decline in british horse racing, yesterday / today classic races

John they get discussed on other threads, seems there is a lack of interest for a few reasons, like yesterdays 2000 was a shoe in.

Today people have the worry of who is the one wanted to win the 1000?

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More concerned about the decline of the Racing Post.

These 'classics' being the Irish versions, hence not quite the same on here.

AOB having multiple runners has never been a passport to eternal riches.
It is not a case of which one is "wanted" because they are happy to win the race

Irish punters in general have way less interest in flat racing than the jumps.

I am not surprised,MJK as second guessing the Coolmore Battalions is mission impossible

That less Irish interest in the flat has been around a lot longer in Ireland than AOB.

looked at the race in the end thought gstaad 2 on fair

1000 fav looks solid again unless late money come for 2nd in
both races pretty boring imo unless you want to play short

May 24, 2026 -- 1:24PM, Jumper45 wrote:

That less Irish interest in the flat has been around a lot longer in Ireland than AOB.

yep

It's a similar pattern to the jumps. In that the whole season now effectively revolves around the biggest meeting, ie Royal Ascot.

uptheirons • May 24, 2026 12:46 PM BST
AOB having multiple runners has never been a passport to eternal riches.
It is not a case of which one is "wanted" because they are happy to win the race

I beg to differ, as broadmares having a G1 at 2 then 3 makes them even more valuable.

Add this to that and then see how it’s true - they do want.

"Because she's a homebred it makes it very special. It's difficult to breed a Classic winner – next to impossible — so when it happens it's very exciting.