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Don Cossack storms to victory in the 2016 Cheltenham Gold Cup (photo: Dave Boylan)

Today – Racing’s Gold Standard

The jewel in the crown of the National Hunt racing calendar carries a stake of the equivalent of more than R9 million and is run over 5300m with an energy sapping total of 22 fences

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Genevieve Michel

Male Jocks Are Stronger

“There aren’t many sports where women compete against men and on a day-to-day basis. Are women as physically strong as men? No they’re not. It’s just fact.”

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Bobs Worth & Nicky Henderson

Comeback Kings Continue To Excite

“In my lifetime, there has been no such thing as a ‘title race’ in National Hunt racing. There has only been McCoy.” Mark Boylan’s latest installment on the 2015/2016 National Hunt season

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Tony McCoy

AP May Quit With National Win

McCoy, on the verge of becoming champion jockey for the 20th consecutive year, announced last month he would retire by the end of the jump racing season, which concludes in Britain at Sandown on 25 April

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McCoy’s Cheltenham Farewell

“The crowd cheered me all the way to the start and all the way back in,” McCoy said, “but I feel quite guilty because Next Sensation [ridden by Tom Scudamore] won the race

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Tony McCoy

Top Jock’s Beer Problem

The British Horseracing Authority said it would request a report from the racecourse. The incident occurred after the jockey finished second on Saint Helena

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