Olympic cycling champion Victoria Pendleton sat on a horse for the first time barely a year ago. Next week, she’ll be competing on British horse racing’s biggest stage. Amid concerns she is taking on too big a challenge, the 35-year-old Pendleton announced on Monday that she has been given a… Read More »
British cycling great Victoria Pendleton will race at this month’s Cheltenham Festival less than a year after becoming a jockey in a move that has split opinions in British racing circles. Pendleton, a dual Olympic champion who shared an arch rivalry with Australian track cycling great Anna Meares, will ride… Read More »
Victoria Pendleton’s Cheltenham Festival dreams have suffered a potential jolt with the dual Olympic gold medal winner unseated in a point-to-point race. Just days after winning her first race as a jockey at Wincanton, the former champion cyclist was riding the Alan Hill-trained Supreme Danehill when she lost a stirrup… Read More »
A bumper eleven race card has been assembled for Sha Tin on Sunday where the feature race is the Group lll Hong Kong-Macau Trophy (1800m). BONUS #1: $501 FREE BET BONUS at Sportsbet.com.au BONUS #2: $500 FREE BET BONUS at Ladbrokes.com.au BIG BONUS #3: Deposit $400 BET with $1000… Read More »
Retired champion jumps jockey John Francome stands by his belief Victoria Pendleton is an accident waiting to happen on a racecourse. Francome told the Guardian last month the dual Olympic champion cyclist “can’t ride” and wants “saving from herself” after she was unseated from Pacha Du Polder on her first… Read More »
Culture secretary John Whittingdale has announced a dramatic target to replace the current British betting Levy system by April next year. The racing industry has long called for government intervention against the current system, from which offshore online betting is exempt, costing the sport tens of millions of pounds. Chancellor… Read More »
Victoria Pendleton has completed her transformation from Olympic champion cyclist to National Hunt winner with her first victory as an amateur rider at Wincanton. The dual Olympic gold medal winner raced home on 5-4 favourite Pacha Du Polder on Wednesday just 12 days after being unseated by the same horse… Read More »
French star Flintshire has left Andre Fabre to be trained in America by Chad Brown. Owned by Khalid Abdullah, Flintshire has been runner-up in the past two editions of the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe. At his most recent start, the six-year-old was second in the Hong Kong Vase won… Read More »
A strong eight race card has been assembled for Happy Valley on Wednesday night, and while there are no feature races, the depth is once again very strong. BONUS #1: $501 FREE BET BONUS at Sportsbet.com.au BONUS #2: $500 FREE BET BONUS at Ladbrokes.com.au BIG BONUS #3: Deposit $400… Read More »
Richard Johnson has become just the third jockey to notch a double century of winners during a National Hunt season. Johnson, who is a runaway leader as he charges to his first British jumps title, completed the feat with victory at Warwick on Friday. He joins the now-retired Tony McCoy… Read More »
Sha Tin will host a strong ten race card on Sunday, where there are two Group l races, most notably the Hong Kong Gold Cup (2000m). BONUS #1: $501 FREE BET BONUS at Sportsbet.com.au BONUS #2: $500 FREE BET BONUS at Ladbrokes.com.au BIG BONUS #3: Deposit $400 BET with… Read More »
American superstar California Chrome has cruised to victory in a handicap at Meydan in preparation for a second shot at the Dubai World Cup. Widely expected to beat his inferior rivals on Thursday (Friday AEDT) despite giving away a lot of weight, California Chrome came out of stalls slowly and… Read More »
California Chrome, runner-up in the Dubai World Cup last year, makes his eagerly-awaited reappearance in a dirt race a Meydan. Unusually for a horse of his class he is running in a handicap, giving upwards of 10kg to his seven rivals in the dirt event on Thursday (Friday AEDT). The… Read More »
A strong card of racing has been assembled for Happy Valley on Wednesday night, where the feature race is the Happy Valley Trophy (1200m). BONUS #1: $501 FREE BET BONUS at Sportsbet.com.au BONUS #2: $500 FREE BET BONUS at Ladbrokes.com.au BIG BONUS #3: Deposit $400 BET with $1000 at… Read More »
Arctic Fire has been ruled out of the Champion Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival because of injury in a second blow for trainer Willie Mullins. Having chased home stable companion Faugheen last year and again in the Irish Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown last month, Arctic Fire looked a major contender… Read More »
Trainer Paul Nicholls has confirmed Grand National plans for Silviniaco Conti following his emphatic victory in the Ascot Chase. Nicholls said he wants the 10-year-old to have a crack at the world’s most famous steeplechase rather than bid to win the Betfred Bowl at Aintree in April for the third… Read More »
Victoria Pendleton could head to Wincanton for a race which could make or break her Cheltenham Festival aspirations. The dual Olympic cycling champion made an inauspicious start over regulation fences at Fakenham on Friday when she was unseated from Pacha Du Polder at the seventh fence. Pendleton, 35, still hopes… Read More »
Sha Tin will host a strong ten race card on Sunday, where the feature race is the Group l Hong Kong Classic Cup (1800m), one of the key lead up races towards the Hong Kong Derby. BONUS #1: $501 FREE BET BONUS at Sportsbet.com.au BONUS #2: $500 FREE BET… Read More »
Silviniaco Conti is now the second favourite for the Grand National after bouncing back to Grade One-winning form in the Ascot Chase. In a season which has so far been largely disappointing, the Paul Nicholls-trained gelding took his seventh, and most decisive victory, at the highest level in the fashion… Read More »
Willie Mullins’ Champion Hurdle claims have been rocked by injury to long-time favourite Faugheen. But the champion Irish trainer could have an able substitute with Annie Power now heading the market although she has another option at Cheltenham. The mare made a faultless return to action at Punchestown winning at… Read More »
