Willy De Houelle died after a horror fall midway through the Boodles Anniversary 4-Y-O Juvenile Hurdle yesterday. Jockey Rachael Blackmore was taken into an ambulance but was later confirmed to be ...

A horse has died on the opening day of the Grand National Festival at Aintree. Willy De Houelle suffered a fatal injury during the Juvenile Hurdle on Thursday afternoon. Jockey Rachel Blackmore ...

Firsts are nothing new for the groundbreaking Irish jockey, but she admits she might have underestimated the challenge of ...

Last Thursday, during the first day of the historic festival, four-year-old Willy De Houelle suffered a fatal fall after struggling over a hurdle. Jockey Rachel Blackmore was seen being carried ...

In a significant sigh of relief for the sport, vets at Aintree have given the seven-year-old the green light to make the journey back to Grange Hill Farm in Gloucestershire. There had been high ...

Millions of people from across the world tuned in to watch this year's Grand National at Aintree. The iconic race got underway at 4pm on Saturday afternoon with 34 horses competing for the top ...

Rachel Blackmore is bidding to become the first woman to win two Grand Nationals when she rides Minella Indo in Saturday's showpiece race. Blackmore became the the first female jockey to win the ...

Grand National runner Celebre d'Allen dies aged 13 following his collapse at Aintree's final fence on Saturday.

Four-year-old Willy De Houelle, ridden by Rachel Blackmore, suffered a fatal fall during the second race of this year's Aintree Festival. An Aintree Racecourse spokesperson said: "Willy De Houelle ...

Celebre d’Allen became the second horse to die after racing at the 2025 Grand National Festival, with the Willie Mullins-trained Willy De Houelle suffering a fatal fall in Thursday’s 4-Y-O ...

Rachael Blackmore has made a name for herself as one of the outstanding jockeys of her generation after becoming the first female jockey to win the Grand National in its 186-year history in 2021.