If you have only a passing interest in horse racing, the chances are that when the Grand National comes around – and you are tempted to have a flutter – …
A huge chunk of the money borrowed from the government will be used by British racing to ensure the integrity of the sport is maintained. Racing copped £21.5 million as …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …
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 …