Bookies Already Backing X-Factor Winner
It may have only started back last Saturday but already the bookies are having a field day with some of the few contestants that we’ve seen being hotly tipped to win the show outright. I think it’s a bit premature given that there are weeks to go and often those that perform well in auditions …
Murray Bid For US Open Title
Named as fourth seed in this years US Open, Andy Murray is going to have his work cut out for him if he wants to seriously challenge for the title. The 23-year-old, who was beaten by Roger Federer in last year’s final at Flushing Meadows, goes into the tournament after a terrific Toronto Masters where …
Overdose Passes Bratislava Race Test
After 15 months out of action and in front of a bumper crowd at Bratislava racecourse in Slovakia, Hungarian sprint sensation Overdose made a winning return to the fray when landing a listed race over five furlongs on Sunday, writes Elliot Slater. Much to the relief of his many Irish Racing fans, including an estimated 1000 …
Three Pronged Assault On York Sprint
It looks as though there could be as many as three juvenile contenders for next week’s Group 1 Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes at York’s Ebor festival fixture, following the news that Henry Candy’s Dinkum Diamond looks set to join Meow and Stone Of Folca in the five furlong all-aged dash, writes Elliot Slater. Candy’s Aussie Rules colt …
Borderlescott Runs In The Prix de l’Abbaye
Gloomy predictions of an early end to the season for hugely popular sprinter Borderlescott appear to have been just a touch premature after recent x-rays revealed the Wetherby-based gelding has not suffered a chipped pelvis and may recover in time to take his chance in Paris in the Prix de l’Abbaye, writes Elliot Slater. The eight-year-old …
Community Shield Betting ~ Man Utd v Chelsea
United will make an eighth Community Shield appearance since the turn of the millennium when the Reds run out against Chelsea at Wembley on Sunday in the season’s annual curtain-raiser. The fixture is a repeat of last year – a game that ended 2-2 after 90 minutes – and that one was a rematch from 2007 …
King George ~ A Race To Savour
In sport there is often plenty of hype ahead of major events, but it is most unlikely that Saturday’s Group1 King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Royal Ascot won’t live up to all Horse racing betting expectations, writes Elliot Slater. The first big clash of the season between the classic generation and older horses …
Steward Enquiries To Be Televised
The latest trial in the world of horseracing is the televisation of Stewards Enquiries. This is has been put forward at the suggestion of Racing for Change, a project led by Racing Enterprises Limited (REL) which aims to review the way racing is promoted in order to make it more focused and relevant to the …
Are Footballers Paid Too Much?
After the debacle that was England’s performance in the World Cup, there is a renewed bout of cynicism over the amount of money that our top sportsmen get paid. In the past it was widely reported and acknowledged that Premier League players dominated the player rich list – the Premier League was by far the …
The World Cup of Racing Results
The Racing Post held their World Cup of Racing whilst the footballing World Cup was going on, with the aim of establishing who were the top performers of the horseracing world within the past four years. While it was Italy who last won the last World Cup in 2006, and Spain this year, …