York Press | Turf Talk http://www.thepress.co.uk/sport/horseracing/turftalk/ York Press /sport/horseracing/turftalk/ en-gb Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:35:27 +0100 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:35:27 +0100 http://www.thepress.co.uk/sport/horseracing/turftalk/rssterms/ M6 nvincent@newsquest.co.uk (Nigel Vincent) webmaster@digitalmedia.newsquest.co.uk (Tim Joy) http://www.thepress.co.uk/resources/images/178952/?type=rsslogo York Press | Turf Talk http://www.thepress.co.uk/sport/horseracing/turftalk/ A look back at 50 years of the John Smith’s Cup http://www.thepress.co.uk/sport/horseracing/turftalk/4473519.A_look_back_at_50_years_of_the_John_Smith___s_Cup/?ref=rss NEXT weekend sees York Racecourse stage the 50th John Smith’s Cup. In the first of a two-part Turf Talk examination of the race, we look back at the last half century. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:50:00 +0100 f6c4e96b9ac7446cc0e3e7adf190a832 Leyburn trainer Karl Burke looking forward to Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Gimcrack Stakes http://www.thepress.co.uk/sport/horseracing/turftalk/4473508.Leyburn_trainer_Karl_Burke_looking_forward_to_Irish_Thoroughbred_Marketing_Gimcrack_Stakes/?ref=rss KARL BURKE has a couple of classy two-year-olds to aim at the Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Gimcrack Stakes, the richest Group 2 contest for two-year-olds in the country, at York on August 19. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:44:53 +0100 838eeea031a42f70a27473ec1310e3cf Glory on a Plate for native Brian http://www.thepress.co.uk/sport/horseracing/turftalk/4460752.Glory_on_a_Plate_for_native_Brian/?ref=rss THE lure of the Pitmen’s Derby runs deep for Brian Ellison. Malton may be the base of his racing empire these days but for Ellison, the son of a Tyneside shipbuilder, Newcastle and the Northumberland Plate have special significance. Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:56:56 +0100 62607fb2055df08bb8b61138a7e7703b York-based horse-owning syndicate revels in big win at York Racecourse http://www.thepress.co.uk/sport/horseracing/turftalk/4447620.York_based_horse_owning_syndicate_revels_in_big__win_at_York_Racecourse/?ref=rss SIMON WALKER knows where the value lies in the flash world of thoroughbred sales. Fri, 19 Jun 2009 10:24:23 +0100 4d82f169981a606d703bd046a41f556c Racing for a good cause on the Mire http://www.thepress.co.uk/sport/horseracing/turftalk/4434675.Racing_for_a_good_cause_on_the_Mire/?ref=rss THERE are not many ways you can help raise hundreds of thousands of pounds for cancer charities simply by turning up. But that is what every racegoer who makes the trip to Knavesmire tomorrow will do. Fri, 12 Jun 2009 09:16:40 +0100 8218269530925e7a37929b7aea5f746f Quality field assembled for Stowe Family LLP Grand Cup at York Racecourse http://www.thepress.co.uk/sport/horseracing/turftalk/4405314.Quality_field_assembled_for_Stowe_Family_LLP_Grand_Cup_at_York_Racecourse/?ref=rss SOME big reputations could be made, or shattered, at York Racecourse tomorrow. If you take the entries list as a guide, it’s a field of eight impressive horses who go for Listed honours in the prestigious Stowe Family LLP Grand Cup. Fri, 29 May 2009 09:57:43 +0100 600ec1e714a526358f0b157e366f80de North Yorkshire profesional gamble Kristian Strangeway affords a glimpse into his money-making method http://www.thepress.co.uk/sport/horseracing/turftalk/4389403.North_Yorkshire_profesional_gamble_Kristian_Strangeway_affords_a_glimpse_into_his_money_making_method/?ref=rss KRISTIAN STRANGEWAY won a quarter of a million pounds on one race. Think about that for a second. A quarter of a million pounds. Fri, 22 May 2009 12:06:50 +0100 220e218d4fe40ac3aead2a963974e15a Simon West gets a kick out of racing game http://www.thepress.co.uk/sport/horseracing/turftalk/4371040.Simon_West_gets_a_kick_out_of_racing_game/?ref=rss REALISM is a virtue rarely seen in the razzmatazz world of horse racing. When winners are the only thing that matter – the only things that attract the owners – it is a brave man who isn’t optimistic, who doesn’t overplay his hand. Fri, 15 May 2009 08:42:52 +0100 7ff30d6e4b43834e956be959b318062c Knavesmire’s wait for action to end http://www.thepress.co.uk/sport/horseracing/turftalk/4353443.Knavesmire___s_wait_for_action_to_end/?ref=rss THEY are all hoping absence makes the heart grow fonder at York Racecourse. Fri, 08 May 2009 11:33:00 +0100 00ae71d5e7fdc430fd2f59e884eb6475 Lady Champ title is aim of Norton’s Lorraine Ellison http://www.thepress.co.uk/sport/horseracing/turftalk/4335433.Lady_Champ_title_is_aim_of_Norton___s_Lorraine_Ellison/?ref=rss AMBITION – “the determination to achieve success or distinction, usually in a chosen field”. The Oxford Dictionary may also want to consider adding the words Lorraine and Ellison to the definition the next time they revise their English language compendium. Fri, 01 May 2009 10:13:44 +0100 3b712828252c08b21bafde14413132d2