There’s a reason why 43 bottles of Scotch Whisky are exported, to countries all around the World, every second.
Quite apart from the fact that it’s a captivating and delicious reflection of the beautiful Scottish landscape: it purifies the mind so that we forget stuff. And life is so much richer when we forget…
The Herring Queen Final being a novices handicap for mares, the weight allocated to all runners will be key to their chances – we can’t wait to see if there are any jokers in the pack when entries are published on 1st April…
One of the greatest strengths of horseracing in Britain is the diversity of the racecourses. There are left-handed ones and right-handed ones, flat ones and hilly ones; they can be urban or countryfied, grand, scruffy, modern, ancient, huge, small, spacious, fun, intimate, awe inspiring or combinations of all the above…
Several young racegoers left the races today with a great collection of autographs. It’s not the first time that I’ve been asked to sign a racecard – but it is the first time that I’ve actually signed my own name…
To paraphrase Benjamin Disraeli, there are lies, damn lies, and horseracing statistics. That’s what makes the sport so much fun to debate in pubs, betting shops, and the back of the bus on the way back from Leopardstown.
Guess, for example, which trainer saddled the most losers over the course of the two-day Dublin Racing Festival…