The Tripartite are delighted to announce that they are sponsoring a new cup, which henceforth will be run as The Eclipse Cup. The creation of this cup exemplifies the sponsors commitment to the game, while providing lucrative opportunities for stables to win more cups. The race will only be the second…
Photo: Courtesy Mill Ridge Farm Begum at Mill Ridge Farm So much of the Thoroughbred industry is built upon hard decisions that demand resolution. It can be a split second choice of whether a jockey shoots through an opening or swings their mount outside, or the diligent matter of analyzing pedigrees…
President Trump has been signed up for an intensive fitness programme at a well known horse racing yard in Cape Town. Jonathan Snaith, speaking on behalf of the champion training establishment, Snaith Racing, confirmed that President Trump has proved something of a handful since his arrival. “He clearly has a high…
I’m galloping my thoroughbred through the Maryland hills. It’s late spring, so the shadows are getting shorter, finally surrendering to the advancing light. I’m out of the saddle, standing in my stirrups, letting my horse roll beneath me. I gradually reach my arms forward to lengthen the reins, to…
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You wouldn’t be dead for a winner at $67. Doesn’t sound right. You wouldn’t be dead for quids is the expression, but that’s another one gone the way of all good men. The new bookie board odds have wrecked the vernacular, or what was left of it. It’s evens and…