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13
Aug
The first racecourse at Town Moor was already present on the 1595 map of the place. Today, the Doncaster Racecourse is also often referred to as the Town Moor course. The current racecourse dates back to 1776 and stays active all year around.
Doncaster Racecourse is home to Britain’s oldest Classic Race, St Leger Stakes, that takes place every September and closes the season’s Classic round. It is also part of the English Triple Crown, together with the 2000 Guineas and the Derby.
But it is not the only historically important race in the history of British horse racing that takes...
12
Aug
Often referred to as CPL or CPLT20, Caribbean Premier League is an annual Twenty20 cricket tournament that includes six teams from different countries of the Caribbean region. Its first edition was played in 2013.
The format of the Premier League includes a group stage and a knock out stage. During the group stage each team has to play a total of ten matches (two matches with every other team on the roster), with three of them on their home turf. All games are played at the home stadiums of the participating teams.
The top two performing teams advance to the Qualifier...
12
Aug
The Newmarket Racecourse was first founded in 1636, but the history of horse racing in Newmarket goes as far back in time as the 16th century. Also, in 1671, it was here that King Charles II became the only reigning monarch in British history to ride a winning horse.
As it is a flat racecourse, Newmarket races run from April to October. Newmarket is only slightly behind Ascot Racecourse, hosting 9 Group 1 out of Britain’s 36 flat races during the season.
Newmarket is often called the headquarters of British horseracing. It hosts the biggest number of the country’s training yards...
11
Aug
Newmarket has a rich history of horse racing that goes back to the 16th century. The racecourse was first established in 1636, and today a lot of training yards and leading horse racing organisations are located here.
Hosting the first two Classic Races of the season, the 1,000 Guineas and 2,000 Guineas, and nine out of Britain’s 36 Group 1 flat races, Newmarket is often called the headquarters of British horseracing.
An interesting historic fact about the Newmarket Racecourse is that it was here that King Charles II became the first and only reigning British monarch to ride a winning horse.
As...
07
Aug
Located in the picturesque locale of Berkshire, only 6 miles, or 10 km, away from the Windsor Castle, Ascot Racecourse is considered among the top class racecourses in Great Britain, and rightfully so.
Ascot stays active all year around, hosting 18 flat meetings during the summer season (between April and October) and 8 jump meetings in the winter season (between October and March).
Ascot races include 13 out of Britain’s 36 Group 1 flat races and attract around 600,000 annual visitors. Meetings at Ascot are truly the highlight of the summer social calendar, topped by its crown jewel, the Royal Meeting,...
06
Aug
If you are a cricket fan who loves to watch the game live as it happens, you are probably always on the lookout for cricket live stream sites, preferably the ones that are free. While there is no shortage of such platforms online, not every single one of them is easy to use, reliable, and, most importantly, safe.
Fortunately, there are still plenty of streaming sites that offer good quality services and are safe to use, all while only requiring a stable internet connection and occasionally a registered account.
In this article we compiled a list of trustworthy free cricket live...