Cheltenham fashion fillies have many hurdles to cross before they get it all right
The well-bred fillies were out in force yesterday at day two of Cheltenham Races.
The well-bred fillies were out in force yesterday at day two of Cheltenham Races.
You may never have heard of Flaxen Flare, but its name is now on the lips of thousands of race-goers after it stormed to a shock win at Cheltenham.
Amateur jockey JT McNamara suffered a serious neck injury in a fall at the Cheltenham Festival.
JT McNamara was airlifted to hospital in an induced coma after being injured in a fall at the Cheltenham Festival.
Solwhit arrived late on the scene to deny the Stewart family a fairytale victory with Celestial Halo in the Ladbrokes World Hurdle at Cheltenham.
Solwhit arrived late on the scene to deny the Stewart family a fairytale victory with Celestial Halo in the Ladbrokes World Hurdle at Cheltenham.
Davy Russell will miss the ride aboard Sir Des Champs in the Betfred Cheltenham Gold Cup after suffering a punctured lung.
Cue Card made all to claim a second Cheltenham Festival success for Colin and Joe Tizzard in the Ryanair Chase.
Holywell broke a frustrating run of second place finishes where it mattered most when holding on to win the Pertemps Final at the Cheltenham Festival.
Benefficient produced a gutsy performance to land the Jewson Novices' Chase, the opening event on the third day of the Cheltenham Festival.
Benefficient produced a gutsy performance to land the Jewson Novices' Chase, the opening event on the third day of the Cheltenham Festival.
The great crowd was subdued, even taut, when Sprinter Sacre was first paraded before them and his trainer, Nicky Henderson, later confessed his worry that he might have to retire to the medical room in fear of a heart attack.
The decision by David Pipe not to run Dynaste in yesterday's RSA Chase but wait instead for today's Jewson Novice Chase, can reap rewards.
Northern Ireland actor Jimmy Nesbitt roared his heart out when his beloved Coleraine won the Irish Cup a decade ago.
Sprinter Sacre confirmed his superstar status with a stunning victory in the Sportingbet Queen Mother Champion Chase.
Triple Gold Cup-winning rider Jim Culloty enjoyed Festival success as a trainer when Lord Windermere took the RSA Chase at Cheltenham.
Triple Gold Cup-winning rider Jim Culloty enjoyed Festival success as a trainer when Lord Windermere took the RSA Chase at Cheltenham.
Trainer Nigel Twiston-Davies banished fraught memories of a difficult few weeks as The New One claimed the Neptune Investment Management Novices' Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival.
Latest photos as race-goers brave the cold to enjoy Ladies Day at the Cheltenham Festival.
Back In Focus put up a determined staying performance to give trainer Willie Mullins his fourth winner of this year's Cheltenham Festival in the John Oaksey National Hunt Chase.
It hasn't always been a bed of roses
Substitute Craig Doyle came off the bench to fire in a spectacular hat-trick as Carlow powered to a 4-17 to 2-13 victory over London in the Leinster SHC at Dr Cullen Park.
Stoke striker Kenwyne Jones has apologised to team-mate Glenn Whelan after smashing his car windscreen in a mistaken act of retribution for a training-ground prank which went wrong.
There could be better to come from Tuscan Light judged on her manner of victory in the Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Median Auction Fillies Maiden at Wexford.
The heavily backed Declaration Of War proved a major disappointment as Farhh made an impressive return to action in the JLT Lockinge Stakes at Newbury.