The 165th John Smith’s Grand National
It’s the biggest and most famous steeplechase anywhere in the world and we look at some of the contenders for the most exciting National lottery. Every year a story is thrown up by the winner of the Grand National More...
Legends Top Liverpool Day
The John Smith’s Grand National got off to a cracking start on Thursday afternoon, with human and equine legends taking top billing. The day got off to an appropriate but emotional start, with Donald, Beryl and More...
The Festival, Day 4: Synchronised Strikes Gold
Synchronised won the Betfred Cheltenham Gold Cup this afternoon after an exciting renewal of jump racing’s Blue Riband. Victory looked unlikely some way from home after the stout stayer became outpaced, but champion More...
The Festival, Day 3: Buck’s Makes Cheltenham History
Big Buck’s landed his fourth Ladbrokes World Hurdle at Cheltenham on Thursday, becoming the most successful horse in the history of the Stayers’ championship. Although made to dig very deep by Irish mare Voler More...
The Festival, Day 1: Ruby Rocks Cheltenham
Rock On Ruby was a brilliant winner of the Stan James Champion Hurdle on the opening day of the 2012 Cheltenham Festival. The 8 year-old gave Champion trainer Paul Nicholls his first winner in the race and supplied More...
West End Rocks Aintree
With Willie Carson out of the I’m A Celebrity… jungle and the first episode of the controversial Desperate Scousewives out of the way, all eyes were on Aintree for the first races over the newly modified Grand More...
Day of Drama on Merseyside
As I sat on a pleasantly empty (and punctual) Merseyrail service to Aintree this afternoon, I never could have imagined the excitement and drama that would unfold at the home of the Grand National. Despite the many More...