Horse Racing

The Grand National returned to Aintree for another thrilling spectacle of horse racing, with ‘I am Maximus’ storming home for victory. However, Aintree has faced protests due to the Grand National being one of the deadliest horse racing meetings with 65 horses dead since 2000.

Merseyside police confirmed that fourteen people had been arrested at the Aintree Festival Weekend. Aintree Racecourse saw tens of thousands of people over the three day event. Eight men were arrested on the Friday of the Grand National which is commonly...

Animal Aid have called for the Grand National to be "banned" as it "epitomises everything that is wrong with racing". The Grand National festival starts today (April 11) at Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool, with the main event taking place this Saturday.

The Jockey Club has announced new safety measures ahead of the 2024 Randox Grand National at Aintree. The move comes amid concerns for animal welfare after two horses died on the first day of the Cheltenham Festival yesterday (March 12).

Grand National hopefuls Gaillard Du Mesnil and Corach Rambler both claimed victories on the first day of the Cheltenham Festival. The curtain raiser of the festival saw an action-packed day of racing with both Aintree entries winning in good style.

Lorcan Williams has been banned for 18 days due to overuse of the whip at Haydock on Saturday in race 6 on the card. This comes after Saturday's Grade 2 Prestige Novices' Hurdle at Haydock, where his mount Makin'yourmindup narrowly edged out Collectors Item.

Bristol De Mai, the five-time Haydock winner and multiple grade one winner, has retired at age of 12. His last four wins came at the Merseyside racecourse.

Nigel Twiston-Davies trained course specialist Bristol De Mai returns to Haydock Park this weekend looking for further success on Merseyside. The grey has won five times overall at the Merseyside track, most notably the 2017 Peter Marsh Chase.

The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) says it will conduct enhanced Grand National welfare checks, despite failing in a bid to enforce landmark ‘whip’ regulations. Pre-race day veterinary protocols will begin this week ahead of the 175th running of the Aintree race in Liverpool on April 15.

Flat racing at Haydock Park comes to an end on Friday. Merseyside’s second biggest race course stages race days across the whole year. More crowds flock to National Hunt racing, with many events taking place at the same venues. Here...