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Another exciting Flat season awaits horse racing followers in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Thoroughbred horse racing ranks among the most popular sporting events in Great Britain, with thousands of fans watching and attending meets across the land every day. From the glitz and glamour of the Cheltenham Festival or Grand National to a midweek meeting at York or Ayr racecourse, there’s always something going on. There’s always something to get excited about.

Millions of UK nationals keep tabs on the sport of horse racing. Still, the top meetings also attract a global audience, with supporters tuning in to the live TV action from the United States, Canada, Australia and further afield. UK racing has never been quite as popular as it is today, with more events than ever before shown live. You can watch the next big race from the comfort of your home on television or at a sports bar, soaking up the atmosphere.

Not every race from the UK and Ireland is broadcast live on television, but the leading horse racing betting sites accept bets on all the top races. Betting on racing is exciting, but it’s not ideal to wager on an event you can’t view. No one wants to be frantically updating and refreshing a results website with their fingers crossed, hoping to land a winner.

Watch free of charge

If you place a bet on the outcome of a horse race in the United Kingdom and Ireland, you should be able to watch the race and cheer on your selections. Thankfully, the leading bookies agree with our thinking, and they offer all registered customers coverage of all UK and Irish horse racing completely free of charge. You can watch the next race due off from home using your desktop computer or when on the move through your iOS or Android smartphone. Never again will you feel the sting of using a results site.

In this article, we explain how you can watch horse racing online at no expense. This is done through a live streaming app that is free to download to your handset, free to watch and offers HD quality coverage. You’ll also enjoy expert commentary, in-play betting odds, predictions, form, results and more. There’s everything you need in one place to make bets, cash out, read tips and watch the race.

To watch UK and Irish horse racing free of charge on a legal live stream, you must create an account at an industry-leading betting app. Check that a bookie offers live streaming of sports before signing up. If they do, simply create an account, make your deposit and start gambling on horse racing. Here’s how to register.

• Visit the homepage of your chosen bookie and click Join

• Fill in the registration form, providing all the necessary information

• Create a username and password

• Make your first deposit and place a bet

• You will then receive a welcome bonus free bet

Placing a bet

When you have an online betting account registered, you will always be a single click away from gambling and watching horse racing. Gamble from anywhere in the country and at any time by accessing your betting app. Click the horse racing tab then the race you wish to bet on to see a list of runners. Click the odds of the selection you wish to back to add it to your bet slip, input a stake and confirm. It’s that easy.

When your bet has been accepted, you should click the live streaming tab a few seconds before the advertised off time of the race. You’ll then be met by the live coverage of the race. When the race begins, you will enjoy uninterrupted coverage with commentary and a final result. The live coverage will then end.

Some sportsbooks ask customers to pay a small fee to access the live streaming, while others ask only that you place a bet on the outcome of a race before watching the live stream. The best bookies require neither. You can watch racing all day free of charge if you are a registered member of that sportsbook.

Not altogether surprisingly, the top three highest rated chasers of the 2021/22 season, according to Timeform, all contested the Queen Mother Champion Chase at the 2022 Cheltenham Festival. They were, in ratings order, Shishkin (181), Energumene (180) and Chacun Pour Soi (179).

A little more surprising, perhaps, is the fact that, despite their lofty ratings, two of the three failed to finish the two-mile chasing championship race. The 10-year-old Chacun Pour Soi, who was sent off 8/1 third favourite behind Shishkin, at 5/6, and stable companion Energumene, at 5/2, still held a narrow lead when making a mistake and unseating jockey Patrick Mullins five fences from home. Shishkin, though, was never travelling or jumping well and was pulled up quickly after the eighth fence, leaving Energumene to beat his remaining rivals, readily, by 8½ lengths.

Shishkin had arrived at Cheltenham unbeaten in all 11 completed starts under Rules, including the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle in 2020 and the Arkle Challenge Trophy in 2021. On his most recent start, he had beaten Energumene, albeit by just a length, in the Clarence House Chase at Ascot in January so, despite facing what trainer Nicky Henderson called ‘the biggest test of his life’, he looked a worthy favourite beforehand.

Henderson initially described the lacklustre performance as ‘purely ground related’, but later revealed that Shishkin was suffering from a ‘pretty rare bone condition’, so what the future holds for the 8-year-old remains to be seen. Meanwhile, fellow 8-year-old Energumene further enhanced his reputation by winning the Champion Chase at Punchestown in April, beating Chacun Pour Soi by 8½ lengths in the process. He has been beaten just once, by Shishkin, over fences and, according to trainer Willie Mullins, ‘… just seems to be improving with racing.’

Race the Ace – A Guide to Training a Racehorse

Training your racehorse can be enjoyable, but it can be difficult for a novice. It’s not like riding a bike or choosing from the Platin Casino games list. In contrast, horse training is not something that can be learned immediately. Training your racehorse is time consuming and requires of expertise and patience. Even competent trainers who have been training horses for years are continually learning new things about them. So, before you begin training your horse, you must understand its behaviour and many other factors that must be considered. To get you started, here are five essential items to take into account.

Health Assessments

No matter is you have a Thoroughbred, an Arabian horse or an American Quarter Horse, knowing if the horse you will train is healthy is one of the most crucial things to understand before training a racehorse. If the horse is not fit or healthy, training might result in significant injury. It’s also important to ensure that the horse is adequately prepared for the training, such as having all the necessary equipment, being well-groomed, and clipped. Grooming it properly will ensure that you have no issues during the training session.

Basic Commands

Especially in the case of a young, inexperienced horse, don’t look to ride it right away. Instead, use a long lead (or rein) to steer it around on foot. Concentrate on teaching the horse fundamental commands such as dropping its head and following along when you pull on the lead. It may take some time before your horse understands these basic commands, so it is good to be patient.

Feeding

Feeding is a critical component of a horse’s training regimen. Most racehorses receive three to four feeds each day on a high-grade, scientifically developed racing diet. To ensure peak performance, these diets will contain high levels of starch and protein and vitamins and minerals. In addition, fibre has long been recognized as essential to a horse’s digestive health and well-being.

Equipment

Racehorse training has advanced in recent years. The days of cantering your horse on the beach twice a week and racing on Saturdays are fading. Instead, all trainers gallop their horses on various sorts of underfoot surfaces. In addition, almost every trainer uses a walker to help exercise the horses and warm up/cool down after training. A lunging arena is vital and another aspect of training that is becoming very popular is swimming pools, which is critical when dealing with a horse with limb difficulties. Thanks to the swimming pool, a trainer can exercise the horse without placing strain on its tendons.

Head to the Track

Take the horse to the racetrack to hone his skills and improve his timing. The racing surface of a racetrack is often superior to that of a farm training track, and the presence of other horses will inspire a horse to improve his pace. In addition, impromptu training races will intensify the workout that a farm track cannot replicate.

In Conclusion

Horse racing is an illustrious sport with a rich history and millions of fans worldwide and very famous races like the Royal Ascot. The bar for entry is rather high, but so are the rewards for anyone looking to enter the sport. Racecourses around the world are busy most weekends with eagle eyed enthusiasts as well as casual punters enjoying the fantastic facilities on over as well as seeing these majestic horses competing for racing glory.

It has been an excellent start to the Flat season in the UK, and there have already been some early markers for the performance of the year.

Here is a look at four horses who have put down an early marker for ending 2022 as the Horse of the Year in the UK.

Baaeed

Last season’s Champion miler Baaeed has made an excellent start to the campaign, as he was victorious in the Group One Lockinge Stakes at Newbury. William Haggas’ runner is now unbeaten in seven starts. The sky is the limit with this horse when it comes to how good he could be.

The son of Sea the Stars is set to appear next in the Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot. He is the odds-on favourite at the 2/5 in the bet on horse racing market for the opener at the meeting. The Juddmonte International and Champion Stakes are also two possible targets for this exciting colt who could be the best miler we have seen in the sport since Frankel.

Coroebus

Charlie Appleby once again became a British Classic winner when he saddled Coroebus to victory in the 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket. The three-year-old beat his stablemate Native Trail in the race, inflicting the first defeat in the horse’s career.

Coroebus has already proved he is one of the best of his generation. The bigger tests are likely to come when he steps into open-age company later this season. If he can have success against the older horses, there is a good chance he will end the year at the top of the standings.

Emily Upjohn

One of the most outstanding fillies so far this season has been Emily Upjohn. She will get her chance to prove she is ahead of her age group when she lines up in the Oaks at Epsom. Prior to the British Classic, she had won all three of her racecourse appearances, including the Group Three Musidora Stakes at York.

Frankie Dettori has ridden a lot of good horses in his career. He has described her as very special. If she lives up to the high praise from the 15-time British Classic winner, her best may still be to come later this year.

Stradivarius

At the age of eight, Stradivarius continues to shine in the 2m+ division. He got off the mark for the season with victory in the Group Two Yorkshire Cup at the Dante Festival, maintaining his 100% record on the Knavesmire.

Stradivarius has been victorious in the Ascot Gold Cup on three occasions. Only one horse in history has prevailed in that race four times, that was the great Yeats. If he can replicate that record at Royal Ascot this year, it could lead him to be crowned Horse of the Year.

With so much racing still to come this season on the Flat, it is going to be very exciting to see the above four horses and many more compete for the most prestigious races.