About this episode

Steve Jones discusses the evolution of horse racing journalism and shares insights on race prediction and his family's history in the sport.

Enjoyed this free-wheeling conversation with Ex Sun, current Mirror and Racing TV tipster Steve Jones. Steve tells us why racing is getting safer and safer, why the Cheltenham Festival could do with being more competitive and how journalism has changed in the digital age. Intriguing to hear what goes into predicting a race and the rush of calling it correctly. Also discuss his family's lineage and how his grandad starred as as a jockey at The Cheltenham Festival in the 1940s. ********** For more in-depth feature interviews like this please visit the Sport and Life website: https://sportandlife.co.uk ************* Chief Sponsor: Bang & Olufsen Cheltenham: https://stores.bang-olufsen.com/en/united-kingdom/cheltenham/unit-15-the-courtyard-montpellier-street Info on Sponsor Offerings: For 15% off Herring Shoes enter the code SPORTANDLIFE at checkout at - https://www.herringshoes.co.uk For 30% off Cytoplan supplements for your first purchase at https://www.cytoplan.co.uk and a 10% discount ongoing: Check out the intro to the podcast. For a 10% discount with GHS Cheltenham Clinics’ Health Checks - https://ghsclinics.health, contact me: teddy@drapermedia.co.uk

People in this episode

Host: Teddy Draper

Guest: Steve Jones

Topics covered

• horse racing
• journalism
• safety in sports
• Cheltenham Festival
• race prediction
• family legacy

Keywords

• horse racing
• Steve Jones
• Cheltenham Festival
• sports journalism
• race prediction
• safety in racing
• family legacy

Sponsors

Bang & Olufsen, Herring Shoes, Cytoplan, GHS Cheltenham Clinics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sun, Mirror, Racing TV

Places: Cheltenham Festival, Cheltenham

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