‘Experiencing the magic’: retired racehorses mark Chinese year of the horse in city centre

EDITORIAL USE ONLY (left to right) Racehorses Kemboy and Nora The Xplorer visit Liverpool’s Chinatown with Great British Racing to celebrate Chinese New Year and the Year of the Horse. Picture date: Tuesday February 17, 2026. PA Photo. To mark the occasion, Great British Racing is aiming to give 8,000 young people under the age of 18 the opportunity to see a Thoroughbred horse in person this year. Photo credit should read: James Speakman/PA Media AssignmentsTwo thoroughbreds visited the oldest Chinatown in Europe to mark the official start of the year of the horse today (17 February). Former racehorses Kemboy and Nora The Xplorer met passers-by and posed for pictures under the Chinese arch on Nelson Street, Liverpool, which at 44ft tall is the largest of its type outside mainland […]