Horse racing, the Sport of Kings exists in an odd netherworld

Chances are that, like the vast majority of those who delve into the sports page for a daily dose of sustenance, your annual digression into the world of horse racing has come and gone in the past week.

Horse racing, the Sport of Kings exists in an odd netherworld

A flutter on the Aintree Grand National aside, maybe, and that’s our lot for most of us. The Flat season? What the hell is that?

It’s an odd netherworld i n which the Sport of Kings exists. If it was represented in a sports team photo it would appear as a head shot photoshopped into the corner. It is an afterthought of a player. The Steve Heighway of the industry in that it is so often a mere substitute to the favourite, regardless of how well it plays.

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