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Saturday marked the day where New Approach once again stamped his class on the field in the Emirates Airlines Champion Stakes by winning the high class race at a canter by six lengths and destroying the track record at Newmarket in the mean time.

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With the racing world dealt a blow last week with two of the best sprinters in the racing world (Big brown and Zarkava) being retired to stud trainer of New Approach shocked everyone by announcing his super horse would be doing the same thing by retiring to stud and I as well as many racing fans seem to be getting tired of seeing these great horses retired so early just to line the owners pockets with wads of cash from their offspring which I think will start to damage the sport long term if this carries on being the trend of classic winners.

The race itself was perfect for New Approach and he never really had any trouble from any of his rivals and was one of the easiest champion races I have ever witnessed on English soil and due to the thinking of his owner and trainer we will never see the wonderful horse again flying towards the winning post.

Jim Bolger later doubled up on his daily winnings when his outsider Intense Focus who was 20-1 with a lot of the bookmakers won him the Darley Dewhurst stakes for the third consecutive year but not without one hell of a battle to the finish line, he Intense Focus showed ferocious guts and determination to win a thrilling battle in a three-way photo finish with Lord Shanakill and Finjaan making it a great day for the trainer.

Incidentally Intense Focus has now been marked up at 14-1 for the 2000 Guineas which could be worth looking at now even with months before the race.

betus.com  - This week the horse racing world has been left pretty shocked at the sudden retirement of possibly the best ever American sprinter ever in Big Brown who after a training gallop accident has been retired straight away.

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During a routine 6 furlong gallop at his home on the turf course at Aqueduct in Jamaica, N.Y big Brown suffered a freak injury when the brilliant 3 year old colt tore about a 3-inch piece of flesh off the foot after it collided with his right-rear foot, and this type of injury would normally take around 3-5 months to completely heal so Big Browns trainer Rick Dutrow jr made the immediate decision to end his racing career after he would miss $5 million dollar Breeders club classic on October 25th and when he has healed start his studding career where I am sure his off spring will fetch millions of dollars each.

Another horse that I must say I am surprised has been retired especially after she was touted as being the best ever filly to ever race is Zarkava who just eight days after becoming the first filly since 1993 to win the prestigious Prix de L’Arc de Triomphe was retired on Monday with the horses connections deciding to retire the horse even though it is in good health but they have said they can make more money from the horse through breeding rather than racing which is becoming much the norm nowadays but if you ask me is damaging the sport in general.

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Having covered the whole internet over the last couple of days looking for Sites that have anything on the World famous Kentucky Derby at Churchill downs I came up with a relatively less known site but if it is Kentucky you are looking for then this is the place.

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Sportbet.com to me was head and shoulders above anything else in terms of their graphic detail of the big race with nothing left out at all, Sportbet.com give you the ultimate run down of the big race with the chances of all the horses clearly detailed, the amount of prize money they have accumulated over their careers in Graded races, the jockey on board and who owns the horse and to top it off who bred the horse.
This year’s winner Big Brown was really something special and Sportbet.com had him at a whopping 5/1 (if only I knew about this site then) so if you do know a thing or two about the Kentucky Derby then placing your bet with Sportbet.com really will enhance your winnings should it cross the line 1st purely on their great prices offered.

The site also offers special bonuses on the Kentucky Derby so if you do ever get an inside bit of knowledge on USA’s biggest horse race ran on the first Saturday of every May involving America’s best 3-year old Thoroughbreds at historic Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky then look no further than Sportbet.com

Lewis Hamilton’s lead at the top of the Championship table was cut to 5 points after the British driver could only finish in 12th place and out of the points in the Japanese leg of the F1 calendar.
Starting in pole position and at a course he won at last year all his fans were left thinking he could take one big giant step to the title with a good finish here but how wrong could they have been.

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Hamilton got off the grid in a sluggish fashion and was immediately given a drive through penalty after forcing reigning champion Raikkonen off at the first bend dropping the Ferrari down to seventh place in the process, all this was after the Icelandic driver was poised to take the lead after a lightning start, his closest rival for the championship Massa was also given a drive through penalty when he tried to dive down the inside on Hamilton (who-else!) on Lap 2 in a battle for 5th position only to temporarily lose it and hit the McLaren causing Hamilton to spin and lose even more ground, the stewards said that the Brazilian driver caused an avoidable collision and issued him the same penalty as Hamilton the previous lap ultimately costing both drivers any chance of a win.

Alonso remarkably won his 2nd Grand prix in succession in a car that he himself said would have no chance of winning in this season, Polish driver Kubica finished 2nd with Raikkonen completing the podium.

One thing that has come out of this weekend though is with only two races left there are 3 possible winners of the championship (Hamilton, Massa, Kubica) which should make it a nerve wracking finish for all their fans.

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Horse racing as we know it today can trace its roots back to about 4500 BC when nomadic tribesman of central Asia first domesticated equines.

The first competitive official contests are thought to be the Chariot races of the ancient Roman empire and in the intervening couple of thousand years the sport has flourished to become known as the sport of kings.

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Thoroughbred contests are by far the most popular form of the sport ,which has developed many facets, including trotting harness racing that is very popular in northern continental Europe.

Modern racing, that is to say how we know it now, first came to light in the 12th century as English Knights returned from the crusades with faster Arab horses than their British counterparts. These imported Stallions where bred with native mares to produce animals that had both speed and stamina. The knights and nobility of the time would then match these in private wagers and horse racing was born.

The sport became professional during the 1700’s when the previous match races became the more familiar spectacle of multiple animals contests allowing for more betting opportunities. Racing expanding quickly and it wasn’t long before there were racecourses up and down the country and with big money races soon emerging.

Interestingly Horse racing has become the second most widely attended U.S. spectator sport, after their national game of baseball.

The picture for next season’s 1000 guineas may have become a bit clearer after ante-post favourite Rainbow View’s impressive looking victory in the Meon Valley Stud Fillies’ Mile at Ascot.

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The John Gosden filly had to be produced off the bridle for the first time in her career to take the race after a strong initial challenge from Fanstasia, who would eventually finish over two lengths behind. It’s always interesting to see how a horse reacts to this the first time and after being a little confused at first the champion in waiting took to her work well to race clear to victory.

The two-year-old’s case was further strengthened for next year’s Newmarket classic when Minor Vamp took the Goffs Fillies Million at the Curragh. Richard Hannon’s charge was an emphatic winner of the Irish event having previously been beaten in excess of six lengths by the brilliant Gosden filly at Newmarket in the Sweet Solara back in August.

As a result of those events Rainbow View is around 7/4 to be the Queen of the Rowley Mile next term with Fantasia is available at around 12/1.

While the girls were taking centre stage there was a bit of movement in the 2000 Guineas market as well with Richard Hannon’s Group One hopeful, Soul City, getting his price clipped to 25/1 from 33/1.

The Kentucky Derby is one of the oldest races group one races in the US and forms part of the famous American Triple crown.

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First run in 1875, in front of a crowd estimated to be in excess of 100,000, the race is staged every year at Kentucky’s Churchill Downs course on the first weekend in May.

The ‘Race for the Rose’, so called as the winning horse is draped with a blanket of 554 red roses shortly after crossing the line, owes its inception to Colonel Meriwether Lewis Clark Junior. In 1872 Clark attended some of the major races in Europe, which inspired him to organise a race to rival them. First he had to build facilities good enough to host such an event and organised the Louisville Jockey Club with the aim of raising money to do precisely that. Churchill Downs, named after John and Henry Churchill who had provided the land for the racetrack, was erected in time to open it’s doors in 1875 and they’ve never really looked back.

Originally raced over the same distance as the English Derby, one mile five furlongs, the distance was reduced to a mile and a quarter in 1896. The first ever Kentucky classic was won by a colt named Aristides trained by legendary handler Ansel Williamson. Amazingly that would be the former slave’s only victory in this prestigious event

It continues to attract crowds of over 100,000 and is described in the US as ‘the most exciting two minutes in sport.’

I know in this day and age we have our fair share of great Cricketers with the likes of Lara, Ponting,
Warne, Flintoff and Tendulkar who all have achieved a lot in the game.

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But when it come to statistics and records there is one man that is head and shoulders above everyone that has ever graced the beautiful game of Cricket and that is Sir Donald Bradman.

Born in Cootamundra, New South Wales on August 27th 1908 Sir Donald ‘George’ Bradman was the youngest child of 5, 1 brother and 3 sisters to George and Emily. Donald started playing Cricket at School hitting his first century at the age of ’12’ then went on to lay for his local bush team Bowral, generally making up the numbers when players were injured or could not make the game.

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By the age of 19 he had made all the local papers with his exploits for his local team and was given a chance at First Class Cricket for New South Wales replacing Archie Jackson who was unfit and what a debut it was, looking like he had been playing for years he scored a magnificent 118 runs which cemented his place in the side for years to come.
Perhaps Donald will be best remembered for his exploits during the Ashes tour of England an 1930, Scoring 131 in the first test then 254 in the second test, but his remarkable 309 on day one of the third test which still has never been eclipsed by any other Cricketer anywhere in the World is the reason why Mr Bradman will go down in history as the Greatest batsman EVER.

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New Approach looks set to complete an historic horse races double when he lines up for the Irish Derby at the Curragh on Sunday.

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Jim Bolger’s colt famously claimed the English version of the classic at the beginning of the month and there looks to be very little to stop him repeating his victory at the weekend.

With the unstoppable Henrythenavigator missing the race after shining again at Royal Ascot it’s a form study dream as New Approach will face many of his rivals he put to the sword as Epsom. Like himself the 3-year-old’s opponents have not raced since that day in Epsom which means there is nothing to suggest that the form shown in Surrey on the 7th of June will be reversed here.

On that Derby day Princess Haya of Jordan’s horse beat home Tartan Bearer by half a length and Sir Michael Stoute’s charge will again be among the entries and connections will hope that he is quicker into stride to put down a better challenge.

Third at Epsom and third in the betting for Sunday is Casual Conquest who was the beaten favourite in the English Classic Horseracing event finishing five lengths back.

Then his inexperience got the better of him and he may come on from that outing. At a bigger price Doctor Freemantle offers decent each way value after a good 4th in the horse racing Derby and consistent showing prior to that.

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I would just like to write an article on what I believe is 3 of the best ever racing horses to grace our tracks. You can now bet on horseraces online.

Nijinsky
Nijinsky won all of his five races as a two-year-old and also secured the traditional Triple Crown (2,000 Guineas, Derby, and St Leger) in 1970 - the last horse to do so. Also in that same season he won the Irish Derby, Queen Elizabeth Diamond stakes and the king George. If you were doing the horse racing betting and picked Nijinsky, you were sure to make a few quids.

Shergar
The infamous Shergar trained by top trainer Sir Michael Stoute won 6 of his 8 races including the 1981 Derby which he won by the biggest ever margin.
He also enjoyed very easy victories in both the Irish Derby and the Queen Elizabeth stakes but unfortunately this horse became more famous for what happened to him after he retired. Just 1 year after his retirement he was kidnapped and after ransom demands were issued the feeling was he was killed when the kidnappers panicked and we never knew what happened to this brilliant horse of his generation.

Nashwan
Willie Carson was the jockey lucky enough to ride this horse to all his horseracing victories.
This unbelievable horse is still the only horse to win the Derby, Eclipse, King George the IV, and the Queen Elizabeth Stakes in the same season and quite honestly that is one record that I can?t see being beaten for quite some years.

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