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It sounds like a trick question, but is it possible to have one of the most famous horse races in the world without humans or the actual horses? And considering that gambling goes hand-in-hand with the sport, could members of the public place a bet on the eventual outcome of such an event, with profits benefiting Britain's National Health…

Red Rum proved he was the people's champion when he stopped traffic after taking to the streets of Dundee in 1982. People were hanging out of windows to catch a glimpse of the three-time Grand National winner during his canter through the city centre. Rummy spent the night at stables in Invergowrie before travelling to Dundee where he was making a…

OLI BELL is familiar to horse racing fans as the fresh-faced presenter of The Opening Show, and will be again be covering the Cheltenham Festival for ITV. An expert on all things racing and a natural in front of the camera, Bell also hosts a popular podcast with footballer Charlie Austin. But it was for another reason the 33-year-old made headlines…

First published on Tuesday, January 19, 2010 Captain Tim Forster was sitting in his battered Range Rover at the top of the gallops, on the Downs near Letcombe Bassett, waiting for his slowcoach chasers to lumber into view. When the first of them finally did, ears flopping, it was a horse about to run at Sandown's annual military meeting, where…

The Bar One Racing Troytown Handicap Chase (14:20) at Navan on Sunday is available as a free Race Pass, which means logged-in customers can view all our premium comments and ratings. The Bar One Racing Troytown Handicap Chase (14:20) is always one of the most competitive handicaps in the Irish National Hunt racing calendar and this year looks no…

The Grand National isn't the most prestigious horse race in the world for nothing. It's an incredibly challenging course, featuring 30 jumps (16 fences, with 14 of those being jumped twice) on the four-mile and two and a half furlong race. But, while safety improvements have been made in recent years, the Grand National remains a challenging task…

We look at facts and figures surrounding the Grand National and one of the nation's biggest horse racing fans - the Queen. 1 Queen Elizabeth II has been riding since she was 4 years old, when her father King George VI gave her a Shetland pony named Peggy. 2 The Queen Mother was an avid National Hunt Racing fan, Princess Anne and her daughter Zara…