#Rule The World

A look at the Irish successes over the history of the English Grand National Every April, the greatest steeplechase in the world takes place on a racecourse outside Liverpool - The Aintree Grand National, an exhilarating test of endurance for horse and jockey. Unfortunately, this year the great sporting spectacle has fallen victim to COVID-19 and…

While Thursday is about the racing, Friday at the Grand National is all about fashion as Aintree racecourse presents the Style Award. Ladies Day is known for its bright, show-stopping outfits that wow audiences across the country. For the fourth year running, Aintree will be awarding a big car prize to the winner of the Style Award. As well as the…

Last year's equivalent piece saw Ben Linfoot highlight the claims of 33/1 shot Tuesday in the Oaks, who duly obliged at odds of 13/2 at Epsom. That was just one of a number of antepost winners throughout the year, with Matt Brocklebank selecting Desert Crown at 25/1 for the Derby, and tennis expert Andy Schooler picking out Canada for the Davis Cup…

Rule The World, a 33-1 shot who had never previously won a steeplechase and ridden by a 19-year-old who had not won over fences this time last year, clinched a dramatic 169th Crabbies Grand National on a cold and wet afternoon at Aintree yesterday to maintain the race's capacity to produce a fairy-tale result. The nine-year-old galloped home under…

The most anticipated meeting in the entire racing calendar, Aintree's 21 races over three days attract hundreds of millions of viewers worldwide and picking a horse out for the main event has become a tradition for many. The Grand National, first held in 1839 and won by Lottery, remains the headline race but the spring festival is packed full of…

Which beaten runners caught the eye over the past three days? Andy Stephens (AS) and Harry Allwood (HA) suggest five to keep in mind over the weeks and months ahead. Make sure you add each one to your Racing TV Tracker! Watch how Weveallbeencaught fared behind Hermes Allen at Cheltenham on Friday This hulk of a horse looks every inch a future…

Michael O'Leary won €2 million in horse racing prize money paid for by taxpayers, Government figures have revealed. In total, €42 million in public funding went to horseracing prize money and the Ryanair boss was not even the biggest winner. The figures were released to People Before Profit TD Paul who says the industry's €72 million subsidy for…

If you cast your mind back to the cursed year that was 2020 then you'll remember the Grand National - and Tiger Roll's historic attempt to win the race three years in a row - was scrapped. A Virtual Grand National based on computer simulations was run instead, with Potters Corner emerging as the winner. Let's be honest, it wasn't quite the same…