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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.
The unique sight of racing across the downs with the sea in the background. The Duke of Cumberland organised the first public racing at the current site in 1783 [3] although racing had been taking place in Brighton since before 1713. [1] Early races were contested by members of the armed forces who were garrisoned in the town. The principal ...
A collection of his writings, titled The Down Side: The Very Best of Racing's Top Writer and TV Presenter, was published in 2012. [6] Its sequel, Cheltenham et Al: The Best of Alastair Down, was compiled by Sean Magee and published in 2014. [2] The book won the 2015 British Sports Book Award in the Best Horse Racing Book category, the last one ...
Hamilton Park is noted for its reputation of mixing good quality racing with glamour and entertainment. Top jockeys like Frankie Dettori have appeared at the racecourse and live music performances from the likes of Sophie Ellis Bextor, The Saturdays, The Wanted, Heather Small and Dario G have helped establish Hamilton Park as a high-profile venue in its area.
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.
Timeform maintains different scales for horses racing on the flat, over hurdles and over fences. The scores cannot be compared for the obvious differences between the race types. For instance, Arkle at 212, Flyingbolt at 210, Sprinter Sacre at 192 are then followed by Mill House and Kauto Star , both at 191, are the highest rated steeplechasers.
Sportin' Life (Mink DeVille album), issued in 1985, is the sixth and final album by the rock band Mink DeVille; Sportin' Life (Weather Report album), the fifteenth studio album by Weather Report, released in 1985; The Sporting Life, a 1994 album by avant-garde singer Diamanda Galas "The Sporting Life," a song on The Decemberists' album Picaresque
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.