Scottish Racing

Musselburgh- Preview 25th March 2022

Admin — Fri, 25 Mar 2022 11:40:35 +0000

THE valuable Go North Series Finals get underway at Musselburgh on Friday when Iolani and Island Mahee will be defending the titles they scooped twelve months ago. After Musselburgh, the finals weekend – boasting over £480,000 in total prize money – moves on to Kelso tomorrow (Sat) and Carlisle on Sunday. Iolani, trained near Penrith by Dianne Sayer, is at double-figure odds to repeat…

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Monday 1st February

Admin — Mon, 01 Feb 2021 11:19:48 +0000

This week’s blog from Scottish Racing looks at the @bet365 Scottish Cheltenham Trials weekend at @musselburghracecourse on 6th & 7th Feb. Horses and jockeys alike have used the bet365 Scottish Cheltenham Trials as the springboard to stardom and a perfect example is the dream team of Bryony Frost and Frodon. Sam Twiston-Davies was on board Frodon when the gelding stormed to a nine…

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Monday 18th January

Admin — Mon, 18 Jan 2021 12:41:26 +0000

Some top jockeys are in attendance for the meeting at Ayr on Monday and it’s good to see Gold Cup winner Nico de Boinville booked for three rides. Nico, who landed the Cheltenham showpiece in 2015 on Coneygree, has ridden two winners from his previous 20 mounts at the Craigie course. The main reason for his visit is for his boss Nicky Henderson on chasing debutant Dame De Compagnie…

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Monday 16th Nov

Admin — Mon, 16 Nov 2020 11:28:09 +0000

Anita Anderson Green, who along with husband Ray co-owned hundreds of winners on the Flat and over jumps, has died. She was 64 and also leaves behind a daughter, Verity, and son, Dominic whose wife Natalie is a presenter on ITV Racing. A familiar and popular figure, particularly on the northern scene, she had been bravely battling illness for several years and passed away peacefully at her…

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Monday 9th November

Admin — Mon, 09 Nov 2020 11:25:12 +0000

Most racing folk north of the border can remember exactly what they were doing around tea time on April 8th, 2017. There were, of course, cheering home One For Arthur in the Grand National, the first success for Scotland in the Aintree marathon for 38 years. How bravely he flew the Scottish flag that memorable day for his proud tartan connections. Now, just six races later…

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Breeders’ Cup

Admin — Fri, 06 Nov 2020 13:06:43 +0000

HAWICK jockeys Rowan Scott and Jason Hart are experiencing the trip of a lifetime as both are in action at the Breeders’ Cup meeting this weekend. The two-day extravaganza, first staged in 1984, takes place at Keeneland on Friday and Saturday and the 14-race fixture boasts prize money of $31m. Both jockeys are based with stables in Malton and they travelled together by train to Heathrow on…

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Monday 2nd November

Admin — Mon, 02 Nov 2020 10:57:04 +0000

WELL done to Katie Scott for scoring at Catterick’s final Flat meeting of the year with Rockley Point who was gaining his second win of 2020. The gelding was led up by Katie’s father Murray as she has had her arm in a sling for four weeks following surgery on a troublesome shoulder injury. Murray may have got himself a regular job as it was the first time he had led a horse up for his daughter…

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Monday 26th October

Admin — Mon, 26 Oct 2020 11:11:54 +0000

Good luck to Aye Right and his borders connections as the pride of Jedburgh bids for glory in Saturday’s Grade 2 bet365 Charlie Hall Chase at Wetherby. Trained by Harriet Graham and partnered by Callum Bewley, he is owned by Kelso Director Geoff Adam whose colours were pipped by a neck in 1992 when worn by Neale Doughty aboard Pat’s Jester. Plucky Pat’s Jester, trained by now-retired…

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Monday 19th October

Admin — Mon, 19 Oct 2020 09:36:23 +0000

Euchen Glen is after more Group race glory after his 18-1 upset at York recently when he had three rivals including last year’s St Leger hero Logician trailing in his wake. Connections decided against supplementing him for one of the valuable contests on Ascot’s glittering Champions’ Day card and are instead heading to Newbury on Saturday. Euchen Glen is owned and bred by joint-Ayr…

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Monday 12th October

Admin — Tue, 13 Oct 2020 11:26:33 +0000

Later this month – Saturday October 24th until Friday October 30th to be precise – marks the fourth year of Scottish Women and Girls in Sport Week. The initiative provides an opportunity to throw a spotlight on women and girls’ participation in sport and physical activities and the theme for 2020 is to highlight the positive impact of physical activity and celebrate the return of sport.

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