‘If you wanted to design a virus dispersion hub, you could do worse’: the Cheltenham Festival, one year on
It was one of the last major sporting events before Britain went into lockdown in March 2020. Racegoers recall a tense week and its aftermath
October 2020
Barry Geraghty: 'Five winners at Cheltenham closed the book perfectly'
Barry Geraghty has learned to relax in his retirement after a hectic career with 1,920 winners. ‘I’m enjoying being more unravelled’ he tells Donald McRae
September 2020
Talking Horses
Talking Horses: Cheltenham counts cost of winter behind closed doors
The racecourse is expected to lose at least £15m in ticket revenue with spectators unlikely to be admitted on 13 of its 16 racedays
August 2020
Hidden gems from the world of research
How the home team advantage is lost when no one's watching
Torsten Bell
New research confirms that a lack of spectators changes the expected course of matches
June 2020
Covid-19 investigations
'We were packed like sardines': evidence grows of mass-event dangers early in pandemic
Research appears to back up stories of people who believe they got coronavirus at events UK government allowed to go ahead
May 2020
Sportblog
Listen to the science: it was wrong to go ahead with major sporting events
Barry Glendenning
A new report suggests Cheltenham Festival and a Liverpool match ‘increased several-fold’ the number of Covid-19 cases in those areas
April 2020
Do you believe you were infected by coronavirus at a big event in March?
We want to hear from those who attended mega-events such as Cheltenham Festival and the Stereophonics concerts in Cardiff
Racing Ireland chief says Cheltenham 'should probably not have taken place'
The chief executive of Horse Racing Ireland says last month’s Cheltenham Festival should ‘probably’ not have taken place due to growing concerns about the spread of coronavirus
Experts call for inquiry into local death toll after Cheltenham Festival
Cheltenham cited Boris Johnson's rugby outing as a reason for Festival go-ahead
Cheltenham faces criticism after racegoers suffer Covid-19 symptoms
Business as usual for horse racing until Government says otherwise
Horse racing authorities have said it is business as usual until Government advice says otherwise but professionals believe racing behind closed doors is a realistic option
