Stewards fine Martin £500The Naas stewards last night handed out a £500 fine to trainer Tony Martin, banned his horse Comrade Chinnery from racing for…Thu May 6 1999 - 01:00
One hiccup in Tote revolutionIrish racing's Tote revolution is being targeted to begin at Naas in just over three weeks' time but 250 part-time Tote staff…Thu May 6 1999 - 01:00
Moscow Express set to prevailRuby Walsh may have the jockey's championship in the bag following the news that Paul Carberry faces up to three months on the…Thu May 6 1999 - 01:00
O'Brien can only WinceIn all the furore about the stature of the first classics of the season and whether Sheikh Mohammed was cuddling up to them with…Mon May 3 1999 - 01:00
Hero's reception for IstabraqIt was inevitable but all the more watchable for thatSat May 1 1999 - 01:00
Matzaluna hard to beatDespite the chase and sprint tracks being unraceable, Cork still presents a decent seven-race card today with a £25,000 Listed…Sat May 1 1999 - 01:00
Orpen set to get the tripMore than one wag could be forgiven for quipping that it's deja vu all over again when Orpen lines up for today's 2,000 Guineas…Sat May 1 1999 - 01:00
Katarino delivers resounding victoryThose who tried to second guess the formbook were slapped in the face yesterdayFri Apr 30 1999 - 01:00
Balla Sola the pickEight races worth almost £250,000 and three Grade 1 contests among themThu Apr 29 1999 - 01:00
Imperial Call makes dramatic comebackDismissed beforehand as a has been, Imperial Call came out swinging for yesterday's Heineken Gold Cup and left Florida Pearl …Thu Apr 29 1999 - 01:00
Ferbert Junior comes of ageCardinal Hill winning was no surprise, Celibate scoring in the BMW Chase was a comparatively mild shock compared to Tearaway …Wed Apr 28 1999 - 01:00
This year's dazzling sunshine brings luck to festival race-goersThe vagaries of the Irish weather were never better illustrated than at the start of the Punchestown Festival yesterday.Wed Apr 28 1999 - 01:00
Bet on Florida PearlIn the Cheltenham Gold Cup, Florida Pearl couldn't quite manage to become the super-champion that the racing public so fervently…Wed Apr 28 1999 - 01:00
Direct Route looks the answerThe first four-day Punchestown National Hunt festival kicks off this afternoon featuring a typically competitive card, with a…Tue Apr 27 1999 - 01:00
Weld colt may run in French GuineasLast Wednesday, £4,375 was paid by the Moyglare Stud to supplement their colt, Major Force, for the Desert King Tetrarch Stakes…Mon Apr 26 1999 - 01:00
Carberry is recoveringThe Grand National winning jockey Paul Carberry is in a comfortable condition in the intensive care unit of Cashel Hospital after…Mon Apr 26 1999 - 01:00
Orpen inOrpen was confirmed yesterday as the Ballydoyle runner in next Saturday's 2,000 Guineas at NewmarketSat Apr 24 1999 - 01:00
Stage Affair nappedAidan O'Brien's sparkling start to the flat season has meant relatively lean pickings for his rivals but Dermot Weld for one …Sat Apr 24 1999 - 01:00
Festival Hall may run at SandownFestival Hall could be the Ballydoyle pathfinder to English three-year-old form in Saturday's Group Three Thresher Classic Trial…Thu Apr 22 1999 - 01:00
Bobbyjo is confirmed for SandownThe Aintree Grand National hero Bobbyjo is on course to pick up a £50,000 bonus if successful in Saturday's Whitbred Gold Cup…Tue Apr 20 1999 - 01:00
Saffron Waldon may run at NewmarketAidan O'Brien has not ruled out the possibility of being double handed in the Sagitta 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket on Saturday …Mon Apr 19 1999 - 01:00
Ballydoyle in the pink with Saffron WaldonMujahid's flop in Thursday's Craven Stakes has thrown the 2,000 Guineas market wide open, and now we have the bizarre situation…Sat Apr 17 1999 - 01:00
Winner's composure is upsetTchaikovsky heads for Leopardstown's Derrinstown Derby Trial after overcoming two horses and two tigers in yesterday's opener…Thu Apr 15 1999 - 01:00
Coliseum is outAidan O'Brien's Derby prospect Coliseum is out for the season after picking up a knee injury.Thu Apr 15 1999 - 01:00
Sunspangled heads straight to GuineasFresh from Istabraq's awesome display at Liverpool, Aidan O'Brien is now concentrating on organising his classic line-up, and…Wed Apr 14 1999 - 01:00
Bobbyjo bounces homeNo security nightmares, no officials intent on winding tape around jockeys' necks at the start and a colossally backed Irish …Mon Apr 12 1999 - 01:00
Carberrys return to Royal welcomeAs he clumped backwards out of a horsebox in the centre of the small Meath village of Ratoath yesterday, the Grand National winner…Mon Apr 12 1999 - 01:00
Bittersweet success for McManus campAnother Aintree success for JP McManus and his horse Khayrawani was made distinctly bittersweet by the death of McManus' other…Sat Apr 10 1999 - 01:00
Call It A Day the lottery pickAs befits its lottery legend, an analysis of the Martell Grand National yesterday provoked one frustrated racing scribe to mutter…Sat Apr 10 1999 - 01:00
Catch the National expressIt may be a bumper sporting weekend, but 32 horses will set out at 3Sat Apr 10 1999 - 01:00
Istabraq to square Liverpool accountThe dual-Champion Hurdler Istabraq returns to the scene of his last defeat and looks set for revenge in the Martell HurdleSat Apr 10 1999 - 01:00
Call Equiname to beat Opera HatIf precedent is anything to go by, then today is the day to follow the IrishFri Apr 9 1999 - 01:00
Double for McManusJP McManus must be wishing he had a runner in tomorrow's Martell Grand National because this Liverpool meeting threatens to copper…Fri Apr 9 1999 - 01:00
Taaffe has first trebleSpace Trucker booked his ticket for Punchestown and Winter Garden sauntered home from Royal Signature in the Grade Three Hurdle…Thu Apr 8 1999 - 01:00
Escartefigue can do the businessWith Fairyhouse following Cheltenham so quickly and the flat season slowly cranking into gear, yet another festival could be …Thu Apr 8 1999 - 01:00
Ballinrobe to inspectA 3.30 inspection this afternoon will determine if racing can go ahead at Ballinrobe tomorrow.Thu Apr 8 1999 - 01:00
Space Trucker expected to follow upSpace Trucker was the hero for many Irish punters when landing the Grand Annual Chase at Cheltenham and some of those substantial…Wed Apr 7 1999 - 01:00
His Song to face 3m tripHis Song, an expensive failure in Cheltenham's Arkle Trophy, will be upped in distance for Friday's Mumm Mildmay Novice Chase…Wed Apr 7 1999 - 01:00
Walshs celebrate famous winThe father and son team of Ted and Ruby Walsh combined to win their biggest prize as a partnership when Rince Ri trounced the…Wed Apr 7 1999 - 01:00
Crowds down on last yearThe official Grand National crowd of 21,500 at Fairyhouse yesterday was slightly down on last year but that didn't stop severe…Tue Apr 6 1999 - 01:00
Glebe Lad comes good for RuddIt took a year but jockey Tom Rudd's Jameson Irish Grand National agony turned to ecstasy at Fairyhouse yesterday when Glebe …Tue Apr 6 1999 - 01:00
Promalee looking goodRICHARD DUNWOODY travels to Fairyhouse today where a bumper eight-race card has a prize fund of £230,000Tue Apr 6 1999 - 01:00
Cardinal consigns lapse to pastCardinal Hill duly did what a 4 to 11 favourite is expected to do when easily winning the Jameson Gold Cup and renewed Noel Meade…Tue Apr 6 1999 - 01:00
Glebe Lad is set to scoreConsidering it has been won in the past by giants of the game like Desert Orchid, Flyingbolt and Arkle, this year's £125,000 …Mon Apr 5 1999 - 01:00
Cardinal Hill can make amendsThe reappearance of Cardinal Hill in the Jameson Gold Cup is a tasty sweetener for the main event at Fairyhouse, especially if…Mon Apr 5 1999 - 01:00
Coliseum to get off markAidan O'Brien started the flat season with a double at the Curragh last weekend but, crucially, the 2,000 Guineas hope Stravinsky…Sat Apr 3 1999 - 01:00
We Three to score for TitleyThe other end of the country is served by Down Royal today when large fields may mean some selective punting if you want to keep…Sat Apr 3 1999 - 01:00
Mullins' Banquet out for seasonTop novice Alexander Banquet is out for the rest of the season with a leg injury.Thu Apr 1 1999 - 01:00