Officially there is no set rule for when children can start riding. Many equestrian centers will have a lower age limit for their riding classes, and this is for safety reasons but can also be for insurance and liability purposes. Usually, the lower age limit for individual riding will be Read more…
Colt – A colt is a male horse aged under five years, which hasn’t been gelded (see gelding below). These horses generally compete on the flat and the best of them will be used for breeding after their racing career. Filly – A female horse aged four years or younger Read more…
Somerset. As of 2015 Dream Alliance is stabled in Somerset under the care of the horse groom who worked for Hobbs and took care of him during his career. What happened to Dream Alliance the horse? In the end, Dream Alliance raced in the Welsh Grand National and turned up Read more…
A Yankee consists of 11 bets of equal value on selections in four separate events: six doubles, four trebles and one four-fold. We explain how a Yankee works as well as the benefits and drawbacks of this type of bet. In a Yankee at least two of the selections must Read more…
Trifecta Bet. Trifecta Bet A trifecta is more difficult than win, place and show wagers, as well as exacta wagers, so it yields a higher payout than any of those bets. These horses must finish first, second, and third, in that exact order, for you to win the wager. What Read more…
57 bets. The Heinz bet is a six-selection bet consisting of 57 bets: 15 doubles, 20 trebles, 15 fourfolds, six fivefolds and a one sixfold accumulator. Aptly named after the 57 ‘varieties’ company slogan from Heinz, this 57 bet wager is a unique bet that combines every permutation of the Read more…
15 doubles. The Heinz bet is a six-selection bet consisting of 57 bets: 15 doubles, 20 trebles, 15 fourfolds, six fivefolds and a one sixfold accumulator. Aptly named after the 57 ‘varieties’ company slogan from Heinz, this 57 bet wager is a unique bet that combines every permutation of the Read more…
A Fourfold Accumulator is one bet on four selections in different events. All four selections must be successful to have a return. A Yankee consists of eleven bets on four selections in different events i.e. 6 Doubles, 4 Trebles and 1 Fourfold Accumulator. Two or more selections must be successful Read more…
If you bet on a horse to win and that horse gets scratched before race time, you will get your money back and live to see another race. However, there is one exception, and that comes in the form of multi-race bets like a pick four or pick six. Do Read more…
CHAPTER 1 SPIRIT’S SON ONCE OPON A TIME SPIRIT AND RAIN HAD A FOAL NAMED GEIST. HE WAS SOON GOING TO BE THE NEW LEADER OF THE CIMMORON HERD BUT FIRST HE NEEDED TO LERN A FEW THINGS BEFORE HE COULD BECOME LEADER. Does Spirit have a kid? Spirit Jr. Read more…