Horse racing will now be held behind closed doors from Tuesday until the end of at least the end of March because of the coronavirus pandemic. Racing in England had continued despite the outbreak, with the Cheltenham Festival recording an attendance of 251,684 across four days last week. Despite a lot of backlash from peolpe […]
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British Horse Racing set to go ahead behind closed doors this week due to Coronavirus
Race meetings are preparing to go ahead without spectators over the following week. Sport all across the country has been postponed over the weekend due to the coronavirus outbreak with horse racing also taking their own measures. The news comes just two days following the Cheltenham Festival in which over 200,000 spectators attended across the […]
Min Wins the Ryanair Chase
Min has won the 14:50 Ryanair Chase beating Saint Calvados on the line. Paul Townend got his first win of the day after his third place on Faugheen earlier in 13:30 race. Speaking to ITV Sport moments after the race he said “It is very important to win here regardless of who you’re riding for”. […]
Sire Du Berlais wins Pertempts Final at Cheltenham Festival
Sire Du Berlais has won the Pertempts final on the third day of the Cheltenham festival. Barry Geraghty rode 10-1 shot to victory to earn trainer Gordon Elliot his second winner of the day. READ MORE: Samcro edges opening race victory Sire Du Berlais wins the Pertemps again! 🙌 Another winner for Barry Geraghty, Gordon […]
Samcro Wins Marsh Novices’ Chase in dramatic style
Samcro has won the 13:30 Marsh Novices’ Chase beating Melon in a photo finish. The stands at Cheltenham dropped silent in anticipation of the photo finish result. Davy Russel’s win on Samcro’s means Gordon Elliot got his fourth win of the festival. The 12-year-old mighty Faugheen with Paul Townend lead at the start before passing […]
Small businesses using the Festival for exposure.
Is commercialism distorting the original reasons for sport? Sport has always grabbed people’s attention and it’s no hidden fact that large companies and organisations offer sponsorship deals in order to make money out of sport which more often than not a benefit for both parties. However, it is becoming more apparent that small independent companies […]
Cheltenham Festival: Champ wins the RSA Insurance Novices’ Steeple Chase
Champ was triumphant in a dramatic 2.10 Novices’ Steeple Chase victorious as he timed his charge to perfection. At 4/1 Champ astonishingly claimed victory as he overtook favourites Minella Indo and Allaho, who had both been ahead of him as he took the final fence. LIVE: Follow our liveblog to keep up with all of […]
Cheltenham Festival: Envoi Allen wins the Ballymore Hurdle in a devastating finish
In the first race of the Ladies Day at Cheltenham festival, favourite Envoi Allen was victorious with a dominant home stretch in the 1.30 race. At 4-7, Envoi Allen was the leading contender by a long way, but he didn’t take the lead until the home stretch of the second circuit. LIVE: Follow our liveblog […]
BREAKING: Champion Chase favourite Chacun Pour Soi next to drop out
Champion Chase leading contender Chacun Pour Soi has been ruled out for the Cheltenham Festival’s main event on Wednesday due to a Vets Certificate. The other favourite for the race Altior had already been confirmed to miss the 3.30 race at the Cheltenham Racecourse as he failed to recover from lameness. LIVE: Follow our liveblog […]
Revealed: The race horses most likely to fill your pockets at the Cheltenham Festival
A recent study has found that horses bred in Ireland, trained in Britain and ridden by an Irish jockey are more often than not the winners at the Cheltenham Festival. Each winner at the event since 2000 was looked at closely to see how they were bred, where they were trained and what type of […]