Any barman worth his salt will be able to tell a racecourse how to draw a crowd and as an ex-member of that esteemed profession here’s the simple tip: If you get the gals – you get the guys. (more…)

Learning from mistakes may not be compulsory but after yet another cock-up revolving around the determination of Irish racecourses to artificially water tracks, maybe it would be a good idea to remind everyone that Ireland’s climate is not the same as Chad’s. (more…)

While it may be true that no one has any value in what they get for nothing, there is no doubt at all that people vote with their feet when it comes to paying too much. So it would be really interesting to see what the connection is between tumbling attendances and the cost of getting through the turnstiles at our racecourses. (more…)

A lot of paint was spattered on the Curragh for the Guineas festival weekend but even as it shimmered in a rare blast of Sunday sunshine it was hard to escape the conclusion that a wonderful opportunity was lost to tear it all down. (more…)