Who Are the Best Female Jockeys in Horse Racing?
For many years being a jockey was strictly a male-only profession. Although women were free to spectate or to ride a horse in a casual capacity, they could not compete …
How Many Horses Run in the Grand National & How Many Finish?
There are so many reasons why the Grand National is such a thrilling spectacle, one that manages to wow audiences every April. Not only is it the longest race in …
What Are the Different Courses at Cheltenham?
At most racecourses across the country, there is only one distinct patch of turf that horses compete on. Where a course offers separate hurdles and chase courses, they typically lie …
Will the Cheltenham Festival Add a Fifth Day?
Every year the Cheltenham Festival ends up full to the brim with excited racegoers wanting to see some top-class thoroughbred action. Around 250,000 people enter the doors of National Hunt …
Who Was the First Million Pound Footballer?
Given the phenomenal amount of money that exchanges hands in modern-day football, it is easy to forget that the beautiful game has not always been like this. There was a …
What Are the Biggest Races at the Cheltenham Festival?
For fans of horse racing, there are some meetings and indeed races that stand head and shoulders above the rest. While the Grand National gets a lot of attention from …
Longest Injury Time in Football: Which Match Has Had the Most Stoppage Time Added?
Imagine a situation in which your favourite team is on the cusp of a shock win as they lead 2-1 with less than a minute of normal time left to …
What Is a Nap in Horse Racing?
In horse racing, a nap does not refer to a jockey or horse having a little snooze before a race, or anything close to that. Instead, it is something you …
Which Footballers Were Never Booked in Their Careers?
Most football matches are unable to go a full 90 minutes without the referee brandishing a yellow card. The threshold for a booking is not especially high in the modern …
What’s Going on with Bury Football Club?
On August 2019, Bury were officially expelled from the English Football League after a last-minute takeover bid from C&N Sporting Risk collapsed. This was the first time since Maidstone in …