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The 2020 Cheltenham Festival gets underway on Tuesday, with the best British and Irish-trained horses heading south in a bid to triumph on one of the biggest stages. The Cheltenham Gold Cup on the final day of the festival is the highlight, however, there’s plenty of other opportunities to hit the headlines. So, ahead of the […]
Tiger Roll will be looking to make it a hat-trick of Grand National wins this year, however, the 10-year-old must shoulder a joint-top weight of 11st 10lb if he is to record a record-equalling third victory. The highly-anticipated meet at Aintree is less than two months away, so following the news regarding Tiger Roll, we’ve decided to […]
Royal Ascot is back and with over 300,000 fans expected to flock to Berkshire for what looks to be another enthralling week of racing, it’ll be all eyes on the horses and jockeys. There are plenty of high-profile races throughout the week, including the prestigious annual Gold Cup on Thursday. With 30 races scheduled across the […]
Tiger Roll romped home to a 2019 Grand National victory, becoming the first horse to win the prize in back-to-back years since Red Rum. The horse went off as a 4-1 shot and managed to hold on for a memorable win in front of a packed Aintree crowd on Saturday afternoon. As a result of […]
Jockey Barry Geraghty has been ruled out of the Grand National after the 39-year-old suffered a heavy fall at Aintree on Friday, Sky Sports report. The experienced jockey, who was on board Peregrine Run in the Topham Chase, immediately grabbed his leg after a nasty fall in the closing stages. Geraghty, who won the National […]
Trainer Nicky Henderson has revealed that Altior and Santini will not make the trip to Merseyside next week to compete at Aintree, the Racing Post report. Altior was rumoured to be taking part in the Melling Chase next Friday, where he would have been aiming for a world record for jump wins at Aintree. However, […]
Australian mare Winx extended her winning streak to 32 consecutive victories in the George Ryder Stakes at Rosehill Garden on Saturday, the BBC report. The seven-year-old, who was likely competing in her penultimate race, was rightly named as the heavy favourite heading into the race and won the event for the fourth straight year. Winx’s last competitive […]
Trainer Colin Tizzard admitted shortly after the Cheltenham Gold Cup that he wished he equipped Native River with blinkers, Racing TV report. The nine-year-old, running in the race for the third successive year, struggled during the second circuit and eventually finished fourth. Al Boum Photo, ridden by Paul Townend, put in an impressive display to give Willie […]
Former Grand National winner One For Arthur will head straight to Aintree after deciding to skip a meeting at Kelso due to the ground, the Racing Post report. Trainer Lucinda Russell was hoping to give One For Arthur a prep run in the Belhaven Brewery Premier Chase on Saturday, however, after walking the track, Russell decided against […]
Mark and Sara Bradstock, who trained the 2015 Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Coneygree, decided to retire the horse after a disappointing run at Ascot on Saturday, the BBC report. The 12-year-old led the Swinley Chase under Nico de Boinville up until the 14th, however, Coneygree was eventually pulled up two from home in the race […]
British horse racing has been given a boost following the recent outbreak of equine flu, with no new positive cases reported, the Guardian report. The British Horseracing Authority made the decision on Thursday to abandon all meetings across the country until Wednesday after three initial positive tests returned from Donald McCain’s yard in Cheshire. The […]
According to Sky Sports, a second yard have now shown various symptoms of equine flu. Rebecca Menzies’ yard, located in Sedgefield, County Durham, reportedly has three horses showing signs of the disease, which has suspended racing all across the country. Stable owner Menzies revealed that the three horses, who have been showing symptoms in keeping with the virus, […]