Grand National-winning trainer Gordon Elliott has been axed by Betfair after images circulated of him sitting on a dead horse. Elliott, 42, came under fire after the shocking pictures were shared on social media on Saturday, and he has apologised ‘profoundly’ and confirmed he was fully co-operating with an investigation. But less than 24 hours … Read more
Trainer Gordon Elliott has apologised ‘profoundly’ after images circulated of him sitting on a dead horse. Grand National-winning trainer Elliott, 42, came under fire after the shocking pictures were shared on social media on Saturday, and he confirmed he was fully co-operating with an investigation. The picture appears to shows Elliott sitting on what looks … Read more
Aintree REJECTS pleas to delay Grand National by a few days until betting shops are allowed to re-open as part of Government’s roadmap out of lockdown An estimated £125m is bet on the National — Britain’s biggest betting race Betting shops are set to re-open two days after the Grand National on April 10 Betting … Read more
Chester Racecourse reveal plans for 5,000 spectators a day to attend May festival with mass on-site Covid testing and racegoers given staggered arrival times to avoid congestion Chester’s entire programme last year was staged behind closed doors Organisers claim a race day will lose money with less than 5,000 spectators Plan would need approval from … Read more
REVEALED: Covid restrictions mean owners are set to be BARRED from next month’s Cheltenham Festival – with organisers still reeling from backlash from allowing 250,000 spectators into the 2020 showpiece Cheltenham has one of the lowest Covid-19 infection rates in the country However, national restrictions likely to remain in place when lockdown is lifted Irish … Read more
300-1 shot He Knows No Fear makes horse racing history at Leopardstown becoming the longest-priced winner in British and Irish racing He Knows No Fear caused the biggest upset in British and Irish racing history The horse took victory in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden on Thursday William Hill took 86 bets on the … Read more
© Photo: Timo Louhelainen / AKK. The final screening of the Finnish Championship of Digital Track Racing will take place on August 8. In Jyväskylä, states in the AKK press release. The 20 best digiracing eSM drivers in Finland will hit each other at the Neste Rally Finland eChallenge, a digital motorsport super day to … Read more
© Edited by Sport Content Racing Point stable Sergio Perez is set to return to real action in Silverstone’s second F1 race, which will be run this weekend. Perez didn’t drive in last week’s Silverstone race as he was diagnosed with a coronavirus just before the weekend. Nico Hulkenberg drove in the race instead of … Read more