#Suburban Handicap

Jimmy Lindley, who has died aged 86, was a jockey who overcame chronic weight problems to win a succession of big races in the 1960s and early 1970s before spending three decades as a highly regarded BBC pundit; his shrewd assessments of horses as they paraded in the paddock before races proved a boon to millions of armchair punters over the…

Soto Sizzler sticks his neck out to beat Achelois Tuesday: Epsom The adage horses for courses certainly rings true when it comes to Soto Sizzler, who took his excellent track record to three wins from five starts in the City And Suburban Handicap. The 2019 Great Metropolitan winner was towards the rear under Ryan Moore and looked to have a fight on…

If you bet $5 on the picks for the 2021 TVG Pacific Classic from Bookies.com handicapper Adam Thompson in August, your account would be $232 fatter. That's just the latest in a string of horse racing betting success for Thompson, who won $480 on a $10 wager at the 2021 Preakness Stakes and hit the exacta at the Belmont Stakes, taking $75 on a $10…

In the latest chapter of his widely acclaimed series recalling his personal favorites, Jay Hovdey tells the story of an unsung hero who ran in four different races in four years at the Breeders' Cup Let's hear it for the unsung heroes. The anonymous donor. The unnamed benefactor. The Good Samaritan who was first to help at the scene of the crash,…

Newsboy's Nap for Tuesday, April 19 is Jim Boyle's Going Gone at Epsom. The home of the Derby hosts a six-race card, with the Listed Cazoo Blue Riband Trial at 2.20 Going Gone is Newsboy's Nap at Epsom Racecourse (pictured) GOING GONE is fancied to show his rivals the way home in the Great Metropolitan Handicap (3.30) at Epsom. The course and…

Once in a while you are reminded of a horse that inspires curiosity. Perhaps a mention in a pedigree or a press release. A photo pops up in a search for something completely unrelated. This reminder came in the form of an Ebay listing. Oh yes, the horse, his name is Wallenda. The Ebay item was a winner's plaque from a very special race. The Suffolk…