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 list the upcoming races here, along 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.

Tuesday 16th June

• 14:30 at Royal Ascot - Queen Anne Stakes
• 15:05 at Royal Ascot - Coventry Stakes
• 15:40 at Royal Ascot - King Charles III Stakes
• 16:20 at Royal Ascot - St James's Palace Stakes
• 17:00 at Royal Ascot - Ascot Stakes
• 17:35 at Royal Ascot - Wolferton Stakes
• 18:10 at Royal Ascot - Copper Horse Stakes

Wednesday 17th June

• 14:30 at Royal Ascot - Queen Mary Stakes
• 15:05 at Royal Ascot - Queens Vase
• 15:40 at Royal Ascot - Duke of Cambridge Stakes
• 16:20 at Royal Ascot - Prince of Wales's Stakes
• 17:00 at Royal Ascot - Royal Hunt Cup
• 17:35 at Royal Ascot - Kensington Palace Stakes
• 18:10 at Royal Ascot - Windsor Castle Stakes

Thursday 18th June

• 14:30 at Royal Ascot - Chesham Stakes
• 15:05 at Royal Ascot - King George V Stakes
• 15:40 at Royal Ascot - Ribblesdale Stakes
• 16:20 at Royal Ascot - Ascot Gold Cup
• 17:00 at Royal Ascot - Britannia Stakes
• 17:35 at Royal Ascot - Hampton Court Stakes
• 18:10 at Royal Ascot - Buckingham Palace Stakes

Friday 19th June

• 14:30 at Royal Ascot - Albany Stakes
• 15:05 at Royal Ascot - Commonwealth Cup
• 15:40 at Royal Ascot - Duke of Edinburgh Stakes
• 16:20 at Royal Ascot - Coronation Stakes
• 17:00 at Royal Ascot - Sandringham Stakes
• 17:35 at Royal Ascot - King Edward VII Stakes
• 18:10 at Royal Ascot - Palace of Holyroodhouse Stakes

Saturday 20th June

• 14:30 at Royal Ascot - Norfolk Stakes
• 15:05 at Royal Ascot - Hardwicke Stakes
• 15:40 at Royal Ascot - Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes
• 16:20 at Royal Ascot - Jersey Stakes
• 17:00 at Royal Ascot - Wokingham Stakes
• 17:35 at Royal Ascot - Golden Gates Stakes
• 18:10 at Royal Ascot - Queen Alexandra Stakes

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

Monday 15th June 2026

• [12:00 AM Football] FIFA World Cup 2026 Group E - Ivory Coast v Ecuador (BBC One)
• [1:00 AM UFC] UFC Freedom 250 - Topuria vs Gaethje - UFC Fight Night (TNT Sports 1)
• [1:00 AM Boxing] Gonzalez vs Perez - Live Boxing (DAZN)
• [1:00 AM Ice Hockey] NHL (Stanley Cup Finals) - Vegas Golden Knights @ Carolina Hurricanes (Premier Sports 2)
• [3:00 AM Football] FIFA World Cup 2026 Group F - Sweden v Tunisia (ITV)
• [5:00 PM Football] FIFA World Cup 2026 Group H - Spain v Cape Verde (ITV)
• [8:00 PM Football] FIFA World Cup 2026 Group G - Belgium v Egypt (BBC One)
• [11:00 PM Football] FIFA World Cup 2026 Group H - Saudi Arabia v Uruguay (ITV)

Tuesday 16th June 2026

• [2:00 AM Football] FIFA World Cup 2026 Group G - Iran v New Zealand (BBC One)
• [1:30 PM Horse Racing] Live racing from Royal Ascot - Royal Ascot (ITV)
• [2:30 PM Cricket] Womens ICC T20 World Cup (Group Stage) - New Zealand Women v Sri Lanka Women (Sky Sports Cricket)
• [6:30 PM Cricket] Womens ICC T20 World Cup (Group Stage) - England Womens v Ireland Women (Sky Sports Cricket)
• [8:00 PM Football] FIFA World Cup 2026 Group I - France v Senegal (BBC One)
• [11:00 PM Football] FIFA World Cup 2026 Group I - Iraq v Norway (BBC One)

Wednesday 17th June 2026

• [2:00 AM Football] FIFA World Cup 2026 Group J - Argentina v Algeria (ITV)
• [5:00 AM Football] FIFA World Cup 2026 Group J - Austria v Jordan (BBC One)
• [10:30 AM Cricket] Womens ICC T20 World Cup (Group Stage) - Australia Women v Bangladesh Women (Sky Sports+)
• [11:00 AM Cricket] Test Match Cricket (Day 1) - England v New Zealand (Sky Sports Cricket)
• [1:30 PM Horse Racing] Live racing from Royal Ascot - Royal Ascot (ITV)
• [2:30 PM Cricket] Womens ICC T20 World Cup (Group Stage) - India Women v Netherlands Women (Sky Sports+)
• [6:00 PM Football] FIFA World Cup 2026 Group K - Portugal v DR Congo (BBC One)
• [6:30 PM Cricket] Womens ICC T20 World Cup (Group Stage) - South Africa Women v Pakistan Women (Sky Sports Cricket)
• [9:00 PM Football] FIFA World Cup 2026 Group L - England v Croatia (ITV)

Thursday 18th June 2026

• [Golf] PGA Tour - U.S. Open (Sky Sports Golf) (Ongoing till 21-Jun)
• [12:00 AM Football] FIFA World Cup 2026 Group L - Ghana v Panama (ITV)
• [3:00 AM Football] FIFA World Cup 2026 Group K - Uzbekistan v Colombia (BBC One)
• [1:30 PM Horse Racing] Live racing from Royal Ascot - Royal Ascot (ITV)
• [5:00 PM Football] FIFA World Cup 2026 Group A - Czech Republic v South Africa (BBC One)
• [6:30 PM Cricket] Womens ICC T20 World Cup (Group Stage) - West Indies Women v Scotland Women (Sky Sports Cricket)
• [8:00 PM Football] FIFA World Cup 2026 Group B - Switzerland v Bosnia-Herzegovina (ITV)
• [8:00 PM Rugby League] Super League - Warrington Wolves v Leeds Rhinos (Sky Sports Action)
• [11:00 PM Football] FIFA World Cup 2026 Group B - Canada v Qatar (ITV)

Friday 19th June 2026

• [2:00 AM Football] FIFA World Cup 2026 Group A - Mexico v South Korea (BBC Two)
• [1:30 PM Horse Racing] Live racing from Royal Ascot - Royal Ascot (ITV)
• [8:00 PM Football] FIFA World Cup 2026 Group D - USA v Australia (BBC One)
• [8:00 PM Rugby League] Super League - Hull FC v Wakefield Trinity (Sky Sports+)
• [8:00 PM Rugby League] Super League - Hull KR v Leigh Leopards (Sky Sports Action)
• [11:00 PM Football] FIFA World Cup 2026 Group C - Scotland v Morocco (ITV)

Saturday 20th June 2026

• [1:00 AM Boxing] Sylve vs Diaz - Live Boxing (DAZN)
• [2:00 AM Football] FIFA World Cup 2026 Group C - Brazil v Haiti (ITV)
• [5:00 AM Football] FIFA World Cup 2026 Group D - Turkey v Paraguay (ITV)
• [8:05 AM Rugby Union] Super Rugby Pacific (Grand Final) - Hurricanes v Chiefs (Sky Sports+)
• [1:30 PM Horse Racing] Live racing from Royal Ascot - Royal Ascot (ITV)
• [3:00 PM Rugby League] Super League - York Knights v Wigan Warriors (Sky Sports+)
• [6:00 PM Football] FIFA World Cup 2026 Group F - Netherlands v Sweden (BBC One)
• [6:00 PM Rugby League] Super League - Catalans Dragons v Bradford Bulls (Sky Sports+)
• [7:00 PM Boxing] Garner vs Magnesi - Live Boxing (DAZN)
• [8:00 PM Rugby League] Super League - Castleford Tigers v Toulouse Olympique (Sky Sports+)
• [9:00 PM Football] FIFA World Cup 2026 Group E - Germany v Ivory Coast (ITV)

Sunday 21st June 2026

• [1:00 AM UFC] Manel Kape vs Kyoji Horiguchi - UFC Fight Night (TNT Sports 1)
• [1:00 AM Football] FIFA World Cup 2026 Group E - Ecuador v Curacao (BBC One)
• [5:00 AM Football] FIFA World Cup 2026 Group F - Tunisia v Japan (BBC One)
• [3:00 PM Rugby League] Super League - St Helens v Huddersfield Giants (Sky Sports+)
• [5:00 PM Football] FIFA World Cup 2026 Group H - Spain v Saudi Arabia (BBC One)
• [8:00 PM Football] FIFA World Cup 2026 Group G - Belgium v Iran (ITV)
• [11:00 PM Football] FIFA World Cup 2026 Group H - Uruguay v Cape Verde (BBC One)

A venture into the world of racehorse club membership designed especially for OLBG members and friends. Join us as we partner with Harry Derham, a young, talented trainer with over 170 winners already and a team of high-quality racehorses at exciting times in their journeys.

The OLBG Racing Club allows you to gain exclusive behind-the-scenes insights into the lives of racehorses and those who look after them with regular training updates from the stable. Other club benefits include organised stable visits, race day owners' badge and hospitality opportunities, discounted race day tickets and much more.

You will be able to experience the thrill of racehorse club membership for an annual subscription or a monthly payment option.

To make sure you don't miss any of the action, follow this link to join us for the ride.

We wanted to let you know about a new feature on OLBG that you may not be aware of. If you are a tipster, then you are probably aware of the monthly tipsters newsletter that we send out at the beginning of each month.

However, there are now even more newsletters that you can subscribe to in your 'My Subscriptions' area of the site. We have plenty of newsletters in there, some of which may not be suitable for you; you can subscribe to as many as you want.

We have a Dorking Wanderers Newsletter. In case you are not aware, we sponsor Dorking Wanderers, and that is packed with insights into the club.

We also have the Harry Derham Racing Newsletter, another sponsorship of ours and the yard that looks after the OLBG Racing horses.

You may want news on Casinos, Slots or Bingo, we have a newsletter for each of those, as well as much more, so head over to your subscription page and pick which ones you want to receive.

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 200 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.

We will be running our annual £500 Royal Ascot tipster competition in June, as we look forward to five days of action between Tuesday, 16th June and Saturday, 20th June, which will involve a total of thirty-five races.

There will be a total of £500 worth of cash prizes on offer, with the winner receiving a £200 cash prize, the runner-up £100, the third-place £50 and then £10 to the next 15 places!

Don't miss out and see if you can become the 2026 King or Queen of the ROYAL ASCOT tipsters!!

Top Five Ascot Tipsters from 2025

1. dmburgess85 (+57.74)
2. RAGS2RICH (+50.58)
3. c4stle (+34.08)
4. Pippedatthepostagain (+30.12)
5. rockabilly kat (+27.42)

Our 2026 World Cup Tipster Competition starts on Thursday, 11th June, when joint-hosts Mexico take on South Africa in Mexico City and finishes with the final on Sunday, 19th July at MetLife Stadium. There is a £1,000 total cash prize fund with a £200 top prize and a total of 134 cash prizes available.

Our £200 Wimbledon Tipster Competition commences on Monday, 29th June and runs through to the Men's Singles final on Sunday, 12th July.

There is a total cash prize pot of £200 on offer, with the winner receiving a £50 top prize. The runner-up and third-place finishers receive £25 and £10, respectively, with the next 10 places receiving £10 each.

You can add your Wimbledon tips with comments via the usual tennis menu. Have a go and see if you can be the 2026 King or Queen of the Wimbledon tipsters!

Top Five Wimbledon Tipsters from 2025

1. angelov +47.10
2. nanualex +26.74
3. CJMST380 +19.10
4. StuartyBoy94 +13.56
5. JoshLFC180 +13.08