Elle Est Belle was the second to reach the end after suffering a suspected heart attack in a race on Saturday. It was unfortunately Eclair Surf and Discorama who suffered the fatal injuries in Saturday’s Grand National race. What horses were injured in the 2022 Grand National? 2022 Eclair Surf Read more…
Top 10 Female Race Horses of All Time 1 Ruffian. I love to think about how Secretariat is Ruffian’s uncle. 2 Zenyatta. 3 Rags to Riches. 4 Rachel Alexandra. 5 Lady’s Secret. 6 Winning Colors. 7 Genuine Risk. 8 Black Caviar. Who was the greatest filly racehorse? Frank Y. Whiteley Read more…
ADVERTISEMENT Animal Male Female Fox Dog Vixen Goose Gander Goose Horse Stallion Mare/Filly Lion Lion Lioness What is the gender of a horse? …male horse is called a stallion, the female a mare. A stallion used for breeding is known as a stud. A castrated stallion is commonly called a Read more…
Two horses – Solwara One and Elle Est Belle – have died at the 2022 Festival. While modern steeplechase races have an average of just over four equine fatalities for every 1,000 horses taking part, the National had seven fatalities out of 439 horses taking part between 2000 and 2010. Read more…
Queen Elizabeth II had an entrant in the Melbourne Cup previously – Arabian Story, which finished sixth behind winner Might and Power in 1997. Many close to the Queen believe she was never happier than when she was on a racecourse watching her horses. Did the Queen ever have a Read more…
But that’s nothing compared to the macabre history. Since 2000, 55 horses have died during the Grand National meet and 15 during the Grand National race itself. A total of 86 have been killed since the race began in 1839. Do horses die at the Grand National? Since the first Read more…
Australia has over 60 group one races in 2022, and The Roar has you covered with a complete state-by-state guide to every one of them. Here is your complete guide to Australia’s horse racing calendar for 2022. What is a Group 1 in horse racing? Group 1 races are the Read more…
Which horse has the most Group One wins in the world? Winx stands above all others in Group One wins… Winx (25 G1 Wins) John Henry (16 G1 Wins) Black Caviar (15 G1 Wins) Affirmed, Forego, Goldikova & Kingston Town (14 G1 Wins) What horse has won the most group Read more…
2022 Melbourne Cup Results 1st: #1 Gold Trip ($21) 2nd: #17 Emissary. 3rd: #22 High Emocean. 4th: #8 Deauville Legend. What are the horses names in the Melbourne Cup? MELBOURNE CUP FIELD AND BARRIERS GOLD TRIP (FR) (C. DUAIS (Edward Cummings) H Bowman 55.5kg (10) KNIGHTS ORDER (IRE) (Gai Waterhouse Read more…
In it’s long history the Melbourne Cup has been won twice by four horses; Archer (1861 & 1862), Peter Pan (1932 & 1934), Rain Lover (1968 & 1969) and Think Big (1974 & 1975). Which horse has won the Melbourne Cup the most times? A few years later, Think Big Read more…