Nick Luck

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Nick Luck has been broadcasting on horse racing since 2002 and has been the lead presenter for Racing UK since it began in May 2004, during which time he has anchored the channel's live outside broadcasts from the Derby, the Grand National and The Cheltenham Festival.

Nick also works regularly on Channel Four Racing and for US network ESPN, where he drew high praise for his coverage of the Breeders' Cup in 2006 and 2007.

He was named Racing Broadcaster of the Year 2007 at the HWPA Derby Awards, having been nominated previously for Racing Broadcaster of the Year 2006.

Godolphin horses half what they are in Dubai

Masterscrafstman was terrificially game in victory in the St James's Palace Stakes on Tuesday at Royal Ascot.

People will say that the runner-up, Delegator, is becoming frustrating - but I just think that he was out-gamed by a very hardy horse. Delegator came there with a reasonably well-timed challenge - he could have waited a little longer - and went past the winner, but there was only a neck in it at the line.

It could just be that Masterscraftsman becomes a really tough nut to crack this season in the three-year-old miling division - because it is not that strong, given that Sea The Stars is being campaigned over further.

I just wondered whether Ahmed Ajtebi thought when he was aboard Gladiatorus in the Queen Anne that he was riding in one of these new proposed bullet races over two furlongs.

He set off like a scalded cat from the stalls and the writing was on the wall when he began to look around in an increasingly anxious fashion around halfway. I think the truth of the matter is that Gladiatorus and the other Godolphin horses trained in Dubai are simply half the animals they were when trained in the desert.

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08 June 2009

Sea The Stars won the Derby with a little bit in hand on Saturday - but not a huge amount.

Questions over Murtagh's choice

03 June 2009

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O'Brien was a true innovator

01 June 2009

Vincent O'Brien's passing is a sad day for racing as he is what I would describe as the most influential figure on global bloodstock.

Increased attendance figures somewhat skewed

20 May 2009

It is bad news for racing fans that the eagerly-awaited clash at Royal Ascot of Overdose and Far Eastern champion sprinter Sacred Kingdom will not take place.

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