Willie Mullins is a hoping his scattergun approach to the 2024 Grand National will help him establish another landmark in his glittering training career. Mullins has already secured his 18th trainers’ title in Ireland this season, but is now bidding to win the British equivalent for the first ever time. Vincent O’Brien was the last […]
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Sports fans are in for treat over the next few months, with the upcoming calendar jam-packed with a host of top-class events. If you are inclined towards betting you are spoilt for choice, with barely a week going by without a noteworthy event taking place. For example, the NFL’s Super Bowl will be staged during […]
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In this turbulent year for sport, horse racing has suffered more than most. Whilst other sports fans may grumble about matches being played behind closed doors, the truth is that most games are still available on television, and most are able to survive via lucrative broadcast revenues. However, so much of horse racing is about […]
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There are 60 race courses in the UK – from as northerly as Perth, Scotland; to as southerly as Newton Abbott, Devon. The oldest, Chester Racecourse, dates back to the early 16th century; while the newest, Chelmsford City, opened as recently as 2008. Not only one of the longest established spectator sports, horse racing is […]
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