The British Champions Series 2014 begins with the QIPCO 2000 Guineas at Newmarket on Saturday 3 May 2014 and concludes at Ascot on British Champions Day in mid-October.
So there are just over two weeks to pick you stable of trainers and jockeys for the new season's fantasy racing game:
https://fantasyracing.telegraph.co.uk/
Jockey George Baker topped the leaderboard in 2013 with his sole victory aboard Seal Of Approval in the QIPCO British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes at Ascot on British Champions Day at 16/1, when double points were scored.
Robert Cowell trained Jwala (40/1) to win the Nunthorpe Stakes at York and, coupled with Kingsgate Native (16/1) winning the Temple Stakes at Haydock, put him top of the trainers' list. Sadly, Jwala was killed when racing in Hong Kong later in the season.
But the key to success in the game is clearly a few big-priced winners rather than more short-priced winners. Richard Hughes rode five winners but amassed only 279 points to Baker's 760 points. Similarly, Aidan O'Brien's five wins earned 365 points to Cowell's 1,010.
And winning on British Champions Day itself, when points count double, also helps!
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18 April 2014
23 August 2013
Ebor 2013: Jwala Joy For Drowne
Jockey Steve Drowne continued his climb back up the professional ranks with victory in the valuable Group 1 Nunthorpe Stakes aboard Jwala (40/1) at York’s Ebor Festival on Friday.
Drowne was forced to give up his jockey’s licence for over a year whilst a heart virus, which caused him dizzy spells, went undiagnosed.
But he showed that he is getting back to his best with a well-timed ride on Robert Cowell’s four-year-old in Friday’s feature race. He hit the front inside the final furlong and held off the fast-finishing Shea Shea (3/1f) and Sole Power (4/1).
Godolphin had had a quiet meeting until today but roared back with a hat-trick of wins. First up was Ahzeemah (4/1) in the Lonsdale Cup who had a ding-dong battle with Simenon (15/8f) over the final furlongs and won by just a head.
This win was followed by City Style (9/1) in the Strensall Stakes and Golden Town (4/1) in the 7f maiden stakes (16.20). All three were ridden by Silvestre De Sousa, giving the jockey a nice 249/1 treble.
Trainer David O’Meara added to yesterday’s tally by taking the opening staying handicap (13.55) with Chancery (7/1). The gelding was always travelling well and looked the likely winner a long way from home.
The Betfred Ebor Heritage Handicap is the betting highlight on the final day of the festival. There weather forecast is changeable overnight and it will pay to see how the ground changes and what happens in the earlier races on the card.
Drowne was forced to give up his jockey’s licence for over a year whilst a heart virus, which caused him dizzy spells, went undiagnosed.
But he showed that he is getting back to his best with a well-timed ride on Robert Cowell’s four-year-old in Friday’s feature race. He hit the front inside the final furlong and held off the fast-finishing Shea Shea (3/1f) and Sole Power (4/1).
Godolphin had had a quiet meeting until today but roared back with a hat-trick of wins. First up was Ahzeemah (4/1) in the Lonsdale Cup who had a ding-dong battle with Simenon (15/8f) over the final furlongs and won by just a head.
This win was followed by City Style (9/1) in the Strensall Stakes and Golden Town (4/1) in the 7f maiden stakes (16.20). All three were ridden by Silvestre De Sousa, giving the jockey a nice 249/1 treble.
Trainer David O’Meara added to yesterday’s tally by taking the opening staying handicap (13.55) with Chancery (7/1). The gelding was always travelling well and looked the likely winner a long way from home.
The Betfred Ebor Heritage Handicap is the betting highlight on the final day of the festival. There weather forecast is changeable overnight and it will pay to see how the ground changes and what happens in the earlier races on the card.
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