Nakayama Daishogai
A-Z of Horse Racing (Part 2)
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Phenylbutazone - anti-inflammatory drug used in the treatment of racehorses. Commonly known as bute.
The drug is banned from the human food chain because in extremely rare circumstances it can cause a problem with bone marrow.
The drug is banned from the human food chain because in extremely rare circumstances it can cause a problem with bone marrow.
Radio - the first BBC radio broadcast of a horse race in Britain was the 1927 Grand National won by Sprig.
Xaarcet - 6-y-o gelding trained by Colin Tizzard. Won his last three starts in Grade 4 handicap hurdles and is clearly well suited by heavy going.
Yangtze who in 20 starts across various codes won £460 in prize money by finishing 4th in a chase with four runners. The horse was 5 lengths behind the third who was beaten a distance.
To me ruby never put the odds on fav in the race , if that had been a lesser jockey trainer combination there would be a schooling in public question to be answered in my opinion there.
Arkle, whose jaw is the second widest ever measured ever after St Simon who is one of his ancestors on both sides of his pedigree.
Gee, Henry - 16th century mayor of Chester who introduced an annual race meeting at the course.
Commemorated by the Henry Gee Stakes run in July. Also, some would say, the inspiration for 'gee-gee' as a slang name for a racehorse.
Commemorated by the Henry Gee Stakes run in July. Also, some would say, the inspiration for 'gee-gee' as a slang name for a racehorse.
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