The Latest Sports News from the University of Gloucestershire
The new horse racing jump season is officially underway, marking a fresh start for trainers up and down the country who will compete for millions of pounds in prize money. One of those trainers is Berkshire-based trainer Jamie Snowden, who, with 10 Cheltenham winners (including two at the historic Cheltenham Festival) and over 400 in […]
Cheltenham Gold Cup 2024 winner Galopin Des Champs’ jockey Paul Townend and trainer Willie Mullins have hailed their “champion” horse who secured a second successive win. The bookies’ favourite saw plenty of competition in the early stages of the 100th race, The Real Whacker strode ahead in the first circuit, meanwhile stray horse Fastorslow cut […]
Cheltenham Gold Cup favourite Galopin Des Champs triumphed to win the 100th edition of racing’s most coveted jumping prize, defending his title from last year. Ridden by Paul Townend, the French horse showed the horse racing world why he was the bookies favourite before the event. A quiet first circuit left The Real Whacker unchallenged […]
The Cheltenham Festival captivates millions, but perhaps the most intriguing thing about the four-day event is its influence on the town, not just financially, but structurally. In a nook just outside of the town centre, Wyman’s Brook, which is situated just over a mile from the famous Prestbury Park – pays homage to numerous Gold […]
Greatwood Charity’s head of communications, Sasha Thorbek, says the charity were the trailblazers in using retired racehorses to educate young people. Founded in 1998, Greatwood initially sought to rescue and rehabilitate former racehorses that had fallen into neglect due to a lack of support from the industry. Based in Marlborough, the charity now aims to […]
As Nichola Stevens begins her trek from Yorkshire to Gloucestershire on the Monday before the Cheltenham Festival, she feels a warm tingle of trepidation. She stays with her Mum in Didcot throughout the four-day event, making the 68 mile journey from Oxfordshire to Prestbury Park to see some of her favourite horses in action. Stevens […]
Teahupoo ridden by Jack Kennedy took the win at the highlight race of day three at Cheltenham Festival. Kennedy’s horse was the clear favourite on the day at odds of 5/4, with second placed Flooring Porter coming in at 9/1 and third placed Home By The Lee at 16/1. 🏇𝙉𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙞𝙣 𝙙𝙤𝙪𝙗𝙩! Teahupoo wins the […]
Teahupoo has won the Stayers’ Hurdle on the third day of the 2024 Cheltenham Festival in exciting fashion, giving trainer Gordon Elliott a colossal victory. Noble Yeats and Asterion Forlonge took the lead after the first two hurdles, before Flooring Porter burst ahead on four, leaving the rest of the pack behind towards the front […]
Cheltenham Festival horse owner Len Jakeman believes the festival has “improved considerably” for keepers as this year’s event reaches a climax on its third day. Jakeman, who resides in Upton upon Severn, took horse Tea for Two to the famous festival four times, seeing mixed success in Gloucestershire. Now one of the racecourse’s annual members, […]
On day two of the Cheltenham Festival, I went to bookmaker Tim Brown to ask him how the festival had gone for him so far. He spoke about how the races goes from the eyes of a bookmaker. When asked how difficult it’s been for him so far, he said: “After day one it’s very […]