Burghley runner-up Tom Jackson and Sabrina Pryer tied the knot on 3 November – Sabrina’s birthday – on what the happy couple has described as “the best day of our lives”. The couple’s dogs, Alfie and Otto, came to the church, and the Jacksons followed their special day with a honeymoon in Botswana. “Everyone says it’s the best day of your lives, and it really is. It was amazing. We had lots of special family and friends there, and it was just an amazing day, it just went too quickly!”said Sabrina.
CHELTENHAM, ENGLAND - MARCH 16: Rachael Blackmore onboard Honeysuckle celebrates after victory in the Unibet Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy (Grade 1) on Day One of the Cheltenham Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 16, 2021 in Cheltenham, England. Sporting venues around the UK remain under strict restrictions due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as Government social distancing laws prohibit spectators inside venues resulting in events being held behind closed doors. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)
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Cheltenham Gold Cup and Grand National-winning jockey Rachael Blackmore will switch saddles to make her London International Horse Show as part of the girls team in the Markel Jockeys Jumping (19 December), in aid of the Injured Jockeys Fund. “I did some eventing in my teenage years, but that was a long time ago now!” said Rachael, confident that “the girls… obviously” will be claiming this year’s title.
Organisers of showing fixture Equifest have announced that the show will move to a new venue in 2023, following the closure of the East of England showground this year. The show will be held at Arena UK, some 35 miles north up the A1, from 2 to 5 August 2023. The decision was made after Equifest’s organisers posted a public questionnaire, which ascertained that Arena UK was “by far the venue of choice.”
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