What Corach Rambler’s retirement says about racing’s direction of travel
Conundrum of what is best for the sport conflicting with what is best for a horse rears its ugly head once again
April 2024
Talking Horses
This year’s Grand National looked and felt like a better race, in every way
Greg Wood
Sportblog
Vintage Grand National enough to make Willie Mullins lose his voice
I Am Maximus lands gamble for all-conquering Mullins in Grand National
Grand National 2024: I Am Maximus wins thrilling race at Aintree – as it happened
Grand National meeting 2024: Falls and finery – in pictures
‘Areas of concern’: British racing faces headwinds as Grand National looms
Impaire Et Passe edges thrilling blanket finish to win Aintree Hurdle
Grand National 2024: horse-by-horse guide to all the runners
Grand National 2024 quiz: can you identify the real runner from the fakes?
Talking Horses
Grand National’s heavy going likely to make ‘new’ race look like older ones
‘We won’t be there’: Animal Rising will not protest at Grand National this year
March 2024
Michelle Mone’s Monbeg Genius withdrawn from Grand National
Grand National organisers will not seek injunction against Animal Rising
February 2024
Michelle Mone’s Monbeg Genius still on track to line up at Grand National
Monbeg Genius, the horse owned by Michelle Mone and her husband Doug Barrowman, remains on course to line up as one of the favourites for the Grand National at Aintree on 13 April
October 2023
Grand National changes: 34 runners, first fence moved and no more parade
Aintree will host a different race in April 2024 with six fewer horses and an earlier start time in an attempt to reduce the number of fallers
April 2023
Horse racing’s disregard for animal life is appalling
Over 40 activists de-arrested after Grand National protest, campaign group says
This Grand National was an unsettling spectacle for many inside racing’s bubble
Greg Wood
Why did we protest at the Grand National? To finally make Britain talk about our treatment of animals