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Breeders' Cup Betting: Through the day two card with Graham Cunningham

Graham Cunningham / 07 November 2009 / Leave a comment

Swerve Strictly and cross out the X Factor. If you relish top class Flat racing then the Breeders' Cup is the only show worth watching this Saturday night. Hopes are high that the European raiders can prove more than a match for America's best on a card with $17m in prize money on offer. Racing UK analyst Graham Cunningham runs through the strengths and weaknesses of all the main contenders....Read more »

Timeform Radio Breeders' Cup Podcast: Expert analysis of Friday and Saturday at Santa Anita

Timeform / 06 November 2009 / Leave a comment

We asked Timeform Radio to get in the big guns and they delivered. Check out their previews for both nights at Santa Anita and hopefully you'll find a few winners...Read more »

Breeders' Cup Betting: The pick of the bets on day one at Santa Anita

Graham Cunningham / 05 November 2009 / Leave a comment

The splendidly named Santa Anita head honcho Sherwood Chillingworth describes this year's Breeders' Cup as "a wagering paradise." And maybe he's right, but only for those who read the evidence shrewdly and strike a little luck along the way. Racing UK and TVG Betfair correspondent Graham Cunningham has done his homework and goes in search of paradise on day one of BC weekend....Read more »

Big Race History: November Handicap

Malcolm Pannett / 01 November 2009 / 1 Comments

The November Handicap used to be a major race. The meeting was an opportunity for flat racing aficionados to salute the passing season and engineer one last big gamble. It provided the last chance to wonder at the thoroughbred at full pelt before the bigger woollier jumpers took centre stage - a time to say goodbye to the gang before the winter recess. Malcolm Pannett examines the fate of a once great race.Read more »

Ante-Post Betting: The Breeders' Cup Classic

Paul Jacobs / 27 October 2009 / Leave a comment

Fame and Glory's place at the head of BC Classic odds shows it's Euro-centric punters who are shaping this market. Brondesbury tells us why Zenyatta is the horse to have on your side when they get down to business at Santa Anita...Read more »

Big Race History: Charlie Hall Chase

Malcolm Pannett / 25 October 2009 / Leave a comment

The Charlie Hall is one of the first big chases of the National Hunt season. This year's renewal will be the richest ever race staged at Wetherby. Malcolm Pannett delves through the archive...Read more »

Graham Cunningham's Weekend Racing Betting: Rosy in Monet's Garden

Graham Cunningham / 23 October 2009 / Leave a comment

Racing fans can enjoy the best of both worlds this weekend, with excellent Flat racing at Doncaster and Newbury and absorbing jumps action at Aintree and Chepstow. Racing UK analyst Graham Cunningham pinpoints three key contests as well as casting his eye back to Carlisle on Thursday and forward to California for the Breeders' Cup....Read more »

Big Race History: Racing Post Trophy

Malcolm Pannett / 19 October 2009 / Leave a comment

The Racing Post Trophy, run over a mile at Doncaster, is the last domestic Group 1 race of the flat season. The two-year-old test has thrown up many Classic pointers over the years and has produced three Derby winners in the last decade. Malcolm Pannett investigates...Read more »

Live Racing Blog: Geoffrey Riddle trackside at Newmarket - Day two

Geoffrey Riddle / 17 October 2009 / Leave a comment

It's Champions Day at Newmarket this afternoon! The Dewhurst Stakes and the Champion Stakes itself provide the Group-class lustre while the 34-runner Cesarewitch gives backers and layers the chance to go to punting war. 'The Riddler' is still in the hotseat at HQ bringing you all the latest news, rumours and market-moves. Get in touch by e-mailing: theriddleratbetfair@gmail.com...Read more »

Live Racing Blog: Geoffrey Riddle trackside at Newmarket - Day one

Geoffrey Riddle / 16 October 2009 / Leave a comment

On what should be a fascinating Friday afternoon's racing, 'The Riddler' is in the hotseat to bring you all the big race build-up, as well as the up-to-date market movers. Get in touch by e-mailing theriddleratbetfair@gmail.com...Read more »

Sea The Stars Retirement Reaction: Racing needs to keep its stars on the course in the long run

Simon Rowlands / 13 October 2009 / Leave a comment

In his weekly blog Simon Rowlands suggests a way of encouraging top Flat horses to stay in training for longer, tips a "dark one" for Cheltenham and sides with the second favourite in the Dewhurst Stakes....Read more »

Big Race History: Cesarewitch Handicap

Malcolm Pannett / 13 October 2009 / 1 Comments

The Cesarewitch is one of top staying handicaps in the programme book as well as being the second-leg of the Autumn double. First run in 1839 it is named in honour of an eminent Russian visitor. Malcolm Pannett fills in the details.Read more »

Ante-Post Betting: The Cesarewitch Handicap

Paul Jacobs / 12 October 2009 / Leave a comment

Wondering who to back at Newmarket this Saturday? Brondesbury has run through the Cesarewitch odds to bring you these selections......Read more »

Big Race History: Velka Pardubicka

Malcolm Pannett / 08 October 2009 / Leave a comment

Won in modern times by English jockeys Chris Collins, aboard Stephen's Society (1973), and Charlie Mann, who partnered It's A Snip (1995), the Velka Pardubicka is not only one of the most extraordinary races in the world but is a throwback to the origins of the sport. Malcolm Pannett investigates...Read more »