Buying great horses isn’t all about six-figure sums and flashy auctions. Luz Wollocombe finds out from top riders about the special purchases that changed their lives

Kim Bailey on a historic win and ensuring the future of retired racehorses

As winter relinquishes its grip, Tessa Waugh enjoys a copybook meet, with convivial chat, springy turf and good sport – while the real hunting aficionados demonstrate their teleporting skills

With 36 years in hunt service behind him, Robert McCarthy is one of the country’s most senior and most respected huntsmen. He talks to Tessa Waugh about Crufts, the current situation and life in Northumberland

An owner/trainer/ rider returned to Revesby Park in style as a new trainer debuted successfully and a jockey starred across two meetings

By 1985, the hot-rod world had evolved into something far less rebellious and challenging than its pre- and post-war roots on the dry lakes of southern California. It had become the preserve of celebr