Nikolai Kozitsyn, chief of the Great Host of Don Cossacks, comes rushing into his second-story office in downtown Novocherkassk, apologizing for the informality of his navy blue sweat pants and ...

KHORTYTSIA, Ukraine — This lush, wild island, the largest on the Dnipro River, is just outside the southern city of Zaporizhzhia, not far from the front line where Ukrainian soldiers are trying to ...

CHELTENHAM, England (Reuters) - Don Cossack, the 9-4 favorite ridden by Bryan Cooper and trained by Gordon Elliott, won the Cheltenham Gold Cup on Fridayas Irish punters celebrated and bookmakers took ...

Gordon Elliott feels that a confidence-boosting turn in next week's Kinloch Brae Chase at Thurles could be pivotal for Don Cossack ahead of his planned Gold Cup tilt in March. The King George VI Chase ...