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David Walliams seen ‘Horsing Around’ to promote Under 18s Race Free Campaign

Published: 24th May 2018

Walliams, a Britain’s Got Talent judge and star of hit sketch show ‘Little Britain,’ plays the embarrassing father of ‘The Crown’ actor Jenkins in the sketches set on a racecourse. Keen to...
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The 2018 Stobart Flat Jockey Championship kicks off at Newmarket

Published: 4th May 2018

Brazilian Silvestre de Sousa stormed to last season’s title to be crowned champion for the second time at QIPCO British Champions Day at Ascot on 21st October 2017. De Sousa determined to retain...
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The 2018/19 Stobart Jump Jockeys Championship returns at Uttoxeter

Published: 4th May 2018

A bumper 102 horses have been declared across the card, with Charlie Longsdon’s Hammersly Lake, Harry Fry’s American and Colin Tizzard’s Sizing Codelco topping the weights for the feature race, the £35,000...
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Richard Johnson to win third consecutive Stobart Jump Jockeys’ Championship Title

Published: 14th April 2018

Dicky is one of the hardest working jockeys in the weighing room, which is proven by the massive 2,140 miles raced over the 2017 / 2018 season. However, he hasn’t been without...
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Red Rum – Aintree’s Hero

Published: 9th April 2018

WHERE IT ALL BEGAN Foaled at Rossenarra Stud in Ireland, Red Rum was initially bred to contest races over a mile and as a two-year-old the future legend raced over both five...
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Most successful siblings in British racing

Published: 8th April 2018

Many of the siblings have been in direct competition with each other, fighting for the same titles and are often in the same races. Today we walk through a few of the...
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Five Outrageous Grand National Upsets

Published: 5th April 2018

These testing elements combined with the cauldron like atmosphere generated by the huge Aintree crowd have helped provide some huge upsets over the years. We run through a few of the outsiders...
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The top 5 trainers to follow at the Cheltenham Festival

Published: 7th March 2018

Such is the prestige of winning a race at the Cotswold track that only the very best horses are crowned champions, with elite training alongside natural ability needed just to be in...
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Top Ladies in British racing

Published: 7th February 2018

There’s also a number of well-established trainers that are making a sizable impression on the biggest events in British racing, for example, the last Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Sizing John was trained...
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Animals causing havoc at the races

Published: 2nd February 2018

However, it’s even rarer to see animals other than our equine friends on the racecourse, sometimes it’s a case of being in the wrong place at the wrong time and for others...