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The UK's newest Horse Racing podcast is here!
Every week Stephen Darbyshire and Paul Jacobs will be bringing you raw, honest, unfiltered takes from the world of racing, as well as their tips from races across the country.
Brought to you by Star Sports, The Racing Alternative will release new episodes every Friday, making sure you're up to date on all the big talking points from the country's biggest spectator sport.
Have a question for the guys? Send them into theracingalternative@gmail.com and you could feature in our next episode.
Update frequency:
weekly
Average audio length:
38 minutes
Has sponsors
English
United States
33 episodes
since Oct. 28, 2025
episodic
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Paul and SD kick off this week's show by reviewing last week's Lockinge Stakes at Newbury - is Notable Speech a good thing for the Queen Anne? Why does Roger Teal keep running Dancing Gemini back at a mile?
With a fantastic racing calendar coming into view, they then both give us some horses to wa…
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In a bumper episode, Paul and SD are joined firstly by Star Sports founder Ben Keith to discuss his start in the Game, his love of Greyhound Racing and the Greyhound Derby, before 2000 Guineas-winning trainer George Boughey joins to discuss what's next for Bow Echo and some of his other horses.
Th…
After Thursday's farcical scenes at Chester, Paul and SD discuss the situation and disagree over Tom Marquand's decision not to ride, only to then opt back in for the last two races.
With rumours circulating that the Government's proposed affordability checks are set to go ahead, they ponder wheth…
After a weeks holiday, Paul and Stephen are back with plenty to discuss in the world of racing, including this week’s Punchestown Festival, where Gaelic Warrior once again impressed.
We’re also delighted to welcome our new sponsor Star Sports Bet - thanks to them for supporting the show.
Away fro…
Following an epic Grand National at Aintree last weekend, Paul and Stephen discuss the feat of I Am Maximus and whether he could go on to match Red Rum's record of three wins in the famous race. They also discuss the runs from some of the other contenders.
With the Scottish Grand National taking p…
The Grand National is almost upon us and in the latest episode of The Racing Alternative, the dynamic duo Stephen Darbyshire and Paul Jacobs run through EVERY horse in this year's renewal.
The pair also touch upon the other races on the card, with a fancy which Stephen thinks will "piss up", the a…
With the future of Chelmsford looking bleak (the racecourse), the future of racing at Towcester is looking brighter - SD and Paul discuss the future of both at the beginning of the show after SD reveals he'd turn down a Knighthood to go to Redcar.
They then discuss Monday's Irish Grand National at…
With Constitution Hill stealing the headlines once again, Paul and Stephen open this week’s show discussing whether he could win a Group 1 or The Ebor this season.
Meanwhile SD has announced he will be part of a new show on Sky Sports Racing that will launch on Grand National weekend and shares ho…
Following last week's Cheltenham Festival, Paul & SD run through the horses they'll be keeping an eye-on for the rest of the season and beyond, before discussing Stephen's effort to rearrange Hexham's 4m chase following last week's postponement.
Elsewhere they discuss Wales' ban on greyhound r…
It's Cheltenham Gold Cup day! The Racing Alternative duo are here to give you their selections for the big race, as well as their other picks from across the card from the final day of the Cheltenham Festival.
They begin the show by discussing the big stories from day three, including Fact To Fil…
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