Tuesday Preparations
July 21st, 2019
The Racing Horse is going to look specifically at 3 non-handicap races on Tuesday at Wolverhampton a[...]
Pacafi (15 April 2019)
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ALMINOOR 2.20 Pontefract at 4/5 Farmer Copleys GFF Farm-Shop Of-The-Year 2019 EBF Novice Stakes (Class 5) 5f3y Pedigree: E52,000 F, £135,000 Y; 9th foal; half-brother to winners Sebastian Flyte (7f-1m1f inc at 2/US; RPR 109) Age Of Chivalry (5f-6f inc at 2/ Group 3; 106), The Cuckoo (5f 2yo Fibresand; 73) and Neighbother (5f … Continue reading
Jak Boxing & Freaks Of The Ring Promotions Proudly Presents JUMPING JACKS |
Jumping Jacks at Neath Sport Centre The Racing Horse has been mightily impressed with the work coming out of John Kaighin’s Boxing Gym in Manselton, Swansea. We had previously travelled with the team to Bristol but after a year on the road with his boxers Kaighin (Jak Boxing), staged a home meeting in association … Continue reading
Kaighin |
JAKFitness & Boxing Gym Moving Forward We were delighted to be invited by JAKFitness & Boxing Gym to travel to Bristol with three Swansea boxers and witness the fine work coming out of the Manselton Gym. The boxers included the experienced amateur Jamie Paton who was a former Light-Welterweight Welsh Finalist, the Rome-born Romanian … Continue reading
Both Glamorgan and Somerset fans were cruelly denied the result they wanted when persistent mizzle/rain scuppered proceedings at the SSE Swalec Stadium, Cardiff on Saturday night. Full credit to everyone who did their level best to get the game on, and then attempt to get the match completed. The game started 35 minutes late … Continue reading
LUKAKU STRIKER 1
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Romelu Lukaku says he did not have to “think twice” about moving to Manchester United from Everton as it represents “the perfect opportunity” and of course he is right! The 24 year-old striker has signed for United for an initial £75m, despite former club Chelsea matching the bid and this is the most perfect … Continue reading
2015 European Champions League Final |
The biggest match in club football, this year’s European Champions League final, is between the champions of Spain and Italy. In a classic bout of offence versus defence Barcelona play Juventus on Saturday 6th June 2015 in Berlin’s Olympiastadion (19.45). The Racing Horse asks the most pertinent, without divine intervention to assist them, how … Continue reading
British Light Welterweight title: Jenkins v Nurse |
British Light Welterweight Title (April 2015) The vacant British Light Welterweight Title (12 x 3) had promised genuine combat between Scottish veteran Willie Limond (2 February 1979) and Welsh Chris Jenkins (14 August 1988) at the First Direct Arena in Leeds on 11th April 2015, live on Sky Sports. However, Limond has since cried … Continue reading
On 30th October 1974 Swansea businessman and boxing promoter the late Eddie Richards, brought to his hometown a live showing of one of the greatest World Heavyweight contests in the history of professional boxing! He had astutely negotiated a deal with London entrepreneur Jarvis Astaire to have the ‘Rumble in the Jungle’ relayed direct … Continue reading
On the 24th September 1964 the British and Commonwealth (then Empire) welterweight champion Brian Curvis was to challenge Emile Griffith for the welterweight championship of the World on a Jack Solomon’s promotion at the Empire Pool, Wembley. Packed with a capacity crowd of 10,000 boxing enthusiasts, a large number of which had travelled up … Continue reading
The Racing Horse believed Arsenal missed a chance in August 2012 to change an erroneous mindset. We penned a piece titled ‘Le Professeur de Strasbourg’ and it is as relevant today as it was over two years ago. See: http://theracinghorse.co.uk/2012/08/28/arsene-wenger-is-a-flawed-genius/ Jam tomorrow Genuine football fans universally concur that under Wenger’s stewardship Arsenal’s exquisite style of play made … Continue reading