horseracing

Betting has been an integral part of racecourse meetings for centuries, and in most parts of the world horseracing is almost wholly funded by state-owned monopoly betting companies which work by pooling everyone's stake and then sharing them out between winning punters.

Jockeying Over Horseracing Funding Jonathan Clegg 2010

Despite numerous career-threatening setbacks, Seabiscuit continued to beat the odds, going on to challenge the resident Triple Crown winner, War Admiral, and eventually securing a place in horseracing history.

Current Movie Reviews, Independent Movies - Film Threat 2003

For those who call horseracing the sport of kings, "they need to try out a little dog show and find out what the sport of kings really is," said Ms. Dodwell, who owns a thoroughbred ranch in Texas that has produced more than 200 stakes winners, including thoroughbred filly Rachel Alexandra.

Spending the Kitty on Pooches Sophia Hollander 2011

The national press does plenty of "horseracing" coverage that speculates on how many Democrats will win congressional seats in November.

Norman Solomon: When the Leaders Lead, the People Have Sorrow 2010

For my money one of the sexiest scenes in cinema is the banter between Bogart and Bacall about "horseracing" in "The Big Sleep" and they are both fully clothed.

More Sex Steven Barnes 2008

"The weight a horse carries can be a massive burden," said Bill Esdaile , a horseracing analyst and managing director of London-based sports and betting consultancy Square in the Air Ltd.

The National's Weighty Issue Jonathan Clegg 2011

But because of the unique demands of this history-steeped epic, the National is the only event in British horseracing for which the amounts the horses must carry differ from their official handicap mark for regular chases.

The National's Weighty Issue Jonathan Clegg 2011

Oh, and my husband is currently trying to remember the horseracing trainers whose silks are pink; if any Aussies know the feel free to chime in; Oh, he's just piped up; think its the Beadman stables that wear pink silks ...

The Pink Dress 2009

Day announced he would be leaving his Senate post early to lobby almost immediately for the horseracing industry, whose interests he promoted for years as a legislator.

POLITICAL HOT TOPICS: December 10, 2009 2009

LONDON — The Aintree Grand National, the world's most famous steeplechase, is billed as the toughest event in horseracing — a perilous, stamina-sapping marathon in which 40 runners negotiate 30 fences over four-and-a-half miles.

The National's Weighty Issue Jonathan Clegg 2011