Do you know what the oldest horse race in Britain is, where the term 'gee-gee' comes from, or who is credited with bringing racing to Ascot? Fact-packed but light-hearted in style, this reliable reference...

 In 1964, Arkle's  first-place finish  in the Cheltenham Gold Cup  was  the first big  win by  Ireland's most  celebrated  racehorse: the horse  by which  all others are measured. Fifty years on from  the...

Christian – 'Kit' – Cavenaugh, born in 1667 in Dublin, grew up on a Leixlip farm. A dragoon in the Marlborough Wars, Kit led an adventurous life, courting women, fighting duels and arguing a paternity...

It is said the land level of Ireland rises a few feet every March because so many people have left for the National Hunt Festival at Cheltenham.English-Irish rivalry at this pinnacle of jump racing has...

Every year the Grand National produces very different stories from jockeys and horses alike; uplifting scenes from a victor and heartbreak when a mere inch divides the loser from the winner at the end...