Chester May Festival 2022: Ladies Day - Eclipse Magazine
WEBThursday 5 th May 2022 – Day 2 of Chester’s May Festival saw the return of Ladies Day at The Roodee. One of the most popular fixtures in Chester’s racing calendar, Ladies Day attracted a top class line-up to please the well-dressed racegoers. After rain the day before, the sun was firmly out!
Grand National 2024: Lucinda Russell bids to make history with …
WEBLucinda Russell has admitted winning the Aintree Grand National is “incredibly addictive” as she bids to become the most successful female trainer in the race’s history. The Kinross-based handler won the world’s greatest steeplechase for a second time in 2023 when Corach Rambler triumphed at Aintree, six years after One For Arthur ...
The Lady Dudley Cup and Chaddesley Corbett Point-to-Point
WEBThe Lady Dudley Cup and Chaddesley Corbett Point-to-Point. This year's Lady Dudley Cup – one of point-to-point's most prestigious races – was won by Sybarite ridden by Alex Edwards and trained by Phillip Rowley. Owned by Raymond Mould, Sybarite was apparently bought in a "job lot" with top racehorse Sprinter Sacre, owned by Mould's wife ...
Cheltenham Festival 2023: Schedule & Preview - Eclipse Magazine
WEBCheltenham Festival 2023 Schedule. Tuesday, March 14 – Champion Day. 1.30 – Supreme Novices’ Hurdle (2m 1/2f) 2.10 – Racing Post Arkle Challenge Trophy Steeple Chase (2m) 2.50 – Ultima Handicap Chase (3m 1/2f) 3.30 – Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy (2m 1/2f) 4.10 – Mares’ Hurdle (for the David Nicholson Trophy) (2m 4f)
Ian Balding, Mill Reef and The Derby - Eclipse Magazine
WEBIan Balding, Mill Reef and The Derby. The 2nd June, 1971, was the day that Ian Balding’s name became eternally synonymous with the Derby. That is the way of things when one trains a racehorse numbered among the greatest athletes ever to grace the famous Epsom Downs turf. Mill Reef was the embodiment of perfection on that sun-kissed Wednesday ...
Quick Guide to Newcastle Northumberland Plate - Eclipse Magazine
WEBFrom 1949 the day ceased to be a holiday, and from 1952 the meeting moved to its Saturday arrangement. The Northumberland Plate race itself is a flat handicap open to horses aged three years or older. It is run over a distance of 2 miles and 56 yards (3,270 metres). Established in 1833, and the inaugural race was won by Tomboy at Town Moor.
George Formby: Film Star, Musician – and Jockey!
WEBGeorge Formby was born George Hoy Booth on 26th May 1904 at 3 Westminster Street, Wigan. Though he was later to become one of Britain’s most famous entertainers, horses were in his blood. Pictured above: Jockey Jimmy Sharples was the cousin of George’s mother. EARLY CONNECTIONS.
The 2023 Horse Racing Calendar - Eclipse Magazine
WEBTop UK Horse Racing Meetings 2023. Cheltenham Festival – March 14-17. Grand National Festival – April 13-15. Newmarket Guineas Festival – May 5-7. Epsom Derby Festival – June 2-3. Royal Ascot – June 20-24. Newmarket July Festival – July 13-15. Goodwood Festival – August 1-5.
Clive Brittain: The Smiling Pioneer - Eclipse Magazine
WEBThe picture they all paint is of a hard-working, innovative, ‘cup half full’ and remarkable man who lives for racing, has scaled the heights, weathered the lows and had a lot of fun along the way. Clive Brittain: The Smiling Pioneer by Robin Oakley is published by Racing Post Books on 8 June priced at £20.
History of Goodwood Racecourse - Eclipse Magazine
WEBThe old Goodwood Golf Course, stretching up the Downs to the Racecourse, was superbly renovated in 2004 and is one of the two 18-hole courses on the Estate. Golf At Goodwood, a brand new vision for the sport, was launched in 2006 and is about paying for the golf that people want to play, when they want to play it.