Sunday, 23 January 2011
Scoop6 pot could swell to £400,000 on Saturday
Saturday, 22 January 2011
Super Saturday For Highflying Henderson
As things transpired, had the filly gone on to win the race she would have been the first of an amazing six winners on the card for her popular handler. As it was, he had to settle for just five, including sending out the first two in the William Hill King George VI Chase with the tremendous Long Run (9/2) and the tough as teak Riverside Theatre. Henderson’s 357/1 five-timer stole the show on a day when many had expected his arch-rival Paul Nicholls to bask in the limelight once again with Kauto Star. But it wasn’t to be for Nicholls, who left the Sunbury track empty-handed.
French import Nadiya De La Vega (4/7f) made a winning start to her career with Henderson, landing the novices’ chase in some style, earning quotes of as short as 16/1 for the Arkle Trophy. In the next race Henderson’s 15/8f Chablais impressed most observers with an authoritative display in the novices’ hurdle after which he received quotes of around 12/1 for the Neptune Novices’ Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival. Skint failed to justify favouritism in the handicap hurdle finishing second, but normal service was resumed in the next when Polyfast (9/2) returned from a long absence to carry top weight to victory in the handicap chase, to complete a hat-trick for Barry Geraghty. Those who had placed horse racing bets on Henderson’s charges would have been very pleased by events.
Tony McCoy was aboard Henderson’s Binocular (13/8f) a brilliant winner of the Grade 1 Christmas Hurdle and now a strong favourite to retain his title in the Champion Hurdle, before Sam Waley-Cohen gave Long Run a superb ride to lad the ‘King George’ from stable companion Riverside Theatre. The party at Seven Barrows on Saturday night must have been something special and Henderson could be forgiven for not surfacing too early on Sunday morning after a truly memorable performance the day before.
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Saturday, 18 December 2010
Lingfield's Saturday card hinges on early inspection
By Paul Eacott 12:27PM 17 DEC 2010 LINGFIELD'S all-weather meeting on Saturday is subject to an inspection at 6.30am with temperatures expected to fall to -5C overnight and snow forecast. RELATED LINKS Lingfield Saturdaycard Clerk of the course Neil Mackenzie Ross said on Friday: "The forecast has been changing over the past 24 hours. Our original thinking was that it would snow mid-afternoon on Saturday, but that has changed and I have called a precautionary inspection for 6.30am.
"At the moment it looks like snow will fall from 3am onwards. It is still freezing as it stands now and temperatures overnight look very cold. The forecast is for -5C and judging from what we experienced a couple of weeks ago it could be much lower than that."With Lingfield being forced to abandon a meeting on raceday in the last cold snap when snow settled on the track, Mackenzie Ross said the Polytrack will be prepared in a different way in order to give the meeting the best possible chance of going ahead."What we plan to do is keep the track moving overnight and in view of the freezing temperatures and snow we will work ita bit deeper tomorrow," he said. "It is uncharted territory but this gives us the best chance of racing."Find out what the prospects are for forthcoming fixtures in Britain and Ireland with our at-a-glance table FacebookDeliciousDiggStumbleUpon Tags: LINGFIELD (A.W) Comments Log in to post comment Show all comments Comments Help RELATED STORIES Haydock calls 8am check for Saturday card 8:33am 17 Dec 2010 All-weather fare for Scoop6 punters 1:20pm 17 Dec 2010 Snowy Hereford calls Sunday check for Tuesday 12:59pm 17 Dec 2010 Musselburgh 'needs miracle' to race on Wednesday 2:12pm 17 Dec 2010 TOP STORIES Arctic Ascot abandons Saturday fixture 3:52pm 17 Dec 2010 Odds tumble on McCoy landing BBC award 1:15pm 17 Dec 2010 Dunguib 'on track' to return in the new year 10:18am 17 Dec 2010 All-weather fare for Scoop6 punters 1:20pm 17 Dec 2010 Lingfield's Saturday card hinges on early inspection 12:27pm 17 Dec 2010 Frozen Newcastle abandons Saturday meeting 12:13pm 17 Dec 2010 Haydock calls 8am check for Saturday card 8:33am 17 Dec 2010 Mikael and Osana fine after Fairyhouse falls 4:44pm 16 Dec 2010 Rowland Meyrick target for exciting King Fontaine 2:43pm 16 Dec 2010 Gold Cup hits milestone after prize-money boost 11:43am 16 Dec 2010 Show All Current Stories LATEST STORIES Arctic Ascot abandons Saturday fixture 3:52pm 17 Dec 2010 Taunton to hold midday inspection on Saturday 3:08pm 17 Dec 2010 Prospects 'only fair' for Monday at Ffos Las 2:30pm 17 Dec 2010 UAE: Emmrooz seals double for William Buick 2:15pm 17 Dec 2010 Musselburgh 'needs miracle' to race on Wednesday 2:12pm 17 Dec 2010 SOUTH AFRICA: English-born Bass targets Grade 1 set 1:42pm 17 Dec 2010 All-weather fare for Scoop6 punters 1:20pm 17 Dec 2010 Odds tumble on McCoy landing BBC award 1:15pm 17 Dec 2010 Snowy Hereford calls Sunday check for Tuesday 12:59pm 17 Dec 2010 Sunday inspection for Ludlow's Wednesday meeting 12:47pm 17 Dec 2010 Show All Current Stories REPORTS EXETER: Promising Wymott wins second chase 3:27pm 16 Dec 2010 EXETER: Jacob charms odds-on backers 1:57pm 16 Dec 2010 KEMPTON: Spirit Of Sharjah takes Sunbury Stakes 5:59pm 15 Dec 2010 FAIRYHOUSE: Hurricane Fly blows out Solwhit 12:58pm 15 Dec 2010 FAIRYHOUSE: Zaidpour coasts home in Royal Bond 12:14pm 15 Dec 2010 FAIRYHOUSE: Golden seals treble for Mullins and Townend 3:05pm 15 Dec 2010 FAIRYHOUSE: Jessies Dream profits from Mikael fall 2:38pm 15 Dec 2010 FAIRYHOUSE: Tranquil Sea convinces with Grade 1 win 2:01pm 15 Dec 2010 PLUMPTON: Medermit and Thornton back to winning ways 1:40pm 13 Dec 2010 CHELTENHAM: Master Minded too good for Tingle rivals 2:02pm 11 Dec 2010 Show All Current Stories WEATHER WATCH Arctic Ascot abandons Saturday fixture 3:52pm 17 Dec 2010 Lingfield's Saturday card hinges on early inspection 12:27pm 17 Dec 2010 Frozen Newcastle abandons Saturday meeting 12:13pm 17 Dec 2010 Haydock calls 8am check for Saturday card 8:33am 17 Dec 2010 Taunton to hold midday inspection on Saturday 3:08pm 17 Dec 2010 Prospects 'only fair' for Monday at Ffos Las 2:30pm 17 Dec 2010 Musselburgh 'needs miracle' to race on Wednesday 2:12pm 17 Dec 2010 Snowy Hereford calls Sunday check for Tuesday 12:59pm 17 Dec 2010 Sunday inspection for Ludlow's Wednesday meeting 12:47pm 17 Dec 2010 Carlisle abandons Sunday meeting due to frozen track 12:36pm 17 Dec 2010 Show All Current Stories INTERNATIONAL UAE: Emmrooz seals double for William Buick 2:15pm 17 Dec 2010 SOUTH AFRICA: English-born Bass targets Grade 1 set 1:42pm 17 Dec 2010 USA: Triple Crown pointers on offer at Hollywood 11:24am 17 Dec 2010 UAE: Buick and Alo Pura break Meydan track record 6:35pm 16 Dec 2010 USA: New Jersey set to authorise betting exchanges 12:31pm 16 Dec 2010 USA: Scott Lake trains 5,000th winner 9:12am 16 Dec 2010 USA: Analysis shows lower fatality rate on synthetics 4:52pm 15 Dec 2010 NEW ZEALAND: Recession bites in prize-money cuts 3:03pm 15 Dec 2010 JAPAN: Big Romance in love with Kawasaki 1:51pm 15 Dec 2010 FRANCE: Prize-money boosted for 2011 5:24pm 14 Dec 2010 Show All Current Stories RACING BUSINESS Racing needs a 'Mandela moment' - levy chairman 6:10pm 14 Dec 2010 Phumelela Tote bid thought to stress all-round expertise 3:58pm 14 Dec 2010 Tote's buyer will have to strike deals with courses 11:30am 13 Dec 2010 Government scraps horse tax plans to owners' relief 11:26am 13 Dec 2010 Students produce range of ideas for themed racedays 11:32am 12 Dec 2010 New plan to retain racing link to the Tote 6:11pm 11 Dec 2010 Paul Roy defends owners' fees increase 5:57pm 11 Dec 2010 Goodwood looking for new general manager 11:26am 12 Dec 2010 WORLD CLASS JJ cements Black Caviar position as best on planet 8:46am 13 Dec 2010 Safe option not always best when crowning champions (December 6) 9:05am 6 Dec 2010 No arguing that Buena Vista was the winner on merit (November 29) 4:44pm 1 Dec 2010 Snow Fairy maintains spell of female dominance (November 15) 10:26am 15 Nov 2010 Blame denies Zenyatta Hollywood ending (November 8) 12:42pm 8 Nov 2010 Call me cynical but Zenyatta faces greatest test (November 1) 11:13am 1 Nov 2010 Unbeaten Black Caviar sets up sprint to savour (October 25) 10:45am 25 Oct 2010 Frankel rated best juvenile of 21st century (October 18) 11:58am 18 Oct 2010 So You Think can make his mark on world stage (October 11) 12:24pm 11 Oct 2010 Workforce proves versatility with gutsy Arc win (October 4) 12:06pm 4 Oct 2010 Show All Current Stories RACECOURSE NEWS AND OFFERS KELSO: £2 entry for students for Borders National 12:49pm 5 Dec 2010 AINTREE: Legends race for Bob Champion's Cancer Trust 12:27pm 5 Dec 2010 TAUNTON: Two-for-one entry offer 9:14am 28 Nov 2010 CURRAGH: Course joins forces with Punchestown and Naas 10:47am 12 Dec 2010 MARKET RASEN: Peter Andre makes racecourse debut 10:41am 12 Dec 2010 CARLISLE: Track looks forward to summer with concert bookings 10:36am 12 Dec 2010 LIMERICK: New caterer and Christmas village for festival 10:25am 12 Dec 2010 CHELTENHAM: Cecil star guest for St Patrick's Day Derby 10:11am 12 Dec 2010 Nottingham offer ten free premier enclosure tickets 1:03pm 19 Sep 2010 CHELTENHAM: Joint ticket offer with Gloucester rugby club 9:22am 12 Sep 2010 KING GEORGE MEETING Kauto Star as good as ever, says Baker 7:00pm 13 Dec 2010 DUBAI CARNIVAL USA: Chamberlain Bridge an Al Quoz possible 4:06pm 16 Dec 2010 SINGAPORE: Rocket Man team target Golden Shaheen 8:49am 14 Dec 2010 Snow Fairy team to consider World Cup bid 10:20am 13 Dec 2010 ARGENTINA: Stars bought for UAE Derby tilt 10:00am 9 Dec 2010 Gitano Hernando to begin World Cup preparation 12:10pm 6 Dec 2010 CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL Festival next for Cue Card but target undecided 1:40pm 12 Dec 2010 Menorah '85%' to head straight to Champion Hurdle 12:40pm 12 Dec 2010 GOING AND NON-RUNNERS Saturday: 4:04pm 17 Dec 10 Sunday: 4:04pm 17 Dec 10 Monday: 4:04pm 17 Dec 10 Tuesday: 4:04pm 17 Dec 10 Wednesday: 4:04pm 17 Dec 10 Search our News Archive Horse Racing News RSS Feed All Racing Post RSS Feeds Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Facebook Download our iPhone app COPYRIGHT
Saturday, 4 December 2010
Additional All Weather Meeting for Kempton on Saturday
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With the BHA attempting to redeem a race meeting schedule devastated by cancellations due to the current cold weather across the UK, Kempton Racecourse will host an additional all weather meeting Saturday.
Thursday, 2 December 2010
Leicester to inspect Saturday for Sunday meeting
"The frost needs to come out of the ground by lunchtime on Saturday. It's still -3c and it depends on what happens tonight."
Find out what the prospects are for forthcoming fixtures in Britain and Ireland with our at-a-glance table FacebookDeliciousDiggStumbleUpon Tags: LEICESTER Comments Log in to post comment Show all comments Comments Help RELATED STORIES Fairyhouse moves fixture to protect Sunday Grade 1s 6:33pm 25 Nov 2010 Carlisle forced to inspect after heavy frosts 10:43am 26 Nov 2010 Noble Prince ruled out of Drinmore Novice Chase 12:31pm 25 Nov 2010 Porterstown moved to Sunday to save Drinmore ground 2:36pm 22 Nov 2010 TOP STORIES Noel Fehily suffers broken wrist at Newbury 3:11pm 26 Nov 2010 NEWBURY: Cois Farraig benefits as big two fail to fire 2:19pm 26 Nov 2010 Fighting Fifth becomes part of Hennessy card 10:46am 26 Nov 2010 Big Buck's all set for Newbury reappearance 12:45pm 26 Nov 2010 Carlisle forced to inspect after heavy frosts 10:43am 26 Nov 2010 10:37am 26 Nov 2010 Mikael D'Haguenet 'tough to beat' in Drinmore 10:14am 26 Nov 2010 Saturday's card at Towcester abandoned 9:51am 26 Nov 2010 Fairyhouse moves fixture to protect Sunday Grade 1s 6:33pm 25 Nov 2010 Noble Prince ruled out of Drinmore Novice Chase 12:31pm 25 Nov 2010 Show All Current Stories LATEST STORIES Noel Fehily suffers broken wrist at Newbury 3:11pm 26 Nov 2010 NEWBURY: Cois Farraig benefits as big two fail to fire 2:19pm 26 Nov 2010 International investment key to Power's success 2:13pm 26 Nov 2010 Smad Place 12-1 for Triumph after shock win 12:47pm 26 Nov 2010 Big Buck's all set for Newbury reappearance 12:45pm 26 Nov 2010 FREE ENTRY entry at Dundalk with the Irish Racing Post 12:11pm 26 Nov 2010 Fighting Fifth becomes part of Hennessy card 10:46am 26 Nov 2010 Carlisle forced to inspect after heavy frosts 10:43am 26 Nov 2010 10:37am 26 Nov 2010 Nolan confirms Carloswayback for Royal Bond 10:14am 26 Nov 2010 Show All Current Stories REPORTS KEMPTON: Listed winner Carole's Legacy 12-1 for Festival 1:36pm 22 Nov 2010 AINTREE: Hello Bud wins on return to National fences 1:43pm 21 Nov 2010 AINTREE: Front-running Frankie Figg lands Grand Sefton 12:44pm 21 Nov 2010 NAVAN: Jack The Bus just the ticket in Troytown 3:16pm 21 Nov 2010 HAYDOCK: Imperial 4-1 for King George after Betfair joy 3:29pm 20 Nov 2010 ASCOT: Silviniaco Conti shines in Coral Hurdle rout 2:45pm 20 Nov 2010 HAYDOCK: Carlito Brigante bursts Clerk’s Choice bubble 1:57pm 20 Nov 2010 HAYDOCK: Toubab too good as Dunraven Storm blows out 12:44pm 20 Nov 2010 HENNESSY MEETING NEWBURY: Cois Farraig benefits as big two fail to fire 2:19pm 26 Nov 2010 Big Buck's all set for Newbury reappearance 12:45pm 26 Nov 2010 Smad Place 12-1 for Triumph after shock win 12:47pm 26 Nov 2010 Blow for George as Tell Massini suffers fatal fall 3:22pm 25 Nov 2010 NEWBURY: Finian's Rainbow hits the target on chase debut 1:41pm 25 Nov 2010 WEATHER WATCH 10:37am 26 Nov 2010 Saturday's card at Towcester abandoned 9:51am 26 Nov 2010 Fairyhouse moves fixture to protect Sunday Grade 1s 6:33pm 25 Nov 2010 Snow forces Newcastle to abandon Saturday card 3:49pm 25 Nov 2010 Porterstown moved to Sunday to save Drinmore ground 2:36pm 22 Nov 2010 Weather prospects table 5:20pm 25 Nov 2010 INTERNATIONAL USA: Special Duty to make American debut in Matriarch 6:15pm 25 Nov 2010 UAE: Fallon off the mark at Meydan on Alo Pura 6:08pm 25 Nov 2010 UAE: Ex-Ballydoyle stars join Brown's Carnival team 2:27pm 25 Nov 2010 JAPAN: First-time blinkers for Dandino in Cup 1:16pm 25 Nov 2010 USA: Top turf star Gio Ponti to remain in training 5:48pm 24 Nov 2010 JAPAN: Nakayama Festa set for Buena Vista clash 11:02am 24 Nov 2010 USA: Gio Ponti to stay in training with World Cup target 9:38am 24 Nov 2010 FRANCE: Prize money increased for 2011 6:11pm 23 Nov 2010 FRANCE: Beckett in the money with Agony And Ecstasy 5:12pm 23 Nov 2010 JAPAN: Colm O'Donoughue partners Joshua Tree 1:10pm 23 Nov 2010 Show All Current Stories RACING BUSINESS International investment key to Power's success 2:13pm 26 Nov 2010 Big blow to prizes as rates cut by up to 68% 4:49pm 24 Nov 2010 EBF provides good news on 2011 prize-money front 3:05pm 24 Nov 2010 Mobile and in-play betting boost Sportingbet 2:11pm 24 Nov 2010 Redcar wins top prize at racecourse awards 6:37pm 23 Nov 2010 Sixteen tracks praised in real ale survey 11:16am 21 Nov 2010 Racing For Change initiative well received by students 11:06am 21 Nov 2010 BHA scraps minimum values in most 2011 races 3:51pm 20 Nov 2010 Horsemen's Group makes early levy plea to government 2:00pm 20 Nov 2010 York lands local hospitality award 11:49am 21 Nov 2010 Show All Current Stories WORLD CLASS Snow Fairy maintains spell of female dominance (November 15) 10:26am 15 Nov 2010 Blame denies Zenyatta Hollywood ending (November 8) 12:42pm 8 Nov 2010 Call me cynical but Zenyatta faces greatest test (November 1) 11:13am 1 Nov 2010 Unbeaten Black Caviar sets up sprint to savour (October 25) 10:45am 25 Oct 2010 Frankel rated best juvenile of 21st century (October 18) 11:58am 18 Oct 2010 So You Think can make his mark on world stage (October 11) 12:24pm 11 Oct 2010 Workforce proves versatility with gutsy Arc win (October 4) 12:06pm 4 Oct 2010 Hay List flys the flag for Australian sprinters (September 27) 11:37am 27 Sep 2010 Weight boost for So You Think in Cox Plate defence (Sept 20) 9:43am 20 Sep 2010 Behkabad serious Arc contender after Prix Niel win (September 13) 12:26pm 13 Sep 2010 Show All Current Stories RACECOURSE NEWS AND OFFERS FREE ENTRY entry at Dundalk with the Irish Racing Post 12:11pm 26 Nov 2010 KEMPTON: Packages available for Winter Festival meeting 12:40pm 14 Nov 2010 NEWBURY: Entry offers on Hennessy microsite 12:20pm 14 Nov 2010 Hereford and Kempton boosted by tourism report 9:05am 21 Nov 2010 WINCANTON: Christmas package at December fixture 8:58am 21 Nov 2010 Northern Racing signs stalls deal with 32Red 8:17am 21 Nov 2010 FONTWELL: Early bird offer for December 26 meeting 11:24am 24 Oct 2010 Nottingham offer ten free premier enclosure tickets 1:03pm 19 Sep 2010 Kempton sign up injured Thornton for new season 11:52am 19 Sep 2010 SANDOWN: Pantomime theme for Tingle Creek meeting 10:01am 12 Sep 2010 Show All Current Stories GOING AND NON-RUNNERS Friday: 3:21pm 26 Nov 10 Saturday: 3:21pm 26 Nov 10 Sunday: 3:21pm 26 Nov 10 Monday: 3:21pm 26 Nov 10 Tuesday: 3:21pm 26 Nov 10 Wednesday: 3:21pm 26 Nov 10 Thursday: 3:21pm 26 Nov 10 Search our News Archive Horse Racing News RSS Feed All Racing Post RSS Feeds Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Facebook Download our iPhone app COPYRIGHT
Monday, 8 November 2010
2010 Breeders Cup: Saturday Preview
So, without any further shilly-shallying from yours truly, let’s crack on through the bumper eight race card, starting with the
Sunday, 17 October 2010
Barizan among the stars at Cheltenham on Saturday
Tuesday, 12 October 2010
NCAA Football – Alabama faces South Carolina on Saturday
South Carolina’s head Coach Steve Spurrier has one big issue in front of him: find a way to slow down the Alabama Crimson Tide, who has just recently made then-No. 7 Florida Gators seem like an easy Sunday morning walk in the park. As if that was not enough, the guys at South Carolina, and particularly the fans, most be a bit concern for what the fully recovered Mark Ingram showed off in his performance against the Gators.
Let’s go back to Bama’s last season game against the South Carolina Gamecocks. This game was some sort of decisive moment for Mark Ingram’s college career. Last season, Ingram rushed 246 yards against South Carolina. That was enough to make give him the third highest mark in Alabama’s history. And let’s not forget how he closed the game. Ingram was the man responsible for each of the Crimson Tide’s last 68 yards in the final scoring drive. That is including the 4-yard pitch he took for touchdown to secure the 20-6 win.
But Ingram is not the only strong player the Gamecocks should be worried about. Also starting will be Trent Richardson, who was key during the first two games that Ingram lost at the beginning of the season due to an injury in his right knee. Richardson has recorded in the first five games of the season a very respectable mark of 419 yards and 4 touchdowns.
That duo is expected to keep on with the Crimson Tide’s winning streak. So far this season, Alabama is 5-0 overall and 2-0 in conference play. They are not only the most dominant team in SEC, but top the rankings nationally.
Ingram is expected to shine again against the defense he so cleverly tore apart last year. If he is really going to try to get his second consecutive Heisman Trophy, he knows this is where it can all start to fall into place. He has said that his game against South Carolina, and the brilliant performance he had there, was what really threw him into the race for the Heisman. Not only did he deserved it, but was proud to bring in Alabama’s first Heisman ever. Now they could have two.
As of press time, the Alabama Crimson tide is the favorite on the spread to win this game. When it comes to wagering on the NCAA football season, the key factor is what the underdog is going to be able to bring on the table. The line might fluctuate a bit from now till kickoff, but at
Sunday, 19 September 2010
NCAA Football – Alabama to play Duke on Saturday
The Crimson Tide will be visiting the Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina, to play Duke in the third week of regular season. Duke is not expected to put much of a fight against Alabama’s game. Now, rumor has it that Mark Ingram, the first Heisman Trophy winner for Alabama, is finally going to make his comeback after the talented player had to undergo knee surgery on August 31st.
Mark has been on the sidelines as the Crimson Tide has pulled off two great games against inferior teams, nonetheless the young men from Alabama have proved that they deserve to be among the favorite and top ranked teams in the nation. Alabama began it season with a demolishing 48-3 victory over San Jose State, and even managed to defeat the (back then No. 18 ranked) guys from Penn State with an easy 24-3. Someone said that Bama needed a boost for morale. Well, Ingram and the talented defensive end Marcell Dareus are expected to be back in top shape for their weekend game against Duke.
Trent Richardson, Ingram’s replacement, has certainly played to the expectations of the Crimson Tide’s fans. For this two opening games, Richardson has rushed for 210 yards and three touchdowns. A pair of statistics that prove that though having Ingram is a plus, even if he is not there, they’ve got him covered.
On the other end of the offensive line, Greg McElroy threw for 229 yards and two touchdowns. As of press time, Alabama is ranked among the top 20 teams in the nation.
Duke on the other hand started the season with a 41-27 victory over Elon, but then had a very entertaining and difficult game against Wake Forest, which they lost 54 to 48. Duke is 0-10 all-time against No. 1 teams. And this should not be the exception. If you are into wagering on your favorite college football team, or like betting on NCAA football, you might want to take notice, as the question is not if Bama will win, but if they will cover the spread. As of press time, Alabama is a very strong favorite to win this game. The guys over at BetIAS.com have made Alabama a -23