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Horse & Hound Trending: ROR SHOW AINTREE 2018 Credit: Grossick Racing 07710461723 The Jockey Club The Jockey Club has been announced as the new title sponsor of the Retraining of Racehorses (RoR) national championships 2021 in a three-year deal. The championships will be held at Aintree Equestrian Centre on 26-29 August and feature classes for showing, dressage, and showjumping, culminating with the crowning of the Jockey Club supreme champion during Saturday’s evening performance. Entries are open until 1 August for the 77 classes at the championships, which in 2019 attracted 940 entries from 326 retrained racehorses. RoR chief executive Di Arbuthnot said the organisation is delighted that RoR’s relationship with the Jockey Club will enter a new phase. ....
Horse & Hound Trending: Horse & Hound is supported by its audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. Jack The Giant, a talented thoroughbred who amassed almost £200,000 in winnings on the racecourse and then went on to claim all of the major RoR titles in the show ring, has been put down at the age of 19. The 16.3hh son of Giant’s Causeway had a hugely successful career when in training with Nicky Henderson, claiming one win on flat, three over hurdles and five steeplechasing, as well as numerous other Group 1 placings. ....