National Hunt Racing
I am Maximus wins the Aintree Grand National 2024 1st 5 I Am Maximus T: W P Mullins J: P Townend 7 ½ 2nd 11 Delta Work T: G Elliott J: JW Kennedy ½ 3rd 6 Minella Indo T: H De Bromhead J: Rachael Blackmore ½ 4th 13 Galvin T: G Elliott J: Sam Ewing […]
During this video Mr AP McCoy and Mr Barry Geraghty we filmed at Aintree where the pair were filming their selections for the last two races on Thursday and Fridays, @AP_McCoy @BarryJGeraghty no point in sending cease and decists lads, when it's out there its out there. pic.twitter.com/ZN3LudHsdu — Andy 🇮🇪 (@MurtMalta) April 12, 2024 […]
Given the amount of rain that is falling and is forecast at Aintree today and tomorrow, it would seem the hurdles may be the option that will see Hewick run in Saturday’s JRL Group Liverpool Hurdle. Hewick is currently trading at 35/1 on the exchanges , interstingly Hewick is not showing in betting for the […]
Flat Racing
THE QIPCO 1000 GUINEAS – FACTS AND FIGURES BACKGROUND The QIPCO 1000 Guineas is the fillies’ equivalent of the QIPCO 2000 Guineas, both of which are run over the historic Rowley Mile at Newmarket. As with the 2000 Guineas, the Classic is so named because the original prize fund was 1,000 Guineas. The youngest […]
THE QIPCO 2000 GUINEAS – FACTS AND FIGURE BACKGROUND The QIPCO 2000 Guineas, which was founded in 1809 and has a glittering roll of honour, celebrates its 216th running in 2024. It is the first race in the 2024 QIPCO British Champions Series and has a total prize fund of £500,000. Along with […]
Aidan O’Brien secures his place as the fourth trainer inducted into the prestigious Qipco British Champions Series Hall of Fame, joining the esteemed ranks alongside Sir Michael Stoute, Sir Henry Cecil, and his predecessor at Ballydoyle, Vincent O’Brien. Since his inaugural victory at Tralee in June 1993 at the tender age of 23, and for […]
Breeding
A forgotten racehorse trainer who was the first woman in the UK to be issued with a training licence in 1886 is to have a race at The QIPCO Guineas Festival renamed in her honour, The Jockey Club announces today – International Women’s Day. Ellen Chaloner has laid in an unmarked grave in Newmarket […]
It has been announced that the high-class LOPE Y FERNANDEZ will retire to The National Stud for the 2022 breeding season. The multiple Group 1 and Classic placed son of Lope De Vega was trained by Aidan O’Brien for the Coolmore partners, who will retain part ownership alongside new owners The National Stud, Whitsbury Manor […]
Having laid the ghost of Layfayette’s agonising defeat in the Irish EBF Auction Series Final of 2019 to rest, Noel Meade is backing Sunday’s victor Lady Of Inishfree to continue the trend of Irish EBF Auction Series contestants by graduating to stakes class. A supporter of the series since its inception in 2015, Meade […]
