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Grand National: Auroras Encore wins at 66-1
John Smith's Grand National horse race, Saturday April 6, at the Aintree Racecourse, Race time: 16:15 BST.
The annual Grand National, traditionally called the "housewives race" due to the amount of women betting on this ...more Grand National 2013, Ladies Day
Saturday in the UK is Grand National Day. The annual steeplechase, classed by many as the most cruel horse race in the country's racing calendar, will begin mid afternoon. There have been some modifications to jumps and reductions in the number of horses taking part but it remains ...more
Synchronised one of Grand National's 2012 horse deaths
Watching the Annual Grand National Steeplechase in the UK, for the first time in many years, this blogger was struck by how cruel the race is. 40 horses and their riders started the race behind a dodgy looking tape. False starts left the horses full of jitters. The first to bolt Synchronised maybe had a premonition of what was to come More
Grand National weekend 2012
April 12, 2012
For some this weekend in the UK will be the highlight of the horse racing calendar. Traditionally The Grand National has a more widespread range of punters than other races. People who would never normally gamble will often have a "flutter" ........More |
Dubai ruler has horses banned for steroid use
B. McPherson
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum of Dubai has had 11 of his race horses banned from competition in the UK. When authorities did a check of 45 of his thoroughbreds at the Godolphin Stables, eleven..........more Grand National 2012-Neptune Collonges wins cruel steeplechase
Even before the 2012 Grand National got underway there was drama. A P McCoy ended up with a knocked arm and his horse was running loose along the course. Luckily a course-side journalist managed to get a hold on the horse. If not the horse would have probably missed the race and wore itself out in the process.More
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