2012 Grand National Guide
The Grand National is one of the most famous horse races in the world, and ranks alongside the FA Cup Final, Wimbledon, and the Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race as one of the great traditions of the British sporting calendar. It is one of those rare events that has the power to capture the attention of even …
Fallon Sweet On Netscher Breeders’ Cup Bid
Keiren Fallon knows a thing or two about good horses so when he states that the Alan McCabe-trained Caspar Netscher is the best juvenile in Britain and is worth taking to the United States for the Breeders’ Cup in November, it is well worth listening to what he has to say, writes Elliot Slater. Fallon was …
F.A. Cup Semi-Final Man Utd v Man City
Manchester’s football fans of both persuasions are gearing up for their visit to Wembley. The highways and byways leading to Wembley will be a sea of red and blue as the rival teams fans descend on the capital for the eagerly awaited F.A. Cup semi-final Derby. Man. City fans have already faced some bad luck …
Billie Jean King – Tennis Legend
Billie Jean King (nee Moffitt) was born in 1943 in Long Beach, California. Father, Bill, worked for the Long Beach Fire Dept and Mom was a housewife. Kings brother, Randy Moffitt became a professional basketball player and played for some thirteen years in the major leagues. Billie Jean married Lawrence King in 1965, she began a …
Dancing On Ice Odds – Week 8
More than a few shocks in store in week 8, when Laura and Vanilla Ice had the least viewer votes and were in the skate off. Vanilla Ice lost out eventually and it was a shame to see him go as he was definitely improving. Johnson and Denise both looked a bit stunned to have …
Tour Runs Solid Cheltenham Trial
Although he eventually finished third, David Pipe must have been very pleased with the run of his smart handicapper Notus De La Tour in Friday’s rescheduled Totesport Trophy Handicap Hurdle at Newbury, his horse having given weight to both the winner Recession Proof and the runner-up Bothy in a race that looks as if it …
Gold Cup Line-up Taking Shape
Declarations have been made for the feature Totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup on March 18 with 34 high quality steeplechasers currently in the running to take home a share of the record £500,000 prize money, writes Elliot Slater. Reigning champion and current ante-post favourite Imperial Commander heads the list, the Nigel Twiston-Davies-trained gelding bidding to continue the …
Menorah Set For Champion Hurdle
Philip Hobbs has confirmed that his stable star Menorah will not run again before his bid to land the Champion Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival on March 15, writes Elliot Slater. The winner of last season’s Supreme Novices’ Hurdle at Cheltenham, Menorah went on to only narrowly fail to complete a Festival double when beaten a …
United Liverpool Odds
Make no mistake about it, a 3rd round FA Cup fixture is hardly a big priority for Manchester United at the moment. However, being drawn against Liverpool gives this fixture some added spice. Manchester United and Liverpool have fought out some epic battles in the cup over the last 30 years and both sides will …
Over Betting
You are sat around the kitchen table digesting your Christmas turkey when someone suggests that you have a game of cards. One of the family members has never played it before so you need to give them a quick lesson and write the hand rankings on a piece of paper for them. In the first …