The Racing Post (London, England) back issues from August 2008:
'I've other fish to fry' says Bennett after TV expose.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Rodney Masters THE businessman seen kicking a BBC Panorama reporter in Wednesday's investigation into corruption in racing yesterday denied making pounds 250,000 by laying horses in 43 races under investigation. In the programme entitled 'Racing's Dirty ...
Cumani's dismay is justified - it's the high road that leads to profit; TOTESPORT MILE.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Lee Mottershead on the draw (dis)advantage in the feature handicap IT WAS the sad duty of this writer to impart a piece of devastating news to Luca Cumani early on Wednesday morning. With regret, it was passed on to the usually unflappable trainer that Military Cross had ...
'Masaalek is drawn very well - hopefully it will be his day' TOTESPORT MILE The contenders.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Key stat There has not been a three-year-old winner in the past ten years, but from an average of three runners per year, there have been five seconds, a third and two fourths Luca Cumani, trainer of Military Cross "He likes fast ground, so I'm hoping it stays good to ...
Track watered; TOTESPORT MILE.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2008 ... GROUND conditions were reported to be riding slightly easier on a drizzly afternoon at Goodwood but the going remained officially good to firm last night and further watering was scheduled ahead of today's card. Clerk of the course Seamus Buckley ...
Alan Munro; TOTESPORT MILE.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Report, pages 2 0-21 CAPTION(S): Alan Munro ...
'Galactic will love it fast and I fancy him' GLORIOUS GOODWOOD TODAY.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2008 ... 2.15 Goodwood Coutts Glorious Stakes (G3) 1m4f Live on C4/RUK Card page 62 Key stat 4yos have won every running since 2001, apart from in 2005, when none of that age ran What they say Brian Ellison, trainer of Carte Diamond ...
Cox expecting big run from Pearly; GLORIOUS GOODWOOD TODAY.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2008 ... 2.50 Goodwood Rolf Group Stewards' Sprint Hcap 6f Live on C4/RUK Card page 62 Key stat Despite the usual large field, only one winner has gone off at a double-figure price (and that was 10-1) in the last ten years, while four favourites have obliged ...
Borderlescott odds cut after draw; GLORIOUS GOODWOOD TODAY.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: David Carr BORDERLESCOTT took over from Knot In Wood as joint-favourite with the sponsors for the Bluesquare.com Stewards' Cup after the draw for the pounds 100,000 sprint was made yesterday, writes David Carr. The 2006 winner, beaten only a short head by ...
Moore: Gallery 'is a seriously good horse' GLORIOUS GOODWOOD TODAY.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2008 ... 4.05 Goodwood Sir Tristram Ricketts Memorial Richmond Stakes (G2) 6f Live on C4/RUK Card page 64 Key stat The last nine winners have come from stalls five, six or seven What they say Jamie Osborne, trainer of Blown It "We ...
Lynch legal team reinforce jockey's innocence; PANORAMA: THE FALLOUT.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Turia Tellwright FERGAL LYNCH'S legal team yesterday issued a forceful reiteration of the jockey's innocence after his relationship with former owner Miles Rodgers formed a key part of the Panorama programme aired on Wednesday. Lynch and Rodgers were among ...
A lot of it was old hat - there was nothing new' PANORAMA: THE FALLOUT We asked racegoers at Goodwood and office workers in London whether Wednesday night's Panorama programme had affected their perception of horseracing. This is what they said:.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Reporting: Lee Mottershead and Nick Wilby Goodwood "It didn't really affect my views of racing. We all know that there are wrong 'uns, but I think the public's memory is short, so I don't think that racing will be affected." Katherine Young, ...
Strong sense this was a history programme about racing's murky past; PANORAMA: THE FALLOUT COMMENT.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: David Ashforth WATCHING Panorama's latest investigation of 'Racing's Dirty Secrets' will have been a much less uncomfortable experience for the British Horseracing Authority than it was for the Jockey Club when Panorama previously cast its critical gaze on the sport, ...
BHA steps up efforts to obtain police probes from BBC; PANORAMA: THE FALLOUT.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Jon Lees and Turia Tellwright THE BHA has approached the BBC to obtain the covert recordings made by police officers during their investigation of Miles Rodgers after it emerged the evidence was not contained in the case files received from the Crown Prosecution ...
Yeats joins millionaires' club with 'armchair ride' GLORIOUS GOODWOOD YESTERDAY.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Jon Lees reports AIDAN O'BRIEN produces more millionaires than the National Lottery but none of his team deserved their place in the Ballydoyle rich list more than Yeats. Classic winners can make their fortune in the space of a single season, but yesterday ...
Sergeant Cecil team call time on brilliant career; GLORIOUS GOODWOOD YESTERDAY.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: David Baxter SERGEANT CECIL, one of the most popular horses in recent years, has been retired after he finished last of the eight runners in the Goodwood Cup yesterday, writes David Baxter. The decision to retire him was taken by both trainer Rod Millman and ...
Yeats stands alone as great stayer provides timely antidote to less savoury headlines; GLORIOUS GOODWOOD YESTERDAY.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Alastair Down on the star stayer whose brilliance helped to lighten racing's mood MUCH of the pleasure in Yeats's staying masterclass yesterday lay in watching Johnny Murtagh having the time to enjoy himself. He was a picture of unconcern as Tungsten Strike ...
Hannon has the angles covered with Sohcahtoa.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: GRAHAM CUNNINGHAM HOW ironic that Panorama's latest foray into the darker corners of the racing jungle coincided with the 40th anniversary of Dad's Army arriving on British television. The image of well-meaning old buffers striving to fend off sinister ...
BEST LONGSHOT; A forecast outsider who could be primed to outrun their likely odds.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Ed Quigley DHAULAR DHAR could spring a surprise in the Totesport Mile at Goodwood (3.30) writes Ed Quigley. The six-year-old has been in good form this term and put up a great performance to finish second to Laa Rayb at Ascot on Saturday, when the son of ...
High draw can set up Fifteen Love for victory; PRICEWISE.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Tom Segal THESE days the draw is as much of a hindrance as it is a help in the winner finding process but one race that the jockeys haven't been able to doctor by always racing down the middle is the Totesport Mile where over the years a high draw has been essential. ...
Forthright prep sets him up well for repeat success; Ireland PRICEWISE.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Tony O'Hehir FORTHRIGHT, winner of the race a year ago, has good prospects of achieving successive wins in the 1m4f Guinness Premier Handicap, the richest prize on the card at Galway tonight. The Mark Loughnane-trained seven-year-old ran twice at the 2007 ...
Huzzah a buy with track form in bag and high draw a plus; TRADING POST SPREAD BETTING.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Huzzah 3.30 Goodwood Buy at 5 on index (IG) Historically this has been a good race for horses from high draws as the last eight winners were berthed 16 or higher, so he looks well drawn in stall 16 Posted back-to-back victories on his first two ...
Blue Sky Basin; TRADING POST.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Report, page 20 CAPTION(S): Blue Sky Basin ...
Likely strong pace should suit talented Fahey ace.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Matt Williams Galactic Star 2.15 Goodwood Back Usually held up in his races, but the slow early gallop in a Group 2 at Chantilly did for him last time, as he was forced to set a steady gallop and had no answer when the chasing pack ...
TRADING REPORT.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Matt Williams Masta Plasta one to follow ENTICING improved her Goodwood record by winning the Group 3 King George Stakes under Johnny Murtagh yesterday, and it was slightly surprising to see she traded at a high of 42 on Betfair at one stage. ...
THE STATS THAT MATTER.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Matt Williams Ed McMahon has done particularly well with horses in 3yo handicaps at Haydock this term, scoring with three of his ten runners runners (30%, pounds 20.05 profit to a pounds 1 level stake). Supermassive Muse (7.50) bids to improve the strike-rate at the ...
BANKERS OR BLOWOUTS?(Sports)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Matt Williams Ragdollianna 7.10 Bath SP forecast 5-2 Ran away with a bumper at Southwell in June and two subsequent runs on the Flat, including a good Listed race at Newmarket last time, make her the form pick and the one to beat ...
Halfway To Heaven appeals most; Weekend preview.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Matt Williams QUALITY is guaranteed throughout the five days of Glorious Goodwood, and whereas Galway tails off a bit after Thursday, highlights like the Stewards' Cup and Nassau Stakes ensure racegoers' interest for the final day of the meeting at the West Sussex ...
Cape Hawk to fly home with turning mile ideal; Big-race analysis.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: GERALD DELAMERE Totesport Mile Handicap 3.30 Goodwood Illustrious Blue is a course specialist who won a 0-90 handicap at the 2006 meeting. He was below-par on Tuesday, but did win at the track after just a two day break in 2006. ...
Fine opportunity for Masaalek; TIPS BOX.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Newmarket David Milnes Bonne (5.00 Thirsk, nap) Up 9lb for a convincing defeat of Cape Rock at Nottingham a fortnight ago, Michael Bell's filly has the assistance of a decent claimer this afternoon. Sixties Icon (2.15 Goodwood) Has a 100 per ...
Dubai's Touch stands out as likely type on profile; BIG-RACE TRENDS.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Craig Thake Totesport Mile 3.30 Goodwood Key trends Started no bigger than 14-1 and from first seven in betting, 10/10 Top-six finish last time out, 10/10 Officially rated at least 87, 10/10 (four were over 100) ...
Williams non-trier inquiry delayed.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2008 ... THE inquiry into the running and riding of Zamboozle at Worcester last month will now be heard on August 13. Trainer Evan Williams and jockey Christian Williams were due to meet with the BHA disciplinary panel yesterday, but not all the legal representatives were available. The ...
McCririck apology over Godolphin.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2008 ... CHANNEL 4 presenter John McCririck was forced to admit his mistake on air yesterday after incorrectly claiming that Godolphin were poised to take some horses away from Saeed Bin Suroor and send them to two other trainers. "I was told that 18 of his ...
Apprentice Jones 'stable' after pile-up at Kempton.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Rodney Masters APPRENTICE Jamie Jones was reported last night to be in a "stable" condition under sedation in hospital following a fall at Kempton on Wednesday night that also hospitalised fellow rider Mark Coumbe and resulted in the death of two horses. ...
Former Aston Villa chief to lead Racing UK.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Howard Wright RACING UK has turned to football to recruit its new chief executive, Richard FitzGerald, who held the same position with Aston Villa until February this year and has since worked for the owners of Manchester City, writes Howard Wright. Chartered ...
CHATROOM; The best of your emails and texts.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Thanks for memories Thank you Sergeant Cecil for some fantastic memories and here's to a long and happy retirement. ...
Murtagh's genius given top accolade; GLORIOUS GOODWOOD YESTERDAY.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: David Carr reports THEY say actions speak louder than words, but the words can still be very important if they come from the right source. Johnny Murtagh has been getting it done on the track of late, quickly becoming a vital cog in the Ballydoyle set-up and ...
Munro initiates a double on Gravitation and makes a point too; GLORIOUS GOODWOOD YESTERDAY.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Lee Mottershead. JOCKEYS tend not to raise two fingers to owners, but in completing a lucrative Glorious Goodwood double, Alan Munro yesterday executed an impressive, if metaphorical, raising of the digits, writes Lee Mottershead. Having been effectively told ...
Bissett victory marks a change in fortune for Arbuthnot; GLORIOUS GOODWOOD YESTERDAY STRATFORD.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: by Andrew King DAVID ARBUTHNOT is hopeful that the victory of Johnny Bissett in the maiden hurdle is a sign that his yard have turned the corner following a barren spell stretching back over five weeks. The Compton trainer explained: "We have hardly had any ...
Bateman aggrieved; GLORIOUS GOODWOOD YESTERDAY.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Andrew King TRAINER Aaron Bateman was unhappy about being called in again by the stewards over the running and riding of Millards Lad, after the Colin Bolger ridden nine-year-old had finished third, beaten 16 lengths, behind Winter Star at Stratford, writes Andrew King. ...
Murtagh goes clear; GLORIOUS GOODWOOD YESTERDAY.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2008 ... JOHNNY MURTAGH yesterday extended his lead in the Racing Post-sponsored leading jockey award at Goodwood with a double. Murtagh now lies two ahead of nearest rival Ryan Moore who, after a treble on the opening day, was out of luck again yesterday. Stan James cut ...
Cape Royal victory puts Bradley back in business; GLORIOUS GOODWOOD YESTERDAY NOTTINGHAM.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: by Will O'Hanlon CAPE ROYAL offered trainer Milton Bradley hope that his stable has turned the corner after making all under Pat Cosgrave - who was completing his halfcentury of wins for the season - in the 5f handicap. Midsummer usually sees Bradley sprinters ...
Losing my pants is an interesting alternative to losing my shirt; GLORIOUS GOODWOOD YESTERDAY THE LONGEST WEEK.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Peter Thomas exchanges Galway for Goodwood, enduring rejection and humiliation in the process, to rediscover a more familiar way to give money to bookmakers SAYING goodbye is never easy, but in the case of Galway, it proved very difficult indeed. Five minutes ...
Forthright bids for follow-up after missing out on hurdle tilt; GALWAY FESTIVAL.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Tony O'Hehir 6.50 Galway Guinness Premier Handicap 1m4f Live on RTE2/ATR Card page 32 Key stat Five of the last ten winners have been drawn in stalls one or two Forthright, a short-head winner a year ago, will attempt to ...
Horse Racing: Townend shows star quality on Indian Pace; GALWAY FESTIVAL.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Tony O'Hehir reports A YEAR ago at the Galway festival he rode the first winner of his career when landing a 7f handicap on Emma Blake. On Wednesday he had his first ride over fences on Irish Nation, who was pulled up in the Galway Plate, and yesterday 17-year-old Paul ...
Horse Racing: Miranda's Girl gives Cleary family memorable double; GALWAY FESTIVAL.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Justin O'Hanlon A GALWAY festival to remember for the Cleary family continued when Miranda's Girl scored for the second time in three days, writes Justin O'Hanlon. She stepped up successfully in grade under a penalty, as Rory Cleary sent her in pursuit of ...
O'Rourke new head of National Stud; BLOODSTOCK WORLD.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Nancy Sexton BRIAN O'ROURKE, who has spent the past 12 years working for several leading establishments in Kentucky, has been appointed managing director of the National Stud with effect from October 1. O'Rourke, 39, replaces David Somers, who is leaving ...
Record number of yearlings catalogued at Keeneland.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Amy Bennett WITH five weeks still to go before the first lot steps into the ring at Keeneland's September yearling sale, the company has already achieved a new high, with a record 5,555 yearlings catalogued over the 15-day marathon auction, beginning on Monday, ...
Brother Derek retiring to Kentucky stud.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Amy Bennett BROTHER DEREK, a Grade 1 winner at two and three, has been retired and will take up stud duties at Brereton C Jones's Airdrie Stud in Kentucky next year. The five-year-old son of California stallion Benchmark missed more than a year of training ...
Leading sire Law Society, 26, retired from duties.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Rachel Pagones, Amy Bennett and Nancy Sexton PROMINENT German sire Law Society has been retired from stud duty at the age of 26. The son of Alleged will remain in retirement at Gestt Isarland, where he has stood for the past 16 years, writes Nancy Sexton. ...
Lots more at Doncaster.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Rachel Pagones, Amy Bennett and Nancy Sexton DONCASTER has catalogued 13 supplementary entries for its August sale, which starts on Tuesday. Among them are five recent bumper winners - Another Moment, Barnhill Brownie, Choctaw Nation, Clova Island and Sir ...
Hills call for 'sensible' fixture list discussions.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Howard Wright WILLIAM HILL chief executive Ralph Topping yesterday took a swipe at the British racing authorities for cutting out betting-friendly fixtures at a time when the sport's share of the market is still on the slide. The 2009 fixture list, ...
Arena report decline in business - particularly at flagship tracks.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2008 ... RACECOURSE group Arena Leisure is feeling the pinch from the economic downturn after being "hit harder and earlier" than some other sectors, according to new finance director Tony Harris yesterday, writes Howard Wright. Speaking on publication of the group's half-year results, ...
King of California Lava Man is retired.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Dan Farley LAVA MAN, the former claimer who reinvented himself as the king of California racing, has been retired. Claimed for EUR50,000 at Del Mar in 2004, the seven-year-old went on to earn EUR5,268,706, the third-highest figure ever among ...
BETTING WINDOW TODAY'S NAP.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2008 ... US Dan Farley Touch My Soul Race 6 Monmouth Pk Ex-European filly just missed out ...
Pat on the back for Panorama after fair portrayal.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Howard Wright PANORAMA spamorama? No, not really, and thankfully so, because Wednesday's special was far removed from an instantly deletable catalogue of unsustainable, lopsided, muck-raking instances, about which several people within the sport, working from ...
Run this up the flagpole.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Howard Wright TODAY is officially Yorkshire Day, and after this week's registration of the county flag by the UK Flag Institute - yes, there is such a body - anyone who wishes to fly the white rose ...
Fly keeping a close eye.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Howard Wright THE Fly on the Wall is heading for Chester racecourse today, for the second day of showjumping featuring the sport's answer to Twenty20 cricket, where music heralds the arrival of riders wearing skin-tight polo shirts with their names emblazoned on the ...
100-30 Ruffian ready to KO rivals at Wimbledon.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Peter Meldrum Pricewise THE Stan James Puppy Derby continues with three semi-finals overWimbledon's 460m tonight, where all eyes will be glued on Droopys Quinta. Trained by Seamus Cahill, this young bitch could scarcely have been more impressive than when ...
SOS campaign in the spotlight.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2008 ... COVERAGE of the 'Save Our Stow' campaign, culminating in last night's well-attended protest at the stadium, put the plight of closure-threatened Walthamstow in the media spotlight yesterday. Film crews from the BBC, ITV, Sky and Setanta were at the Chingford Road track yesterday ...
Honcho sees red in Derby draw.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Michael Fortune A TOTAL of 162 names went into yesterday's draw for the Paddypower.com Irish Derby at Shelbourne and the ante-post favourite Killahan Phanter received a plum first-round draw for the heats which take place on Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday, writes ...
3-1 City can raise capital.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Jonathan Kay Open Check SEAMIS GAMBLER will have to do things the hard way, but Paul Young's in-form dog is very much the one to beat in the pounds 750 final of the Coral TV Marathon over 750m at Romford tonight (9.20, live in Coral betting shops). The race ...
Dog Racing: Draw points to Delight in Cup clash with Ryan; Irish View.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Michael Fortune WHILE the Paddy power Irish Derby is dominating all the headlines in Ireland this week with the Classic due to commence next Wednesday, there is plenty of top-class action at tracks all over the country. It is a particularly exciting period for ...
Majestic a must in Oaks, again; Irish View.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Michael Fortune ORAN MAJESTIC is certainly making a bold bid to capture the Bitch of the Year award and could make a very strong case if she gains her anticipated success in the Hondo Black Southern Oaks final at Youghal tonight. The daughter of Daves Mentor ...
Carvalho kicks rivals into touch at Hove; RATINGS.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Peter Meldrum DROOPYS CARVALHO rounded off a fantastic month for trainer John Mullins when making all to land the pounds 10,000 Coral Sussex Cup final at Hove on Tuesday. Mullins landed the Posh Veterans Derby last week with Blonde Joey and was also ...
Osprey produces goods for Savva; RATINGS.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Peter Meldrum ONE of the most valuable races in the Calendar, the Two-Year-Old Produce Stakes, run over Swindon's 480m, further boosted the pension funds of Messrs Savva and Morton. Savva, the flag-bearer of British breeding, not only trained winner Westmead ...