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Around 90 horses have died since the first Grand National in 1839 as the famous horse racing event returns for 2024 on Saturday.

The horse Solwara One died from its injuries sustained in a race on Ladies Day

The horse Solwara One died from its injuries sustained in a race on Ladies Day

EAST ANGLIA’S CHILDREN’S HOSPICES  Poor taste  I was disappointed to discover that the usually reliable Ely Standard had opted to advertise the 'National Stud tours' in last week's edition (April 29). The grand national, and many other horse races throughout the UK, causes horses to lose their lives every year without failure, this year's victims being The Long Mile and Houx Gris. Twenty nine horses have died at the Grand National alone since 2010, most from either broken legs or broken backs. Horses are typically forced to begin training for events like the Grand National when they a...

3:00PM, APR 11 2021 Harry Cobden is hoping to be back in the saddle in a couple of days after he was "lucky" to avoid a serious injury from a heavy fall sustained at Aintree on Saturday, which sidelined him from a ride in the Randox Grand National. Cobden missed out on the ride on Give Me A Copper in the showpiece after Lucky One came down in the Mersey Novices' Hurdle. He was taken to nearby Aintree Hospital, where he was initially set to spend the night with reports suggesting he had sustained facial fractures. But Cobden was discharged and, after returning home last night, is set...