Lord Lariat. People throughout the country are enthralled by the event and often have various unique ways of picking a winner. Lord Lariat won the 2022 contest at odds of 40/1 for local trainer Dermot McLoughlin giving him his second consecutive win in the race following Freewheelin Dylan’s success in Read more…
Defending champion Minella Indo, last year’s runner-up A Plus Tard and dual winner Al Boum Photo are among 11 runners declared for the Cheltenham Gold Cup. How many horses are in the 2022 Gold Cup? Gold Cup – Friday 18th March 2022 (15:30) The race has an impressive purse of Read more…
Typically, only the most valuable racehorses are treated, and often their recovery is unsuccessful. For example, Barbaro, the Kentucky Derby winner referenced above, had an immediate surgical repair and was provided the best care money could buy, and still had to be euthanized. Did they have to put a horse Read more…
Which horses are set to run in the Irish Grand National 2022? Franco De Port Jack Foley. Battleoverdoyen Pat Taaffe. Run Wild Fred Rob James. Gaillard Du Mesnil Paul Townend. Mount Ida Davy Russell. Ronald Pump Liam McKenna. Farclas Shane Fitzegerald. Early Doors JJ Slevin. What horses are running in Read more…
Vintage Crop. Vintage Crop also won international fame in 1993 by becoming the first northern hemisphere-trained horse to win the Melbourne Cup. He is commemorated by a statue in the Curragh Racecourse. He returned to Australia for the 1994 and 1995 Melbourne Cups, where he finished seventh and third, respectively. Read more…
The Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby Festival is one of Ireland’s most exciting sporting and social events of the year, as Europe’s top horses line up for the biggest prize in Irish racing. What is the biggest race in Ireland? Located just 8 km south of Dublin, Leopardstown Racecourse is Read more…
Gordon Elliott trains just over half an hour away from Fairyhouse racecourse and has 11 runners in the race, as well as one of the reserves, with Farclas and Run Wild Fred among his leading chances. How many horses ran in the 2022 Grand National? 2022 Grand National runners and Read more…
White Nose. White Nose’s victory in the 1931 Melbourne Cup was overshadowed by Phar Lap’s defeat and last race in Australia. After passing the judges’ box for the first time in the 1931 Cup, White Nose took control and as he veered around the bend, upped the pace. Did Phar Read more…
two horses. Of the 40 horses who began the 174th Grand National only 15 finished – with two horses confirmed to have died. Paul Nolan, an Irish racehorse trainer, announced on Saturday evening, 9 March, that Discorama had suffered a fatal injury between the 12th and 13th fences. Which horses Read more…
Archer. #OnThisDay 7 November 1861 the first Melbourne Cup horse race was run. Archer won from a field of 16 horses to claim 710 gold sovereigns in prize money. Archer went on to win the following year as well. Has any horse won the Melbourne Cup more than once? In Read more…