Charlie Brooks

Vermont

Columnist and Contributor at BabyCenter

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I asked Chat GPT how to save horse racing

1 week ago | telegraph.co.uk | Charlie Brooks

So with the same guiding principles, I set the brains at ChatGPT to work. And in approximately three seconds I had a very impressive-looking campaign mapped out. Worth a hundred thousand pounds of any client's money in the old days, although it didn't include a boozy lunch in Langan's Brasserie on expenses. But is it genius or is it all fur coat and no knickers? There are 10 main categories of action, which is a slightly suspicious round number, if you ask me.
Three changes Sheikh Mohammed made to deliver Godolphin's unprecedented success

3 weeks ago | telegraph.co.uk | Charlie Brooks

O'Brien had a similar advantage in mind when he wintered the great Sir Ivor in Pisa, where the colt could benefit from the warmer Italian climate before his success in the 2,000 Guineas in 1968. The sheikh's plan - swap Italy for Dubai here - was a qualified success. In 1995, Godolphin put down a marker by winning three Group/Grade Ones in a single May weekend in Japan, Italy and France.
Three changes Sheikh Mohammed made to deliver Godolphin’s unprecedented success

3 weeks ago | sports.yahoo.com | Charlie Brooks

It is worth reflecting on the 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket 10 days ago because the Classic will turn out to be an exceptional contest that influences further Group One races this season. The winner, Ruling Court, could also be a very important piece of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum’s bloodstock jigsaw at stud. It was a remarkable weekend for the sheikh’s Godolphin operation; one that surely will never be surpassed.
Willie Mullins and Dan Skelton deliver epic title race

1 month ago | telegraph.co.uk | Charlie Brooks

This had a very different feel to 2004, when Paul Nicholls and Martin Pipe slugged out the title in the dying days of the season like two drunks on a pavement outside a pub. Reading the hugely respected Timeform's review of that season brought it all back to me. I quote.
Kansai International Airport’s Populous Redesigned Terminal 1 Opens Ahead of World Expo 2025

1 month ago | businesswire.com | Charlie Brooks

The final phase of the refurbished Kansai International Airport (KIX) Terminal 1 has now opened to accommodate the millions of passengers expected to pass through the iconic building to attend World Expo in Osaka. KANSAI, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kansai Airports and global design firm Populous have been working for more than seven years to completely reimagine the airport’s floor plan, bringing a new level of efficiency and experience for travellers to Japan’s west.
Racing could be next victim of net-zero battery obsession

1 month ago | telegraph.co.uk | Charlie Brooks

Days later there was a serious fire near Melbourne, Australia that took 70 firefighters to extinguish. A day after that, in Galway, Ireland, firefighters were hospitalised by toxic fumes and 1,300 people were evacuated at a lithium-ion battery fire. But as a direct result of energy secretary Ed Miliband's reckless and futile race to net-zero carbon, our economy is being trashed and the safety of everyone living in the vicinity of a BESS facility is being wilfully swept under the carpet.
Endless changes to pacify the hypocrites are killing the Grand National

2 months ago | telegraph.co.uk | Charlie Brooks
Cheltenham is back on track

2 months ago | telegraph.co.uk | Charlie Brooks

The capricious punters in the crowd roared for his head. But three days later, after he had landed the money on bankers Kargese and Jasmin De Vaux, all was forgiven - until he got beaten on Galopin Des Champs. The one that really got away in favour of the bookmakers was Johnnywho in the Kim Muir on Thursday. Crack Irish jockey Derek O'Connor came to the last, and perhaps with the criticism of Townend's ride on State Man ringing in his head, decided to play it safe.
Fireside drinks and dodgy company - how I plan my perfect Cheltenham

Mar 3, 2025 | telegraph.co.uk | Charlie Brooks

My “Nine days of Cheltenham” will start at The Fox at Oddington this Thursday. Many consider Lady Bamford’s pre-Cheltenham Festival evening to be the perfect work-out before the Festival to ensure that they are “p---ed fit” for the four-day marathon. In attendance this year will be Willie Mullins, Nicky Henderson, Ben Pauling, Jonjo O’Neill and Colin Brown, among other local trainers. Getting good tips should be as straightforward as mining rare minerals in the Donbas.
Racing is struggling in Britain but Labour does not understand that

Feb 17, 2025 | telegraph.co.uk | Charlie Brooks

Baroness Twycross was head of governance at Diabetes UK before being elected on to the London Assembly to become Sadiq Khan’s deputy mayor for fire and resilience. She has a proud record of public service, but I contacted the baroness’s team last week to ask them what qualifications she had for being minister with responsibility for horse racing and gambling. They assured me that she has been to lots of meetings and is looking forward to visiting a racecourse in the spring.