Independent Racing Blogs

Today’s Haydock fancies: 1.25 Hay- Fondo Blanco (e/w). 1.55 Hay- First Law (win). 2.30 Hay- Reem Rak (e/w). 3.05 Hay- […]

Saturday 5th September 2026 Welcome aboard to another Saturday blog, where this week I’ve got five bets to share […]

Friday 4th September 2026 I’ve had one bet this afternoon, and it comes from Ascot in the 2.30, the Class 3 […]

Haydock will have four legs of the Scoop6 on Saturday on Sprint Cup Day with two legs at Kempton. The opening leg will […]

Today’s Haydock fancies: 1.30 Hay- Zimmerman (win). 2.05 Hay- Girl Scout (win). 2.40 Hay- Etonnante (win). 3.15 Hay- […]

Today’s Haydock fancies: 1.30 Hay- Star Start & Red Derek (e/w). 2.05 Hay- Austin (e/w). 2.40 Hay- Reflect On […]

As the clocks are due to go back in October, awareness of a horse’s changing needs for the new season will become all […]

Gambling Is Not a Public Health Issue When campaigners call gambling a public health issue, they are not making a loose […]

This weekend, domestic Group 1 action returns, as Haydock hosts the Betfair Sprint Cup Stakes. Under normal […]

National Hunt racing’s most famous horse was back in the headlines last week as Nicky Henderson announced the planned […]

Aug 1 Enfjaar, winner of the G3 Glorious Stakes at Goodwood over 1m4f, becomes the latest stakes winner descending from […]

The life of a professional jockey is filled with ups and downs, with neither triumph nor disaster ever too far away. […]

Today’s Ripon fancies: 2.10 Ripon- Yermanthere (e/w). 2.40 Ripon- Kumharas (win). 3.10 Ripon- Roman Crystal (e/w). […]

Today’s Cartmel fancies: 2.35 Cart- Vietnorm (win). 3.10 Cart- Fairlawn Skipper (e/w). 3.45 Cart- Kayf Dancer (e/w). […]

With the York Ebor Festival in the books for another year, September sees the Group 1 focus switch to Haydock,

Saturday 29th August 2026 I’m back in action this Saturday with two bets from Goodwood, and I’ll dive straight into […]

With the St Leger on the horizon, the racing world is still firmly focused on the flat stars as we move towards the end […]

Hexham has been fined £3,500 by the British Horseracing Authority’s independent Disciplinary Panel after an opened […]

Today’s savoury delights at Catterick: 2.15 Catt- Shaniko (win). 2.45 Catt- Moonlight Melody (e/w). 3.15 Catt- […]

By Samantha Martin (@sam_angelina22) As part of National Racehorse Week, my mum and I headed to Olly Murphy’s yard. […]

Today’s Stratford fancies: 5.10 Strat- Guts And Glory (e/w). 5.40 Strat- Brionywells (e/w). 6.15 Strat- Beorma (win). […]

The eyes of the racing world turned to York last week, as the “Ascot of the North” held its signature four-day Ebor […]

Love Me Tender was the subject of a huge gamble in 2026. Available to back at 33/1 a little over a week before the […]

Today’s York fancies: 1.50 York- Saber Strike (e/w). 2.25 York- Infraad & Eniac (e/w). 3.00 York- Zavateri (e/w). […]

Saturday 22nd August 2026 We sign off for this year’s Ebor Festival at York on Saturday, and I’ve got the three […]

Today’s York fancies: 1.50 York- Outback Heat & Krasimir (e/w). 2.25 York- Illinois (e/w). 3.00 York- Arapaho […]

The 2026 Ebor Festival draws to a close at York on Saturday afternoon. As with the first three days, Day

Friday 21st August 2026 The first of four bets for me on Friday at York and on day three of the Ebor Meeting comes […]

The 2026 edition of the Ebor Festival rolled onto the Knavesmire on Wednesday. Day 1 belonged to the cream of the […]

The 2026 edition of the Juddmonte International was billed as a head-to-head clash between Godolphin and Coolmore, as […]

Today’s York fancies: 1.50 York- Libertango & Ruby Moon (e/w). 2.25 York- Tokaido & Quillan (e/w). 3.00 York- […]

Thursday 20th August 2026 I have four more selections on the second day of the Ebor Meeting at York on Thursday, […]

myBET.ok 8:00 Kempton FIGHT YOUR CORNER 5/1 2nd 9/2: In touch with leaders, soon raced […]

Wednesday 19th August 2026 Welcome aboard to the first of my blogs for this year’s Ebor Festival at York, and I have […]

In the slight lull before the York Ebor Festival, last week’s biggest news story concerned the standout performer of […]

Tuesday 18th August 2026 I’ve had one bet on Tuesday, which comes from Chepstow, and within the 3.50, a Class 6 […]

York racecourse hosts a number of important meetings throughout the flat season, none more so than in late August with […]

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

By Samantha Martin (@sam_angelina22) I didn’t expect to tick off Lingfield Racecourse so soon – as my twenty-third […]

Wasn't much on today for me to get my teeth into this Saturday in the UK. I can show you three horses I will be backing […]

Following events at Royal Ascot and the Qatar Goodwood Festival, racing heads north for the next of the season’s […]

Racing fans have five British and Irish pattern-class contests to look forward to this coming weekend, headlined by the […]

Saturday 15th August 2026 Author: Jordan Yates (@jordan_yates_) Welcome back to another Saturday blog, where I have […]

The second weekend in August was lit up by the distinctive Shergar Cup fixture, as Ascot welcomed four teams of […]

Few people in British horse racing have experienced as many different sides of the betting industry as Andrew Mount. […]

Saturday 8th August 2026 I’ve come down on four selections on Saturday, a couple from both Ascot and Haydock, and the […]

A spectacular edition of the Qatar Goodwood Festival dominated the headlines on British shores last week, with […]

The first day of the Qatar Goodwood Festival last week produced its fair share of memorable moments, with a chaotic […]

Sporting venues are no longer just places where competitions take place; they have become destinations for meaningful […]

A hole in the turf has cost Haydock Park most of its summer and the reason that officials have landed on for why it […]

Following a slightly unsatisfactory Goodwood Cup on the opening day of the 2026 Qatar Goodwood Festival, attention […]

Jul 2 Three winners for Saxon Warrior, with Bin Waary winning the 7f nursery at Kempton, Morcar winning the 1m2f […]

myBET.ok 8:07 Wolverhampton Cooramook 11/2 Lost 1 X £1 Win Single […]

A dozen runners lined up in the 2026 edition of Europe’s richest mile contest, with the market headed by the only […]

The Sussex Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at […]

The Sussex Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at […]

By Samantha Martin (@sam_angelina22) Saffie Osborne won on the opening day of Glorious Goodwood aboard Twilight Calls […]

The Paris venue of Longchamp brought us a midweek Group 1 treat earlier in the month as the track held the latest […]

British racing has handed its regulator role to a master brewer, which is a choice that says more about the sport’s […]

By Callum Lewis Following a star studded King George at Ascot on Saturday, the high quality racing continues this week […]