A day at the races

The skills your horse learns on the hunting field can equip him for a surprising array of summer disciplines, finds Tessa Waugh

This year’s Royal Ascot delivered on every level with extraordinary equines, blazing sunshine and buoyant crowds. This is what the sport is all about

As the racing season gathers pace in York and gears up for next month’s Ebor spectacular, David Wilson looks at the history of horseracing at Knavesmire

Alice Cosgrove, clerk of the course at Market Rasen, on British weather, being a raceday conductor, and her 19-year-old “grizzly bear” cob

Adam Short on his path to the top, his Adele moment at Paris 2025, and why attention to detail is key

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