There’s plenty to be happy about with a top-class field tackling today’s TRI Equestrian Gladness Stakes (2.35) at the Curragh as Lancaster House eyes back-to-back victories in a fascinating Group Three contest.
As a mark of respect to Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, and to avoid a clash with his funeral, no racing takes place in Britain today between 2.45pm and 4.15pm. That means some races have been postponed until tomorrow, including Newbury’s Spring Trials and the Scottish Grand National at Ayr.
Owner Philip Reynolds paid an emotional tribute to Presenting Percy as he confirmed his “horse of a lifetime” died after suffering from a blood infection.
There will be bigger fish to fry as the season progresses, but Lope Y Fernandez (4/6 favourite) could hardly have been more impressive when landing the Listed Heritage Stakes at Leopardstown yesterday.
Rachael Blackmore is still struggling to comprehend the magnitude of her achievement after claiming Randox Grand National glory at Aintree.
Aidan O’Brien was out of luck at Newmarket as Highland Avenue (9/2) provided Charlie Appleby with another possible Classic contender when landing yesterday's Listed Feilden Stakes under James Doyle.
Rachael Blackmore was back with a bang at Fairyhouse yesterday when she combined with Henry de Bromhead yet again to cut Paul Townend’s lead in their battle for the Irish jump jockeys’ championship.
Grand National victor Rachael Blackmore was back among the winners at Fairyhouse on Tuesday as she steered Somptueux to glory for Henry de Bromhead.
Henry de Bromhead is struggling to take in quite what he has achieved this season.
Only a fraction of the 8.8m audience that tuned in to see Rachael Blackmore make history in the Aintree Grand National will be watching her in action at Fairyhouse today, but it’s business as usual for the Tipperary rider.
His father Harry "was an original thinker, a bit unorthodox" before he handed over the training reins at the turn of the millennium, and the acorn doesn't fall far from the tree when it comes to Henry de Bromhead.
It has been a year of firsts for Rachael Blackmore with the trailblazing Tipperary rider emphatically etching her name in racing history over the last month.
Irish jockey Rachael Blackmore said she started to believe she could win the Grand National after hearing the commentator say she was four lengths ahead of the horse behind.
Superwoman wouldn’t hold a candle to Rachael Blackmore with the Tipperary rider shattering yet another glass ceiling en route to a sensational Aintree Grand National success aboard Minella Times (11/1).
There was a moment as her triumphs accumulated at the recent Cheltenham Festival when you sensed Rachael Blackmore tire of the endless desire to frame her story as some kind of suffragette’s uprising.
Jockeys Bryony Frost and Harry Cobden are both on the mend after enduring heavy falls on Grand National day at Aintree.
Bolshoi Ballet enhanced his Classic claims as he provided trainer Aidan O’Brien with an 11th victory in the PW McGrath Memorial Ballysax Stakes at Leopardstown.
Until Rachael Blackmore and Minella Times won the 173rd Randox Grand National at Aintree yesterday, a female riding the winner of the world’s greatest race was purely a work of fiction — Enid Bagnold’s 1935 classic National Velvet.
Irish jockey Rachael Blackmore has become the first woman ever to win the Grand National at Aintree.
The race gets underway at 5.15pm