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There are good horses, very good horses, great horses, legends even. And then there is TIGER ROLL.

It’s the day when millions of us are tempted into having a flutter. A bet down at the bookies or online, or a go on the sweepstake at work. Even Grandma has been known to splash out with her 50p each/way.

Finding the winner of the Grand National is often likened to finding the numbers you need to land the National Lottery. Indeed it’s surely no coincidence that the very first winner of the great race, way back in 1839, was a horse called Lottery.

The Randox Health Grand National is unique. The purveyor of dreams and creator of legends. Therefore, it is no surprise that it receives more attention around the world than any other horse race.

The lights will be turned on at Southwell Racecourse on Saturday to usher in a new era of floodlit racing at the popular track.

The dust has settled on another Cheltenham Festival, so it’s time to take stock of what happened and to run the rule over the hottest topics it threw up.

Not long now. The waiting is almost over. The Cheltenham Festival is ready to roll. All we need now are winners!

Ever felt like pressing a button to eject yourself from the reality of horrors such as Brexit, austerity, racism, xenophobia, Trump, extremism and yet more Brexit?

Extraordinary female jockeys and trainers in Jumps racing are being showcased to celebrate International Women’s Day today.

A curious Jumps season, marked by unseasonably Good ground, the apparent demise of many potential stars and an equine flu scare, is finally guaranteed to explode into life.

Whatever your views on the equine flu outbreak and the BHA’s response to it, no-one could decry the unwitting spin-off that was the compelling card at Ascot on Saturday.

Southwell Racecourse has confirmed fixtures will resume on Wednesday (13th February) following a six-day national suspension due to an outbreak of equine flu.

Southwell Racecourse has confirmed fixtures for today (Friday 8th February) and Sunday 10th February will not go ahead due to the risk of equine influenza spreading.

The gatecrashing of the Champion Hurdle party by APPLE’S JADE at the weekend is the big talking-point as the countdown to the Cheltenham Festival hots up.

There might be only 40 days to the Cheltenham Festival, but most serious punters will admit they are finding it difficult to come up with any hard-and-fast fancies.

The Grand National hero of 2017, ONE FOR ARTHUR, returns to action in one of the big races of the weekend when he takes on 11 rivals in the £75,000 Grade Two Peter Marsh Handicap Chase at Haydock Park.