I Am Maximus soared on the final straight to record a famous win for Willie Mullins, Paul Townend and JP McManus in the Grand National after last year’s winner, Corach Rambler, fell at the first hurdle. The race favourite was barely mentioned
Over 600 million people are expected to tune into the Grand National on Saturday afternoon, with punters keen to watch the 176th edition of the most significant steeplechase in world racing. Thirty-two horses are set to take to the track at Aintree,
Grand National day has arrived, and what a spectacle it is set to be. It is the one day of the year when the public eye shifts towards horse racing, and Aintree looks set to deliver a spectacular event once more to
Chambard has been announced as a non-runner ahead of this afternoon’s Grand National, reducing the number of horses taking part in the race. Trained by Venetia Williams, the horse was a 66/1 outsider for the 16:00 at Aintree. Having last run at
The Grand National will see millions of people choose a horse on which to bet this weekend, with hundreds of millions of pounds expected to change hands between April 13 and 14. Bookmakers expect that people will stake more than a quarter
Owner JP McManus has five horses set to line up in the race on Saturday, Capodanno, I Am Maximus, Janidil, Meetingofthewaters and Limerick Lace, and he recently talked up the latter’s chances to ITV Racing. Asked about who he fancies the most
A bizarre video has captured a horse running around on a train platform in an incident that officials are describing as a “bit of horseplay.” Surveillance footage shared this week by Transport for NSW shows the horse following proper etiquette and staying
Commuters at a train station were shocked to find they were joined on a platform by – a horse. The escaped racehorse managed to enter Warwick Farm Station in New South Wales on Friday (5 April) evening. CCTV footage captured by Transport
For many, it must have been presumed to have been an April Fool. But readers of Horse & Hound soon learned that the British Show Pony Society (BSPS) really were introducing hobby horse riding competitions. The move is the latest attempt to
Jockey Stefano Cherchi has tragically passed away aged 23. The Sardinian rider had fallen from his horse whilst racing in Australia, sustaining a significant head injury and suffering internal bleeding. Cherchi had worked his way through the jockeying ranks in England and