As we’ve seen with the whip row, an objective approach can help to resolve racing’s complex ethical issues, as the spotlight falls on equine fatalities
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Author Archives: James Willoughby
In defence of racing’s image
Put your bucks on the Fly
Big Buck’s is a brilliant hurdler but our columnist uses sectional times to argue that Hurricane Fly is the superior performer – and he likes Sprinter Sacre, too more »
The land of the rising rating
There are several factors at play in the emergence of a potential new racing superpower more »
Change reluctantly embraced
Synthetic surfaces such as Tapeta are all the rage but, while they are safer and fairer, the loss of the challenge dirt racing posed is a cause for some regret more »
Aussie aces’ clinical coverage
How nations cover their top races has increasingly interested our columnist, who was left in a positive mindset by Channel Seven’s Melbourne Cup broadcast more »
Champions’ Day won me over
The inaugural event was a resounding success for organisers, including BHA Chairman Paul Roy, though the sport needs to sell the language of numbers more »
Handicapped by BHA secrecy
British Champions’ Day is the culmination of a series to showcase and identify the best racehorses around – if only the ratings system was as easy to follow
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The breed stays further, faster
While the St Leger may not attract the horses it once did, there is no evidence to suggest that this is due to a lack of stamina in the modern thoroughbred more »
Magic of unfinished business
Jamie Spencer was stable jockey to Aidan O’Brien for just one year, but their relationship is back on track and benefiting from the rider’s ripened talent more »
Why Frankel will stay further
Stride-pattern analysis lends credence to Tom Queally’s belief that his mount idled in front – as opposed to being tired – in the St James’s Palace Stakes more »
The appeal of sectional timing
Frankel’s 2,000 Guineas performance gave sectional timing mass appeal more »
How the brave can find fortune
Is racing ready for a Moneyball revolution? In one of the smartest books ever, author Michael Lewis describes how the game of baseball was changed by quantitative analysis. By exploiting inefficiencies created by the narrow focus of traditional beliefs, the … more »
