Nicky Henderson looks to build on success at Cheltenham Festival 2013 [01:38]
He's the most successful trainer in the history of the Cheltenham Festival, with seven winners last year and he's looking to build on that success. This year Bobs Worth and Long Run line up for the Betfred Cheltenham Gold Cup, while there's another mouthwatering prospect in the Arkle as Simonsig takes on Overturn. And never forget Sprinter Sacre, hot favourite for the Queen Mother Chase. He's had 46 Cheltenham winners so far, can he repeat the magnificent 7 of 2012?
Race tipping: Dave Orton - Hennessy Gold Cup, 3.20 Leopardstown, Saturday [00:57]
Willit be Flemenstar, Sir Des Champs or something else? A mouth-watering renewal of Leopardstown's feature race
Richard Hughes on Canford Cliffs v Frankel [04:15]
Jockey Richard Hughes looks forward to the mouth-watering clash between 2010 Sussex Stakes hero Canford Cliffs and the unbeaten 2000 Guineas and St James's Palace Stakes winner Frankel at Glorious Goodwood.
Tags: Canford Cliffs, 2011 Sussex Stakes, 2010 Sussex Stakes, Sussex Stakes, Glorious Goodwood, Goodwood, Quuen Anne Stakes 2011, Lockinge Stakes 2011, St James's Palace Stakes 2010, Irish 2000 Guineas 2010, 2000 Guineas 2010, Richard Hannon, Frankel, 2000 Guin
Day To Day Maintenance At Shalfleet [02:08]
The video includes all aspects of Maintenance that happens throughout the year at Shalfleet plus day to day up keep of the yard. Steam Cleaning horses boxes, Fertilizing the paddocks, Care of the Indoor Ride and the importance of hygiene for each individual horse.
Tags: Day, To, Maintenance, Horses, Health, Jeremy, Noseda, Equestrian, Newmarket, Machinery, Shalfleet, Race, Fertilizing, Harrowing, jumping, riding, dressage, pony, Horse, Walker, Hay, Watering
The Boys from Bangladesh: a Great Day out at the Point to Point [01:19]
A group of friends from Newport/Bangladesh have a day out with us at the point to point. Older brother Sanu and Sammi have been before to Chepstow races and enjoy the day out; but this was the first time out for the younger brothers Ranu and Jemal and their mate Navid racing. Ranu used to have a horse when he was younger in Bangladesh and many have suggested he should have been a jockey. The family run the Shoboraj restaurant in Newport which is the local Racing and Point to Point watering/eating establishment for trainers owners jockeys and racing fans. When one hears the media talking of racism in the countryside take it with a pinch of salt !! They will say anything to create moral panic! Racing is a true multi ethnic community anyway from the Maktoums as owners to the gaps in skilled stable staff being filled by Czechs, Poles and many from the Indian subcontinent, Mauritius etc. and owners from all over the world. The boys decided that though they can't gamble for religious reasons what they felt it was good to respect tradition so what they could do is pool a pound each and choose a horse from the paddock they liked the look of and get a friend place the bet for them. If they won they would donate it to charity - and they did! One thing popular at the point to point is to bet a horse without the favourite. They did this three times and won each time at 7/2; 5/2 and 3/1 !! It isn't the gambling that Racing is necessarily about. It is the intellectual challenge of ...
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