Robbie Power would have been unable to ride Sizing John to Cheltenham Gold Cup glory last Friday but for a special type of goggles which allows him to overcome double vision, he told The Guardian.
The 35-year-old Irishman -- who rode three winners at jumps racing's showpiece event last week, all trained by Jessica Harrington -- suffered a fractured leftRead more
Double London 2012 Olympic cycling gold medallist Victoria Pendleton, who had never sat on a horse this time last year, finished fifth in the amateur Gold Cup - the Foxhunters Chase, on Friday.
On The Fringe, the 7-4 favourite ridden by Nina Carberry, won the 22-fence, three-mile two-furlong amateur chase around the Cheltenham course.
Pendleton's 25-1 Pacha Du Polder satRead more