The widespread popularity of horse racing has never waned on the contrary, it has evolved to include more types of horse racing and has prompted people to selectively breed faster horses. Moreover, it was part of the ancient Olympic Games by at least 664 B.C. In fact, there is evidence to suggest that the history of horse racing has very deep roots which can be traced back to ancient Egypt, Rome, ancient Greece, ancient Syria and Babylon. This is evidence that the practice and skill of riding horses is a rather old tradition with an unquestionably rich history. "I think the way he hit the line in soft ground as a two-year-old in the Dewhurst showed he has a willing heart and for me I don't foresee the mile being a problem.'Equestrian' is just a fancy term for 'horse riding', but it points to the deep history of riding horses: the term ultimately comes from the Latin word for ' horse'. He does what he needs to at home, but most importantly he looks great and physically he has done well and I can't be any happier with him coming into the weekend. He added: "I'm delighted with what Pinatubo has done through the winter. Reading the emotions of Appleby is hard at the best of times given his laid-back demeanour, but with his face mask on, as is now the new normal on racecourses, any potential nerves ahead of Pinatubo's eagerly-anticipated return on Saturday were even harder to detect. As long as this continues we will continue racing through to the end of the season."
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"It is my first trip racing today and everyone has been very professional and very supportive. It is one of may favourite tracks, but most importantly it is just great to be back racing. "You are always itching for racing to get going back at Newmarket again. I'm delighted to have my first winner of the season. Pinatubo is a Group One-winning son of sire Shamardal (Image: PA)Īppleby said after debutant Creative Force became his first winner of the season: "I think everyone has done very well to get us back and Newmarket is staging a lovely four-day card and thankfully we have some nice horses to support it with. One man who was pleased to see the sight of horses thundering down the Rowley Mile again was Charlie Appleby, trainer of this year's Qipco 2000 Guineas favourite Pinatubo. "The impact is still significant as our normal income lines - admissions, hospitality, restaurant bookings and annual badge holders - are not currently part of our financial return and at this stage it is unclear when will be able to welcome the public in any form back to our racecourses."
She added: "Covid-19 has had a devastating effect on the world, this country and on the horse racing industry so to resume in this form is hugely welcomed.
Though Newmarket has opened its doors for the first time this season, Starkey believes there will still be a significant financial impact felt by the track with many of its revenues of income unlikely to be streaming in for the foreseeable future. "The importance of racing to the UK economy (cannot be underestimated), particularly here in Newmarket with some 3,000 horses in training in the town." "It will feel strange, not least the fact that the 32,000 people that usually enjoy the Guineas Festival will not be here to enjoy the sport, but to get racing resumed in the safest possible way was the industry priority.Ī sign promoting social distancing is seen at Newmarket Racecourse (Image: David Davies/Pool via Getty Images) Newmarket hosted its first raceday of the new season on Thursday, with Amy Starkey, who runs the racecourse as regional director for the Jockey Club east region, saying: "Over the last 11 weeks great credit goes to those that have worked tirelessly to make sure racing has been able to resume in a controlled environment to prevent the spread of Covid-19, and we are now sat here just two days away from the Classic of the season. Meanwhile, Racing TV will show all races from both venues live. They will show four races from Newmarket and three from Lingfield. Their coverage starts at 1.30pm and runs until 4pm. In Ireland, Virgin Media One will show a number of races from both flat racing's headquarters in the UK and Lingfield. The first Group 1 of the season takes place at Newmarket in the Coronation Cup, which has been moved from Epsom. Horse racing returns to terrestrial TV this afternoon as Newmarket and Lingfield host competitive cards.
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