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Bryan Cooper Closer To Comeback 22 Aug 2013 | 06:58 pm
Back in May 2013, young up-and-coming National Hunt Jockey Bryan Cooper took a very nasty fall from the Tony Martin-trained Tepalo at Down Royal which left him side-lined when he suffered a broken lef...
McCoy’s Son Tipped For Champion Jockey 8 Aug 2013 | 03:13 pm
If you’re looking for a long term bet, and I mean a VERY long term bet, then how about the latest odds that have come out for A.P. McCoy‘s newly born son to be Champion Jockey by the year 2045? Ap and...
Sue Smith 3 Aug 2013 | 02:51 pm
On April 6th 2013, race horse trainer Sue Smith, became only the third female in history to train the winner of the Grand National when 66-1 outsider Auroras Encore claimed the Aintree spectacular, wi...
The Soldier Who Saved The 1946 Grand National 1 Aug 2013 | 05:38 pm
A nostalgic Grand National story came to our attention after it was published by Biggleswade Today. The article told of Bill Wilson, who was involved in saving the 1946 Grand National race. What is no...
Michael Owen Turns Jockey For Charity 31 Jul 2013 | 03:58 pm
The life of an international footballer may be very glamorous and lucrative but when your chosen career more or less comes to a grinding halt when you reach your mid-thirties, what are the plans for t...
Katie Walsh Ties The Knot 26 Jul 2013 | 05:26 pm
While a jockey’s life can be unrelenting when it comes to work and travel, it’s fantastic to see that Grand National jockey Katie Walsh took some time out recently to get married. On what was a beauti...
Round Three In Dawn Approach v Toronado 19 Jul 2013 | 04:25 pm
A third meeting this season between the Qipco 2000 Guineas winner, Dawn Approach, and his arch-rival, Toronado, looks likely to take place in the Group 1 Qipco Sussex Stakes, the highlight at Glorious...
Dougie Costello Injured At Market Rasen 10 Jul 2013 | 02:03 pm
While we all tend to hold our breath for the major meetings over the National Hunt Season, the Grand National being the biggest as it has the most jockeys and horses, it’s often the smaller races thro...
JT McNamara Auction Raises £115K 8 Jul 2013 | 02:43 pm
Hailing from Limerick, Ireland amateur jockey JT McNamara was an incredibly National Hunt jockey amongst his peers and so it was devastating to everybody in the racing industry when a fall at Cheltenh...
Top 20 Horse Inspired Songs 8 Jul 2013 | 03:04 am
Songs about horses have been around since man first rode bareback across the steppes, and songwriters have always had a special fascination with horses. Our facebook fans recently come up with their o...
