Last year I put together some pros and cons for what figured to be a competitive race for Horse of the Year, but Thorpedo Anna appears to be a fairly strong favorite to win the top prize at the 2024 Eclipse Awards, so let’s shift focus to the 3-year-old male division.
Jockey James McDonald reveals the CRAZY amount of money he earned in just one week
James McDonald is one of the premier hoops on the face of the planet. He has opened up about the incredible earn he was on when he rode a string of winners in Australia recently.
Robin Goodfellow’s racing tips: Best bets for Tuesday, November 12
Mail Sport's racing expert Robin Goodfellow delivers his tips for Tuesday's meetings at Huntingdon, Hereford, Lingfield and Southwell.
The Story of Sergeant Reckless: Korean War Horse Served with Valor
The recoilless rifle was six feet long and weighed over a hundred pounds. It often required three or four Marines to carry it across the battlefields during the Korean War. Lugging it was dangerous, but it was necessary, because that rifle, which the soldiers nicknamed “reckless,” could fire a 75mm shell thousands of yards with surgical-like precision. It was one of the U.S. Marine Corps’ finest munitions. But the commander of the Recoilless Rifle Platoon, Eric Pedersen, knew there had to be a better way to use it on the battlefield in Korea.
