News coverage was of how "lengthy queues" formed at the water dispensers as spectators in top hats and tails "sweltered", ...

A horse has died on the second day of action at the 2025 Royal Ascot festival, it has been confirmed. Harry’s Girl, ridden ...

In horse racing, a futures bet is a wager placed in advance on the outcome of a major event, such as the Grand National, Melbourne Cup, Cheltenham Gold Cup, or Kentucky Derby. In the UK and Ireland, ...

Rachael Blackmore, the first female jockey to win the Grand National, retired from horse racing on Monday with immediate effect. The 35-year-old Blackmore became globally renowned in 2021 when she ...

The 13-year-old horse died on Monday, April 7 after collapsing in the Grand National two days prior ... that the horses competing in the race undergo a thorough health check.

Grand National horse Celebre d’Allen has died ... records and assessment by a panel of experts to consider a horse’s race record and suitability to race. As part of this process the horse ...

with mandatory jockey course walks with an experienced professional coach for those who have had two or less rides in Grand National races. Celebre D'Allen's death means 89 horses have died when ...

A horse that collapsed during the Grand National has died. Celebre d'Allen was pulled up - stopped from racing - by rider Micheal Nolan after the final fence of the 30-fence race at Aintree on 5 ...

Grand National horse Celebre D'Allen has passed away two days after collapsing during the race at Aintree. The 13-year-old horse, who was a 125/1 outsider trained by Philip Hobbs and Johnson White ...

Horses compete in the second race on the third day of the Grand National Horse Racing meeting at Aintree racecourse, near Liverpool, England, Saturday, April 5, 2025. Credit: AP/Ian Hodgson “The ...

Celebre d'Allen has died at the age of 13 Grand National runner Celebre d'Allen has died following Saturday's race at Aintree. The 13-year-old horse, the oldest of the 34 runners, was pulled up ...

"We cannot avoid the fact that danger remains a part of the Grand National," he said. "These horses are bred to race and we know there are risks, but Aintree have moved with the times consistently ...