Liam Treadwell

Former jump jockey Jeremy Mahot will honor the late Liam Treadwell by participating in the cross-Alps bicycle race. Mahot, 39, rode more than 70 winners before retiring in 2016 and now acts as head lad at the Oxfordshire yard of Noel Williams. Treadwell, winner of the 2009 Grand National, suffered a head injury following a fall at Bangor in 2016. The Transalp Race spans 355 miles over (570 kilometres) seven days, including uphill ascents that total more than 18,000 altitude metres. Beginning on Sunday in Nauders in Austria and crossing...

This time last year, life looked a lot different for Ryan Tate. Like most every jockey, Tate's days began at 5 a.m. when he would get up to ride work, in his case at Heath House Stables as a retained rider to Sir Mark Prescott. When training ended it was straight into the car to head to the races, perhaps a 14-hour round trip to Ayr or Hamilton. Or a fleeting visit to Kempton for a ride or two before rushing off to make the three-hour drive to Yarmouth, or...

Liam Treadwell, who won the 2009 Grand National aboard 100-1 outsider Mon Mome (Fr) (Passing Sail {Fr}), has died aged 34. A statement from West Mercia Police read, "earlier this morning police were called to an address in Billingsley, near Bridgnorth, following the death of a man in his 30s. The death is currently being treated as unexplained. However, at this stage there is believed to be no third-party involvement." Liam Treadwell, who won the 2009 Grand National aboard 100-1 outsider Mon Mome (Fr) (Passing Sail {Fr}), has died aged...