Racing world unites in taking on an eggs-cellent challenge with mixed results
Things are not great right now.
In the UK alone more than 20,000 people are known to have died in hospital from the coronavirus. Countless vulnerable people are having to live trapped inside their homes. Jobs are being lost and hard-working people are facing horribly tough financial futures through no fault of their own.
One blessing has been the sense of camaraderie and community that has brought us together. In the worst of times we have seen the best of many, one notable exception being the small minority of Flat trainers who sought to remove BHA chief executive Nick Rust from his job over what they allege to have been his personal mishandling of racing's response to the crisis.
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Published on 26 April 2020inComment
Last updated 14:17, 26 April 2020
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- The whole shape of the Irish Flat season is being defined by one man only - and even his main targets lie elsewhere
- Analysis: Flutter and 888 have enjoyed contrasting fortunes but they still have things in common
- Only a baby step but an important one if racing is to keep some of its David v Goliath moments
- There are so many great betting opportunities on Saturday - here are my best bets including a very strong Curragh fancy
- Coolmore and Godolphin spare the sport some embarrassment - and not for the first time