One of the best to ever do it. Jockey Rachel Blackmore has announced her retirement from horse racing at the age of 35. In 2021, the Tipperary native was the first female to win the Grand National, on Minella Times and the first female to be named leading jockey at the Cheltenham Festival, where she […]

11 months ago

“I don’t know why racing gets such a bad reputation.” Each year, horse racing comes under fire, with particular scrutiny around the time of the Grand National. The biggest race in the sport draws in a huge amount of eyes with casual punters joining the regulars, while critics also pipe up in their droves, due […]

1 year ago

A truly remarkable chain of events! On March 30th, 1928, the most remarkable story in the history of Aintree’s Grand National took place, with a gelding from Tipperary at its centre. It just so happened that a 10-year-old schoolboy named Peter placed his last sixpence on the 100/1 longshot, Tipperary Tim, ridden by jockey Billy […]

1 year ago

The Grand National 2025 is fast approaching, and sports fans in Ireland, the United Kingdom, and the rest of the world are preparing for one of the biggest events on the sporting calendar. Fans of thoroughbred horse racing flock to Aintree, hoping to see history made. The thousands in attendance join the millions worldwide following […]

1 year ago

The Grand National returns on Saturday and you can follow all the action here in the build up. The Randox Grand National Festival gets underway on Thursday with the showpiece race scheduled for 4pm on Saturday. We will have all the latest news from across all three days of the festival.

1 year ago

The biggest race of the year takes place this weekend. Jockeys & Jackpots, in association with BoyleSports, returns for episode six. And, fittingly, we are going big with the final episode of the season, as we look ahead to the Aintree Grand National, which takes place on Saturday, April 5. Going for gold Dave Orton […]

1 year ago