Horse Racing – Tom Harris

A Thousand Reasons Why: There’s Another Entry Into the 1,000/1 Winners Club

As you probably know, betting odds reflect the probability of something happening. So, if a horse is a 1/2 ‘dead cert’ then in actual fact it has a 66% chance …

Tom April 15, 2021

A Sign of the Times: How Rachael Blackmore Became the Ultimate Scourge of the Bookmakers in 2021

Of all the threats – real and perceived – to their profitability in 2021, few bookmakers would have predicted that the main danger to their balance sheet would have been …

Tom April 9, 2021

Will the Cheltenham Festival Go Ahead in 2021?

While casuals and Grand National fanatics might try to argue otherwise, the Cheltenham Festival is the jewel in the crown of British and Irish horse racing. It’s an important four …

Tom January 7, 2021

At the Races: Where Can You Watch Racing, What are the Rules for Spectators and Can You Have a Bet?

The end of the lockdown in England will come, as expected, on December 2, and for many people any hopes of ‘freedom’ of any kind have been dashed after being …

Tom November 27, 2020

The Bookies’ Jolly: Can You Bet On the Favourite Blindly and Make Long-Term Profit?

At the time of writing this article (July 30, 2020) we are in the midst of the Glorious Goodwood festival, one of the most beloved meetings in UK flat racing. …

Tom July 30, 2020

House Of Lords Demands Major Betting Advertising Crackdown – But Racing Could Be Exempt

In another regulatory blow for the betting industry, a new report commissioned by the House of Lords has identified a number of areas in which the current gambling laws in …

Tom July 2, 2020

Five Must-Back Horses to Put Your Money On at the Cheltenham Festival 2020

With Boris Johnson successfully getting Brexit over the line and Donald Trump, so far at least, not pressing the big red button under his desk at the White House that …

Tom February 6, 2020

The King George VI Chase: Everything You Need to Know About This Christmas Cracker

As Cliff Richard so kindly informed us in his festive hit ‘Mistletoe and Wine’, Christmas is a ‘time to rejoice in the good that we see’. Typically, world politics shuts …

Tom December 20, 2019

History Awaits for Enable in Landmark Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe

One of the many downsides to Brexit is that we don’t quite know the effect the EU divorce bill will have on the sport of horse racing; in the UK, …

Tom October 2, 2019

Volkan Star Set to Make Debut as £1 Million Horse – But Who is the Most Expensive in History?

Sometimes in life we just need a distraction or two from the real world. As Britain hurtles towards a potentially disastrous No Deal Brexit, amid the news that the UK’s …

Tom August 10, 2019

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