Recently added articles from The Racing Post (London, England):
WATER TORTURE; Worcester abandoned following first race as track runs dry treating stricken horse: Supply tanks left empty after more than 600 gallons are used to revive collapsed runner: Meeting officially called off because of horse welfare as temperatures at course reach 36.6C: Trainers vent their anger as track runs out of water.(Sports)
Jul 02, 2009 ... Byline: Neil Morrice WORCESTER, a racecourse blighted by too much water in recent years, was yesterday abandoned after just one race due to a lack of it - in an incident that did little to promote racing's image. The official line was that the meeting was called off in the ...
PYMAN IN FORM [...].(Sports)
Jul 02, 2009 ... pounds 1.60 PYMAN IN FORM After recent gems such as 20-1 Art ...
MILKSHAKING [...].(Sports)
Jul 02, 2009 ... MILKSHAKING A major threat to racing's ...
TODAY.(Sports)
Jul 02, 2009 ... CARDS Haydock 2.10 54 Flat 6 races pounds 51k TURFTV RUK Perth 2.20 26 Jumps 7 races pounds 44k SIS ATR Yarmouth 2.30 37 Flat 7 races pounds 29k SIS ATR Epsom 6.20 67 Flat 6 races pounds 49k TURFTV RUK Newbury 6.30 72 Flat 6 races pounds 46k ...
Equine welfare was the key priority, says BHA.(Sports)
Jul 02, 2009 ... Byline: Graham Green THE BHA has requested reports from the Worcester executive and stewards, but it appeared last night the racecourse is unlikely to be reprimanded, with the regulator intent on highlighting that equine welfare was key. Professor Tim Morris, BHA ...
Tumbling dominoes that brought meeting to an ignominious conclusion; Steve Dennis is left thirsty for jump racing as the taps run dry at sorry Worcester.(Sports)
Jul 02, 2009 ... Byline: Steve Dennis THERE never seems to be the right amount of water at Worcester. A couple of years ago there was too much; yesterday there wasn't enough. Yesterday was very hot. It was a clammy, sticky, airless day, conditions to bring out a sweat even on the ...
Father Time a St Leger possible if he pleases in Great Voltigeur.(Sports)
Jul 02, 2009 ... Byline: Lee Mottershead RUNAWAY Royal Ascot winner Father Time could attempt to give Henry Cecil a 25th British Classic victory in the St Leger if he pleases connections when making his next appearance in the Great Voltigeur Stakes. Connections of the King Edward VII ...
Ghanaati to bypass 'easy option' for Sussex.(Sports)
Jul 02, 2009 ... Byline: Tony Elves GHANAATI, brilliant winner of the 1,000 Guineas and Coronation Stakes, is to sidestep next week's Falmouth Stakes in order to take on the colts and her elders in the BGC Sussex Stakes, writes Tony Elves. Connections will aim the three-year-old at ...
Borderlescott on Stewards' standby again.(Sports)
Jul 02, 2009 ... Byline: Andrew Scutts BORDERLESCOTT could bid for a second win in the pounds 100,000 Stewards' Cup at Goodwood on August 1, despite having secured a Group 1 victory since his last triumph in the Goodwood handicap in 2006, writes Andrew Scutts. The popular Robin ...
Money continues to progress at home.(Sports)
Jul 02, 2009 ... Byline: Tony Elves MONEYCANTBUYMELOVE gave her owners an unforgettable Royal Ascot when landing the Listed Sandringham Stakes, and with trainer Michael Bell contemplating a crack at Wednesday's Group 1 Falmouth Stakes, it was time to limber up on the Peat Moss gallop on ...
First British ride for Aussie female star Payne.(Sports)
Jul 02, 2009 ... HER name may be unfamiliar in Britain but antipodeans are well aware of Michelle Payne, who has her first ride in Britain on Superior Duchess for Jane Chapple-Hyam in the 1stsecurity solutions.co.uk Claiming Stakes at Doncaster tomorrow, writes Tony Elves. The 23-year-old is on ...
Walsh back tonight; IN BRIEF.(Sports)
Jul 02, 2009 ... RUBY WALSH is back in action at Bellewstown tonight, for the first time since fracturing his left ankle in a ...
Habaayib for Hinton; IN BRIEF.(Sports)
Jul 02, 2009 ... HABAAYIB looks set to run in the Group 2 Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Cherry Hinton Stakes at Newmarket on Wednesday, following her victory in Royal ...
Ffos gets Leighs date; IN BRIEF.(Sports)
Jul 02, 2009 ... FFOS LAS, Britain's newest racecourse, has picked up an extra fixture from Great Leighs, the second newest. Ffos Las officials emerged successful for the most contested fixture slot among nine scheduled for Great Leighs has 27 fixtures remaining in this year's ...
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HORSE PLAY; Just for the fun of it.(Sports)
Jul 02, 2009 ... Googling a runner Edward Whymper 2.30 Yarmouth Edward Whymper was a British illustrator, climber and explorer, best known for making the first ascent of the Matterhorn in 1865. On the descent, four members of the party were killed when the rope tying them to the other climbers snapped as ...
Stacelita capable of Arc win - Lemaire.(Sports)
Jul 02, 2009 ... Byline: Lee Mottershead ;Isabel Mathew CHRISTOPHE LEMAIRE yesterday issued a confident prediction that France's latest pin-up filly Stacelita can emulate Zarkava, by describing the runaway French Oaks winner as "capable of winning" the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. ...
Stoute in late decision on a pacemaker for Eclipse.(Sports)
Jul 02, 2009 ... Byline: Tony Elves SIR MICHAEL STOUTE will make a last-minute decision over the participation of a pacemaker for leading Coral-Eclipse Stakes fancy Conduit, who yesterday impressed when completing his preparation for the season's first big clash of the generations. ...
Who would you fancy in a rematch between Fame And Glory and Sea The Stars? QUESTION OF THE DAY.(Sports)
Jul 02, 2009 ... Two equations spring to mind: 1. Sea The Stars + 10f + good ground = unbeatable (Three words for you Mr Oxx - Breeders' Cup Classic); 2. Fame And Glory + 12f + good ground + Irish Derby tactics = Revenge (excuse me while I get a bit of 6-1 for the Arc). LD1973 Sea The Stars without a ...
MILKSHAKES: A ONE-OFF OR A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO THE INTEGRITY OF THE SPORT?(Sports)
Jul 02, 2009 ... LAST month marked a watershed in British racing when the BHA prosecuted its first doping case involving the practice of 'milkshaking'. Matt Gingell, a trainer from Norfolk who had recently relinquished his licence, was found guilty of administering a sodium bicarbonate ...