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The strong trade seen all week at the November National Hunt Sale continued through to the third foal session, and it was regular Tattersalls Ireland buyer Lennie Walker who led proceedings when outbidding owner John Nallen of "Minella" fame to buy the session-topping Flemensfirth colt (Lot 896) from consignor Ballincurrig House Stud.

The 29th annual Cartier Racing Awards were staged at the Dorchester Hotel in London, England on the evening of Tuesday, November 12 and it proved to be the night of John Gosden, with horses from his powerful Clarehaven Stables, which were all partnered by Frankie Dettori, scooping five of the eight equine awards.

British point-to-pointing’s 52nd annual Awards Dinner - sponsored by Tattersalls Cheltenham/Ascot Sales - will celebrate two record-smashers when it takes place at Cheltenham racecourse tomorrow evening (Thursday, Nov 14).

Racing returns to the famous Grand National fences at Aintree on Saturday, 7 December - Becher Chase Day.

French trainer Emmanuel Clayeux is sending over three runners for The November Meeting at Cheltenham this weekend.

Course scorer Urgent De Gregaine and Diesel D'Allier will represent the trainer in the Glenfarclas Cross Country Handicap Chase (3.00pm, 21 entries) on Friday, 15 November.

The Go Racing In Yorkshire Future Stars Apprentice Series, supported by White Rose Saddlery has been won for the second year in a row by Kieran Schofield.

The jockey who was apprentice to Brian Ellison at the beginning of the season, but since turning 26 in October is now a claiming professional, took an early lead in the series and simply couldn’t be caught.

Dual Champion Hurdle hero Buveur D'Air headlines 14 entries for the £110,000 G1 Betfair Fighting Fifth Hurdle at Newcastle on Saturday, November 30, details of which are revealed today.

Buveur D'Air is aiming for a third successive victory in Newcastle's two-mile highlight, a feat that would emulate the great Comedy Of Errors who landed three consecutive renewals between 1972 and 1974.

Birds Nest is the only other three-time winner, scoring in 1976, 1977 and 1979.

Horse racing is one of the most popular sports in the UK, with ITV’s coverage of the 2019 Grand National drawing in 9.6m viewers. This was a 12% increase from 2018, and an estimated 600m people tuned in across the globe. It also remains the most bet-upon sport in the UK. Aside from viewing figures, the 2018 Grand National saw £250m being bet on the race. But it’s not just for dedicated equestrians either. You can easily find guides to horse racing betting for beginner’s on online sports betting sites, for instance. So how did horse racing and betting become almost synonymous?

Excitement for the 2019 Grand National is reaching fever pitch. This year's event could see the first back-to-back winner since 1973 and 1974 when Red Rum famously galloped to victory.

With the race just a few weeks away, 2019 Grand National betting sees a lot of fans backing Tiger Roll. Can the horse win the race again or will one of his rivals gallop to success?

The Grand National 2019 is just days away. The three-day horse racing festival will kick off with Grand Opening Day on Thursday, April 4th and run until Saturday, April, 6th. The three-day event will feature 21 races with some of the biggest names in British and Irish horse racing taking part. Horse racing fans can find information how to get betting on the Grand National and wager on the horse they believe will win this year’s race.

Fakenham Racecourse has signed up to support Responsible Gambling Week, an industry-wide campaign to trigger a national conversation about what it means to gamble responsibly. Responsible Gambling Week 2019, which takes place from November 7th – November 13th under the hashtag #RGWeek19, is the public face of the industry’s year-round commitment to promote safer gambling. […]

Tony Cruz is resolute in his expectation that Exultant can confirm his status as Hong Kong's pre-eminent 'stayer' in Sunday's (17 November) G2 Jockey Club Cup (2000m) and beyond.