Aintree Racecourse, in Merseyside, has been the home of the famous Grand National since its first running in 1839. A version ...

Take an intimate verité visit to a fascinating and little-known world: the dangerous and high-stakes game ... Jockeys bareback gallop their horses around a track, jumping off one and on to ...

That was certainly the correct description for the jockeys that tackled the National’s formidable obstacles – 40 horses galloping at high speed ... of a horse’s jumping ability is barely ...

Traditionally, horseback riders in the Ageuma Shinji (Horse jumping festival) at Tado Taisha shrine here get their animals to leap over an earthen wall about 2 meters high after reaching the top ...