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BHA strategy to tackle 'consistent pattern' of racism
The BHA launches a new strategy to tackle a "consistent pattern" of racism experienced by people working in horse racing.
De Boinville cleared of making racist comments
Nico de Boinville is cleared of making racist comments towards fellow jockey Declan Queally at the Cheltenham Festival.
Cheltenham raised a cheer – but fatalities and fallouts tainted bounce-back festival
Attendances and British-trained winners were on the up but low points included more starting trouble and jockey spats Attendance: up. British winners: up. Bookies’ profits: through the roof. Punters will wince at the last of those after a ferociously difficult four days at Cheltenham, with winners at 66-1, 50-1, 40-1 and 33-1 among the biggest skinners for the books. The Paddy Power client in Ireland who was paid €558,000 (£484,000) after putting Friday’s first six winners into a 50 cent each-wa
Isaac Des Obeaux wins Midlands Grand National
Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies and trainer Paul Nicholls combine to win the Midlands Grand National with Isaac Des Obeaux at Uttoxeter.
Why 2026 was Cheltenham's year of the outsider
The average starting price of the 28 winners hit a 10-year high as 2026 marked a difficult year for punters at the Cheltenham Festival.
Two more horses die on final day of Cheltenham
Envoi Allen and Saint Le Fort both died on Friday on the last day of Cheltenham Festival.
Cheltenham festival 2026: Gaelic Warrior storms to Gold Cup glory – as it happened
Paul Townend romped to Gold Cup victory on Gaelic Warrior to deny Harry Redknapp’s The Jukebox Man Time flies – the day’s first race is about 25 minutes away. Here are the latest odds, via Oddschecker. 1.20 JCB Triumph Hurdle Continue reading...
Gaelic Warrior routs Gold Cup field and carries Mullins into record books
Well-backed favourite is trainer’s fifth winner in race Jockey Townend out on his own with five successes A capacity crowd had squeezed into the grandstands on Friday hoping to see a football legend lift the festival’s biggest prize, but the greatest trainer in National Hunt history had other ideas. The Gold Cup was one of the last races at the meeting to elude Willie Mullins until his first win in 2019. Now he has five, joining Tom Dreaper, Arkle’s trainer, as the co-holder of the all-time re
Redknapp‘s Gold Cup hopes faded but the impossible dream is on to save Spurs
Former Tottenham manager says ‘I would give it a go’ after seeing his horse weaken up the Cheltenham hill Harry Redknapp is the living embodiment of Spurs’ motto, Audere est Facere: To Dare Is To Do. And on the day one improbable dream ended, with his horse The Jukebox Man fading to finish eighth in the Cheltenham Gold Cup, the 79-year-old switched his sights towards another bold adventure: saving Tottenham from relegation. “It’s a big challenge,” said Redknapp, who managed Spurs between 2008 an
Hats, Harry Redknapp and a high five: Cheltenham festival 2026 – in pictures
Our photographer Tom Jenkins captures the winners, the losers, the punters and all the thrills and spills at this year’s Cheltenham festival Continue reading...
Gaelic Warrior wins Cheltenham Gold Cup
Gaelic Warrior wins the Cheltenham Gold Cup in supreme fashion as Harry Redknapp-owned Jukebox Man finishes eighth.
Cheltenham festival day three: Home By the Lee and Heart Wood win big races – as it happened
There were surprise winners, absent favourites, an uneasy jockey truce and Willie Mullins taking shots at the racecourse on a drama-packed day And with that, I’ll hand over the reins to Niall McVeigh. Have a great afternoon and hope you back a winner or two … One of the biggest issues for a number of years now at the Cheltenham festival has been the starts of races and this week has been the same so far with a number of unsatisfactory starts so far. The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has no