Sir Henry Cecil has died at the age of 70 after a long battle with stomach cancer. Responsible for 25 British Classic winners and crowned champion ...

The risk of horses dying in steeplechases, such as those at Aintree, is around six per 1,000 horse starts; in hurdle racing, the other form of jump racing in the United Kingdom, is around four per 1,000 horse starts.

Ryan Mania will be released from hospital this afternoon after an MRI on his back and neck revealed just minor injuries. The John Smith's Grand Nat...

Little Josh has become the second horse to die at Aintree ahead of the Grand National, after a shoulder fracture. Having sustained the fatal break ...

Freezing temperatures and cloudy skies have failed to steal the thunder of the fashionistas as Ladies' Day got under way at the Grand National meeting...

Bobs Worth has won the 2013 Cheltenham Gold Cup. The 11-4 favourite made a late surge to overtake Long Run and Sir Des Champs and win by seven leng...

The climax of the Cheltenham Festival will be set alight by the Gold Cup today, with favourite Bobs Worth heading an 11-strong field. But the thoug...

Sprinter Sacre won the Queen Mother Champion Chase on day two at the Cheltenham Festival to stretch his unbeaten record over fences to eight. The 1...

Hurricane Fly became the first horse to regain the Stan James Champion Hurdle since Comedy Of Errors in 1975 as he showed substantial guts to go with ...

One of the biggest events in the horse racing calendar got under way on Tuesday as thousands of punters descended on Cheltenham for Gold Cup week. ...

Cheltenham Racecourse was undercover ahead of the start of the 2013 Festival, as attendants are braced for a cold reception. Bookmakers have said s...

Jockey Frankie Dettori fears he may never repair the damage done to his reputation by a failed drugs test which has seen him handed a six-month ban. ...

Frankie Dettori has been given a six-month worldwide racing ban for failing a drugs test. The Jockey, 42, failed a test at Longchamp in September, ...

Frankie Dettori faces an inquiry in France after the jockey gave a "positive test" at Longchamp racecourse in September. Dettori's solicitor Christ...

Tony McCoy sported a bandage protecting his nose as he got back in the saddle at Kempton racecourse on Monday. McCoy had been floored by a thud...

Mark Clattenburg's refereeing during Chelsea's Premier League loss to Manchester United and the subsequent fall-out has dominated sport again this wee...

Paul Nicholls has confirmed the "once-in-a-lifetime" horse Kauto Star has run his final race. The winner of two Cheltenham Gold Cups and five King ...

Nine people including Ipswich striker Michael Chopra and jockey Andrew Heffernan have been charged in connection with race-fixing by the British Horse...

Campbell Gillies, who rode Brindisi Breeze to victory at this year's Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival, has died in an accide...

With Royal Ascot starting tomorrow, here's a picture gallery of the Prix de Diane races from Chantilly: ...

Despite my camp rain dance in the Ormskirk Premier Inn (think a naked floral dance with moobs and you're close) Aintree again avoided the overnight sh...

While Wayne Rooney prepares for Manchester United's clash with Aston Villa on Sunday, his wife Coleen returned to Aintree for Ladies Day. The precu...

Ladies Day at Aintree is famous for attracting the most glamourous women. But be warned - if you're gonna show up, make sure you show up in style. ...

One of the most anticipated events of the sporting calendar arrives on Saturday in the guise of the Grand National at Aintree. The runners and ride...