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The Sporting Life was a British newspaper published from 1859 until 1998, best known for its coverage of horse racing and greyhound racing. [1] Latterly it has continued as a multi-sports website. Priced at one penny , the Sporting Life initially appeared twice weekly, on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
A racecard is a printed card used in horse racing giving information about races, principally the horses running in each particular race. Racecards are often given in newspapers. Also known as a race book (form guide in Australia), which in this case is a small booklet issued for use at a race meeting.
The Racing Post was founded in 1986 to fill the gap and challenge the Sporting Life monopoly that resulted and these two were rivals throughout the 80s and 90s. Ultimately, only the Post survived as the owners of the Sporting Life, Trinity Mirror, closed the Life and took over the Racing Post trademark.
The Sporting Life was an American weekly newspaper, published from 1883 to 1917 and from 1922 to 1924, [1] [2] [3] that provided national coverage on sports with a particular focus on baseball and trap shooting. The masthead on the front page of newspaper displayed the motto (shown in image at right): "Devoted to Base Ball, Trap Shooting and ...
Saturday racing tips. Yeah Man (Haydock, 3.15pm) – 11/2 BetVictor. Jubilee Express (Haydock, 3.15pm) – 13/2 William Hill. Pic D’orhy (Ascot, 3.37pm) – 15/8 William Hill. Burdett Road ...
John Michael McCririck [1] (17 April 1940 – 5 July 2019) was an English horse racing pundit, television personality and journalist.. McCririck began his career at The Sporting Life, where he twice won at the British Press Awards for his campaigning journalism, but his role was terminated in 1984.
In sports, a card lists the matches taking place in a title match combat-sport event. Cards include a main event match and the undercard listing the rest of the matches. The undercard may be divided into a midcard and a lower card, according to the perceived importance of the matches. Promoters schedule matches to occur in ascending order of ...
The 2010 Epsom Derby was a horse race which took place at Epsom Downs on Saturday 5 June 2010. It was the 231st running of the Derby and was won by Workforce in a course record time. [1] The winner was ridden by Ryan Moore and trained by Sir Michael Stoute. The pre-race favourite was Jan Vermeer. [2]