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This Sporting Life – Chapter 2

14th March 2023 Going Postal 0

Introduction Up until 2005, the Cheltenham Festival was traditionally held over three days.  The third day’s card was unquestionably the highlight of the meeting. Starting with the Triumph Hurdle, followed by the Stayers Hurdle and [more…]

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This Sporting Life – Chapter 2

11th March 2023 Going Postal 0

Introduction Currently there are sixty racecourses spread across the United Kingdom and thus far I’ve visited around a third of them. Of the total, more than half cater for the faster type of horses bred [more…]

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This Sporting Life – Chapter 1 – Introduction

22nd February 2023 Going Postal 0

This is the first of a short series of articles I plan to write for Going Postal that will coincide with the major horse racing festivals during 2023, starting with Cheltenham in mid-March and culminating [more…]

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