26 December 2004 Improving excellence and increasing vulnerability, that’s what racing takes uneasily out of 2004. The likes of Martin Pipe and Frankie Dettori continued… Read More »THE WORST STAIN WAS THE ONGOING CORRUPTION PROBE BY THE CITY OF LONDON POLICE WHICH HAS ALREADY SEEN MORE THAN 15 ARRESTS.

26 December 2004 A lot of eyes are on Azertyuiop but there are questions over his staying power over the extra mile. The easy thing… Read More »IT’S A BRAVE CALL PREDICTING THE KING GEORGE WINNER

19 December 2004 Barracouda’s seven opponents tried several types of tactics to beat him in the Windsor mud but few got closer than the captain… Read More »BARACOUDA BATTLES BACK

19 December 2004 Brough Scott says common sense should have prevailed at Plumpton. In the realms of abuse it was about the equal of shouting… Read More »MURPHY BAN TAKES IT TO THE EXTREME

12 December 2004 FRANKIE DETTORI Champion jockey. A lot happened on and off the track but this was Frankie Dettori’s year. The greatest entertainer racing… Read More »SPORTS PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR

12 December 2004 It ended with a somersault. The impossibly brilliant Saturday run of jockey Timmy Murphy, trainer Martin Pipe and owner David Johnson finally… Read More »MONKERHOSTIN EARNS BONUS FOR CLEAR RUN

5 December 2004 Was this the most athletic achievement of them all? In one glorious hour this August I was lucky enough to see Kelly… Read More »MAJESTIC FLYER HITS HEIGHTS OF EXCELLENCE

28 November 2004 Two hundred years ago the great Samuel Chifney published his autobiography modestly entitled `Genius Genuine’. In it he ascribed his talents to… Read More »MURPHY’S MIDAS TOUCH YIELDS ANOTHER GOLD POT.

21 November 2004 Brough Scott watches the Aintree specialist give claiming jockey Peter Buchanan the ride of a lifetime over the National fences AINTREE Aintree… Read More »GUNNER SEES OFF RIVALS FOR GRAND VICTORY

21 November 2004 Frost on the windscreen, winter sun on the hill, Christmas is coming to Devon, and Best Mate is back on the track.… Read More »“MATEY” GIVES FANS A THRILL ON THE HILL