Grand National
Paddock Picks: Our biggest tips for the Aintree Grand National

Paddock Picks: Our biggest tips for the Aintree Grand National

It’s the biggest race of the year. This week on your favourite horse racing podcast, The Paddock, the full gang are here as we’re joined by Rishi Persad, Oli Bell, Tom Stanley and Nick Luck. The panel dive into their own deeply personal Grand National memories including watching it all the way from the Caribbean […]

1 week ago

The 2026 Aintree Grand National live hub

The 2026 Aintree Grand National live hub

Horse racing’s most celebrated race! We are back for another year at Aintree! The festival itself kicks off today, April 9, with Ladies Day tomorrow, and the Grand National on Saturday. Follow our live hub blog below for all of the action.

1 week ago

Trailblazing jockey Rachel Blackmore announces retirement

Trailblazing jockey Rachel Blackmore announces retirement

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 […]

1 year ago

Willie Mullins has questionable defence of racing after Grand National horse death

Willie Mullins has questionable defence of racing after Grand National horse death

“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