The Racing Alternative
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.
Episodes
Nov 7, 2025
Nov 7, 2025
33 min
Paul Jacobs and Stephen Darbyshire have somehow made it back for episode two of The Racing Alternative!
They begin this week with a small disagreement about the latest renewal of the Colin Parker Memorial Intermediate Chase, as well as review the Stateside action from The Breeders' Cup.
Stephen is unhappy about the early start time at Kelso this week and even more unhappy to have jinxed his ever reliable Audi during last week's episode.
After an 18/1 winner last week, the duo are back with five selections across the weekend's action - hoping to avoid the dreaded non-runners.
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Oct 31, 2025
Oct 31, 2025
38 min
Paul Jacobs and Stephen Darbyshire begin our debut episode by paying tribute to Tommie Jakes, following the news of his tragic death aged just 19.
They also discuss AK Bets recent Stale Prices fiasco and what it means for the future of the industry, Frankie Dettori’s latest retirement announcement as well as this weekend’s meeting at Wetherby, and what improvements could be made to boost entries.
Stephen Goodman from The Good stock Syndicate also joins them to discuss his hopes for Dysart Enos, who is now a non-runner at Wetherby on Saturday (typical!).
In the final section, the duo gives us their selections for the weekend’s racing, including two in the same race for Stephen as he looks to play the maths.
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Have a question for our hosts? Send them to theracingalternative@gmail.com for the chance to feature in a future episode.
Oct 28, 2025
Oct 28, 2025
4 min
Our hosts Stephen Darbyshire and Paul Jacobs are here to introduce the UK's newest horse racing podcast, The Racing Alternative.
Brought to you by NRG Bet, The Racing Alternative will be providing raw, honest and unfiltered takes from the world of horse racing, with new episodes dropping every Friday.
Subscribe to the channel so you don't miss an episode and send your thoughts and questions to theracingalternative@gmail.com for the chance to be featured in a future episode!