‘the world’s toughest steeplechase’

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

The first time I visited Prague, I decided I didn’t like it. I was ill and it was March, with looming grey skies and a biting wind that whipped around corners and froze you as soon as you left your ho

Whose team could change four tyres the faster? Ken Tyrrell and McLaren’s Teddy Mayer had £600 riding on it. The former’s crew – a gun guy at each corner, a jack man at either end – was said to have go

One of the week’s big winners reaps an extra-special reward, another’s faith in their mount pays dividends, and a family’s breeding programme comes to the fore

Challenge Cesenatico on 11 May welcomed over 1,000 athletes and 32 nations to Italy’s Adriatic Coast. With calm seas and clear skies, the day provided ideal conditions for racing the 1.9km coastal swi