Sheep in Ireland usually wind up as hardy, handsome sweaters — or, if they're truly unlucky, as tasty lamb chops. But for those few special Irish sheep willing to undergo advanced training, and who ...

A festival has scrapped a race using live sheep after a petition of more than 60,000 names forced organisers to rethink the event. Campaigners argued that sheep racing is cruel and should not take ...

Kempton’s finest sheep, including prize ewe Public Baaa, have been crutched and coiffured ahead of the biggest day on their sporting and social calendars. Public Baaa, as Mr Batt explained, will be ...

A festival has removed live sheep racing from its programme after 60,000 people signed a petition citing animal welfare concerns. The race was due to take place at Llandovery Sheep Festival on 23-24 ...

ITV Racing was forced to announce some unexpected 'breaking ewes' on Thursday when the start of a race was delayed by sheep. The network was broadcasting the third leg of the Racing League series live ...

WE have all heard of horse and greyhound racing but something far more ‘baa-rmy’ is coming to Billericay.... In what will be a first for Barleylands Farm, sheep will be racing around a track as part ...

Australians will bet on almost anything: horses of course; they'll even put a bet on their own federal election. But what about sheep? In a country that used to ride on the sheep's back stories of the ...

From office sweepstakes to gambling grannies, Grand National fever is sweeping the UK ahead of the nation’s world-famous horse race at Aintree on Saturday. A record-breaking $219m is expected to be ...

A sheep race which led to 50,000 people signing a petition calling for it to be banned is to return this weekend. The annual Hoo Farm Easter sheep race had been a bank holiday tradition in Shropshire ...