Hollywood at a canter! Champion racehorse Dream Alliance becomes a movie icon after being bought by a village, raised on an allotment and winning the Welsh Grand National Former champion racehorse Dream Alliance, 19, has been immortalised in a film He rose to victory in 2009 Welsh Grand National and is now enjoying retirement Dreamy now enjoys … Read more
History-maker Rachael Blackmore becomes the first woman to win the Grand National as she leads 11/1 shot Minella Times to a comfortable victory at Aintree just weeks after dominating the Cheltenham Festival Rachael Blackmore made history as she became the first female jockey to win the Grand National on Minella Times The Irish rider, who … Read more
Grand National LIVE: Rachael Blackmore looks to write herself into the history books on board Minella Times while Tom Scudamore aims to steer favourite Cloth Cap to victory… follow all the action on the final day at Aintree By Kishan Vaghela For Mailonline Published: 16:15 BST, 10 April 2021 | Updated: 17:24 BST, 10 April … Read more
It’s Fabulous Friday! Glamorous Grand National revellers mark Ladies Day from home by donning colourful frocks and cracking open the bubbly Would-be racegoers marked Ladies Day at home as Aintree is closed to visitors Second day of Grand National Festival one of most popular race days in calendar Fans posed in their gardens dressed up … Read more
The Grand National meeting gets underway without crowds as Aintree lies deserted at the time thousands of punters would usually be piling through its doors ready for a beer and bacon sandwich! The Grand National’s first meeting will take place without fans on Thursday Aintree racecourse was empty ahead of the event with the UK … Read more
Aintree REJECTS pleas to delay Grand National by a few days until betting shops are allowed to re-open as part of Government’s roadmap out of lockdown An estimated £125m is bet on the National — Britain’s biggest betting race Betting shops are set to re-open two days after the Grand National on April 10 Betting … Read more
Tucked away from view in a luscious green field at the foot of the Blackdown Hills in Somerset is a chestnut gelding who — if only he could talk — would have an extraordinary tale to tell indeed. As it is, the 19-year-old retired racehorse will have to make do with Hollywood speaking for him: … Read more
BREAKING NEWS: Jockey Liam Treadwell – who shocked the world by winning the Grand National on 100/1 outsider Mon Mome in 2009 – found dead aged 34 Jockey Liam Treadwell, who won the 2009 Grand National, has died aged 34 Trainer Alastair Ralph described the death on Tuesday as ‘unbelievably sad’ Tributes have poured in … Read more
2020 OLYMPIC GAMES The 2020 Olympic Games has been postponed until 2021 on March 24 – becoming one of the last major sporting events this summer to fall victim to the coronavirus. Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe held a crucial conference call with Olympics chief Thomas Bach on Tuesday to formally decide a plan and … Read more
Millions of people watched the virtual Grand National from the comfort of their own homes after the year’s biggest race was cancelled amid the coronavirus outbreak. This year’s meeting was run by a computer simulation with bookmakers donating all profits to NHS charities. The real event had to be scrapped under the government guidelines on … Read more