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The Sporting Life was a British newspaper published from 1859 until 1998, best known for its coverage of horse racing and greyhound racing. [ 1 ] Latterly it has continued as a multi-sports website. Priced at one penny, the Sporting Life initially appeared twice weekly, on Wednesdays and Saturdays. It became a daily newspaper in 1883, and in ...
Racehorse statue at Newmarket, the home of British horse racing. Horse racing is the second largest spectator sport in Great Britain, [ 1] and one of the longest established, with a history dating back many centuries. According to a report by the British Horseracing Authority it generates £3.39 billion total direct and indirect expenditure in ...
Nottingham Racecourse. / 52.9480889°N 1.1068083°W / 52.9480889; -1.1068083. Nottingham Racecourse is a thoroughbred horse racing venue located in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England. [ 1] It is situated at Colwick Park, close to the River Trent and about 3 km east of the city centre.
Sporting Chronicle. The Sporting Chronicle, known colloquially as The Chron, was a Manchester -based, daily, national horse racing newspaper which operated in Great Britain for 112 years until its closure in 1983 due to unsustainable losses (£5.8 million since 1975). The last edition was published on 23 July of that year.
Reference Point (26 February 1984– December 1991) was a British Thoroughbred race horse and sire. In a career which lasted from August 1986 to October 1987 he ran ten times and won seven races. As a three-year-old he overcame sinus problems before winning York 's Dante Stakes, the Derby, Ascot's King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Diamond ...
The Lockinge Stakes became part of the British Champions Series in 2011. [7] It is currently the second race in the mile division, which concludes with the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes in October. The leading horses from the Lockinge Stakes often go on to compete in the Queen Anne Stakes. The last to win both races in the same year was Frankel in ...
The event was originally held at the New Barns, Manchester, where it was called the Manchester November Handicap. It was established in 1876, and was initially run over 1 mile and 4 furlongs before contested over 1 mile and 6 furlongs in 1880. It was cut to its present length in 1902 when the race was re-located to the Castle Irwell course.
Racing Post is a British daily horse racing, greyhound racing and sports betting publisher published in print and digital formats. It is printed in tabloid format from Monday to Sunday. As of December 2008 [update] , it has an average daily circulation of 60,629 copies.