Steeplechases are races over a 2- to 4-mi (3.2- to 6.4-km) course that includes such obstacles as brush fences, stone walls, timber rails, and water jumps. The sport developed from the English and Irish pastime of fox hunting, when hunters would test the speed of their mounts during the cross-country chase. Organized steeplechase racing began …

By the time humans began to keep written records, horse racing was an organized sport in all major civilizations from Central Asia to the Mediterranean. Both chariot and mounted horse racing were events in the ancient Greek Olympics by 638 BC, and the sport became a public obsession in the Roman Empire. The origins of …

Although science has been unable to come up with any breeding system that guarantees the birth of a champion, breeders over the centuries have produced an increasingly higher percentage of Thoroughbreds who are successful on the racetrack by following two basic principles. The first is that Thoroughbreds with superior racing ability are more likely to …

Last night I watched the film ‘Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps’. It exposed me to the world of the New York Stock Exchange, Investment Banking, and a little bit of Hollywood glitz and glamour. The film basically looked at how the stock market was essentially an exclusive ‘boys club’ that we, the general public …

As a woman I know next to nothing about betting, in particular horse betting! To be honest the nearest I get to a bet like most women, is on the Grand National or the Cheltenham Gold Cup, and only then choosing the horse based on lucky number or the colours. I know that when looking …