Features

Peter McNeile

Craon: where racing and farming are a marriage made in heaven

Arguably my favourite three days of the year take place at one of the more obscure provincial racecourses of France, in the heart of...

Peter McNeile

Killarney: Europe's most westerly racecourse - and its most scenic

The readership of the EMHF web site is well acquainted with the major racing festivals around Europe, which is why this fourth racecourse...

Peter McNeile

Deauville - golden sands, terrace cafés, and superb racing

For any self-respecting racing fan, there is really only one place to visit during August, and that's Deauville, on the Normandy coast....

Peter McNeile

Dream Horse: a ticket to racing popularity?

In the confined world of horseracing, letting the cameras in is sometimes still seen as a new-fangled twentieth century aberration. Yet...

Peter McNeile

Royal Ascot - a king among race meetings

The news that Ascot is to be allowed a crowd of up to 12,000 for each day of the Royal Meeting is another significant step on the road to...

Peter McNeile

Auteuil's Weekend du Grand Steeplechase is an occasion not to be missed

Bragging rights for the highest quality and most exciting steeplechases in the world may be argued out between the Irish and British, but...

Peter McNeile

The race that captures the world's imagination

The Aintree Grand National is a race that inspires near instant recognition in almost every country of the developed world, where...

Dr Paull Khan

EMHF announces competition for European Student Horseracing Federation members

The EMHF and the European Student Horseracing Federation (ESHF) have announced the creation of the EMHF Fellowship Observer competition,...