Thursday, February 9, 2012

Don’t Push It National Winner


The 2010 Grand National was won by Don’t Push It, who had odds of 25/1 preceding the day of the most prestigious horse race in the country. In order to win the Grand National a horse has to prove he has the stamina and skill to tackle four and a half miles of racecourse …

McCoy Still Searching For First National Win


There are few prepared to argue that Tony (AP) McCoy isn’t the greatest National Hunt jockey of all time. The 15 times champion has won virtually everything the sport has to offer but the ‘Holy Grail’ of jumps racing, the John Smith’s Grand National, has continually evaded his grasp, writes Elliot Slater. McCoy will be even …

Tony McCoy Pairs Up with Petit Robin


This weekend’s Victor Chandler Chase at Ascot is the big one that everybody has their eye on given that it’s generally a fore runner for the Cheltenham Festival Queen Mother Chase in March. Though the number of declared horses has dropped further to only eight entrants, Petit Robin is up there with the favourites …