Irish Oaks Race Betting Preview: Alexandrova will on Sunday be bidding to become the third filly in the last decade to complete the big double when she sets out to add the Darley Irish Oaks to her victory in the English equivalent. Somewhat surprisingly, she will also be bidding to give Ballydoyle maestro Aidan O'Brien his first...
Nunthorpe Stakes 2006 Race Preview: Nunthorpe Stakes sponsors, VC Bet, have opened a book on the five-furlong sprints which takes place at York on August 24, and Irish raider Dandy Man is the clear favourite at 5/2. The Con Collins-trained three-year-old has quickly established himself amongst the upper echelon of the current crop of...
"The Power of Love" Paddy Power Newmarket Special: "The Power of Love" 2.35 newmarket If your horse finishes second to The Road To Love in this race, PaddyPower will refund your losing single stake. Applies to singles only. Max refund per customer/bet £200/€300
John Smith's Cup at York Race Preview: Mark Johnston's stable is firing on all cylinders now following an indifferent start to the season and I'm So Lucky can continue the Middleham trainer's rich vein of form by landing the valuable John Smith's Cup at York on Saturday.The son of Zilzal, who can be backed at a tasty 10/1 with totesport...
Retief Goosen 2006 Scottish Open Offer from Paddy Power: If Retief Goosen wins the 2006 Scottish Open Paddy Power will refund all losing outright bets placed before the start of the tournament. ? Applies to singles only.? Applies to win bets or the win part of each-way bets placed before the start of the tournament only.? 72 holes must be played for...
Real Madrid set to table bid for Gabriel Heinze: Newly elected Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon is likely to be a busy bunny in what promises to be a frenetic transfer window leading up to the start of the 2006/2007 season, as he bids to keep the exacting Bernabeu faithful happy. It has been well documented that Real have been keen to prize...
Falmouth Stakes Betting Preview: Even now aged six, Soviet Song's powers don't appear to have diminished in the slightest, and the James Fanshawe-trained mare will be a popular choice for the UAE Equestrian And Racing Federation Falmouth Stakes at Newmarket on Wednesday, for which she is quite rightly a short-priced favourite....
Englishman wanting to become Irish: An Englishman wanted to transform himself into an Irishman, so he visited a doctor to find out how he could achieve this."Well" said the doctor, "this is a very delicate operation and there is a lot that can go wrong, but I will need to remove half your brain"."Yeah, that's OK" said the Englishman...
Vodafone Stewards' Cup (Goodwood, Aug. 5th) Race Preview: One man's rubbish can be another man's treasure. And one trainer's nag can be another trainer's money spinner. Desert Commander is a case in point, and he can land the Vodafone Stewards' Cup at Glorious Goodwood on August 5, for which the gelding is a 14/1 chance with bet365. The superbly bred son...
Saddam Hussein Firing Squad: Sky Sports have reported that Saddam Hussein has been found guilty and will be sentenced to death by firing squad. His last request was reported to be the naming of his own firing squad.He is reported to have chosen Lampard, Gerrard and Carragher from 12 yards.