Cheltenham Pageant returns on the eleventh March this yr with punters up and down the nation tuning in to the well-known horse-racing occasion.
It coincides with a busy interval of soccer that features European knockout phases, a League Cup remaining , FA Cup quarter-finals and the run-in of the league season.
Maybe it’s unsurprising then that two ex-football managers will flip to Cheltenham to fill their aggressive void.
Which horses does Sir Alex Ferguson personal and when are they racing?
Ferguson might be hoping his soccer success matches his racing ambitions. (Picture credit score: Getty Photographs)
Sir Alex Ferguson and Harry Redknapp have each been concerned in horse racing for a while however they are going to be hoping for outcomes at Cheltenham that replicate their profitable managerial careers.
Many different well-known soccer figures have been concerned in horse racing up to now, together with Michael Owen, who owns Manor Home Stables , Wayne Rooney and Steve McManaman.
Sir Alex Ferguson watches his horse Protektorat run within the Coral Cup Handicap Hurdle race. (Picture credit score: Getty Photographs)
Fergie, who ranked at no.1 in FourFourTwo’s checklist of the best managers ever , is rumoured to personal round 30 horses, is more likely to have eight horses operating throughout the week at Cheltenham. L’Eau Du Sud and Kalif du Berlais might be racing at 14:00 on 11 March, while Potters Attraction might be racing at 13:20 on 12 March.
Thursday 13 March might be a giant day for Sir Alex with 5 of his horses operating in whole . Final yr’s runners Hitman and Il Ridoto will return at 15:20 and 16:40 respectively. A winner from final yr, Protektorat can even be racing at 15:20, which can be a race to regulate because the winner would obtain a share of £375,000 if one among his horses had been to win.
Fergie additionally had success with Monmiral final yr, who races at 14:40 on Thursday, while Caldwell Potter is his different runner, at 14:00. The Scot really famously dropped Manchester United gamers who went to the pageant throughout his time as supervisor.
Final yr Ferguson in contrast the occasion to his footballing profession. He stated: “It is unbelievable, is not it? It is a particular place. That is just like the derby or the FA Cup remaining. In fact it is not the identical as successful at soccer, that was my life, I used to be immersed in that, that is what I do for pleasure so it is a totally different feeling.”
Which horses does Harry Redknapp personal and when are they racing?
Harry Redknapp at Cheltenham Pageant
Harry Redknapp can even be hoping for a repeat of final yr, the place his horse Shakem Up’Arry received The Plate. Shakem Up’Arry will race once more this yr, at 16:40 on 13 March, developing towards Sir Alex Ferguson’s Il Ridoto.
Redknapp might be hoping for a greater document towards Ferguson on the racecourse than he managed on the soccer pitch. The 2 legendary managers confronted off 44 occasions of their careers, with Fergie successful 30 occasions and Redknapp successful simply 5 .
Redknapp additionally owns The Jukebox Man who was an early favorite for Cheltenham however suffered an harm in latest weeks and due to this fact received’t be racing.
