4 Extra Debut. Pulitzer prize-winning novelist Jane Smiley explains why a horse racing track in California is so inspirational. From July 2011. Show more
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4 Extra Debut. Hardeep Singh Kohli discovers the royal connections linking Ascot racecourse with fashion for over 300 years. From June 2011. Show more
Writer and broadcaster Lynne Truss considers George Stubbs's portrait of the racehorse Eclipse, which captures the glamour, excitement and yet inevitable cruelty of the sport. Show more
BBC Radio Gloucestershire Special
Did the Cheltenham Festival help the spread of Covid-19?
33 minutes
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Around 150,000 people attended the four day event in March, 10 days before the coronavirus lockdown.
Hayley Mortimer investigates the impact of the Cheltenham Festival. Show more
Sportsound Meets
Sportsound Meets Richard Johnson
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Four-time British champion jump jockey Richard Johnson on an exceptional racing career.
Desert Orchid’s wins the Gold Cup 1989, while three cheers rang out among his thousands of adoring followers. Show more
Red Rum winning three Grand Nationals in 1973, 1974 and 1977. Show more
Gold Cup 100 – Behind the stable door
4. 'Cheltenham or bust'
20 minutes
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Exploring the final preparations before the world's media descends on the West Country. Show more
Gold Cup 100 – Behind the stable door
6. It's Gold Cup day
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Join thousands of people braving the weather for the 100th anniversary of the Cheltenham Gold Cup. It's the moment the trainers and teams have been waiting for. Show more
Gold Cup 100 – Behind the stable door
5. The Cheltenham roar on race day
19 minutes
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Explore behind the scenes at the world famous Cheltenham course with trainers Paul Nicholls, Joe Tizzard, David Pipe, Johnson White and their teams. Show more
Gold Cup 100 – Behind the stable door
3. Organising the 'Olympics of racing'
20 minutes
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With two weeks to race day, we explore what's left to do and what makes this year's Cheltenham Gold Cup so special. Show more
Gold Cup 100 – Behind the stable door
Welcome to Gold Cup 100 - Behind the stable door
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Go behind the scenes in the 100th year of the Cheltenham Gold Cup and hear from some of the biggest names in jump racing. Show more
Gold Cup 100 – Behind the stable door
1. Heartache, weather and cancelling Christmas
19 minutes
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Exploring the pressures of a successful Cheltenham Gold Cup, one of the biggest horse races in the world. Show more
Gold Cup 100 – Behind the stable door
2. Six weeks to go, transitions and teams
20 minutes
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We catch up with jump racing trainers Paul Nicholls, Joe Tizzard, David Pipe and Johnson White who are getting things ready at the six-week mark. Show more
For Fitness Sake
‘It’s physically impossible to win every race’
17 minutes
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Champion jockeys, the voice of horse racing and the fans give us a fascinating insight into the sport of horse racing!
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Rachael Blackmore’s rise to prominence scaled new heights in 2021 when she became the first woman to win the Grand National. Show more
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Don’t Push it’s victory in 2010 was the first Grand National success for AP McCoy and a career highlight for trainer Jonjo O’Neill. A true epic tale of triumph over adversity. Show more
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Trevor Hemmings died in 2021, but his place in Grand National history is assured. He won the race three times and with three different horses. Show more
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We get the jockey’s view of why it’s so very special to compete in the greatest steeplechase in the world. The Grand National. Show more
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Neptune Collonges’s unforgettable win in 2012. A race over four and a half miles, with forty horses jumping thirty fences, yet the winning distance just a matter of millimetres. Show more