On Buccleuch Cup Day we shall be celebrating the valorous life of Adam Scott, a north-country soldier and sportsman whose dramatic story, woven like a golden thread through the rich heritage of the northern racing scene, ended in a tragic fall at Kelso…

Second to Grey Dawning in the bet365 Premier Steeplechase last year, Iroko will be the only runner in this year’s Grand National to have set foot on the track at Kelso…

It’s Easter weekend and the talk on the radio is all chocolate eggs, daffodil’s, and lambs gamboling in the sunshine…

The term philatelist was coined in 1864 by the French stamp collector Georges Herpin, combining the Greek words philo (love of) and ateleia (exemption of tax)…

Some race titles stick better than others and frequently the best names arise through happy accident –legend has it that the Derby Stakes, first staged at Epsom in 1780, was named on the toss of a coin between the 12th Earl of Derby and Sir Charles Bunbury.

Why is it, when streaming the Cheltenham Festival on ITV-X, that I keep being shown an advertisement for careers in His Majesty’s Prison Service?

The current estimate for constructing a new Weighing Room at Kelso Racecourse is roughly £2 million.

And while there are various avenues to explore to finance the project, all we really need to do is put the names of seven or eight Cheltenham Festival winners on a piece of paper, hand it over to a bookie, and Bob’s your Uncle…

Whatever your experience at Kelso races, please tell the wonderful raceday staff. Because, if you’re having a good day, they’ll be delighted and encouraged. And if you’re having a poor one, they’ll want to know what they can do to put it right…

With eight exciting races to look forward to on Saturday, 28 February, including an ultra-competitive field for Scotland’s most valuable hurdle race, Kelso’s bet365 Best-Dressed Dog Day promises to be paw-some…

As Kelso’s most valuable raceday approaches, we gain our first glimpse of entries for the 2026 bet365 Morebattle Hurdle. And this year the list of potential runners contains more plots than a John le Carré compendium…