Tag Archives: Horse racing
Americans humiliated on the racetrack, a few weeks after the Ryder Cup
Last night’s jamboree for horses, jockeys, trainers and a few spectators was really about TV viewers of which my family counted ourselves a part! I suspect that over this side of the pond we had a rather better time than … Continue reading
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Tagged Aiden O'Brien, Breeders Cup, Charlie Appleby, Donald Trump, Horse racing, Willie mullins
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The day the world turned orange (II) #GrandNational18
When I first went to Aintree six years ago, I wrote a blog called “the day the world turned orange”. I had been caught out by the wonderful world of scouse and I’ve been going back to Aintree every … Continue reading
The Grand National – a race of not taking yourself too seriously!
Thanks to Aintree, a course that has not drunk the Cheltenham Kool-Aid, not sold its soul to corporate hospitality and kept a little sense of humour! The final day of the Grand National Meeting was characterised by brilliant weather. Stella … Continue reading
JacktheJouneyman – the PlayPen horse!
JacktheJouneyman raced for the first time at Ludlow yesterday and a hardy cross-section of the Pension PlayPen was there to see him finish fourth. Coming into the home straight the four year old had pulled for most of the race but … Continue reading
Posted in Henry Tapper blog, Horse racing, pension playpen
Tagged Equestrian, Gambling, Horse, Horse racing, Ludlow, Nicky Henderson, pension playpen, Playpen, racing, Rebecca Curtis, Sport, Sports, Straight (racing), Stratos
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Join us for the Cheltenham National Hunt Festival 2012
Each year we (the Pension Play Pen) organise a week down in the Cotswolds and go racing for four days at the Cheltenham National Hunt Festival. The racing takes place between 13th and 16th March and we have taken the house for … Continue reading
Frankel the wonderhorse
BRAVO FRANKEL-THE WONDERHORSE Continue reading
Zenyatta the new Bradman
That she carved through the field and was defeated only by a short-head means that like Bradman she will be remembered as the best but nearly something else.
Posted in Horse racing
Tagged Breeders' Cup Classic, Churchill Downs, Frankie Dettori, Horse racing, HorseRacing, Jockey, Kentucky, Mike E. Smith, Zenyatta
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Join us at Cheltenham in March for the National Hunt Festival of Racing
You are cordially invited to join our house party during the Cheltenham National Hunt Festival between 16th and 19th March 2010. Continue reading