Horse Racing

I Am Maximus to carry top weight for the 2026 Randox Grand National

As the Grand National Trial approaches Haydock Park this Saturday, a quieter, more patient race is being run across the L-postcodes of Merseyside. And in 2026, the finish line at Aintree is no longer the end of the story. Courtney Gray reports.

Aintree Racecourse opened its doors to students to help boost attendance as the National Hunt season got underway. The meeting was the first of three remaining at the racecourse this year, before the season concludes with the famous Grand National...

Jockey Charlie Hammond says changes to the Grand National at Aintree are "for the good of the sport". Changes to the world famous race in Liverpool were introduced last year, in an attempt to focus on horse welfare. 

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.

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.

Huyton-born jockey Joe Anderson has labelled the 2021/2022 campaign as the best season of his career. Anderson completed the season with 10 winners from a total of 87 rides, an astonishing amount from a man who had not sat on a horse until he was 18.