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The brutal unpredictability of sport

by George Baker | Jul 8, 2021 | Alternative assets, Golden Oldie

Originally published May 2018. Sport. The very fine margins. The difference between winning and losing. The moments that define a career. The moments that define a life. There has been an awful lot of talk recently about FOBT’s. About levels of prize money....

The history and economics of British racecourses

by David Hill | Jul 5, 2021 | Alternative assets, Golden Oldie

Originally published August 2017. This is the first in a series of four articles on the history of British racecourses providing a context for the existing economic status of the industry. The recent legislation that all betting operators including online...

The trials and tribulations of owning horses

by George Baker | Sep 3, 2020 | Alternative assets

ARTICLE ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED APRIL 2018 Dawn no more than a sliver of grey light on the distant horizon. Darkness not going down without a fight. Shadows flickering hither and thither across the stable yard. Feeding done. Water buckets to fill. Ice on the ground....

There is no such person as a fat jockey

by Wray Vamplew | Aug 14, 2018 | The Professor

The result of the 1886 Cambridgeshire horse race shows that St Mirin was beaten a neck by Sailor Prince and that the losing horse carried a pound overweight. Jockey, Fred Archer, rider of second-placed St Mirin, blamed himself for the defeat as he had been unable to...

Royal Ascot 2018

by George Baker | Jun 18, 2018 | Alternative assets

Rolling and rushing and careering and smiling and pushing and shoving a little. The helter skelter tumble off the top of the stands to greet a winner. To secure that spot beside the Winner’s Enclosure. To raise a hat or doff a cap. To applaud and cheer and work...