A dream toy for any Le Mans fan
The 106-minute long 1971 film Le Mans starring Steve McQueen is rightly considered one of the classic motoring films.
Now, fans can play out their own version of...
The tragic story of Oscar Pistorius and the death of Reeva Steenkamp
Oscar Pistorius was a man many rightly came to admire. He achieved the unthinkable on the track and was, as his father, Henke,...
The Steeple Times backs Frankie Dettori to win Celebrity Big Brother 2013
Though Frankie Dettori split from Sheikh Mohammed and Godolphin in October and was banned from racing for six months in December 2012, he...
Get set for a Boxing Day extravaganza at Kempton Park
Kempton Park is the closest racecourse to London at Sunbury upon Thames and with the weather the way it has been please take note of...
The Tout gives his take on this weekend’s racing at Newbury
Winter has officially arrived and traditionally The Hennessy is the first of the major National Hunt events for the purists who love this sport....
The ultimate souvenir of the 2012 Olympics?
On Friday 27th July, a boat sped up the Thames that was watched by an estimated 900 million people across the globe. That craft, a Bladerunner BR RIB...
The Tout says a fond farewell to Frankel
It must have taken some restraint from Sir Henry Cecil, the trainer of many of the greatest horses of the last 40 years, to wait until after...
Richard Hughes achieves a “Magnificent Seven”
On the 28th September 1996, Frankie Dettori, at odds of 20,095-1 rode seven winners on seven horses in the seven races of the day at Ascot. His achievement cost...
The Tout’s predictions for the 2012 Ryder Cup
We never miss an opportunity to pat ourselves on the back here and our last foray into golf tipping resulted in Ernie Els winning The Open at...
Former Emmerdale bad boy Lyndon Ogbourne updates readers of The Steeple Times on his cycle expedition for Once Upon a Smile
Part One:
I begin this section of my travel journal, sat Bear Gryls style, next...
An internet sensation involving the anatomy of an Olympic rower
When some athletes win an Olympic gold medal, they cry. Others raise a cheery smile. Henrik Rummel, instead, got rather overexcited and let something in...
Actor Lyndon Ogbourne introduces his latest charitable endeavour
Inspired by the excitement of the success of Bradley Wiggins in the Tour de France and spurred on by the 2012 Olympic buzz, I set myself the...
The Tout’s predictions for the US PGA Championship
One of the world’s most beautiful golf courses hosts one of the top four competitions of the year this weekend at Kiawah Island in South Carolina on...
The Tout’s tips for The King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes
The second most prestigious race for three year olds and upwards is run at Ascot on Saturday and it is known as The...
The Tout’s tips for The Open Golf at Royal Lytham and St Annes
In this column there is no room for self congratulatory style comments, vanity or hindsight as there is surely a bad run...
The Tout’s take on the July Cup
After last week’s triumph when we had the first three horses home in the correct order in The Eclipse at Sandown, we must not be too self congratulatory...
An analysis of the Eclipse by our latest columnist, The Tout
The Eclipse is a Group One race named after one of the great thoroughbreds that we have ever seen in this country. It is...
