Videos on horse racing history, old racecards and analysis. Also videos on going racing with real ale pub visits.
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My video ranking the 65 British and Irish horse racing courses I have visited. My rankings are based on the quality of my visit to the racecourse, any local pubs and other things in the local area. youtu.be/o_kkDlYS6iI
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A statement on yesterday…..
Everything I said in that interview was true. However, rest assured I’m doing my best to turn things round.
I have been in a mental health clinic for the last 10 weeks, finally discharging so I could attempt to play in Belfast
I owed that to my family, in particular my daughter to see me play for what could be the last time….. I also owed it to the fans who have supported me throughout my 21 years on tour
I also owed that to World Snooker who have been amazing from day on in all this, in particular Simon Brownell and Neil Tomkins who have remained in touch regularly, even Simon paying me a visit in the clinic itself
I’m not ok, but I’m ok in that itself. I’ve been much worse in the last few months than you saw yesterday. I literally didn’t see a future in anything…..
My daughter kept me going, the therapists, staff and all the other patients were amazing and helped me through some really dark days
I see the light now that I couldn’t see before but I do now. I also know it won’t happen overnight. I’m a work in progress!!! My fight and determination on the table has always been there for ones to see. I need to show those same fighting qualities off it now for a while
Please don’t detract anything from Jordan yesterday, he’s been aware of my struggles and that can’t have been easy to play in but he handled it with grace and skill as I knew he would. Im proud to call him a friend
I hope the rest of the event is a success and I will continue my treatments going forward and then see what’s ahead
Thank you to every single message I have received on here, instagram, Facebook, text messages and WhatsApp’s, I’ve seen them all but a bit overwhelmed to reply right now. Just know that they have helped me a lot but I’m not going anywhere just yet!!!! I have so much to live for and this is only the beginning of my new journey
Also, I was not made to do any interviews, I was simply given a choice and felt I owed it to everyone to speak. The media team at WST have been incredible through all this too
Thank you all x
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On this day, two of the greatest debut albums were released
🏁 19 October, 1979 🏁
@MadnessNews One Step Beyond #Madness inc My Girl, Night Boat To Cairo, Bed & Breakfast Man
@thespecials #TheSpecials inc A Message To You Rudy, Nite Klub, Too Much Too Young
Where was the Williethebuilder floors Klitschko pun? @TonyEnnis11 @SedgefieldRace
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90 Labour MPs back higher Machine Games Duty. Carolyn Harris, who led the £2 FOBT campaign, didn’t sign. Nor did several Labour MPs in Ballinger’s APPG. James Noyes, whose report helped drive the RGD rise, urges caution over MGD, particularly for racing. A split among reformers?
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£2 is now considered high-stakes gambling even though that is exactly what anti-gambling campaigners called for just a few years ago for FOBTs.
A slow road to prohibition?
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How is this high stakes when it was reduced from £100 a spin to £2 only a couple of years ago
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"It's not gambling if the house has no stake in the outcome" will be surprising news to horse players and lotto players
🚨 WATCH: Kalshi CEO @mansourtarek_ DISMANTLES the claim that prediction markets are gambling.
Casinos profit when customers lose. Prediction markets match buyers and sellers, regardless of who wins.
“Kalshi doesn't make more or less money from winners or losers.”
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Final Orders wins The Velka Pardubicka for the CMD Syndicate, @gavincromwell1 & Keith Donoghue 🇨🇿
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"𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐖𝐚𝐫, 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐞, 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐦" ❤️
Brough Scott pays tribute to the three-time Champion Hurdle winner 🏆🏆🏆
@Chepstow_Racing | @GBRacing
Irwin Sparkes singing in the crowd at a Hoosiers gig at Newcastle upon Tyne. youtu.be/J_C22mq4pA8?is=2ljC…
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128 runs, 20 wins, and a remarkable seven at @yorkracecourse! What a legend Copper Knight is.
York's winningmost horse heads off into retirement after a magnificent career for @EasterbyTim.
Thank you for the memories. ♥️🤍💙
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Canadian Bound. 50 years ago, the first yearling to sell for a million dollars(made 1.5). Like many sold this week, he had lineage (exceptional !), conformation and great connections. Sadly 4 starts, no wins. That’s racing, the great gamble.
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One of my favourite pieces to research and write for @bbcsport was the story of tipster Prince Monolulu
You might call him racing’s first influencer
His story 👇 👇 was more fascinating than I could ever have imagined
#PrinceMonolulu #HorseRacing
bbc.co.uk/sport/horse-racing…
A short video on the Francasal and Santa Amaro scandal taken from a much larger video about an Alexandra Park racecard.
"The turf is threatened by a cloud of puritans, fanatics and spoilsports of all descriptions..." The Sporting Times on June 21 1913 calls for a united front in racing rather than Bower Ismay going to the courts in relation to Craganour's disqualification in the 1913 Derby.
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Did you know Sky Sports Racing presenter Callum Helliwell was part of the British Horseracing Development Programme?!🐎
"Many of us were the only horseracing fans in our schools and universities and to be surrounded by so many like-minded people was a dream come true."
Read about Callum's journey into racing👇
🗞️ | careersinracing.com/case-stu…
🔖 | @Cal_Helliwell
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I enjoyed this. Whetting the appetite nicely.
🎥 “When I started training I knew absolutely nothing.”
Martin Pipe recalls the start of his training career in our ‘Chepstow Memories’ feature with @CorneliusRacing and @PFNicholls ahead of the @DragonBetX Welsh Racing Festival.
Watch in full 👇
youtu.be/dUcE_CeB3DA
