Favourite Corbetts Cross smashed into a barrier at the Cheltenham Festival on Friday to leave punters in agony – but luckily the horse and jockey escaped without serious injury. With Mark Walsh riding the six-year old in the Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle on the final day of the festival, they went in as the betting leader ahead of Three Card […]

Faivoir wins the McCoy Contractors County Hurdle for Dan Skelton on Cheltenham’s final day, by a head from Pied Piper, with Filey Bay third Faivoir wins the second race of the day as the Cheltenham Festival concludes  Jockey Bridget Andrews led Faivoir to a hurdle win by a head over Pied Piper  Trainer Dan Skelton was there to see the […]

She's as famous for her ventures off the track as she is for her success on it, but it hasn't made for a bad bank balance for stunning horse racing star Chantal Sutherland. The Canadian jockey burst onto the scene in her homeland back in 2000, riding a winner at the Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto. In the two years that […]

The world’s tallest jockey came up short on Thursday – when his horse failed to finish at Cheltenham. At 6ft 4in Jack Andrews, 24, may tower over his rivals in the height stakes but beating them on the track proved a tall order. He pulled up on 20-1 shot Anightinlambourn midway through the Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup Amateur […]

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The world’s cheapest racehorse could win one of the sport’s biggest prizes. Hewick was snapped up as an afterthought by trainer John 'Shark' O’Hanlon for just £800 – less than the price of a labrador puppy. He could have been put out to pasture after falling in each of his first two races – and unshipping his jockey at the […]

CHELTENHAM NOTEBOOK: Grand National winner Sam Waley-Cohen has no regrets about retirement, Sir Alex Ferguson is hoping for more footballing success… and Davy Russell HITS BACK at Michael O’Leary Grand National-winning jockey has claimed he has no regrets about retirement Protektorat – part-owned by Sir Alex Ferguson – is hoping to win the Gold Cup Click here for the latest […]

Cheltenham punter misses out on £1MILLION after his seven-race accumulator falters with Shishkin’s second-place finish in the County Plate Chase… but they could still win up to £200,000 off a £5 bet if Galopin Des Champs places in the Gold Cup An incredible Cheltenham bet almost earned one punter more than £1 million Shishkin’s second-place finish has altered the impressive […]

Cheltenham Festival delight for Peter Crouch as the former England and Liverpool star roars home his winning 9-1 bet Good Time Jonny in the Pertemps Network Final Handicap Hurdle Peter Crouch had a big reason to celebrate as his bet paid off on Thursday  The ex-England star punched the air after 9-1 Good Time Jonny claimed victory  He roared the […]

Envoi Allen stuns to win the Ryanair Chase for Rachael Blackmore and Henry de Bromhead – as favourite Shishkin is left to rue a costly jumping error in the third race of Day Three at Cheltenham Shishkin’s costly error saw the pre-race favourite finish a disappointing second  Rachael Blackmore has now won two races at the Cheltenham Festival 2023  Follow […]