Horse racing is one of the biggest spectator sports in the world. In the UK it is second only to football. It attracts people from all walks of life and generates millions to the UK economy each year. Here you can get all the latest news, information on famous racehorses as well as our tips on big race meets like Cheltenham festival.
Some of you may know, that I am meant to be using my Summer Holidays for making a start on my dissertation. So far, this hasn’t happened… So I thought,… Read More »Dissertation Time: Adaptation of Ex Racehorses
My Mum has been doing a lot of research into my family tree recently and she seems very impressed and surprised, which I think is a bit insulting. But since… Read More »Scottie’s Diary – Family Tree
Many of you would have seen the Channel 4 documentary “The Trainer and the Racehorse: The Legend of Frankel” advertised recently and I’m sure many of you interested in racing… Read More »Remembering Sir Henry Cecil.
Whether you’re breeding a thoroughbred, sports horse or pony, you come across various stud fee terms. These are often displayed as initials so here is my little guide of what… Read More »Stud Fee Terms Explained!
In the racing industry, horses are backed and trained very young to begin their racing career. There are several influencing reasons for this. However, the main one is money driven.… Read More »Thoroughbred growth rates: Ready to Race?
Retraining of racehorses (ROR) held their first RoR auction of racehorses for non racing homes on May 20th. It was a success despite the fact that they were unsure as… Read More »ROR Auctions: would you go?
Trainers have often believed that heart size has played a huge role in racehorse performance. As science improved it has been proven to be true. I won’t go too much… Read More »Famous Racehorses and Huge Hearts!
The Green Party has announced that if they come into power they will have a “complete review” on horse racing and greyhound racing. This could include a complete ban on… Read More »Green Party to Ban Horse Racing?
Thoroughbreds as a breed tend to have pretty poor feet compared to other breeds, most likely due to being selectively bred for performance rather than conformation. However, those who have… Read More »Thoroughbred Feet: Improvable?
It’s no secret that the UK currently has too many horses and not enough homes which can afford them. Those of you in the horsey world have probably come across the… Read More »Too many horses?
