StanJames.com Betting Blog

A Rose blossomed amongst the thick rough at Merion last week with Justin Rose providing us with the first English Major winner since 1996! A fantastic performance from the Englishman brought in 560 points to Rose backers with Majors counting double!

StanJames.com are determined to take on Camelot in the feature race on Day Two of Royal Ascot, the Prince Of Wales's Stakes.

The bookies had much the better of Day One at Royal Ascot despite favourite Dawn Approach's victory in the St James's Palace Stakes.

We know how much you horse-racing fanatics like our Free Bet competitions so we thought we’d get another going for the Ascot Festival! We will be giving away £135 in Free Bets every day starting from today... excited much?

In hilarious news, Joe Kinnear has been hired as Newcastle’s director of football. What the?!

Royal Ascot gets underway today with the bookies hoping to get global star Animal Kingdom beaten in the opening race, the Queen Anne Stakes.

Hugo Palmer is excited, and a little nervous, ahead of sending out his first Royal Ascot runner tomorrow with Flawless Beauty going in the Sandringham Handicap.

Sky Want To Own Football

Despite the fact that Rupert Murdoch is going through this third divorce, he still has time to use Sky to take over the world, and has come up with a new, cunning plan.

Fat Fines

Everyone’s favourite fascist (but not racist) Paulo Di Canio has decided to send out a nice message to the kids, by announcing that he is going to fine any Sunderland players who put on any weight over the summer.

Dawn Approach will face up to eight rivals in Tuesday's St James's Palace Stakes with Magician seemingly over his knock sustained on Thursday.

Frankie Dettori will ride Wokingham hopeful Khubala for Newmarket trainer Hugo Palmer at Royal Ascot next Saturday.

Here at StanJames.com, we're delighted to have up-and-coming trainer Hugo Palmer writing a blog for us for the bulk of the flat season. This is Hugo's third season in the training ranks after working for some big names here and in Australia. Hugo has a string of 28 horses at his Kremlin Cottage stables in Newmarket and in his first blog, he tells us a bit about himself and gives us the latest from his yard.

It’s Royal Ascot next week and so what better excuse than to relive some of the best moment’s from Royal Ascot history? And no, we don’t mean when Suzi Perry’s skirt blew up on live television for all the world to see her knickers.

The rumour mill has been going into overdrive with all the gossip surrounding the beast that is Gareth Bale. Will he stay at Tottenham? Will be move abroad? Will he move to another Premier League club? Will his face shape change even more?

Tony Pulis En Espana

Tracksuit fanatic Tony Pulis has apparently applied for the role of Athletic Bilbao manager when Marcelo Bielsa’s contract runs out at the end of the month. 

You can’t make this stuff up!

StanJames.com will be hoping Rory McIlroy fails to regain his touch in the golf's second major of 2013, the US Open, which starts in Pennsylvania today.

After a good opening win against Australia, England play their second game of the ICC Champions Trophy against Sri Lanka on Thursday! We're gonna make it even more exciting for you by putting £150 in Free Bets up for grabs!

After 18 years at the top middle, Phil Neville has announced his retirement from the world of football, following in the footsteps of legends such David Beckham, Michael Owen and Al

It's the second Major of the year with the U.S Open from Merion Golf Club starting on Thursday!

We got another English winner on the PGA Tour last week... Unfortnately for you patriotic punters out there it wasn't from the country but rather the English family! Harris English pulled through in an eventful final round to pick up a 2 shot victory at a decent price of 66/1! Mickelson & Stallings were close but not quite close enough.