Horse Racing

Aintree’s Weighing Room will host the Randox Grand National weights tomorrow. The Grand National is set to return to Aintree in April after last year's absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

A classy meeting at Haydock tomorrow (Saturday 18th January) sees the card jam-packed with four Grade 2’s, and we spoke to Brian Ellison – one of Britain’s leading dual-purpose trainers. The 67-year-old said: “Haydock is a lovely track, it’s very...

Dating back to the 1970s, we've delved through archives to find you the most memorable Grand Nationals of the past 45 years. There are some selections that are standouts - and some unlikely entries as well!

Jockey Club Racecourses announced that the 2021 Randox Grand National would be going ahead on April 8-10. The Aintree event will miss the window of lockdown restrictions being removed. Boris Johnson’s plan has April 12 as the first day with reduced...

With a month to go until the Grand National - the biggest horse race in the world - commentators are already starting to prepare. But sometimes things don't quite go according to plan. ITV Racing Commentator Richard Hoiles spoke to Merseysportlive on the time he was invaded moments before Comply or Die won the race in 2008.

A weekend edition for MerseySportLive’s horse racing coverage is a high class card at Aintree on a chilly and wet November morn. A little bit different to our usual reporting as there is a more in-depth look at the...

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.

Aintree racecourse has been named as the sixth favourite across the UK, Scotland, Ireland and Wales in a study by BoyleSports. With an average monthly search volume of 9,900 and an attendance of around 180,000 in 2019, the Merseyside racecourse is a highly rated location for horse racing fans.

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.

Haydock Park opens their gates for the second jumps meeting of the season this Wednesday for the Christmas Time Raceday. See our preview and tips...