Only just over a week to go now to the first of the season’s flat classics, the 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket. This is swiftly followed by the 1,000

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AS the Guineas weekend approaches I took a look, in the last article, at Brigadier Gerard's win in the 1971 2,000 Guineas.

That was a race of rare class and, 13 years later, the 1984 renewal of the first colt's classic provided another occasion when the race w...

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As well as being a keen punter, I’ve taken an interest in trading in the financial markets in recent years and have read extensively on the subject. It soon struck me that while there are hundreds of books on the im...

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It seems incredible, given that Cheltenham seems five minutes ago, but the first of the season’s flat classics will be run this weekend at Newmarket.

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