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9 Feb 2021 Newmarket supremo's yard should be among the big winners once again this season John Gosden has trained more winners of QIPCO British Champions Series races than his counterparts in each of the past three seasons. He will not be short of candidates to continue his stranglehold in 2021. Gosden enjoyed eight Series wins last year, having chalked up 11 in 2018 and a dozen in 2019. The one surprise is that he did not saddle a winner on QIPCO British Champions Day at Ascot in October. Stradivarius and Palace Pier fluffed their lines in their respective races at cramped odds. Mishriff, L...

You may be cool, but are you Century Club cool? It’s time to meet more of the coolest readers in SouthCoast.  Each year, I challenge SouthCoasters to read 100 books to make my BookLovers Century Club. Reading 25-49 books would qualify you for the Quarter-Century Club, and 50-99 books, the Half-Century Club. We’ve met members of all tiers in recent weeks. If you missed your neighbors’ mention, or your own, follow me on Twitter and Facebook to catch up. (Print readers: both links are listed at the end of this column!) I want to jump right in now to mention as many readers as possible...

** Credit: Tanya Rosen-Jones Kazim Ali was born in the United Kingdom and has lived transnationally in the United States, Canada, India, France, and the Middle East. His books encompass multiple genres, including the volumes of poetry  Inquisition,  The Far Mosque, winner of Alice James Books’ New England/New York Award;  The Fortieth Day;  Bright Felon and  Wind Instrument. His novels include the recently published  The Secret Room: A String Quartet and among his books of essays are the hybrid memoir  Silver Road: Essays, Maps & Calligraphies and  Fasting for Ramadan: Notes fr...