Grand National

Potters Corner (Ire) (Indian Danehill {Ire}), trained by Christian Williams and ridden by Jack Tudor, was an 18-1 winner of ITV's Virtual Grand National on Saturday. The 5-1 favourite Tiger Roll (Ire) (Authorized {Ire}), winner of the last two runnings of Aintree's famed steeplechase, was fourth. ITV announced that it would put on a virtually simulated Grand National using CGI technology after the real event was cancelled last month as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Virtual Grand National quickly became a charitable event, with a handful of bookmakers...

ITV will next Saturday show a virtually simulated version of the Grand National, the day after the race was supposed to be run at Aintree. Using CGI technology and created by Inspired Entertainment, the race will feature the 40 horses and riders that had been expected to line up. Executive producer Rob McLoughlin said, "It's very sad not to have the real race, but Inspired's virtual race is fascinating and fun and has proven since 2017 to be incredibly accurate. "It is brave to preview the most unpredictable race of...

The Grand National Festival set for Aintree from Apr. 2 to 4 has been canceled. The Jockey Club deemed it "no longer appropriate" to stage the festival after the UK government announced heightened restrictions Monday evening on non-essential travel and mass gatherings. "The Randox Health Grand National Festival was just three weeks away and it's very clear to us it will not be possible for the event to take place. Public health must come first," said Sandy Dudgeon, senior steward of The Jockey Club. "We were working on a plan...