Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The 2017 Epsom Derby was the 238th annual running of the Derby horse race and took place at Epsom Downs Racecourse on 3 June 2017. It was televised on ITV for the first time since 1988. The race was worth £1.5million, an increase on the 2016 prize, and was sponsored by Investec. [1] The race saw the biggest Derby upset for 43 years as Wings of ...
Launched on 15 April 1986, [1] the Racing Post is a daily national print and digital publisher specializing in the British horse racing industry and horse racing, greyhound racing and sports betting. The paper was founded by UAE (United Arab Emirates) Prime Minister and Sheikh of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum , a racehorse owner, and edited by Graham Rock, who was replaced by ...
The Champion Trainer of flat racing in Great Britain is the trainer whose horses have won the most prize money during a season. The list below shows the Champion Trainer for each year since 1896. [1] The Championship was originally run from November until the end of the following October but since 2016 it has spanned from January until December ...
2017–18. Strength sports. Weightlifting. Squash. Table tennis. Tennis. Triathlon. Volleyball. The following is an overview of the events of 2017 in motorsport, including the major racing events, motorsport venues that were opened and closed during a year, championships and non-championship events that were established and disestablished in a ...
Pre-war Circuit (1937–1939) Length. 3.219 km (2.000 miles) Race lap record. 2:11.900 ( Pat Fairfield, ERA C-Type, 1937, Voiturette) Crystal Palace circuit is a former motor racing circuit in Crystal Palace Park in the Crystal Palace area of south London, England. The route of the track is still largely extant but the roads are now mainly used ...
The 2017 Cheltenham Gold Cup (known as the Timico Gold Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 89th annual running of the Cheltenham Gold Cup horse race and was held at Cheltenham Racecourse on Friday 17 March 2017. [1] It was won by Sizing John, ridden by Robbie Power and trained by Jessica Harrington. [2] [3] It was the first time that Robbie ...
Jim McGrath (British commentator) Jim McGrath (born 22 May 1955 [1]) is an English horse racing pundit and broadcaster. He was associated with Timeform from 1974 until 2009. His nickname is "The Sage of Halifax". [2] He is well known for his onscreen relationship with John Francome on Channel 4 Racing .
The Racing Post Novice Chase is a Grade 1 National Hunt chase in Ireland. The race is run at Leopardstown Racecourse in December, over a distance of 2 miles and 1 furlong (3,419 metres) and during its running there are 11 fences to be jumped. The race is run on 26 December, which is known in Ireland as St Stephen's Day, and is one of the ...