Midweek meetings at Worcester and Sedgefield offer early-season clues for novice hurdlers and staying chasers. Key runners include a promising hurdling debutant a…
Worcester and Sedgefield previews spotlight young hurdlers with Cheltenham potential
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Hurricane Fly, dual Champion Hurdle winner, dies aged 22
Hurricane Fly, trained by Willie Mullins and a two-time Champion Hurdle winner at Cheltenham, has died aged 22. The gelding won 22 Grade One races and five consec…
Galopin Des Champs retired after glittering Gold Cup double and trio of Irish Gold Cups
Galopin Des Champs, winner of consecutive Cheltenham Gold Cups in 2023 and 2024 and three Irish Gold Cups, has been retired. The Willie Mullins-trained 10-year-ol…
Two-time Gold Cup star Galopin Des Champs dies after field accident
Galopin Des Champs, twice a Cheltenham Gold Cup winner and three-time Irish Gold Cup victor, has died aged 10 after sustaining an irreparable leg injury in a fiel…
Tony Bloom among high-profile owners joining Dan Skelton stable after Cheltenham sale purchases
Tony Bloom has joined Dan Skelton’s ownership list after purchasing point-to-point recruit Different Story at the Tattersalls Cheltenham Festival Sale. The move a…
Level-headed Daniel King on course for a big winter after Galway breakthrough
Daniel King’s treble at Galway—highlighted by a Plate–Hurdle double and further Grade success last season—has raised his profile among leading Irish yards. With r…
Big Buck’s remembered as stayer supreme after passing aged 23
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…
