoyle handler won the Curragh Classic? …

THE DOGS DERBY DESERVES BOOST

Jonathan Hobbs calls for Cheltenham-style focus in sport’s centenary year CCHELTENHAM has always been Cheltenham, but there’s no question there’s been a …

HE WAS MANA FROM HEAVEN

Graham Buddry recalls the star with a name no racing fan would ever forget Troy winning 1979 Derby Way back in the late 1970s and beyond it was a rarity to …

FUN AND FEAST AT DOGS TRACK

Arena Racing Company plans to mark greyhound racing’s centenary Arena Racing Company will celebrate greyhound racing’s centenary in the UK next month with …

FOLLOW MOON, BUT WHISPER IT

Paul Jacobs offers three to follow with some great summer action on the cards Richard Fahey trains Whispering Moon The seventh month of the year in the horse …

HAGGAS WITH A TREBLE CHANCE

Paul Ferguson on end of month Plate highlight followed by stellar Eclipse Thundering On ridden by Dylan Browne McMonagle to win Oaks at Epsom can do it again …

KAN SPRINT TO VICTORY

Alan Morris highlights the ‘near things’ ready to strike next time out Every month there are horses whose finishing positions fail to tell the full story. …

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