Named after Captain Becher, who fell at this fence in the first ever Grand National and hid in the water on the landing side of the fence as the other runners jumped over him, Becher’s Brook is one of the landmarks of the Grand National. Who fell at first fence Read more…
Delta Blues. Delta Blues (デルタブルース, born 3 May 2001) is a Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 2006 Melbourne Cup. He was the first Japanese horse to win the Cup. Delta Blues (horse) Delta Blues Breeder Northern Farm Owner Sunday Rac ing Co Ltd Trainer Katsuhiko Sumii Record Read more…
The news that Eclair Surf had been put down followed the announcement by Paul Nolan on Saturday evening that Discorama had suffered a fatal injury between the 12th and 13th fences. He was the third horse in the last three runnings of the National to die as a result of Read more…
The favourite usually wins a horse racing around 30-35% of the time. And if you were wondering, the second favourite usually wins around 18-21% of the time. As you might expect, going down the market leads to a lower winning percentage. How often do Favourites win horse racing? On average Read more…
2020: Anthony Van Dyck (Ireland) **No horses died in the 2021 Melbourne Cup, though Tralee Rose (a Cup runner again in 2022) was taken to hospital after gashing its leg. What horses have died in the Melbourne Cup? Horses that have died in the Melbourne Cup in past 10 years. Read more…
The three-day event saw four deaths in total including Elle Est Belle, who died of a suspected heart attack on Saturday, and Solwara One who died of an injury on Friday, 8 March. The RSPCA has condemned the deaths, saying that it is “heartbreaking” to hear that four horses died Read more…
The benefit of racing two-year-olds is simply economic. It means that owners can hopefully see a return on their investment twelve months earlier, therefore making it cheaper to prepare a horse for its first race. Why is the Kentucky Derby for 3-year-olds? According to an article on the subject, the Read more…
Melbourne Cup History: Facts The first was Archer, who won the first two Melbourne Cups in 1861 and 1862. Other horses to go to back-to-back were Rain Lover (1968, 1969) and Think Big (1974, 1975). Finally, we have Peter Pan, who is the only horse to have won multiple Melbourne Read more…
2022 Melbourne Cup Field Horse Jockey Win/Place 1. GOLD TRIP (14) Mark Zahra $13 – $3.9 2. DUAIS (10) Hugh Bowman $23 – $7 3. KNIGHTS ORDER (24) Tim Clark $23 – $7 4. MONTEFILIA (11) Jason Collett $11 – $3.4 What are the horses names in the Melbourne Cup? Read more…
Finishers Noble Yeats. Any Second Now. Delta Work. Santini. Fiddlerontheroof. Longhouse Poet. Freewheelin Dylan. Coko Beach. Which horses finished the 2022 Grand National? Finishing positions 1 Noble Yeats 50-1. 2 Any Second Now 15-2f. 3 Delta Work 10-1. 4 Santini 33-1. 5 Fiddlerontheroof 12-1. 6 Longhouse Poet 12-1. 7 Freewheelin Read more…