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Horseracing betting briefing November 8 to November 14: The Open

Andrew Hughes / 07 November 2009 / Leave a comment

The flat season is behind us and it's jumping all the way from here to the spring Festivals. Andrew Hughes looks ahead to a racing week that features some top class Irish action and Cheltenham's much anticipated Open meetingRead more »

Betting Challenge Week 13: Revolutionary punting at the Breeders' Cup

Jack Houghton / 07 November 2009 / Leave a comment

This week, punting-deity-extrordinaire Jack Houghton's going to San Anita - not with a flower in his hair but instead baring a bumper batch of bets......Read more »

Horseracing Betting Briefing November 1 to November 7: Showdown in Santa Anita

Andrew Hughes / 31 October 2009 / Leave a comment

Our racing cup runneth over this week with high quality action everywhere you look. Andrew Hughes brings us the pick of a packed week of racingRead more »

Was 4-9 Sequoia the worst ever SP returned in Britain?

Joe Dyer / 29 October 2009 / 1 Comments

Horse shortened from 4-6 to 4-9 on course, but returned a Betfair SP of [2.17]...Read more »

Robin Keck's Stable Form: Bad week but then again even Paul Nicholls is struggling!

Robin Keck / 26 October 2009 / 1 Comments

Robin Keck concedes that reaching his target of £1,000 profit by Christmas is now unlikely but he's still showing a decent profit. Plus an update on who's in and who's out from his stable....Read more »

Horseracing Betting Briefing October 25 to October 31: Best of the Week's Action

Andrew Hughes / 24 October 2009 / Leave a comment

There's something for everyone in the racing week ahead with high-quality flat contests at Longchamp, Leopardstown and Newmarket and some exciting jumps action at Ascot and Wetherby. Andrew Hughes brings us the highlightsRead more »

Graham Cunningham's Racing Blog: Early thoughts about the Breeders Cup

Graham Cunningham / 23 October 2009 / Leave a comment

Before jetting off to California to enjoy a well earned break, Graham Cunningham shares some stories and thoughts with betting.betfair.com...Read more »

Horseracing Betting Briefing October 18 to October 24: Return of an autumn favourite

Andrew Hughes / 17 October 2009 / Leave a comment

The National Hunt season gets into full swing this week with some top class action from Aintree whilst on the flat, there remains some unfinished business at Doncaster and Newbury. Andrew Hughes brings us highlights of the next seven days in racingRead more »

Graham Cunningham's Racing Blog: Hats off to Nicholls and Homer but what happened in that Hot Tub?

Graham Cunningham / 16 October 2009 / Leave a comment

Graham Cunningham casts his eye over a couple of the week's big news stories......Read more »

Graham Cunningham's Saturday Racing Preview: Darley Sun can shine in the "Ces" despite adverse stats

Graham Cunningham / 16 October 2009 / Leave a comment

It's Champions Day at Newmarket this Saturday and Fame And Glory is out to make the most of the fact that Sea The Stars no longer bars his path to glory in the feature event. Racing UK analyst Graham Cunningham casts his eye over three of the main contests at HQ....Read more »

New sponsorship continues Betfair's grassroots engagement with racing

Joe Dyer / 14 October 2009 / Leave a comment

Conditional Jockeys Training Series now sponsored by the exchange...Read more »

Breeders' Cup dream over as Sea The Stars is retired

Joe Dyer / 13 October 2009 / Leave a comment

Oxx's wonder horse will not travel to Santa Anita following long season of glory...Read more »

Newmarket Betting: The Dewhurst Stakes & Champion Stakes

Wayne Bailey / 13 October 2009 / Leave a comment

Wayne Bailey takes a look ahead to two of the weekend's big races from British HQ......Read more »

Horseracing Betting Briefing October 11 to October 17: Second leg of the Autumn Double

Andrew Hughes / 10 October 2009 / Leave a comment

Some top class jumps action from Ireland and a classy meeting at Headquarters are the highlights of another busy racing week. Andrew Hughes brings us the details.Read more »