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  • 2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Greg Wood

    The administration of British racing appeared to be in disarray on Friday following confirmation by the British Horseracing Authority that Lord Charles Allen, who was due to take over as the BHA’s new permanent chair in three days’ time, will delay his arrival to an unspecified date in order to “better inform his vision for the sport”.

  • 2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Greg Wood

    Bank holiday cards in May are perennially among the best-attended meetings of the season at Windsor, but a bumper gate at the track on Monday was not matched by a similar turnout on the other side of the running rail. Two dozen non-runners from an original total of 90 declared runners, almost all of which were due to the good-to-firm going, left the card as a whole looking distinctly threadbare.

  • 3 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Greg Wood

    Field Of Gold, favourite for Saturday’s Irish 2,000 Guineas at the Curragh, poses a fascinating “back-or-oppose” puzzle for punters after his fast-finishing second behind Ruling Court in the English equivalent this month. Kieran Shoemark, the colt’s rider in the Newmarket Classic, lost his job as John and Thady Gosden’s stable jockey after what was seen by many as an unlucky defeat on the Rowley Mile.

  • 3 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Greg Wood

    Brant Dunshea, the acting chief executive of the British Horseracing Authority, warned on Tuesday that government proposals to harmonise the rates of duty for online betting and casino-style gaming products could cost the industry tens of millions of pounds annually, remove any incentive for gambling firms to focus on racing and increasingly push punters towards illegal operators.

  • 1 month ago | theguardian.com | Greg Wood

    Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featurePreambleGood afternoon from the Knavesmire, where after two days with Epsom Classic trials at the top of the bill, attention turns to the stayers and the intriguing prospect of Rebel’s Romance – arguably the most under-appreciated horse in training, among British racing fans at least – stepping up beyond a mile-and-a-half for the first time.

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Greg Wood
Greg Wood @Greg_Wood_
11 Feb 25

Terrible news, thoughts with Joe's family and friends, a tireless supporter of racing taken far, far too soon.

British Horseracing Authority
British Horseracing Authority @BHAHorseracing

It is with profound sadness that we today confirm the death of our former chair and friend, Joe Saumarez Smith. Full statement: https://t.co/VLKegpMTdP https://t.co/POg5JXWL7m

Greg Wood
Greg Wood @Greg_Wood_
10 Feb 25

RT @jranoyes: Corporate lobbyists in Westminster, some of whom are former Labour MPs now paid as “consultants” for London public affairs ag…

Greg Wood
Greg Wood @Greg_Wood_
14 Jan 25

Sunrise over #Brighton https://t.co/MYCpXUGLls