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It’s in the blood
We have been delighted to receive and share your comments, tips and observations here on Racng Ahead’s forum for our […]
RACING’S own PHIL GOOD FACTOR
Ben Hastie put the questions and got the answers from Richard Phillips Richard Phillips Q: RICHARD, you started training racehorses […]
HORSE OF A LIFETIME: A tribute to track legend Sea The Stars
Graham Buddry pays fresh tribute to track legend Sea The Stars – surely one of the greatest ever.
IT’S TIME TO TAKE STOCK
Paul Jacobs looks forward to seeing some big on-track questions answered PAUL JACOBS Jan Brueghel Following the numerous mid-summer festivals […]
AIDAN AIMS TO CONTINU
Andy Newton looks at the trends in O’Brien St Leger success trail St Leger – Saturday September 14 Into September […]
BRIDGE OF SIGHS
Andy Newton looks at the recent history of HQ’s 185-year-old highlight Astro King, second left, ridden by Richard Kingscote As […]
GOLD RUSH
Andy Newton takes a close look at the trends ahead of Ayr sprint highlight… The Ayr Gold Cup is one […]
PLAYING TO THE WHISTLE
Ian Heitman flies about to keep pace with a rush of two-year-old Flat action The first of the 13 European […]
VALUE OUT OF THE LIMELIGHT
Ben Morgan shares his September shortlist of track hopefuls City Of Troy sealed his triumphant British season with the Derby […]
WINNING JOY ON A BUDGET
Richard Eagle takes a trip to Windsor to check out peoples’ route into the port of kings It is not […]
KEEPING THE CLEAN SHEET
Rolf Johnson pays tribute to friend and colleague Howard Wright Howard Wright was the best racing writer, and the worst […]
ODDS AGAINST HAPPY ENDING
Rolf Johnson fears time has run out for the right words from racing bosses You never say quite what you […]
GIFT HORSES AND FRENCH LESSONS
Robert Cooper finds ‘retirement’ is keeping him busy The old adage about looking a gift horse in the mouth springs […]
FERGIE’S TOP FIND LOOKS CREME DE LA PREM
Andy Ayres picks out his rising stars in the summer sunshine WINDSOR July 15 (good-firm) 6f two-year-old novice (Class 5) […]
FEUD GETS THE PARTY ROLLING
Karl Hedley savours the Galway Festival action and picks out the summer highlights at Ballybrit The Galway Festival was the […]
ROCKING THE MONEY BAGS
Simon Nott reveals his recent experiences from trips to Brighton and Ascot Brighton isn’t somewhere that I have spent much […]
FLYING EVE’S BORN TO WIN
Nick Townsend talks to in-form trainer Eve Johnson Houghton Step into Woodway stables at Blewbury, high in the Oxfordshire Downs, […]
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We are fast approaching the change of seasons and the closing stages of summer track action. Notebooks will be ready […]
Bens Friday & Sats Ebor Festival Tips
Friday The step up in trip threatens to bring about plenty of improvement in MR MONACO in the opener at York […]
Bens Day Two Ebor Festival Tips
A frustrating Day 1 at York‘s Ebor meeting for this column where all the selections ran well but we didn’t […]
Bens Day One Ebor Festival Tips
Day one of the Ebor meeting looks set to be a great day of action. The 5f handicap is a […]
Bens Saturday Tips of The Day
Another ultra competitive Saturday afternoon means there is plenty for punters to get stuck in to. Newbury hosts a decent […]
Barry Hearn: I could save horse racing!
Speaking on Star Sports‘ #BettingPeople interview, legendary sports promoter Barry Hearn commented on the current state of horse racing, adding […]
FRANKEL SIRES 100 GROUP WINNERS IN RECORD TIME
Champion Sire FRANKEL has sired 100 Group/Graded winners in a record time of 3144 days, ahead of Danehill (also bred […]
Bens Tips for Day Four & Five of Glorious Goodwood
Friday I am a forgiving punter at the best of times but I really have to be today if I’m […]
Bens Tips for Day Three of the Glorious Goodwood
We’re just about up after 2 days of Glorious Goodwood which is obviously a good position to be in with […]
Bens Tips for Day Two of the Glorious Goodwood
We were about level after day 1 of Glorious Goodwood so hopefully we can get our noses in front on […]
Bens Day one of the Glorious Goodwood Tips
Day one of the Glorious Goodwood looks befitting of the current weather we are having and I’m anticipating a corker […]
Bens Saturday Tips
We’ve got a busy week ahead with a good weekend of racing starting tomorrow as well as Glorious Goodwood kicking […]