Ricky Sandler, founder and chief executive of Eminence Capital, has been appointed as a non-executive director of a company. He will immediately assume his role and serve a three-year term, subject to annual re-election. Sandler’s involvement comes as a result of pressure from him and other investors, which ultimately led to Entain’s chief executive Jette Nygaard-Andersen stepping down abruptly in […]
The odds on the daughter of Soldier’s Call fluctuated between 16-1 and 3-1 before settling at 15-2 at the start of the race. Despite the drifting odds, she ultimately defeated newcomer Divine Breath by half a length, with jockey Kieran O’Neill in the saddle. This marked the first flat racing success in nine months for O’Neill. The three-year-old filly was […]
The prestigious handicap chase, known as the BoyleSports Irish Grand National, will take place on April 1 this year. It remains the richest race in the Irish jumps calendar, offering a prize pot of €500,000. BoyleSports has been the sponsor of the race since 2014 and this new agreement extends their sponsorship for another 13 years. Vlad Kaltenieks, the chief […]
The nine-year-old horse, Angels Dawn, and rider Pa King, achieved their first Cheltenham Festival success by narrowly beating Stumptown in the 3m2f amateur riders’ handicap last season. They began this campaign with two hurdle races at Clonmel and Navan, which satisfied trainer Curling. Curling believes that Angels Dawn will excel in the upcoming €100,000 contest at Gowran Park next Thursday, […]
Flutter, the parent company of Sky Bet, Paddy Power, and Betfair, experienced a significant increase in its share price, reaching 15,160p by the afternoon. This surge followed the company’s announcement of an 11% increase in revenue to £2.67 billion for the fourth quarter of 2023 and a 24% increase to £9.5 billion for the full year. The news comes just […]
The agreement between Ascot and the UK Tote Group began on January 1. This agreement ensures that all pool bets placed on racing from Ascot will continue to support liquidity in the UK pool, which has been operated by the UK Tote Group since October 2019. Betting on racing from Ascot by British and Irish customers through the Tote website […]
The strategy outlined by the Horse Welfare Board aims to improve welfare, retraining standards, traceability, and funding in the horse racing industry. It was created as a result of the 2021 aftercare funding review, with the responsibility of piloting the sector given to RoR on behalf of the industry. The strategy is ambitious and requires the full support and funding […]
The John and Thomas Kiely-trained gelding had a successful season in bumpers last year, winning five races in a row, including Grade 1 victories at the Cheltenham and Punchestown festivals. This season, the plan was for him to compete in novice hurdles, but a setback delayed his return until the new year. Due to missing schooling, he will now continue […]
This horse has not yet been tested over a five furlong distance, so this race represents a decrease in level of competition for him. Despite his lack of experience at this distance, he has the potential to regain his winning form. Additionally, he now has a 2lb advantage over the horse that beat him last time, which increases his chances […]
Carey Street is returning to the same track under the same rider and is rated 15lb lower. He put in a decent third-place effort on Monday and should be respected in this race. He also finished third at Wolverhampton in his last start in 2023, indicating that a return to form is near. The slight drop in trip to 1m½f […]