Big Buck’s, a four-time Stayers’ Hurdle winner and one of the premier staying hurdlers of his generation, has died aged 23. Trained by Paul Nicholls and owned by…
Big Buck’s remembered as stayer supreme after passing aged 23
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Sun Goddess shines to give O’Brien another Phoenix Stakes success
Sun Goddess produced a decisive late run to win the Group 1 Phoenix Stakes at the Curragh, giving Aidan O’Brien another big-race success and reaffirming her crede…
Samangan stakes claim for Champions Day as Graffard lands Prix Maurice de Gheest
Samangan claimed the Prix Maurice de Gheest at Deauville for Francis-Henri Graffard and could be headed to Ascot for Champions Day if the ground suits.
Rossa Ryan ban reduced on appeal, paving way for York and Deauville rides
An independent panel has reduced Rossa Ryan’s Sandown suspension from 28 to 10 days, a decision that clears him to ride at York’s Ebor meeting and to partner Orth…
Unbeaten Bow Echo retired after training setback
Bow Echo, unbeaten winner of the 2000 Guineas, the St James’s Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot and the Sussex Stakes, has been retired after a training setback, train…
Preview: Six‑race flat card at Ffos Las features promising juveniles and a hat‑trick bid
Ffos Las stages a six‑race flat card featuring promising juveniles in the Meyer Timber EBF Maiden, a competitive fillies’ maiden with a notable debutante, and a c…
Shergar Cup preview: key runners and team battles at Ascot
A race-by-race look at the key contenders for the Shergar Cup at Ascot, focusing on team implications, course form and leading trainers and jockeys likely to shap…
Cheltenham Festival 12-15 March 2019
Few sporting occasions offer more excitement than the Cheltenham Festival Jump Racing extravaganza that takes place in March each year. Nothing in racing compares to the collective rush of adrenaline and the roar of the crowd at the start of the first race of each Cheltenham Festival. Spread out...
Best Mate
Best Mate Won 3 Successive Cheltenham Gold Cups Best Mate won the Cheltenham Gold Cup a record three times in 2002, 2003 and 2004. He was the first horse to win the Gold Cup more than once since L’Escargot in 1970 and 1971. Best Mate was trained by Henrietta...
Cheltenham Festival Facts & Figures
Cheltenham Festival By The Numbers Facts and Figures & Fakery from the 2012 Cheltenham Festival
