All posts tagged "Cheltenham Festival"
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News
/ 4 days agoSix star performers for Rachael Blackmore over her career
After calling time on a relatively brief but glittering professional career in the saddle, we look at six horses who helped...
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News
/ 4 days agoRachael Blackmore announces retirement from riding
Cheltenham Gold Cup and Grand National-winning rider Rachael Blackmore has announced her retirement from the saddle. The 35-year-old made international headlines...
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Racing Ahead News
/ 2 weeks agoWhat to know ahead of the Irish Derby Festival 2025
Horse racing fans have already had their fair share of action so far in 2025, with the electrifying Cheltenham Festival in...
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News
/ 2 weeks agoBoodles May Festival 2025: Chester Cup analysis and preview
By Callum Close Britain’s oldest racecourse will host its seasonal opener this week as the three-day Boodles May Festival gets underway...
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News
/ 3 weeks agoPunchestown Festival 2025: Gold Cup analysis and preview
A Festival like no other in Irish jump racing is here, as the 2025 Punchestown Festival comes under starters orders on...
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News
/ 4 weeks agoPunchestown Festival 2025: Dates, how to watch on TV, trainers and jockeys to watch
By Callum Close The eyes of the racing world will turn to Ireland next week for the grand finale of the...
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Racing Ahead
/ 4 weeks ago‘DO NOT GEt ME STARTED!’
Rolf Johnson leaps into the jumps riddle of the false starts that seem never-ending Confusion at the start of the 2007...
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Tales from the Betting Ring
/ 4 weeks agoUNDER THE COSH BUT HAPPY DAYS
Simon Nott brings us a festival view from inside those trackside betting nerve centres Ladies Day Cheltenham behind us and the...
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Grand National
/ 1 month agoGrand National party shows no sign of ending for jubilant Willie Mullins
Willie Mullins was still in dreamland over that emotional day when the “stars aligned”, as his Grand National champion Nick Rockett...
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Irish Racing
/ 1 month agoIrish Grand National Festival 2025: Dates, how to watch on TV, trainers and jockeys to watch
By Callum Close Thousands will turn their attention to Fairyhouse in under two weeks’ time for the 2025 Irish Grand National...
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Grand National
/ 1 month agoPatrick Mullins out of luck at Fairyhouse, but still on cloud nine after earning Grand National acclaim
Patrick Mullins put his nose straight back to the grindstone as he took a ride at Fairyhouse little more than 24...
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Grand National
/ 1 month agoGrand National 2025: Caldwell Potter jumps for fun on way to Mildmay victory
For exclusive stories and all the detailed Racing news you need, subscribe to the Racing Ahead website, digital edition, or magazine from as...
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Grand National
/ 1 month agoGrand National 2025: Impaire not for passing to get Willie Mullins off the mark at Aintree
Impaire Et Passe got the Grand National meeting at Aintree underway for Willie Mullins with a neat success in the EBC...
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Grand National
/ 2 months agoGrand National 2025: Constitution Hill and Lossiemouth poised for Aintree Hurdle rematch
Constitution Hill will clash with Cheltenham Festival heroine Lossiemouth in the William Hill Aintree Hurdle on Thursday. Nicky Henderson’s star performer...
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Grand National
/ 2 months agoWho will win the 2025 Grand National at Aintree? A look at the main contenders
By Callum Close For exclusive stories and all the detailed Racing news you need, subscribe to the Racing Ahead website, digital edition, or...
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Grand National
/ 2 months agoPatrick Mullins keen to partner Nick Rockett in Grand National
Patrick Mullins is eyeing up the ride on Nick Rockett in the Randox Grand National at Aintree on Saturday week. The...
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Tips
/ 2 months agoThe best horse racing tips for April 2025
Horse racing fans across the globe are in for a treat in April, with the upcoming calendar packed with a plethora...
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Racing Ahead
/ 2 months agoBred for the turf: Richard Eagle finds the Houlihan brothers proudly flying the family flag
A four-horse race in late January at a soggy Plumpton could possibly have slipped many people’s attention. Only two finished, which,...
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Andy Newton
/ 2 months agoAndy Newton outlines the clues and statistics behind smart betting at Grand National 2025
Andy Newton highlights his key facts ahead of the 2025 Grand National I don’t normally cover the biggest race on the...
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Grand National
/ 2 months agoCurtain call for jumpers: Andy Newton points up betting clues from Sandown’s spring highlight
As well as the Grand National in the first weekend of April we have the Scottish version less than a fortnight...
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Irish Racing
/ 2 months agoAll positive for Michael: Karl Hedley sees O’Callaghan off to winning start as Irish action warms up
The Cheltenham Festival has come and gone and it now seems appropriate to focus on another couple of big meetings such...
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Grand National
/ 2 months agoGrand National win tops it all: Saddle legend Mick Fitzgerald opens up to Nick Townsend
It’s one of the curious realities of National Hunt racing. For all the Cheltenham Festival summits scaled last month, with the...
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Racing Ahead
/ 2 months agoHarry’s game: Ben Hastie talks to owner and horse racing fan Harry Redknapp
Q: HARRY, you are one of the most well-known figures in the football world. You have a passion for horse racing...
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Columnists
/ 2 months agoPaul Jacobs: Aintree Fences must be in top shape for Grand National
Paul Jacobs calls on Aintree to keep fences in proper shape for the big race With the Cheltenham Festival behind us...
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Grand National
/ 2 months agoBurn-ing Question: Ben Morgan’s Grand National Festival 2025 Tips for Ladies Day
Ben Morgan fancies Willie Mullins ace to turn up heat or it’s looking Blue on Ladies day at the Grand National...
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News
/ 2 months agoBuckfastleigh Races: Favourite Duc De Beauchene storms home
By Mike Drowne Spectators were blessed with a Spring like day at Buckfastleigh Point to Point on Sunday for their second...
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Cheltenham Festival
/ 2 months agoCheltenham: Sir Anthony McCoy thrilled to see JP McManus win the Gold Cup again
Sir Anthony McCoy knows the feeling of returning victorious after the Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup and cut a delighted figure as...
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Cheltenham Festival
/ 2 months agoFourth time lucky for favourite Dinoblue at Cheltenham
Dinoblue emphatically ended her Cheltenham Festival hoodoo when claiming the Mrs Paddy Power Mares’ Chase for Willie Mullins and Mark Walsh....
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Cheltenham Festival
/ 2 months agoKargese claims County crown for Willie Mullins and Paul Townend at Cheltenham
Kargese produced a determined display to justify favouritism in the William Hill County Handicap Hurdle at Cheltenham. Last season’s Triumph Hurdle...
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Cheltenham Festival
/ 2 months agoCheltenham Festival: Poniros powers to 100-1 shock in Triumph Hurdle
Poniros powered home to land a 100-1 shock and give Ireland a sixth straight success in the JCB Triumph Hurdle at...
Epsom Derby Meeting
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