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John Rickman (28 May 1913 – 13 October 1997) was a British journalist, broadcaster and author. The majority of his career was as a print journalist initially for the Bristol Evening News and then later with the Daily Mail and The Daily Sketch. He was a racing tipster, often featuring to the top of the unofficial Sporting Life naps table, a ...
Sporting Chronicle. The Sporting Chronicle, known colloquially as The Chron, was a Manchester -based, daily, national horse racing newspaper which operated in Great Britain for 112 years until its closure in 1983 due to unsustainable losses (£5.8 million since 1975). The last edition was published on 23 July of that year.
The Racing Post newspaper blends breaking news in the horse racing and betting industries with tipping content, race previews and reports, along with columns and features. In addition to daily editorials, the newspaper includes cards and form for each day's racing as well as entries and results.
John Michael McCririck [1] (17 April 1940 – 5 July 2019) was an English horse racing pundit, television personality and journalist. McCririck began his career at The Sporting Life, where he twice won at the British Press Awards for his campaigning journalism, but his role was terminated in 1984. In 1981, he joined ITV Sport 's horse racing ...
J. E. B. Seely, 1st Baron Mottistone (grandfather) John Brough Scott, MBE (born 12 December 1942) is a British horse racing journalist, radio and television presenter, and former jockey. He is also the grandson [1] and biographer [2] of the noted Great War soldier "Galloper Jack" Seely . Scott was educated at Radley College and Corpus Christi ...
List of British racecourses. This List of British racecourses gives details of both current and former horse racing venues in Great Britain. As of 20 May 2024, there are 59 racecourses operating in Great Britain (excluding Point-to-Point courses). Hereford racecourse reopened in October 2016 having been closed since 2012.
Horse racing is the second largest spectator sport in Great Britain, [1] and one of the longest established, with a history dating back many centuries. According to a report by the British Horseracing Authority it generates £3.39 billion total direct and indirect expenditure in the British economy, of which £1.05 billion is from core racing industry expenditure, [2] and the major horse ...
The Daily Racing Form ( DRF) (referred to as the Racing Form or "Form" and sometimes "telegraph" or "telly") is a tabloid newspaper founded in 1894 in Chicago, Illinois, by Frank Brunell. The paper publishes the past performances of racehorses as a statistical service for bettors covering horse racing in North America. [1]