And finally... under starter’s orders

A lovely Welsh hound is supreme champion at a reorganised and revitalised show

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

The Albrighton and Woodland take both championships at the first of the summer’s major hound shows

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

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