Tony McCoy is to join Channel 4’s racing team from November to coincide with the start of the National Hunt season.

Churchtown in Co Cork, as the birthplace of legendary trainer Vincent O’Brien, has long hadconnections to racing royalty — but now that heritage is well and truly golden.

Jim Culloty can safely be described as a legend now.

Owner Paul Barber has revealed Cheltenham Gold Cup hero Denman has spent the last five months in a veterinary hospital fighting for his life after contracting a potentially fatal infection.

Kauto Stone made a successful seasonal bow as he landed the Grade One JNwine.com Champion Chase at Down Royal.

Kauto Star bows out as one of the greatest horses in the history of National Hunt racing.

Paul Nicholls has confirmed the incredible Kauto Star has run his final race.

LONG RUN can silence the doubters and land back-to-back Cheltenham Gold Cups at Prestbury Park this afternoon.

PAUL Nicholls admits he is unsure what to expect from Kauto Stone as he drops to the minimum distance for the Sportingbet Tingle Creek Chase at Sandown today.

LONG RUN and Kauto Star are the headline names among 19 entries for the Betfair Chase at Haydock on November 19.

On an evening when Barry Geraghty completed a superb treble in the opening three races, it was Conor O’Dwyer who earned the plaudits when guiding the Jessica Harrington trained Bullock Harbour to a convincing victory in the ‘Legends’ race, the Foleys Antiques Supple Arkle Statue Maiden.

Legendary jockey Lester Piggott last night led the tributes to the training genius of Vincent O’Brien, who died on Monday morning at the age of 92.

Vincent O’Brien, perhaps the greatest trainer of all time, died earlier today, aged 92, at his home in Straffan, Co Kildare.

Jonjo O'Neill's stable star Exotic Dancer died after suffering a heart attack following the totesport Bowl at Aintree today.

A run in the John Smith’s Grand National seems unlikely for Denman unless something goes wrong in his pursuit of back-to-back Cheltenham Gold Cups.

RACING DEMON, ante-post favourite for the Arkle Trophy, will step up to two-and-a-half miles for the first time at Ludlow on Thursday.

TRAINER Robert Alner yesterday revealed that Sir Rembrandt, second and third respectively in the 2004 and 2005 totesport Cheltenham Gold Cups, will miss the John Smith’s Grand National but his participation in the £150,000 Betfair Bowl, run on Thursday, April 7, is still under consideration.

Harbour Pilot remains on course for a clash with Beef Or Salmon in the Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup at Leopardstown next month.

BEEF OR SALMON, following a minor hiccup in the Munster National at Limerick, can get his Gold Cup prospects back on track by landing the Grade One James Nicholson Wine Merchant Champion ’Chase at Down Royal this afternoon.

BEST MATE remains odds-on across the board to win an historic third Tote Cheltenham Gold Cup following the publication of the entries yesterday.

Best Mate heads the 32 entries revealed today for the Tote Cheltenham Gold Cup, which takes place on March 18.

“DIFFERENT CLASS,” was Jim Culloty’s summation after his mount, Best Mate, toyed with the opposition in yesterday’s Ericsson Chase at Leopardstown.

French raider Jair Du Cochet lowered the colours of hot favourite Best Mate when beating the dual Cheltenham Gold Cup winner with ease in the Tote Peterborough Chase at Huntingdon today.

Florida Pearl was in 'good order' after arriving safely back at Willie Mullins' yard in Bagnelstown, on the Carlow/Kilkenny border.