A Jumps Curtain Raiser The Charlie Hall Meeting is one of the highest-profile fixtures as the jumps season starts to gather pace. The feature race is often the first port of call...

As the core National Hunt season starts to gather pace, the best young jump jockeys are battling it out for the prestigious title. They are aiming to join the likes of Sir...

Beautiful Surroundings It nestles at the foot of the beautiful Blackdown Hills – officially an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty – providing racing fans watching from the stands with a stunning backdrop...

Frankel Comparisons The unbeaten four-year-old lines up in the QIPCO Champion Stakes on Saturday and it is fitting Ascot will play host to, as the race title suggests, a true champion. His...

A Popular Winner Godolphin trainer Charlie Appleby’s number one rider was unfortunate to miss out last season when narrowly beaten by Oisin Murphy following a Titanic battle. He has set the record...

There is no better thrill than leading your own racehorse into the winners’ enclosure. Whether it’s outright ownership, in a partnership or one of the many increasingly-popular syndicates, it all starts at...

These three Flat jockeys made waves in September with brilliant performances up and down the UK. Vote for your September Jockey of the Month below....

Jim Crowley’s career is one that has certainly contained plenty of twists and turns. The 44-year-old jockey has already won six Group 1 races on Baaeed, but things could have been very different for...

October is a month that caters spectacularly to racing fans of every creed. The turf Flat racing season comes to a glorious crescendo on Saturday 15 October with QIPCO British Champions Day,...

Rarely has QIPCO British Champions Day been so well named. The best horse in Europe – and possibly the world – will finish his career in the QIPCO Champion Stakes on Saturday 15...