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Honeysuckle team uproar over possible Cheltenham Festival programme change
According to Peter Molony, the purported alterations for the Mares' Hurdle would have prevented the superstar hurdler from winning the race twice
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More than 20 horses lose lives at base used by relative of Cheltenham hero
The Normandy farm is where the brother of Cheltenham Festival stars Douvan and Jonbon, Herostar stands as a stallion - and he was unaffected
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Horse name generator will disclose what you should call your winner
This tool will help you find a name for your very own horse - much like the one's owned by the likes of Dame Judi Dench, Sir Alex Ferguson and Liz Hurley
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Grand National and Cheltenham Gold Cup winner selling £3.8m property
Jim Culloty rode Best Mate to three Gold Cup victories, won the Grand National on Bindaree as well as winning the Gold Cup for a fourth time as a trainer
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Legendary trainer Willie Mullins takes Grand National winner to his old school
The champion jumps trainer of Ireland and now Britain as well paid his first visit to the college he graduated from in 1974 for the first time in 25 years
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Trainer mourns passing of ‘favourite horse of all time’ Harchibald, aged 25
Noel Meade remembered the fan favourite who could be brilliant on his day but is most remembered for his defeat in the 2005 Champion Hurdle
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Cheltenham Festival-winning jockey announces retirement aged 32
Adrian Heskin, who burst onto the scene as a teenager, rode a winner at the Cheltenham Festival when he was just 17 but has struggled for rides since returning to Ireland
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Cheltenham icon Sire Du Berlais dies leaving Gordon Elliott 'heartbroken'
Elliott won the Ladbrokes Champion Stayers Hurdle with Teahupoo ridden by Jack Kennedy, but it was marred by the death of Cheltenham Festival winner Sire Du Berlais
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Galopin Des Champs foiled in Cheltenham and Punchestown Gold Cup double bid
For the second year running the dual Cheltenham Gold Cup winner was defeated by Fastorslow in the highlight of the Punchestown Festival
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Jumps legend Jonjo O’Neill to train in partnership with son AJ in new season
Jonjo O’Neill, who has won the Cheltenham Gold Cup as both jockey and trainer, has trained 26 Cheltenham Festival winners and won the Grand National and will now share the licence with his son
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Aintree hero Corach Rambler may have contested his last Grand National
Corach Rambler, winner of the 2023 Grand National, got no further than the first this year and is likely to target the big staying chases next season
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Paul Nicholls concedes Willie Mullins has trainers’ championship 'in the bag'
The 14-time champion Nicholls now trails Mullins by more than £250,000 after his rival landed a four-time at Ayr including the Scottish Grand National, ahead of Saturday's season finale
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888 revenues 'slightly ahead' of expectations as gambling firm eyes growth
The group, which also owns the William Hill brand, reported revenues of £431million for the three months to March 31. It previously forecast a range of £420million to £430million
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Brooks Koepka sets sights on growing LIV Golf dynasty with the help of McDowell
Brooks Koepka has already made strides to make Smash GC one of LIV Golf's strongest franchises, and has now ventured into a new sport after forming the Smash Racing syndicate
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YouTube star behind MOTD sex noises banned from racecourses after Gold Cup stunt
Daniel Jarvis, whose previous stunts include invading the pitch at Lord's and gatecrashing the Rugby World Cup final, has been made the subject of an indefinite exclusion order
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Jeremy Clarkson buys first racehorse and hires Cheltenham winner as trainer
Jeremy Clarkson, the Top Gear, the Grand Tour and Clarkson’s Farm star, has named the horse The Hawkstonian - and he will be trained by Ben Pauling to race over jumps
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Gordon Elliott hints at new task for Brighterdaysahead after Grand National show
The Irish trainer rates Brighterdaysahead highly and was pleased after she bounced back from second place at Cheltenham to claim Grade One glory at Aintree
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Kitty's Light gives family uplifting result and lands £26k in Grand National
Kitty's Light is trained by Christian Williams, whose six-year-old daughter Betsy is bravely battling leukaemia. The family were at Aintree to see their top horse run in the £1million feature event on Saturday
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Grand National 2024 favourites - Aintree top three as punters back Mr Incredible
Bookmakers have noticed a late market move for quirky eight-year-old Mr Incredible, who was going well in 2023 when his saddle slipped at the Canal Turn
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Gina Andrews aiming for Grand National history as first female amateur winner
It will be a family affair for amateur Gina Andrews when Latenightpass, trained by husband Tom Ellis and owned by her mother-in-law lines up in the £1 million race
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8 British horses taking on Ireland's best in the Grand National & their chances
Irish stables dominate the Randox Grand National field this year more than any other year with 26 runners in the race and Willie Mullins and Gordon Elliott responsible for eight each
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Bryony Frost back among Aintree winners after admitting rides have become scarce
Bryony Frost had not ridden a big race winner in nearly a year but was back in front of the ITV cameras after landing the Red Rum Chase on Sans Bruit
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Owners' fury after vets withdraw horse from big race at Grand National meeting
Bronsan Racing questioned the decision by vets, who ruled their horse Nurburgring unfit to run on day one of the Grand National festival at Aintree
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Cheltenham winner Langer Dan steps into the unknown with Grand National decision
The double Cheltenham winner will be stepping up at Aintree following his dual Coral Cup successes, with Dan Skelton pushing him into Grade One company for the first time
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History maker Rachael Blackmore picks her horse for the 2024 Grand National
Racing’s most successful female jump jockey, who memorably won the Grand National in 2021, has chosen which Henry De Bromhead horse she will ride at Aintree