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CORONAVIRUS HITS CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL STAFF AND RACEGOERS

Cheltenham Festival organisers release statement after news staff and racegoers develop symptoms of Covid-19 Breaking news THE organisers of Cheltenham Festival have released a statement...

Stevie Spit and showbiz colleagues star in ‘Let’s Get Live’

Quote: 'I thought there would have been more people from Scotland watching - especially so with not having to pay!' Stevie Spit and colleagues...

Punters friend Andrew Atkinson’s TALK OF THE TURF

Punters friend Andrew Atkinson's TALK OF THE TURF

Andrew Atkinson’s talk of the turf will continue during the six weeks’ cancellation of racing in England – with the latest news, interviews, and Feature articles. Andrew, author of ‘Racing into The Millennium’ of which the Foreword was penned by former trainer Jack Berry, MBE, will bring interviews to the table, along with a ‘Looking […]

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Racing suspended due to coronavirus pandemic

Jockeys look at the riding out chart at Philip Kirby racing stables, in the wake of the coronavirus. Photo: courtesy Philip Kirby.

Jockey Sean Quinlan left pondering over September wedding Cash-strapped jockeys’ worries By Andrew Atkinson Horseracing has been suspended – due to the coronavirus pandemic – following a move by the BHA to shutdown until May, at the earliest. It is deemed jockeys will be hit hard – as will thousands of other professionals in the […]

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Cheltenham Festival – lucky to go ahead in wake of coronavirus

Cheltenham Festival - lucky to go ahead in wake of coronavirus

By Andrew Atkinson Cheltenham Festival 2020 can look back on being lucky to escape cancellation – or taking place without the 251,000 spectators who attended the four days meeting last week – after the coronavirus outbreak. Four days after the final day of the Cheltenham Festival on March 13 it was announced horseracing in Britain […]

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