Introduction Welcome to this article on laying the favourites in horse racing. This guide has taken multiple people hundreds of hours to compile. Whilst we are only showing some of the statistics found through the research process, there was a huge amount of data analysis to find these. If you’re interested in analysing this data…
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Also known as speed figures, speed ratings are numbers used to denote the ability of a horse on a given day. There are different types of ratings and calculations which are all considered to be speed ratings, just different versions. For a long time, the belief was that speed ratings were mainly useful in American…
Humankind has engaged in horse racing for millennia. There are records of chariot racing dating back to ancient times, with the sport a feature of the Greek Olympics in the 7th century BC. While UK racecourses such as Newmarket were established in the 1600s, it wasn’t until the second half of the 1700s that horse…
If you’re new to horse racing, it’s easy to get overwhelmed by the different terminology. For example, the classification system, designed to ensure more evenly contested races, is a source of genuine bemusement for many beginners. According to the British Horseracing Authority, there are approximately 14,000 horses in training in the United Kingdom. As you…