If I ever read the breeding column of the Racing Post it will be James Thomas's Diary which is usually in the Sunday edition. Thomas is a skilled writer; he makes what can be a boring occupation come across as exciting as a close finish to a Wolverha...

Ruby's first piece for The Racing Post is a concise mash-up of all the factual and depressing failures that blight our sport, both sides of the Irish Sea, at the moment. I hope in future articles for The Racing Post that Ruby proposes some solutions ...

When David Jennings announced he was leaving The Racing Post, I was gutted as he was one of my favourite contributors to the paper. One week on and I sort of feel 'who was David Jennings?' The Racing Post has announced that from tomorrow the legend t...

For anyone who might be wondering if life is really worth the effort, I suggest you do not read today's Racing Post. No matter that the 3-day Chepstow fixture over the coming days heralds the start of the National Hunt season proper, that on Saturday...

The subject of horses' eyes has always intrigued me. Trawlerman's sensitivity to bright sunlight was evidence, in my opinion, that when looking for solutions to a horse losing its form, the eyes can be overlooked. It is the same when a horse starts f...

At the 60th Annual Federation of Horse Racing Authorities get-together yesterday, Princess Zahra Aga Khan spoke with passion about what the racing industry brings to rural communities. It was gladdening to hear someone from elite society speak with h...