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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....

The Iroquois Steeplechase

by George Baker | May 14, 2018 | Alternative assets

The second Saturday of May. Percy Warner Park. First race due off at 1.00pm. By which time a huge crowd will have assembled. The infield strewn with vast pick up trucks, parties of young men and Southern Belles dressed to impress, seersucker suits, barbecue smoke...

The Grand National Experience

by George Baker | Apr 12, 2018 | Alternative assets

Grand National morning. Christmas, Easter, the first day of the summer holidays. All rolled into one for me. Butterflies. Many a time have I been at Aintree shortly after dawn on National morning. Dew on the ground. Horses pulling out for a stretch of the legs. The...