Category: Horse Racing

Norwich City striker Ashley Barnes has been banned indefinitely from attending British horse racing meetings. Barnes, 34, was placed on the British Horseracing Authority’s excluded list earlier this month. The ban has been imposed because he did not co-operate with an ongoing BHA investigation. Barnes joined Norwich from Burnley last summer and has scored seven...

Professional footballer Ashley Barnes has been handed an exclusion by the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) for failing to cooperate in an investigation. The Norwich City striker, 34, has been placed on the disqualification list alongside his father-in-law John Higgins and cannot enter any premises licensed by the BHA. Barnes, who has also previously played for...

Jordan Nailor rode Beauport to an impressive victory in the Midlands Grand National at Uttoxeter. The eight-year-old overtook My Silver Lining in the run-in to win on heavy ground by a length and three-quarters. The Willie Mullins-trained Mr Incredible (6-1) finished strongly to take second, leaving Emma Lavelle’s My Silver Lining (5-1) in third. “He...

Harry Redknapp’s ecstatic response to winning horse at Cheltenham races Cheltenham Festival concludes on Day 4 after a thrilling opening day to ‘the greatest show on turf’ was followed by more Irish dominance on Day 2 before a British revival sparked by the Skelton brothers yesterday. The opening two days saw plenty of success for...

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Galopin Des Champs is set to start Friday’s Gold Cup as the favourite to win Cheltenham Festival’s showpiece race. Trained by Willie Mullins and ridden...

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Excitement has reached fever pitch for the biggest horse racing event of the year as the 2024 Cheltenham Festival is reaching its conclusion The Festival...

It was a return to normal business for Mullins at Cheltenham after a blank day on Thursday as he took Friday’s opening two races. Majborough claimed the Triumph Hurdle for the trainer’s seventh victory of the week. The 6-1 winner, ridden by Mark Walsh for owner JP McManus, led home a Mullins 1-2 with Kargese...

One of the biggest events in the UK horse racing calendar gets up and running today, as the Cheltenham Gold Cup headlines the fourth day of 2024’s festival at Prestbury Park. 100 years since the first running of the Gold Cup over fences in 1924, this year’s race will see 13 riders go head-to-head on...

Major Mullins winners over the years read like a who’s who of racing stars – Florida Pearl, Hedgehunter, Hurricane Fly, Quevega, Faugheen, Vautour, Douvan, Annie Power… the list goes on. Even when Mullins lost a major backer five years ago, he regrouped and went on to even greater success. The withdrawal of horses owned by...

Ballyburn won the opening Gallagher Novices’ Hurdle, leading home a 1-2-3-4-5 for Mullins. Regarded as ‘banker’ of the meeting for many, Ballyburn justified his reputation with a comfortable 13-length win from stablemate Jimmy Du Seuil. Townend was so in control, he could afford a look round at his rivals turning for home. “He was very...

Two horses have died on the first day of this year’s Cheltenham Festival. The first fatality occurred during the third race, when 11-year-old Highland Hunter died after being injured while falling in the final stages. Later during the Boodles Juvenile Hurdle, the sixth race of the day, four-year-old Ose Partir died. The animal was one...