The latest win in his name tells nothing of the whole story. More than once it seemed this was the day when the glorious victory streak would come to an end. If we thought that, Altior plainly did not ...
It was perhaps fitting the mighty Altior eclipsed the 18 victories Big Buck's achieved to set a world record for consecutive successes in the style of the star staying hurdler, pulling out all the ...
The Cheltenham Festival, the biggest week in the horse racing calendar, gets underway today. With 28 races across four days, including the Cheltenham Gold Cup on Friday, there is plenty of action ...
Legendary jumper Altior is out of danger following a severe bout of colic which had left him critically ill. His trainer Nicky Henderson broke the news on his Unibet blog, saying he was over the worst ...
Expectation can be a dangerous thing in sport but even when things are as one-sided as Saturday’s Clarence House Chase, Altior can be relied on to set the pulse racing. Admittedly, it was his tendency ...
Nicky Henderson has welcomed an exciting new addition to his Seven Barrows yard, in the form of a half-brother to National Hunt star Altior. The unbroken three-year-old was bought from the Tattersalls ...
We all have our favourites on the track, but it's not always easy to follow what they get up to once their racing days are over. In a new Racing Post series, we catch up with Altior . . . Nicky ...
Altior stretched his unbeaten run over obstacles to 17 with a routine success in the Clarence House Chase at Ascot. Nicky Henderson’s brilliant two-mile chaser made every yard of the running, despite ...
Nicky Henderson dismissed talk of retirement for Altior following his surprise defeat on his return to action in the Ladbrokes Desert Orchid Chase at Kempton yesterday. The dual Queen Mother Champion ...
Altior has suffered his first defeat over jumps with Cyrname running out a brilliant all-the-way winner at Ascot, ending his remarkable winning streak at 19. Altior has suffered his first defeat over ...
Altior made it 16 wins out of 16 over obstacles with a comfortable victory in the Desert Orchid Chase at Kempton on Thursday. The 1-8 favourite was never troubled and took the lead under Nico de ...