Hi °C | Lo °C New One on Cheltenham roll of honour
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.
In Pictures: Ladies Day at Cheltenham
Latest photos as race-goers brave the cold to enjoy Ladies Day at the Cheltenham Festival.
Focus grabs Oaksey glory
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.
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All the latest from day two of the four-day meeting which sees the best of British and Irish trained horses race, with prize money on offer only bettered by the Grand National.
Bob ready to sparkle after being overlooked by Ruby
The privileges of his position bring corresponding pressures to Ruby Walsh, who must juggle obligations and opportunities between the rival powerhouses of Paul Nicholls and Willie Mullins.
Sacre seeks Champion crown
Nicky Henderson admits he will be disappointed if Sprinter Sacre is beaten in the Sportingbet Queen Mother Champion Chase at Cheltenham today.
It's Ruby's Tuesday as Hurricane Fly regains Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham Festival
On an awe-inspiring opening day in the Cotswolds that yielded a 33/1 treble for Willie Mullins and Ruby Walsh, Hurricane Fly's dogged performance in wresting his Stan James Champion Hurdle crown back from Rock On Ruby shone brightest of all.
Ruby Walsh confirms legacy with brilliant Cheltenham treble
Suddenly, in the frozen valley it was possible to warm your hands on something no less glowing than pure genius. It came in three instalments, brilliantly, unstoppably, and each time the author was the horseman who has come to dominate this formidable place like no other.
Hurricane storms to victory
Hurricane Fly regained his Stan James Champion Hurdle crown with what was in the end a commanding victory at the Cheltenham Festival.
Hurricane Fly storms to Champion double at Cheltenham
Hurricane Fly regained his crown under Ruby Walsh in the Stan James Champion Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival.
Powell a golden great at Cheltenham
Jockey Brendan Powell jnr enjoyed his first Cheltenham Festival winner when storming to victory on Golden Chieftain in the JLT Specialty Handicap Chase at Cheltenham.
Simonsig scraps to Arkle glory
Cheltenham Festival's winning-most trainer Nicky Henderson opened his account at this year's meeting when Simonsig landed the odds in the Racing Post Arkle Challenge Trophy.
Red-hot Fever lands Supreme
Champagne Fever put up a superb front-running performance to get Ireland off to a great start at the Cheltenham Festival in the opening William Hill Supreme Novices' Hurdle.
Champagne Fever rules Supreme at Cheltenham
Champagne Fever made all of the running to outpoint My Tent Or Yours in the William Hill Supreme Novices' Hurdle, the opening race of this year's Cheltenham Festival.
Europe team size up success
Connections of Sizing Europe are happy to be going into battle with hotpot Sprinter Sacre in the Sportingbet Queen Mother Champion Chase in the knowledge that he has a great record at the Festival meeting.
Cheltenham's tales of guts and glory will dispel stale air left by latest football row
It was a ferocious debate between Sir Alex Ferguson and Rafa Benitez and this was after some considerable time had been spent discussing who had snubbed whom.
Henderson and Mullins set to rule Cheltenham
And so the rite of spring is renewed, even as winter makes a spiteful last stand. In most years, after toiling through heavy ground for months, horses are typically rewarded at Cheltenham in early spring with a more fitting platform for the measurement of excellence. This time, however, they must gallop through a bitter wind – the wind chill at the track yesterday registered minus 10 – over a track likely to have congealed malignly beneath its frost blankets.
Gold Cup under starter's orders
One of the biggest events in the horse racing calendar gets under way on Tuesday as thousands of punters descend on Cheltenham for Gold Cup week.
Hurricane Fly can create a storm
Hurricane Fly's shot at history in the Cheltenham Festival's Champion Hurdle is sure to set pulses racing in Northern Ireland today.
Hurricane Fly set for lift-off
All the leading fancies have stood their ground for tomorrow's Stan James Champion Hurdle — an intriguing nine-runner feature on day one of a Cheltenham Festival that promises so much.
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True gains deserved verdict
True Verdict built on her promising comeback run to gain a deserved opening success in the Come Racing On June 8th Maiden at Navan.
Voleuse yields Vintage harvest
Voleuse De Coeurs got back on the winning trail in the Coolmore Vintage Crop Stakes at Navan.
Tarla on top at Limerick
Tarla readily justified odds-on favouritism on her return to fences at Limerick.
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