The Voice of Racing. That’s what they called him. Sir Peter O’Sullevan was born in Newcastle, County Down, Northern Ireland 1918. A son of Colonel he was brought up in Surrey, England, and educated at Hawtreys Charterhouse, a private preparatory school. Later he was educated in Switzerland, College Alpin International Beau Soleil. O’Sullevan was known … Read more
Catching the train from Norwich to Great Yarmouth, I looked along the isle way for a seat and there he was, Eddie ‘The Shoe’ Fremantle, heading to the racecourse. You may have seen Mr. Fremantle at racecourses across the country and you’ve definitely seen him on Racing TV, often with Lydia Hislop, giving his thoughts … Read more
The Gold Cup at Ascot, the Ayr Gold Cup and the Cheltenham Gold Cup are all historic races dating back to the nineteenth century, although the latter pair have undergone significant changes, in terms of venue, distance and, in the case of the Cheltenham Gold Cup, code, since they were first established. Strictly speaking, the … Read more
Situated in the Royal County of Berkshire in South East England, adjoining Windsor Great Park, Ascot is arguably the most famous racecourse in Britain, if not the world. Since 2015, Ascot has been home to 13, or 36%, of the 36 Group 1 races in the British Flat racing calendar, eight of which are run … Read more
