Horse Racing

28 races, 14 Grade 1's, four days of endless excitement and the return of fans. Bring on the festival! The prize pot this year will exceed £4 million across the week, therefore attracting the very best horses to the festival.

Four days of the best horse racing in the country will return to Gloucestershire from Tuesday 15th March to Friday 18th March 2022. This a guide for all those on Merseyside making the trip south who want to have the best experience they can at Cheltenham.

"To do it at Haydock, the course where I had been many times as a kid watching racing, to ride a winner there... not only for me but the owners who sponsor me and everyone else...it was a great day." The words of young Scouser Lewis Stones, powering over the finish line to win at Haydock Park in December - his hometown track.

Two-time winner of the Grand National, Tiger Roll, has been withdrawn by his owner Michael O'Leary, over issues with the handicap allocation. But what are the handicaps - and why has O'Leary withdrawn Tiger Roll? Merseysportlive delves into the issue.

Martin Dwyer secured status of becoming a "world class jockey" by achieving one feat - winning the Epsom Derby on a special summer day in 2006. It completed his remarkable journey from a Liverpool council estate. Dwyer relived his memorable day to Merseysportlive's Henry Baines.

Liverpool has not produced a rich list of professional jockeys of late, despite hosting one of the most famous horse races every year. However, Joe Anderson is bucking the trend. Merseysportlive's Henry Baines reports.

A jockey from Liverpool has welcomed the move to make Grand National winner Rachael Blackmore the new face of Aintree as an official ambassador. Blackmore's amazing 2020-21 season saw her become the first ever woman to win the Grand National at Aintree.

This weekend, Aintree Racecourse will play host to the 173rd Grand National. The venue is of course synonymous with horse racing, much like Augusta and golf, Wimbledon and Tennis, Lord's and Cricket. But it also occupies a lesser-known chapter in the history books of Formula 1.

Rachael Blackmore made racing history at Cheltenham, winning the Champion Hurdle riding Honeysuckle. Now all eyes will turn to Aintree and whether she can become the first female winning jockey at the Grand National next month.

The Foxhunters' chase at this year’s Grand National will be renamed to The Rose Paterson Randox Foxhunters’ Chase as a tribute after her passing last year. Rose was the chairman of Aintree Racecourse from 2014, and has always been an ever-present part of the track since being chairman.