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Ebor-winning Marcus Reeder fails to pass ‘fit and proper person’ test

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Claims Five: Why you should care about the Am I Blue coup | Chris Cook

by admin on 03. Sep, 2010 in Events, Horse News, Horse Racing, Races, Racing News

An obscure race at Hereford this week showed up a lot of the problems with British horse racing Somebody made a killing from a handicap hurdle at Hereford on Wednesday. As you may well be aware, the race was won in impressive fashion by Am I Blue, who had been backed from 25-1 down to 5-1 before hosing up by 19 lengths. The filly opened at 25-1 because she seemed to have lost what ability she once had.

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Ebor victory is fine advertisement for Gordon Elliott’s skill

by 1 on 18. Aug, 2010 in Racing News

Irish trainer Gordon Elliott has become an overnight success and must surely be lured to Britain soon.

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Hayley Turner can play leading role in Shergar Cup

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Hayley Turner embraces limelight but dreams of a big-race winner

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Claims Five: When Harbinger met Sea The Stars | Chris Cook

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Eight years on, and the bookies and racing are as far apart as ever | Greg Wood

by 1 on 19. Jul, 2010 in Horse News, Horse Racing, Racing News

Bluster and self-righteous indignation are common currents in submissions to the Levy Board over how to finance the sport One of the most persuasive lines in the bookmaking industry’s submission to the Levy Board last week – which argued for a significant cut in the Levy returned from betting to racing – was the one that suggested the betting and racing industries should “develop a modern relationship as business partners and move away from an adversarial approach”, in order to “give them a shared interest in developing their businesses to their mutual benefit”. Read it out of context, and you might almost imagine that after nearly half a century of skirmishing, common sense had finally broken out.

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Behkabad proves the hero on Bastille day in Grand Prix de Paris

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Plenty at stake if BHA and bookies play bluff over fixture list cuts

by 1 on 05. Jul, 2010 in Horse Racing, Racing News

Is there more than one explanation for the report that 250 fixtures may be cut from Britain’s racing calendar? If a report in last week’s Racing Post proves accurate – and it seemed impeccably sourced – there could be nearly 17% less racing in Britain next year.

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Neo-Nazis did not crush spirit of Royal Ascot-winning owner Noel Martin

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