#Grand Prix

LONDON - Formula One will have 23 races this season, still a record and one more than last year, with the sport facing a four-week gap in April after deciding not to replace the cancelled Chinese Grand Prix. The race in Shanghai, originally scheduled for April 16 as the fourth of 24 rounds, was axed last month for the fourth year in a row due to…

The spotlight will be on one of the newest additions to the NASCAR Cup Series schedule on Sunday at the 2022 EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix in Austin, Texas. Last year's NASCAR at Austin race featured 10 different lead drivers. Champion Chase Elliott only led for the final five laps, but he returns as the 9-4 favorite to win again in the latest…

MOST of you will never have heard of Al Hakeem - but I'm hoping that will change in the next 48 hours. Al Hakeem is a French-trained colt and horses across the channel have been pants at home in Group 1 races this season. So, the Jean-Claude Rouget runner is a massive price to land tomorrow's Arc. The Longchamp thriller, screened live on ITV, has…

Gypsy Goddess has been a surprise packet for trainer David Vandyke. Picture: Grant Peters-Trackside Photography Group 1 Queensland Oaks favourite Gypsy Goddess isn't the first horse to show trainer David Vandyke they looked slow before their first race, but she is certainly the first to go on and compete in three Group 1s in their first preparation…

A tour of Coolmore Stud in Fethard, County Tipperary is a wonderfully enriching experience for any Flat racing fan, the site being home to so many champions from years gone by. To drive the point home, simply check out the stud's roster for 2021 which counted 16 stallions and the winners of 44 Group/Grade 1 races between them. Of course, winning…

India's biggest badminton tournament, Yonex-Sunrise India Open 2023 is all set to take off and get bigger than ever at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi from January 17 to 22. As the world's greatest shuttlers will be engaged in high-voltage action at the Yonex-Sunrise India Open-organised by the Badminton Association of India, here are…

The summer of 1966 was a memorable one, as Aunt Edith became the first filly to win the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot in what was the 16th renewal. Trained by Noel Murless and ridden by Lester Piggott, Aunt Edith was bouncing back from an odds-on defeat in the Hardwicke Stakes at Royal Ascot, where she finished a 15-length…

The Dutchman has a long career ahead of him, the next chapter begins in Bahrain this March and a third F1 title beckons this season for Max. Last season was entirely different from his first title win. Where the latter came down to the wire, Verstappen cruised to the title in spectacular fashion in the former. With such a comfortable win, it would…

The Qatar Prix de L'Arc de Triomphe clock is ticking for Enable and Frankie Dettori. Sunday will be a fourth and final shot at Europe's biggest all-age race for the six-year-old mare whose biological clock is telling her that it is time to become a mother rather a champion racehorse. And her jockey, with his 50th birthday circled on the calendar in…

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher/Writer Boyd Gaming will not float a $5 million deal to watch the Formula One grand prix race in Las Vegas like Caesars Entertainment or have the MGM Resorts International sports promotion bandwidth, but the Las Vegas-based hotel-casino company can still make a splash with expansion plans that have a sports…

Michael Schumacher is one of F1's legendary drivers. He turned 54 on the 3rd of January, with his legacy still resonating and impacting the sport today. His achievements are illustrious. The Germans raced from 1991 to 2006, returning in 2010 to 2012. Schumacher's career numbers are mind-blowing. 7 world championships, 91 race wins, 155 podiums, 68…

Dubai's carnival continues to heat up at Meydan on Friday. Headlining the seven-race card is the Al Rashidiya (G2), but there are two conditions races that should also be appealing betting races. Here are some spot plays to look at. Named after an outstanding and well-traveled Zimbabwean filly, this race has drawn a suitably international field,…

With a £600000 purse both reflecting and reinforcing its status as a rising international fixture, Friday's fourth running of the Bahrain International Trophy (G3) has attracted a quartet from Godolphin, along with classy Irish mare Insinuendo and a new French recruit for the home team in Dilawar. You can watch and wager on the Friday morning…

NASCAR will make it's second-ever stop to Austin and Circuit of the Americas with the NASCAR EchoPark Automotive Cup Grand Prix featuring events from Friday, March 25 through Sunday, March 27. Events at COTA will include racing in all three of its major series, non-race entertainment and multiple driver appearances. Last Sunday, William Byron took…

In a saga that's had more twists and turns than a typical race day at the Monaco Grand Prix, it appears that Carlos Correa has finally figured out where he's going to be playing baseball for the next few seasons. It won't be in San Francisco for 13 years and $350 million and it won't be in Queens for 12 years and $315 million, either. Instead, the…

Japan (Ryan Moore, left) just gets the better of Trueshan (Hollie Doyle) Class and a 5lb penalty made the difference as the oddest of couples fought out the finish of the Group 3 Ormonde Stakes. In the summer of 2019, Japan won the Grand Prix de Paris and the Juddmonte International for Aidan O'Brien, while the Alan King-trained Trueshan won Class…

Drivers' champion: Charles Leclerc Constructors' champion: Red Bull Bold prediction: Hamilton retires for the first time The choice of driver champion is surely also a bold prediction. But Charles has all the talent and potential to win the famous trophy and restore the prancing horse's reputation. Red Bull are still the favourites, so it seems…

It sounds like a trick question, but is it possible to have one of the most famous horse races in the world without humans or the actual horses? And considering that gambling goes hand-in-hand with the sport, could members of the public place a bet on the eventual outcome of such an event, with profits benefiting Britain's National Health…

One stride. That was the difference a wide draw made in the last running of the Dubai Sheema Classic in 2019, when Rey De Oro made it across to lead Magic Wand. He took 40 strides to the first bend, she took 39. In isolation this does not prove anything. Horses stride at different lengths and frequencies, but you would expect the much taller horse…

William Buick: scored on his last six rides and has six more chances at Kempton on Friday William Buick is second in the jockeys' championship and his charge is gathering pace after six consecutive wins, with six more rides to come at Kempton on Friday evening. The 33-year-old's stellar season has included Group 1 wins on Hurricane Lane in the…

LEWIS HAMILTON wants a five-team tussle for the 2023 Formula 1 World Championship. The 2022 season was dominated by Red Bull, who triumphed in 17 of the 22 races. This led to Max Verstappen romping to the title, with Red Bull easily winning the constructors championship too. Hamilton's Mercedes showed signs of life towards the end of the campaign,…

Even since Manor left the Formula 1 grid at the end of the 2016 season, there have been only ten teams making up the grand prix grid over the last six seasons. That will remain the case heading into 2023 and likely into the next few seasons too, but fans' hopes of an expanded grid were raised this week when FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem…

Who's favourite to win the 2020 British Grand Prix? How about the favourite to take pole position, fastest lap, or even the odds of a Safety Car appearing? Here are the latest odds for the fourth race of the 2020 season, as provided by 188BET.COM… 188BET's odds are presented in decimal form - so for every $1 wagered you would win the figure…

Former IndyCar champion Alex Palou had barely started his first live grand prix session behind the wheel of a Formula One car when he declared the feel and speed of the McLaren "insane." Moments later, Williams' Logan Sargeant was complaining of losing tire grip like a seasoned veteran. Friday at the United States Grand Prix saw a parade of…

Location: Le Castellet, France Course: Circuit Paul Ricard Course Length: 5.842 KM Laps: 53 Ferrari has won consecutive races, yet still enters the French Grand Prix 56 points behind Red Bull in the constructor standings. That's due to both poor strategic decisions, which caused Charles Leclerc to finish fourth at Silverstone, and unreliability,…

Location: Monte Carlo, Monaco Course: Circuit de Monaco Course Length: 3.34km Laps: 78 Max Verstappen recovered from a trip off track last week in Barcelona to take advantage of Ferrari misfortune and win his fourth race of the season. The victory also vaulted him into the championship lead, giving him a six-point advantage over Charles…

Before we go ahead, it's worth noting that Sainz, last year, in his first year at Ferrari he beat'homegrown' teammate Charles Leclerc in the championship. However this year Leclerc has ramped it up, as Ferrari delivered a race-winning package which the Monegasque put to good use with two wins but Sainz has yet to win and early on watched his…

Seven-time Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton is indeed set to return to Mercedes for a 10th season in 2022 after offseason speculation that he might retire after the way the 2021 season ended in Abu Dhabi. Hamilton appeared to be well on his way to winning what would have been a record-breaking eighth world championship before a late safety…

After winning a record 15 races during the 2022 Formula 1 season, two-time reigning world champion Max Verstappen is unsurprisingly the favorite to win a third consecutive title in 2023. The Red Bull driver has won 25 of the 44 races that have been contested since the start of the 2021 season, yet interestingly enough, he was not the preseason…

Two-division world champion Christian Lee can't deny that Saygid Izagakhmaev has a clear pathway to a world title shot. At ONE 163, the Russian native made quick work of MMA veteran Shinya Aoki under the two-minute mark to steal the No.3 spot in the rankings. Currently on a five-fight win streak, including three under the ONE banner, Izagakhmaev is…

Tiber Flow (number 9): game winner under Tom Marquand Saturday: Newbury William Haggas, a big-race winner with the fantastic Baaeed, enjoyed a treble on the card, which started when Jon and Julia Aisbitt's homebred Tiber Flow struck in the Carnarvon Stakes, which had bookmakers trimming him for the Commonwealth Cup at Royal Ascot next…

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Mid-week forecasts call for clear skies in Austin, Texas, on Sunday, March 27. That's a big deal for any host city on race weekend throughout NASCAR's 36-week, nine-month schedule. It's especially a big deal this weekend as drivers return to COTA 10 months after a wreck-filled EchoPark Automotive Texas Grand Prix that Kevin Harvick called the "most…

The title will be decided this weekend as Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen enter the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix level on points. Who's favourite to win the final race of the season? 188BET's odds are presented in decimal form: for every $1 wagered you would win the figure represented by the odds; so if Max Verstappen is favourite at 1.50, you would win…

Tuesday has headed the market for the Irish 1000 Guineas but is not being labelled with the'certainty' tag as her stablemate Concert Hall is also being supported. Concert Hall narrowly won a 1m2f Listed contest on her reappearance and is now dropping back in trip for a tilt at the Irish Classic with the market suggesting she's in with a chance. The…

Daniel Ricciardo has admitted a private conversation with Michael Schumacher was one of the biggest moments of his F1 career. The former McLaren star said the seven-time champion congratulated him after the pair battled for points at the 2012 Japanese Grand Prix. Ricciardo defended against the Mercedes driver in the closing stages to hold on to…

The year 2022 was a tumultuous season for Alex Palou. It started as an IndyCar title defence, unravelled under a lawsuit brought about by his own team and finished with him making his Formula 1 weekend debut for McLaren (even though McLaren had lost out in the saga around that lawsuit). No matter how many times you write that, it never becomes…

First published on July 20, 2015, Steve Dennis looks back at the race of the century, when Grundy and Bustino went eye to eye down the Ascot straight Naturally, there has to be a race considered to be'the race of the century', but why this one? What elevated this particular race to the general understanding that, in 100 years, there had never been…

Every player is aware just how much the first round is a slippery slope due to it being best-of-three sets but from a fans perspective, that's one of its charms and why the World Grand Prix is my favourite event after the World Championship. With so many big names on the chopping block match after match, some people ask why the first round isn't a…

Daniel Ricciardo recalled his epic on-track battle with F1 legend Michael Schumacher at the 2012 Japanese GP. The Australian managed to defend against the seven-time world champion in the closing stages of the race, finishing 10th to take home one point. Daniel Ricciardo and Michael Schumacher are both currently not in the sport, with the former…

Michael Schumacher, a German driver in Formula One who is frequently regarded as the greatest driver to have driven a single-seater racing car, turns 54 today, nine years after the horrific skiing accident that nearly killed him. Those iconic automobiles frequently come under the hammer, attracting a great deal of interest and crazy money. The most…

One of the biggest and most anticipated auto racing championships in the world is Formula 1. In a break between the seasons, the bettors can place bets on the future F1 races. Usually, the future odds for events of such a scale can be accessible weeks and months in advance. And it depends on the individuals themselves whether they're ready to look…

British hopes ahead of the dressage World Championships were given a boost at Wellington CDI3* when Imhotep, who is known at home as Pete, produced personal best scores under Charlotte Dujardin to win both the grand prix (77.76%) and the grand prix special (78.36%). Charlotte told H&H after her tests: "Since Valegro, Pete is the one who's given me…

It was the kind of press conference question that often results in disinterested, throwaway response from Formula 1 drivers keen to get media duties over with. Who were the drivers you raced coming through the ranks in karting that didn't make it to grand prix racing, but should have done? Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz gave roundabout answers…

HONG KONG, Dec 23 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Liberty Media (FWONA.O) will find new ways to shift Formula One up a gear. If more female fans tune in, they will help Chief Executive Stefano Domenicali fuel revenue at his motor-racing division. Forget Lewis Hamilton. In 2023, he'll find himself chasing a Louise Hamilton. The $29 billion media goliath…

MICK SCHUMACHER has joined Mercedes as Lewis Hamilton's backup driver. Mercedes revealed the news in a tweet that said: "Willkommen, Mick. �� Say hello to our 2023 Reserve Driver, @SchumacherMick." The deal is a lifeline for Schumacher, who will also serve as back-up to George Russell for the 2023 season. It could be an emotional move, with father…

Join our channel to stay up to date on the latest in marketing Successful Ryan Moore rides are often significant, but there was a major milestone for the jockey at Deauville on Sunday. Steering Blackbeard to victory in the Prix Morny was his 100th Group 1 winner for trainer Aidan O'Brien. Moore's first top level victory for the master of Ballydoyle…

Fixture: Emma Raducanu vs Linda Fruhvirtova. Tournament:ASB Classic 2023. Round: First round (Round of 32). Date: January 3, 2023. Venue: ASB Tennis Centre, Auckland. Surface: Outdoor Hardcourt. Prize money: $259303. Emma Raducanu will face Linda Fruhvirtova in the first round of the 2023 ASB Classic in Auckland. Raducanu endured a disappointing…

The 2023 Formula One season will once again kick off with the Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday, March 5th. Max Verstappen will look to begin the title defense of his second consecutive championship. He'll also see where things stand for Red Bull after his record-setting fifteen wins in 2022. In the 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix, Charles Leclerc…

Quarter-finals day at the World Darts Championships begins with Dimirti Van den Bergh taking on Jonny Clayton. Van den Bergh saw off compatriot Kim Huybrechts to reach the quarters for a third time, with Clayton seeing off a dangerous opponent in Josh Rock. Here are our best bets and predictions for Dimitri Van den Bergh vs Jonny Clayton at the PDC…