Get set for the grand national

This year’s Grand National-winning jockey talks us through the race, explains why he’ll always be an amateur – and shares a few secrets about his legendary father with Kate Johnson

A hunter “titan” claims the title for a ninth time, a former hack excels and a worker nursed back to health wins

Who says you need a blue-blooded warmblood to succeed in showjumping? Jennifer Donald meets some eye-catchers who prove that success in the ring can come from every shape and size

Gone, but never forgotten – Kate Johnson unearths the stories behind the spectacular horses that have given their names to trophies

BETFRED DERBY FESTIVAL 6–7 June

Gregory Wathelet hits the Rolex grand prix jackpot for the second time in four years, with a raft of British riders in hot pursuit