The Irish Grand National, established in 1870 and held on Easter Monday every year at the Fairyhouse Racecourse, is one of the biggest events on the Irish racing calendar - and its pretty popular with ...

The two miles five furlongs of the Ryanair Chase hits a nice sweet spot between the skeltering speed of a Champion Chase and ...

Crowds may have declined in the past two years but for those with runners at jumps racing's most prestigious meeting the ...

Crowds may have declined in the past two years but for those with runners at jumps racing’s most prestigious meeting, the atmosphere at the Cheltenham Festival is like being in “the Colosseum”, ...

Cheltenham Gold Cup betting is headed by Galopin Des Champs, the odds-on favourite to complete a hat-trick of victories ...

AP McCoy knows a thing or two about winning at Cheltenham. The Moneyglass man won a total of 31 races at the Festival. He ...

The deafening “Cheltenham Roar” from spectators was to get its first rendition yesterday and bring the curtain up on 28 races over four days — climaxing with the blue riband of steeplechasing the ...

Tommo' once found himself in the back of a police car with his 'idol' Michael O'Hehir and in a much more serious incident had ...

Won in the past by steeplechasing legends such as Arkle, Desert Orchid, Dawn Run, Best Mate and Kauto Star, the Gold Cup – run over three miles and two furlongs - remains one of the most ...

Jeremy Scott saddled a 47-1 treble to give the stable a confidence boost ahead of Golden Ace's run in Tuesday's Close ...

The contest was moved to the 'New Course' in 1959, and the subsequent achievements of horses like Arkle, Dawn Run, Desert Orchid, Best Mate, Kauto Star (pictured above) and Denman have helped ...