The Australians describe the Melbourne Cup as "the race that stops a nation" but Ireland turned it into "the race that tops a nation" with a stunning 1-2-3 in the Flemington Classic. The Joseph O’Brien-trained Rekindling powered to a glorious victory in front of a crowd of 90,536, getting up in the final 100 metres to beat Johannes Vermeer, trained by his father, Aidan. The Willie Mullins-trained Max Dynamite took third place, with his two other runners, Thomas Hobson and Wicklow Brave finishing sixth and tenth respectively. Joseph O’Brien’s other runner, US Army Ranger finished 18th of the 23 runners. That was a minor setback to the 24-year-old training sensation as he celebrated a remarkable success in his first Melbourne Cup venture with the youngest horse in the field. Owned by Lloyd Williams, the winner was the first three-year-old to win Australia’s most famous race since 1941 and the first Irish-trained winner since Dermot Weld’s...

There’s nothing like a race day to let your style shine and for you to enjoy the chance to dress up. The best thing about Racing Fashion is, there really are NO RULES! Well a few simple ones. Below are some ideas on how to stand out as well as some websites & facebook pages to help you achieve that fabulous race day look and to keep you abreast of the latest trends along with the dates for all our ladies days in 2015 so you can pop them in your diary. Solid Colours Loud and proud colour combinations make for a dynamic, confident look. Feel free to mix it up with another color or be bold and stay true to your chosen colour from head to toe! Accent with accessories of course!! ------------------------------ Modern Prints This is a fun trend to go with no matter what the occasion. Mixing up abstracts with colors...

Horses have long been revered for their beauty and strength but there is one horse who is considered more breath-taking than the rest. His name is Frederik the Great, and he has more than 75,000 fans on Facebook. Frederik lives in the Ozark mountains of Arkansas, and holds the nicknames “Storybook Stallion” and “The Most Beautiful Horse in the World.” And with good reason - just check out his muscular build and flowing, wavy mane! Wow! He really looks like something out of a fairytale. Frederik the Great is a Friesian, which is a rare horse breed developed in the Netherlands during the Middle Ages. Friesians are very agile for their large size and were historically used as war horses because of their ability to carry knights in full armor, according to PetBreeds.com. They were later used as light draft horses throughout Europe and faced extinction after the end of...