Cliff Thurston

Famous Race Horses – Red Rum Part Three

This is the final part of my article about possibly the most famous race horse of all time, the great Red Rum. With two Grand National victories under his belt, Red Rum was aiming to put himself on the famous race horse map with a third Grand National ... Read >

Famous Race Horses – Red Rum Part Two

This is the second in a three-part series of article written by me about the famous race horse Red Rum. You may remember that Part One of this article ended with Ginger McCain purchasing Red Rum at the end of the 1972 National Hunt season. Part Two... Read >

Famous Race Horses – Red Rum Part One

As famous race horses go, for many the first name that springs to mind is the great National Hunt race horse Red Rum. This article will look at the amazing career of this great horse and the incredible story of his rise to fame, which came completely a... Read >

Famous Race Horses - Desert Orchid Part Three

This is the final article about one of the most famous race horses to grace our race courses around the UK and Ireland, Desert Orchid. Dessie Retires And Shows Courage ... Yet Again After that final race in 1991, Dessie went into a well deserved ret... Read >

Famous Race Horses - Best Mate Part Two

This article is the second of a two-part article which looks at the fantastic career of Best Mate, arguably one of the best ever National Hunt race horses ever. You may remember that Part One of this article ended by looking at Best Mate's record of 14... Read >

Famous Race Horses - Desert Orchid Part Two

The first article in this series looked at the famous race horse Desert Orchid and the early part of his career. The following article, which is part two of a three-part series, looks at how he started the 1987 season through to his accomplishments into t... Read >

Famous Race Horses - Desert Orchid Part One

As far as famous race horses go, Desert Orchid was perhaps the most striking to look at because of his colour. This article looks at his incredible career, in which he achieved a grand total of 34 victories, something that didn't seem possible when he ... Read >

Racing Tipsters That Can Make You Money Have These Skills

If you look online or in the newspaper, you will see adverts for racing tipsters all claiming that they make you some money, fast. You may even receive postcards and fliers through the mail demonstrating the very same claims. Yes, the niche of horse ra... Read >

The Best Racing Tips Can Be So Simple

Its one thing having the best racing tips that money can buy, but using them effectively and correctly is another matter entirely. Unfortunately, there are numerous examples that I can give you of punters who achieve relative success with winners, yet the... Read >

What Most Horse Racing Tipsters Don't Tell You

Every horse racing tipster that you encounter will tell you that they have your interests at heart, but do you really believe them? I have met and dealt with countless characters over the years and I think that you may be surprised to read what you are ab... Read >