Author: Billy Glanvill

With this weekend marking the end of the divisional round in the NFL playoffs, it leaves us with only four teams remaining all vying for a spot in one of the world’s most well-known sporting events, the Super Bowl. Below we are going to dissect each conference championship game and assess the four remaining teams’ chances of lifting the Vince Lombardi Trophy. AFC Championship – Cincinnati Bengals vs Kansas City Chiefs The AFC championship sets up to be a clash between two of this generation’s best quarterbacks in Kansas City Chiefs MVP candidate Patrick Mahomes and Cincinnati Bengals superstar Joe…

Racing Victoria has recently sparked conversation around pushing the Victorian Spring Carnival back a number of weeks in order to race further into November. This has now become somewhat of a reality with Racing Victoria set to break a 100-year tradition and move the date of the prestigious Cox Plate, back to a potential post-Melbourne Cup date of November 25, two and a half weeks after the race that stops the nation. The change of date may also be accompanied by an increase in prize money and the beginning of a rejigged Spring Carnival. Such a move will impact the…

The weather may still be warm but the stars are starting to return for Autumn. During the week the class horses have begun to step out at the trials in preparation for the upcoming Autumn carnival including Anamoe, In secret and Aft Cabin. This year promises to be an exciting carnival with all the spring stars returning and many questions to not be asked and answered. Will Nature Strip return to his best and claim his 4th TJ Smith Stakes or will the baton be passed on? Will Anamoe continue his dominance over middle-distance racing and then go on to…

It’s no secret that Australian horses are bred for speed and sprint races are where the majority of the prize money lies within our local races. This has led to Australia becoming a more dominant sprinting nation in terms of local talent as outlined by Nature Strip’s dominant win in the King  Stand stakes during the Royal Ascot carnival in 2022.  After two upset defeats in both the Everest and the Champions Sprint during the Spring, the career of the big boy Nature Strip is seemingly coming to a close sooner rather than later, marking the beginning of a new…