With the Cheltenham Festival getting ever closer, all the talk is centering around just how many more trophies legendary trainer Nicky Henderson will add to his already overflowing cabinet. Over the years, he has trained a remarkable 55 Cheltenham winners, and with favorites like Might Bite, Buveur D’Air and Altior tipped to win the showcase … Continue reading Meri Devie Finds Form to Give Mullins Added Hope for Champions Day→
As the year comes to an end, horseracing provided us with some great action that will remain in our hearts and in our minds for many years to come. We saw some hot favourites justifying their tags while some underdogs emerged from deep down to create remarkable upsets that were as entertaining to watch, as … Continue reading Top Horses That Closed 2017 in Style→
Sir Anthony ‘AP’ McCoy and Frankie Dettori, MBE, have announced a stellar line-up of jockeys, past and present, to take part in the Markel Champions Challenge, in aid of the Injured Jockeys Fund at Olympia, The London International Horse Show (12-18 December 2017). For the first time ever, ten of Britain’s most legendary jockeys will … Continue reading Anthony McCoy and Frankie Dettori Announce Their Teams to Compete at Olympia→
Photo by Terry Fitch of Wild Horse Freedom Federation. We must relentlessly call Congress until they ask for mercy and remove the two offending sections legalizing wild horse killings and enabling horse slaughter in Appropriation Bills. Focus on all the member of the House and Senate appropriations committees but also contact your own Congressman and … Continue reading Wild Horses and Burros Need Your Voice TODAY→
Ian Millar riding Dixson. Photo by Ben Radvanyi Photography. Caledon, Ontario – Ten-time Canadian Olympian Ian Millar of Perth, ON opened the Canadian international show jumping season with a win in the $50,000 CSI2* Jumper Classic, presented by Horseware, on Sunday, May 21, during the CSI2* Caledon National in Caledon, ON. The clear rounds just … Continue reading Ian Millar Claims $50,000 CSI2* Jumper Classic in Caledon→
Organisers of Royal Windsor Horse Show have announced an outstanding list of national competitors for this year’s Show, which takes place in the private grounds of Windsor Castle from 10-14 May 2017. National Showing The Showing line-up includes stars such as Allister Hood, competing aboard Our Cashel Blue in a bid to defend their title … Continue reading First Entries Announced for Royal Windsor Horse Show 2017→
Credit: Telegraph Sport via Twitter. Irish Champion Trainer Willie Mullins is set to run a strong team at the Punchestown Festival later this month. The Irish meeting is the last major international meeting in national hunt racing, and attracts the best horses from the UK, France and Ireland. Mullins ended the Cheltenham Festival with six … Continue reading Willie Mullins Looking to Rule the Punchestown Festival Again→
The Grand National is a National Hunt horse race held annually at Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool, England. First run in 1839, it is a handicap steeplechase over 4 miles 514 yards (6.907 km) with horses jumping 30 fences over two laps. It is the most valuable jump race in Europe, with a prize fund of … Continue reading 8th April Horse Racing – Grand National (Aintree)→
The only horse to have won the Cheltenham Gold Cup and the Grand National in the same season is Golden Miller way back in 1934. But many have won the Aintree spectacular after running in the Cheltenham showpiece, the most recent being the ill-fated Many Clouds who finished sixth behind Coneygree in the 2015 Gold … Continue reading Minella Rocco Promoted to Grand National Favouritism after Finishing Second in Gold Cup→