There’s a reason why 43 bottles of Scotch Whisky are exported, to countries all around the World, every second.

Quite apart from the fact that it’s a captivating and delicious reflection of the beautiful Scottish landscape: it purifies the mind so that we forget stuff. And life is so much richer when we forget…

Apparently God planned to use wasps to pollinate all the flowers on Earth, but eventually he had to settle for plan Bee…

The UK’s leading confectionary companies have come together to create a compendium of tips that will help families to “Keep Treats Special”.

Most of them appear to be about chocolate, but quite a few are transferable to that other fabulous family treat – a day at the races…

The Herring Queen Final being a novices handicap for mares, the weight allocated to all runners will be key to their chances – we can’t wait to see if there are any jokers in the pack when entries are published on 1st April…

One of the big questions that has arisen since the pandemic is: Where did all the workers go?

Having taken a few days off this week, I’m happy to report that I’ve found them…

One of the greatest strengths of horseracing in Britain is the diversity of the racecourses. There are left-handed ones and right-handed ones, flat ones and hilly ones; they can be urban or countryfied, grand, scruffy, modern, ancient, huge, small, spacious, fun, intimate, awe inspiring or combinations of all the above…

bet365 Morebattle Hurdle Day: a gleaming elixir of undiluted horseracing tonic for the soul.

I gave my friend an elephant for her room. She said thanks, but I said, “Don’t mention it.”

I keep reading that prize money is the most important thing, and that there isn’t enough of it, but that’s not the whole story…

Several young racegoers left the races today with a great collection of autographs. It’s not the first time that I’ve been asked to sign a racecard – but it is the first time that I’ve actually signed my own name…

To paraphrase Benjamin Disraeli, there are lies, damn lies, and horseracing statistics. That’s what makes the sport so much fun to debate in pubs, betting shops, and the back of the bus on the way back from Leopardstown.

Guess, for example, which trainer saddled the most losers over the course of the two-day Dublin Racing Festival…