Independent Racing Blogs

With England’s World Cup campaign drawing to a familiar end, the pick of last week’s racing action came in Ireland. […]

myBET.ok 7:30 Wolverhampton Hakin Adraar 8/1 1 X £1 Win Single […]

Today’s Market Rasen fancies: 1.35 MR- Nobotheratall (e/w). 2.10 MR- Newtown Rambler (e/w). 2.45 MR- Pour Les Filles […]

Just three days after Dan Skelton had been crowned champion trainer at Sandown, news emerged that owners Johnny and […]

The Scoop6 on Saturday will have three legs at Newbury, two legs over the jumps at Market Rasen, with the remaining leg […]

Rarely out of the news during his long and glittering career, Frankie Dettori continues to hit the headlines in […]

By Samantha Martin (@sam_angelina22) It is always exciting to visit a new racecourse. I’m up to twenty-one out of […]

With the 2026 flat season in full swing, early July brought the news that one of the superstars of the

Today’s Catterick fancies: 2.10 Catt- He’s Our Cracker (e/w). 2.40 Catt- Cheeky Chesca (e/w). 3.10 Catt- Mardy Bum […]

The Newmarket July Festival took centre stage last week, with three days of high-quality entertainment from HQ. The […]

If you look from a distance, Saturday handicaps look simple and easy. For instance, there are big fields and reasonable

Late June brought a major announcement concerning one of the most famous races on the planet. From the 2027 edition, […]

Tuesday sees a Group 1 treat from France as Longchamp stages the 2026 edition of the Grand Prix de Paris

Cracking The Lingfield AW Code ❖ Monday July 13 2026 ❖ We Study The Racing Stats @ The Adrian […]

11 talented sprinters lined up for the feature event at the Newmarket July Festival. Having featured prominently in the […]

Easily one of the greatest ever racehorses on flat, Nijinsky, so-named after the famous ballet dancer; Vaslav Nijinksy, […]

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Saturday afternoon sees the July Festival draw to a close at Newmarket. A bumper eight-race card awaits, including a […]

Thirty Years!!!

Virtual horse racing is a digital simulation of real-world horse races. Instead of live animals competing on a physical […]

Last week brought concern for the most famous jockey of the modern era, as Frankie Dettori found himself in hospital […]

Today’s Pontefract fancies: 1.48 Ponte- Black Cuillin (e/w) 2.28 Ponte- Talitha Rouge (e/w) 2.48 Ponte- Never Let Go […]

The Cornhusker Handicap remains one of Prairie Meadows’ signature races and an important summer test for older dirt […]

Today’s Ripon fancies: 6.09 Rip- Halcon (e/w). 6.39 Rip- Alterity (win). 7.09 Rip- Up The Jazz (e/w). 7.40 Rip- […]

myBET.ok 4:15 Southwell TROPICAL STORM 9/1 5th 5:25 Southwell VICTORS SPIRIT […]

Today’s Sandown fancies: 1.50 Sand- Shagraan (e/w). 2.25 Sand- Sea Force & Classic (e/w). 3.00 Sand- Act Of […]

We have Group 1 action on both sides of the English Channel this coming weekend. Saturday afternoon sees Aidan O’Brien

Today’s Beverley fancies: 6.00 Bev- Bruce Banner (win). 6.30 Bev- Tropical Crown (e/w). 7.02 Bev- Tiva (e/w). 7.35 […]

Saturday 4th July 2026 Welcome aboard to this week’s Saturday blog, and we get things underway on Coral Eclipse Day […]

Jun 4 Three winners for Wootton Bassett, including a double at Leopardstown where he had the first two in the listed […]

In what is usually one of the most anticipated times of the year on the horse racing calendar, the Christmas period is […]

myBET.ok 7:43 Kempton YAA MIN 10/1 Lost 8:17 Kempton NIGHT SHINING 9/2 Lost […]

Today’s Epsom fancies: 5.20 Ep- Oj Lifestyle (e/w). 5.50 Ep- Foscarini (e/w). 6.22 Ep- Dream Composrer (e/w). 6.57 […]

The final week in May saw Juddmonte call time on the career of one of the operation’s finest servants. A brilliant […]

Arguably one of the most naturally gifted jockeys of his generation, Edward Hide was considered competent enough to […]

Last week’s biggest talking point centred on news from France, as France Galop announced a significant change to the […]

Life as a racehorse trainer or owner is filled with its ups and downs. June provided yet another example of

The names of Aidan O’Brien and Ryan Moore are rarely far from the thoughts of horse racing punters. A force to be […]

For the casual weekend punter, Saturday is the ultimate battleground. The ITV cameras are rolling, the fields are […]

Today’s Newcastle fancies: 1.40 Newc – Click link above. 2.10 Newc- Click link above. 2.40 Newc- Click link above. […]

Saturday 27th June 2026 Welcome aboard to this week’s Saturday blog. I’ll be taking a look at all of the big races […]

Cracking The Newcastle AW Code ❖ Thursday June 25 2026 ❖ We Study The Racing Stats @ The […]

Aidan O’Brien now has an incredible 103 winners at the Royal Ascot Festival. Already the most successful trainer in […]

In what could well be an unprecedented surge in temperatures for June in the UK (especially England), this has led to a […]

Wednesday 24th June 2026 I’m taking a look at the 2.00 at Carlisle on Wednesday, and this is a Class 4 maiden which […]

The biggest flat festival of the British season dominated the racing headlines last week, with Royal Ascot serving up […]

The roots of horse racing date back to the Roman Empire in around 200AD. Moving forward, King Charles II’s love […]

Tuesday 23rd June 2026 I’m taking a look at the opener from Ffos Las on Tuesday, and this is the 2.30, which is a […]

If you’re new to the world of horse racing in the UK, it can be confusing to get to grips with the class system. Much […]

Saturday 20th June 2026 Welcome aboard to this week’s Saturday blog, where the focus is once more on Ascot, where […]

Britain’s most prestigious meeting sprang from the starting stalls on Tuesday, as the Queen Anne Stakes kicked off […]

Eleven runners lined up for the staying centrepiece of the 2026 flat season, with the market headed by the Justify […]

Friday 19th June 2026 We move on to the fourth day of the Royal Meeting on Friday, and the action gets underway at 2.30 […]

By Samantha Martin Book: Eamonn Prescott, In Full Flight: The Story of the Golden Age of Hurdling (2026) It may be the […]

A talented field of eight lined up for the 2026 edition of the Day 2 feature at Royal Ascot. Topping the market in the […]

Thursday 18th June 2026 We kick off our Thursday selections in the 3.05, which is a Heritage Handicap in the King […]