All news on the topic: Festivals

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Ex-jockey pioneers revolutionary horseshoe - and is enjoying stunning results
From 28 horses which have run this season in Equishox shoes, co-created by Robert ‘Choc’ Thornton, there have been 12 wins and 23 places, a startling figure for a man who rode over 1,100 winners during his racing career
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Brooks Koepka and Graeme McDowell to fly in to see Cheltenham Festival hope run
The two major winners have a gap in their schedule which could enable them to watch the Harry Derham-trained Givemefive who is due to run at Kempton
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Legendary ref scolds “lazy” Paul Nicholls over Cheltenham Gold Cup record
Nigel Owens meets the 14-time champion jumps trainer Paul Ncholls while making a hilarious new video ahead of the 2024 Cheltenham Festival
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Cheltenham Festival 2024: Races time, tickets, tips and weather for Gold Cup
Everything you need to know about Cheltenham Festival 2024, including tickets, how to watch and race times
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Sir Alex Ferguson breaks record after £633k deal for Cheltenham Festival hope
Former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson will share Caldwell Potter with three close friends following tragic death of Hermes Allen at weekend
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Legendary hurdler Hardy Eustace, dual Champion Hurdle hero, dies aged 27.
Hardy Eustace, who was trained by the late Dessie Hughes, won three times at the Cheltenham Festival including the Champion Hurdle in 2004 and 2005
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Cheltenham hero Galopin Des Champs headlines Willie Mullins' 713-1 four-timer
Horses trained by Willie Mullins took all four of the Grade One races on day one of Leopardstown's Dublin Racing Festival. Galopin Des Champs completed the set after wins for Dancing City, Kargese and Il Etait Temps
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Willie Mullins makes amazing start to 2024 by sending out 40 winners in January
In an outstanding statement ahead of the Cheltenham Festival, the 17-time champion Irish jump trainer completed an extraordinary month with 37 wins in Ireland and three in Britain
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Colonel Harry to carry Datsalrightgino's colours a week on from sad loss of star
Jamie Snowden's staff were devastated by the death of Datsalrightgino at Cheltenham's Festival Trials Day. Colonel Harry will represent his owners Hew and Jane Glyn Davies in Saturday's Scilly Isles Novices' Chase
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Newsboy's horseracing tips for Saturday including Cheltenham Festival Trials Day
Cheltenham Festival winner The Real Whacker is fancied to deliver in his Cheltenham Gold Cup warm-up on what should be a highly informative weekend
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‘Heartbroken’ owners quit racing as 29 horses auctioned after sad deaths
Andy and Gemma Brown are sending 29 horses to auction next month, including Grade 1 winner Caldwell Potter, saying they are taking a break from racing
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Willie Mullins' Ryanair favourite Allaho ruled out of Ryanair Chase by injury
Allaho had won two editions of the Ryanair Chase in 2021 and 2022 but will miss the race for the second year in succession after an injury setback
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Willie Mullins fan favourite back in Cheltenham Festival mix
Monkfish had not won since landing the second of two Festival victories in March 2021 but entered Stayers’ Hurdle contention after netting the Galmoy Hurdle
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Rylan Clark replaced on Radio 2 show as he announces surprise new career move
Former It Takes Two host Rylan, 35, will be taking four weeks off in Feburary as the ex Top Gear host steps into the role
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Nico de Boinville suffers injury setback ahead of Cheltenham Festival Trials Day
Nico de Boinville, Nicky Henderson’s stable jockey, will now miss the plum ride on another leading Cheltenham Festival candidate Jonbon
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French joint-favourite ruled out of £325k Stayers’ Hurdle at Cheltenham Festival
Theleme won the French Champion Hurdle last year and was vying for the head of the market with Teahupoo but will miss the Festival following a training setback
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Tramlines Festival line-up confirmed including The Human League and Tom Grennan
Tramlines Festival have confirmed their full line-up for the weekend, including Sheffield's own The Human League and a wide variety of acts from pop, rock and indie music
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Royal horse Reach For The Moon given big race entry at Cheltenham 2024
Reach For The Moon, a one-time Derby contender for the late Queen Elizabeth II, could run over jumps at Cheltenham for Her Majesty The Queen
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Parklife Festival confirms line-up including UK-exclusive performances
Parklife Festival is back for another year with a mega line-up being confirmed to head to Manchester's Heaton Park with the likes of Sugababes, J Hus and Peggy Gou taking to the stage
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Golfers Brooks Koepka and Graeme McDowell have major' Cheltenham challenger
Harry Derham-trained Givemefive won his second jumps race from as many starts for VIP owners Brooks Koepka and Graeme McDowell who were watching from Florida
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A Plus Tard who made history for Rachael Blackmore in Gold Cup is retired
Rachael Blackmore was the first female jockey to win the Cheltenham Festival's feature race, riding Henry de Bromhead's chaser. She also went into the record books in the Grand National for her main employer
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Boy, 15, 'planned Isle of Wight terror attack and wanted to stab his teacher'
Police arrested a schoolboy with a kitchen knife in his rucksack, who allegedly intended to use the blade in a vicious attack on one of his teachers who made a joke about pork
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Teen Muslim convert 'looked up weapons and Isle of Wight festival as target'
The teen who had Osama Bin Laden as his phone screensaver left handwritten notes for his family in case anything happened to him, the court was told
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Newsboy's Saturday racing tips for all of the ITV4 action
Newsboy expects Malina Girl to make the trip from Ireland worthwhile for Gavin Cromwell at Warwick, and he also reckons improving Sonigino can give Paul Nicholls a fourth win in the Lanzarote Hurdle at Kempton Park
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Willie Mullins-trained star in race against time to make Cheltenham Festival
It's For Me, a leading fancy for the big meeting in March, has suffered a setback. The Simon Munir and Isaac Souede-owned horse is 8-1 for the Sky Bet Supreme Novices' Hurdle with William Hill