OLBG Community News

We have plenty of trend blogs on OLBG available most weekends. To make it easier to see which races are covered, we will put the upcoming races here with links.

These blogs (all times are GMT) can help you find race selections when adding your horse racing tips. Races marked in bold mean the trend shortlists are available.

Friday 26th December

• 13:05 at Aintree - Formby Novices' Hurdle
• 13:20 at Kempton - Kauto Star Novices' Chase
• 13:35 at Wetherby - Rowland Meyrick Handicap Chase
• 13:55 at Kempton - Christmas Hurdle
• 14:20 at Leopardstown - Racing Post Novice Chase
• 14:30 at Kempton - King George VI Chase

Saturday 27th December

• 13:12 at Leopardstown - Paddys Rewards Club Chase
• 13:47 at Leopardstown - Future Champions Novice Hurdle
• 14:50 at Chepstow - Welsh Grand National
• 15:00 at Leopardstown - Paddy Power Chase

Sunday 28th December

• 13:40 at Limerick - Faugheen Novice Chase
• 13:55 at Leopardstown - Irish Christmas Hurdle
• 14:30 at Leopardstown - Savills Chase

Monday 29th December

• 14:32 at Leopardstown - December Festival Hurdle
• 15:00 at Newbury - Challow Novices' Hurdle

Tuesday 30th December

• 14:20 at Taunton - Byerley Stud Mares Novices' Hurdle

Wednesday 31st December

• 14:00 at Lingfield - Quebec Stakes

Thursday 1st January

• 14:00 at Cheltenham - Cheltenham New Year's Day Handicap Chase
• 14:25 at Tramore - Tramore New Year's Day Chase

Sunday 4th January

• 13:55 at Naas - Ballymore Novice Hurdle

Here are some of the sporting highlights for the week ahead. Live TV events are usually popular, so why not share your tips to help those who want to bet on them?

Monday 22nd December 2025

• [American Football] NFL - Baltimore Ravens v New England Patriots (Sky Sports Main Event)
• [Cricket] Big Bash League - Sydney Thunder v Brisbane Heat (Sky Sports Main Event)
• [Darts] PDC World Darts Championship - 4x Second Round - Alexandra Palace, London (Sky Sports Main Event)
• [Football] Premier League - Fulham v Nottingham Forest (Sky Sports)

Tuesday 23rd December 2025

• [American Football] NFL - Indianapolis Colts v San Francisco 49ers (Sky Sports Main Event)
• [Cricket] Big Bash League - Adelaide Strikers v Melbourne Stars (Sky Sports Main Event)
• [Darts] PDC World Darts Championship - 4x Second Round - Alexandra Palace, London (Sky Sports Main Event)
• [Football] Carabao Cup Quarter-Final - Arsenal v Crystal Palace (ITV1, Sky Sports)

Wednesday 24th December 2025

• [Basketball] NBA - Dallas Mavericks v Denver Nuggets (Sky Sports Main Event)
• [Basketball] NBA - Los Angeles Clippers v Houston Rockets (Sky Sports Main Event)

Thursday 25th December 2025

• [American Football] NFL (Christmas Gameday) - Washington Commanders v Dallas Cowboys (Netflix)
• [American Football] NFL (Christmas Gameday) - Minnesota Vikings v Detroit Lions (Netflix)
• [Cricket] The Ashes 2025/26 (Day 1) - Australia v England (TNT Sports 1)

Friday 26th December 2025

• [American Football] NFL - Kansas City Chiefs v Denver Broncos (Sky Sports Main Event)
• [Cricket] Big Bash League - Sydney Sixers v Melbourne Stars (Sky Sports Main Event)
• [Cricket] Big Bash League - Perth Scorchers v Hobart Hurricanes (Sky Sports Main Event)
• [Football] Championship - Birmingham City v Derby County (Sky Sports)
• [Horse Racing] Live Racing - Live racing from Kempton (ITV)
• [Football] Africa Cup of Nations 2025 Group B - Egypt v South Africa (Channel 4)
• [Football] Championship - Wrexham v Sheffield United (Sky Sports)

Saturday 27th December 2025

• [Cricket] Big Bash League - Brisbane Heat v Adelaide Strikers (Sky Sports Main Event)
• [Darts] PDC World Darts Championship - 3x Third Round - Alexandra Palace, London (Sky Sports Darts, Sky Sports+)
• [Football] Premier League - Nottingham Forest v Manchester City (TNT Sports)
• [Horse Racing] Live Racing - Live racing from Kempton and Chepstow (ITV)
• [Football] Premier League - Chelsea v Aston Villa (Sky Sports)
• [Boxing] Live Boxing - Inoue vs Picasso (DAZN)

Sunday 28th December 2025

• [Cricket] Big Bash League - Melbourne Stars v Sydney Thunder (Sky Sports Main Event)
• [Darts] PDC World Darts Championship - 3x Third Round - Alexandra Palace, London (Sky Sports Darts, Sky Sports+)
• [Football] Premier League - Sunderland v Leeds United (Sky Sports)
• [Football] Premier League - Crystal Palace v Tottenham Hotspur (Sky Sports)
• [American Football] NFL - Buffalo Bills v Philadelphia Eagles (5 Action)

Did you know you can earn crowns, which you can then spend on merchandise in the OLBG store in many ways, just by using your OLBG account? 

You can earn OLBG crowns for use in the store by doing any of the following with your OLBG account:

• Add tips - via your dashboard task menu to receive crowns and new tasks added regularly.

• Hit A Winning Streak - Place at least one winning tip on consecutive days and build a winning streak, earning crowns as your streak progresses.

• Have Profitable Days - Have at least 5 winning tips (with comments) on a sport and finish in profit on any given day to win 500 crowns!

• Settle Tips - Enter results and scores for completed events in many sports to receive crowns.

• Surveys - complete topical surveys via your "Explore And Earn" section on your dashboard to receive crowns.

• Bookie Reviews - Add useful bookie reviews to help users and receive crowns. New reviews are added regularly to your dashboard tasks.

Take a look in the store, there are lots of OLBG goodies to pick from, ranging from Umbrellas, Bobble Hats, Caps, Water Bottles, Coasters, Notebooks, Playing Cards, Pens and digital items for the tipsters amongst you who like to keep track of stats and figures for the year.