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Yes he had a nasty fall at the third. I thought it looked horrible but then the Richard Hoiles said he got up, only to collapse again a few seconds later. Dreadful business.

I'm still absolutely reeling over the loss of Vautour (my fave jumps horse), so I am so glad to see Sprinter retire in (mostly one piece). He looked fantastic parading at Cheltenham, and what a lovely reception the crowd gave him. I think I only saw him once in the flesh, but that was his Tingle...

Thanks all for the extra info, especially from QuarterMoon. I'm a little wary of possible delays on the EuroStar, hence wanting to fly out there and train back, but it looks like flying (even into Orly) is pretty awkward. I might mull it over when I'm not so fuelled by Bank Holiday weekend...

Thanks so much for the help, all.

Flintshire's running in the Sword Dancer on grass, it's over 12 furlongs I think.

Thanks cityhull. Gonna ask more questions now! Where does this bus go from/ how much is it? And for the tickets on the door, how much do they tend to be and are they general or for specific areas? I'm a nervous Nellie when it comes to reservations etc, so I'll probably buy online before I head...

Hi everyone, Shout if it's a problem to have a thread like this, but I'd like to get some advice about watching the Arc at Longchamp on 4th October. I've never been before and my French is fairly non-existent, so would anyone be able to advise me about the best ticket to get online? I'm not...

I still update my list, but I have lists for many top horses (both recent and old) and the most interesting exercise comes in comparing them. For example, Frankel's form and the exploits of his victims blows out of the water anything that Camelot's opposition have achieved. Furthermore, while...

DRF have a stream going. Not great quality but good enough. http://www.drf.com/events/live-video-preakness-2013 Otherwise try Dubai Racing- search on Twitter for links about ten mins before.

Thanks for the responses guys, really appreciate it. Reading about the variation in dirt tracks is insane- how on earth was that ever thought to be a safe, logical surface? Especially as I read in one summary that the dirt tracks were originally just for training to spare the turf tracks. If I...

Hi PN, I'm hoping you can help me with some sciency related queries. I'm trying to think of examples of horses that have received stem cell therapy and returned to racing, but the names keep dancing out of reach. Do you (or anyone else) recall any good examples? I'm sure one of the top NH...

Thanks PN. A fellow who's a friend of my father was wanting to form a syndicate and buy some mares and he thought I would be a good person to ask (Hah! I have no connection to the breeding world).

Hi PN. Slightly random question, but do you know any bloodstock advisers/agents who concentrate on French bloodstock? Preferably near Newmarket. Thanks!

It is a brilliant book, I've been using it for research the past couple of days and it has so much information. I had to laugh at some of the older theories of breeding: it's easy to say with the benefits of advances in science but what were they thinking? Thanks for the heads up re the book...

I had to triple check to make I was remembering right and I did a lot of genetics at Uni! (The human variety though, anti social behaviour and all that). I do find equine genetics fascinating, especially as we have such a complete history of pedigrees so we can really put it all in perspective.