The Grand National at Aintree

[brockguy]

someone told me that McKelvey wasnt put down as one might suspect from the fall, but by colliding with a barrier afterwards.. There is constant ongoing work involved trying to make the racecourse much safer for loose horses..

Im certainly of the opinion that steeplechase racing prolongs the life of many horses who are deemed not to be so good on the flat and could just be discarded with. Our champion hurdle winner, Katchit was a very moderate flat horse who with a great heart and superb jumping technique won the best hurdle race at Cheltenham. If there was no jump racing, there is no telling where he could be now..