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April 20th, 2019
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Posts containing the tag BHA
The Hairdresser is BACK!
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Tagged BHA, Jim Best, Racing Post, Suzi Best, The Pacafi, The Racing Horse
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Oh No – Jim Best is BACK! The Racing Horse received the worst news early this morning. Jim Best is back! Nine months after her husband was banned from racing, Suzi Best is primed to send out her first runners from a team of 17 horses after the BHA on Wednesday approved her application … Continue reading
MANY CLOUDS trained by Oliver Sherwood
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Tagged BHA, Colin Tizzard, Many Clouds, Oliver Sherwood, Robin Mounsey, The Pacafi, The Racing Horse, Thistlecrack
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The Racing Horse feels like a persons buttocks (prat) this morning after leading our blog with the title ‘One Super Saturday’ and of course it was everything but that! We lost one of our great warriors in the most unusual of circumstances and we want to pay tribute to the horse and his wonderful … Continue reading
The Racing Horse is looking forward to 22.22% of the horseracing meeting at the Betfred owned Chelmsford City All Weather track on Thursday 10th November 2016 where ‘French Trotters’ will strut their conceited gait following a mediocre 7-race thoroughbred card. It is envisaged there will be two full fields of ‘Trotter Francaise LeTrot’ and … Continue reading
King or Chump?
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Tagged Alan King, Barbury Castle, BHA, Disqualified and fined, Midnight Cataria, Pacafi100, Portfolio Systems, The Pacafi, The Racing Horse, Trainer Form
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These days most are aware that administering drugs to horses is a clearly defined business and ignorance of the law is not an excuse! If one adds casual disregard the offence is compounded. Welcome to Alan King – King of Barbury Castle! . The Racing Horse appreciates that there are many types/bands of trainers … Continue reading
The Racing Horse does not take pleasure in awarding amateur jockey Theo Gillard the ‘Idiot Of The Week’ award after he picked up a 28-day suspension for continuing to ride an exhausted horse, who then fell at the last at Ludlow! Blackadder took ten minutes to rise after his fall… Gillard was riding 250-1 chance … Continue reading
The BHA and the Whip!
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Tagged Ballabriggs, BHA, Gareth Topham, Jason Maguire, Pacafi, Paul Hanagan, Peter Scudamore, The Grand National, The Racing Horse, Whip Regulations
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British Horse Racing Authority Review of the Whip! The Racing Horse has digested the British Horse Racing Authority’s review on whip use. It ran to 70 pages and was the first time that it consulted all members of the racing fraternity and the general public. Key points included that riders who continually commit serious whip … Continue reading
Notorious Pontardawe Gambler Vernon Allen and I had a marvellous day at the Evan Williams stable in Llancarfan, where we were given a fabulous welcome. Thanks to Evan, Cathy and the team… The National Hunt Horse Racing Scene in Wales is a very exciting place at the moment. The region, already on an upward … Continue reading