Europe's leading speed merchants thrust together in battle and strong betting markets are just a couple of reasons why Haydock's Sprint Cup meeting attracts so many people looking to have a bet on and off the track....Read more »

Doncaster St Leger meeting betting

Editor / 19 August 2007 / Leave a comment

The four-day Doncaster St Leger meeting offers top quality racing and betting opportunities each day, with the final classic of the season the GNER St Leger being the jewel in the crown on the Saturday....Read more »

Doncaster final meeting betting and odds preview

Editor / 19 August 2007 / Leave a comment

The flat season on turf traditionally closes with the November Handicap raceday at Doncaster, now back in business after an extensive refurbishment and 20 month closure....Read more »

Ayr Western meeting betting

Editor / 19 August 2007 / Leave a comment

Situated on the western coast of Scotland, Ayr racecourse stages its three-day premier flat meeting from September 20th which culminates in the Ayr Gold Cup, one of the highest betting turnover races of the season....Read more »

Ascot Festival meeting betting and odds

Editor / 19 August 2007 / Leave a comment

Ascot racecourse stages its three-day Festival meeting during the last week of September, an event that has gained betting notoriety since Frankie Dettori defied incredible odds and triggered one of the biggest betting plunges in history when riding all seven winners on the card in 1996....Read more »

Breeders' Cup Meeting betting

Editor / 19 August 2007 / Leave a comment

Firmly established as the premier international race day, the Breeders' Cup, run in North America every year in late October at variety of courses, is amongst the biggest betting events of the calendar attracting massive betting volumes and significant individual bets at a wide range of odds available across the continents....Read more »

Doncaster Trophy meeting betting

Editor / 19 August 2007 / Leave a comment

Racing has returned to Doncaster racecourse after an absence of 20 months up until August 2007, with the South Yorkshire track having undergone extensive refurbishment....Read more »

Cambridgeshire meeting betting

Editor / 19 August 2007 / Leave a comment

The three days of Newmarket's Cambridgeshire meeting in early October offer top class racing that attracts significant betting interest and serious bets on and off-course as many established and up-and-coming racing stars strut their stuff at the home of Flat racing. The Group 1 Cheveley Park Stakes and Middle Park Stakes see the best of the juvenile crop racing over six furlongs on the Rowley Mile course, with the outcome often prompting major betting changes to ante-post odds list for...Read more »

Newmarket Champions meeting betting

Editor / 19 August 2007 / Leave a comment

The two-day Newmarket Champions meeting is arguably the highest class fixture staged all year in Great Britain, offering sensational racing, tremendous betting opportunities and plenty of food for thought for odds compilers along the way. The card on the first day of the fixture is a mere appetiser, with only the Group 3 Bentinck Stakes really standing out from a betting perspective, but the Saturday seven-race card includes six top class group races, whilst the only handicap is the second...Read more »

If it's 'inside' information why have you got it?

Editor / 18 August 2007 / Leave a comment

Our girl in the yard wonders how much importance you should be placing on that hot tip...Read more »

Fillies and mares in the spotlight on another big weekend's racing in the US

Editor / 17 August 2007 / Leave a comment

Joey Alphabet gives us the stateside view featuring races from Saratoga and Del Mar...Read more »

Once again Ireland looks to Dylan for glory

Editor / 16 August 2007 / Leave a comment

Irish Eyes assesses the Emerald Isle's chances at the York meeting...Read more »

The Brigadier's lay of the day

Editor / 16 August 2007 / Leave a comment

19:00 Folkestone - LAY - Beautiful Madness (Forecast 5/2)...Read more »

Aston Upthorpe Yorkshire Oaks betting

Editor / 16 August 2007 / Leave a comment

The Group 1 Aston Upthorpe Yorkshire Oaks, open to fillies and mares aged three years old and above, is invariably won by a high class performer who normally figures high on the betting list and already has classic form in the book. Sir Michael Stoute has been the darling of the betting public in this event in particular in recent years, having defied the odds and won the race four times in the last seven running, most of his winners...Read more »

The Brigadier's lay of the day

Editor / 15 August 2007 / Leave a comment

19:25 Hamilton - LAY - Montrachet (Forecast 2.10)...Read more »

It must be love as Shergar Cup pulls the punters in

Simon Rowlands / 15 August 2007 / Leave a comment

The Rowley File - Reading the Racing Runes...Read more »

The Brigadier's lay of the day

Editor / 14 August 2007 / Leave a comment

19:45 Nottingham - LAY - GALEOTA (Forecast 2.75/7-4)...Read more »

It's a bad strategy but Strategic Mount is too good to miss for York

John Patrick / 14 August 2007 / Leave a comment

The Student Punter prepares to enter the choppy waters of ante-post betting...Read more »

Great Voltigeur Stakes provides St Leger betting clues

Editor / 13 August 2007 / Leave a comment

The very best trial for the the St Leger run in September, York's Great Voltigeur Stakes provides a solid line to betting angles on the final classic of the season. Many betting firms base their odds around the outcome of this event that has provided the 'Leger' winner four times in the last 20 years as well as many placed horses. Trainers Saeed bin Suroor and Sir Michael Stoute have each bagged this Group 2 mile-and-a-half contest three times in...Read more »

The Brigadier's lay of the day

Editor / 13 August 2007 / Leave a comment

We're not in the presence of royalty with Blushing Prince......Read more »

La Casaque Noire

Editor / 13 August 2007 / Leave a comment

Forget the hype surrounding Zambezi Sun for the Arc; it's all about Manduro...Read more »

Weatherbys Insurance Lonsdale Cup provides popular betting winners

Editor / 12 August 2007 / Leave a comment

The two mile Weatherbys Insurance Lonsdale Cup nearly always provides a heartwarming story, being contested by popular long-standing stayers who grow close to the hearts of the betting public. In 2006 the popular Sergeant Cecil landed the spoils (and plenty of tasty bets in the process) and, should he face the starter again, the statistics suggest he would have a very solid chance of landing the odds for a second time as the race in the last two decades has...Read more »

Celebration Mile a strong betting contest

Editor / 12 August 2007 / Leave a comment

Goodwood's Group 2 Celebration Mile, open to three-year-olds and upwards, is normally a strong betting contest won by a smart performer, although not always a horse out of the very top drawer. Until 2002 the classic generation won the overwhelming majority of renewals of the race, but those setting the odds will note that the trend has noticeably changed in recent years with older horses such as Chic, Tillerman and Caradak landing the bets....Read more »

Nunthorpe Stakes a big sprint betting event

Editor / 12 August 2007 / Leave a comment

The Group 1 Nunthorpe Stakes, run at York's Ebor meeting, is one of the main sprint events of the season and normally a serious betting heat where substantial bets have historically been very much the order of the day. Reverence ploughed through the mud to justify heavy betting support to score last year for Eric Alston and added his name to an illustrious roll of honour, and the odds are that this year's winner will similarly be an already established...Read more »

Vintage Stakes betting and odds preview

Editor / 12 August 2007 / Leave a comment

The Veuve Clicquot Vintage Stakes (Group 2) has a reputation for producing high class horses of the future, so Veuve Clicquot Vintage Stakes betting markets are likely to see plenty of action as punters attempt to grab some value bets for next years classics. This juvenile event over seven furlongs, won last year by Strategic Prince, has been the stepping stone to high-class careers for horses such as Sir Percy (2005), Dr Devious (1991), Aljabr (1998), and Alhaarth (1995) -...Read more »

Peugeot Gordon Stakes betting and odds preview

Editor / 12 August 2007 / Leave a comment

If previous years are anything to go by, then this year's renewal of the Peugeot Gordon Stakes looks sure to be won by a pretty decent performer that will most likely figure fairly prominently in the Peugeot Gordon Stakes betting market Sixties Icon landed some meaty bets when justifying favouritism in the race 12 months ago and those having a Peugeot Gordon Stakes bet will most likely be looking for another well fancied three-year-old to carry their bets this time...Read more »

Galway Plate Handicap Chase betting and odds preview

Editor / 12 August 2007 / Leave a comment

The action-packed Galway Plate, a two-and-three-quarter mile handicap chase, is one of the highlights of the sensational Galway Festival and Galway Plate Handicap Chase betting is always frenetic. This is an event the home team have successfully managed to keep on their side of the water in recent years and, not surprisingly, they are always popular in the Galway Plate Handicap Chase betting....Read more »

King George Stakes betting and odds preview

Editor / 12 August 2007 / Leave a comment

Just over half an hour before the stayers take centre stage on the Thursday of Goodwood's 'Glorious' meeting, the speed merchants will be attracting plenty of interest in the King George Stakes betting. Starting at the top of the hill, the sprinters blast off in this Group 3 five furlong contest which has been won by some high class horses. Last year La Cucaracha came in for plenty of support, justifying King George Stakes betting favouritism for Barry Hills....Read more »

Lady O Goodwood Cup betting and odds preview

Editor / 12 August 2007 / Leave a comment

Lovers of staying races are in for a treat as the Lady O Goodwood Cup betting looks sure to provide plenty of action. Some of the best stayers in training fight it out in one of the premier events of the five-day fixture, with keen racing punters eyeing up the Lady O Goodwood Cup odds in advance. The recent roster of winners of the race reads like a 'Who's Who' of stayers; dual Ascot Gold Cup winner Yeats, Distinction, the...Read more »

Totesport Gold Trophy Handicap betting and odds preview

Editor / 12 August 2007 / Leave a comment

This year's Totesport Gold Trophy Handicap is sure to be one of the most fiercely competitive betting heats of the five-day fixture, with major Totesport Gold Trophy Handicap bets certain to be struck on the leading contenders. Always run at a cracking gallop, the action is frenetic from start to finish, but the odds are that (judged on recent trends), the Totesport Gold Trophy Handicap betting favourite will struggle, as only one of the last 10 favourites has obliged....Read more »

Betfair Molecomb Stakes betting and odds preview

Editor / 12 August 2007 / Leave a comment

There will be plenty of action on the track and in the Betfair Molecomb Stakes betting market, with some of the fastest juveniles in Britain doing battle over Goodwood's flying five furlongs. Punters have a Betfair Molecomb Stakes bet have done very well following trainer William Haggas and jockey Michael Hills in this race in recent years, as the pair have claimed two of the last four runnings landing good bets along the way with both winners. Enticing (2006) and...Read more »

Oak Tree Stakes betting and odds preview

Editor / 12 August 2007 / Leave a comment

The Group 3 Oak Tree Stakes, run over seven furlongs, is open to fillies and mares aged three years old and upwards with plenty of Oak Tree Stakes betting opportunities. The race is invariably won by a progressive sort such as Red Evie, who landed the contest 12 months ago under Frankie Dettori before going on to prove herself to be a smart performer by landing a series of high class wins - something for those having a Oak Tree...Read more »

Galway Hurdle betting and odds preview

Editor / 12 August 2007 / Leave a comment

Plenty of action, thrills and spills are all but guaranteed in one of Ireland's premier two-mile handicap events, with plenty of action also expected in the Galway Hurdle betting market. The Irish love to have a bet on this event and Galway Hurdle betting is sure to be lively, in a race still coveted by many of the leading trainers on both sides of the Irish Sea....Read more »

Totesport Ebor Handicap a betting highlight

Editor / 12 August 2007 / Leave a comment

One of the hottest betting heats of the whole racing calendar, York's Totesport Ebor Handicap will attract mountains of serious bets in an event where the odds and statistics both suggest that virtually anything is possible. Last year saw just about the biggest shock in living memory when Mudawin, 100/1 in the betting, defied those huge odds and left most betting tickets in tatters when landing Europe's richest handicap for trainer Jane Chapple-Hyam and jockey John Egan. Hugs Dancer at...Read more »

Scottish Equitable Gimcrack Stakes provides Classic betting clues

Editor / 11 August 2007 / Leave a comment

York's Group 2 Scottish Equitable Gimcrack Stakes, run over six furlongs, attracts some of the best juveniles from Britain and Ireland and often has a significant effect on betting for the big Group 1 races later on in the season. Sometimes, the betting for the following season's 2000 Guineas can see significant change on the back of a good performance. Richard Hannon has won the race four times in the last 20 years, but only once since 1991, when Bannister...Read more »

Aidan and Abetting: racing whispers from across the Irish Sea

Editor / 11 August 2007 / Leave a comment

Henry will be the fav but Tel's the better call...Read more »

Aston Upthorpe Yorkshire Oaks betting

Editor / 10 August 2007 / Leave a comment

Joey Alphabet with the US racing lowdown

Editor / 10 August 2007 / Leave a comment

European trainers have missed an opportunity by missing wonderful Arlington...Read more »

The Student Punter

Editor / 09 August 2007 / Leave a comment

Strategic Mount can save me from that filthy pile of dishes...Read more »

Strategy Master

Editor / 09 August 2007 / Leave a comment

Investigating the Martingale - a system that takes strong resolve and iron will...Read more »

The Assistant

Editor / 09 August 2007 / Leave a comment

Our woman in the yard says don't put too much faith in the 'top man'...Read more »

Aidan and Abetting: Racing whispers from across the Irish Sea

Editor / 09 August 2007 / Leave a comment

Galway proves to be heaven for the bookmakers once again but our Aidan doesn't mind...Read more »

The Rowley File - Reading the Racing Runes

Simon Rowlands / 08 August 2007 / Leave a comment

Punters are in danger of going overboard with Peeping Fawn...Read more »

Doncaster final meeting betting and odds preview

Editor / 04 August 2007 / Leave a comment

The flat season on turf traditionally closes with the November Handicap raceday at Doncaster, now back in business after an extensive refurbishment and 20 month closure....Read more »

Cheltenham December betting and odds preview

Editor / 04 August 2007 / Leave a comment

Cheltenham's second major fixture of the season is staged in December, where two days of top class racing and betting action keep National Hunt fans warm in the run up to Christmas....Read more »

Cheltenham Open betting and odds preview

Editor / 04 August 2007 / Leave a comment

Cheltenham's Open meeting in early November signals the real start of the National Hunt season and offers tremendous betting opportunities, with bets available at competitive odds due to the strength in depth of the competition....Read more »

Kempton Park King George betting and odds preview

Editor / 03 August 2007 / Leave a comment

Second only to the Cheltenham Gold Cup, Kempton's King George VI Chase run on Boxing Day, is one of the National Hunt and betting highlights of the season and the centrepiece of the two-day Kempton Christmas meeting....Read more »

Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe betting and odds preview

Editor / 03 August 2007 / Leave a comment

One of the greatest races in the world, the Group 1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, run at Longchamp, is very often the hottest betting race of the season attracting massive bets at a wide variety of odds on the leading horses of their generation from Europe and beyond....Read more »

Melbourne Cup betting and odds preview

Editor / 03 August 2007 / Leave a comment

Probably the world's most significant two-mile handicap and one of the hottest betting events of the year anywhere on the globe, the Melbourne Cup, run at Flemington racecourse, is the race that annually 'stops the nation' of Australia as does (to a lesser extent) the Golden slipper carnival held in March....Read more »