HORSE RACING
Computer-generated Grand National goes down a treat
Bookmakers are donating all profits from betting on the animated race to Britain’s state-run National Health Service
05 April 2020 - 22:22
London — Former Wales rugby star Jonathan Davies wanted one small matter cleared up as part-owner of the big-race winner Potters Corner at Aintree on Saturday: “So is there Virtual Grand National prize-money?”
With the world’s most famous steeplechase falling victim to the coronavirus shutdown, the computer-generated edition, now in its third year, found itself taking centre stage...
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