'Banner up against an international setN EWS ROUND-UP: STARSPANGLEDBANNER WILL have to defeat an international field in tomorrow’s Darley July Cup at Newmarket if …Thu Jul 08 2010 - 01:00
Vermeer may exhibit in ParisJAN VERMEER could return to France in an attempt to regain Group One-winning form as Aidan O’Brien is weighing up running the…Wed Jul 07 2010 - 01:00
Betting tax issue stalls fixture listUNCERTAINTY OVER when betting tax legislation that could solve racing’s funding problems will be published is having an impact…Tue Jul 06 2010 - 01:00
Hannon colt may do doubleTHE EXCITING favourite for next year’s 2,000 Guineas, Strong Suit, could be on course to try and maintain his unbeaten record…Tue Jul 06 2010 - 01:00
Nelson bids to give O'Brien fifth victoryWEEKEND PREVIEWS: VISCOUNT NELSON was born to be top class and the regally-bred three-year-old gets another chance to graduate…Sat Jul 03 2010 - 01:00
TCOA and Turf Club set for Labour CourtLABOUR COURT talks between the Turf Club Officials Association (TCOA) and the Turf Club over pay issues and budget cuts are set…Sat Jul 03 2010 - 01:00
Kiernan can land the KittyRACING ROUND-UP: FAIRYHOUSE HOSTS some Group Three action this evening and Kitty Kiernan can do her bit for Ireland by repelling…Wed Jun 30 2010 - 01:00
Unity has Haydock optionRACING NEWS: DAVID WACHMAN is among the Irish trainers pondering an attempt on Saturday’s Bet 365 Lancashire Oaks at Haydock…Tue Jun 29 2010 - 01:00
O'Brien turns thoughts to EclipseRACING SANDOWN: CAPE BLANCO’S Irish Derby victory was a third Group One success in 10 days for Aidan O’Brien and the champion…Tue Jun 29 2010 - 01:00
Smullen has busy eveningRACING SLIGO: FRESH FROM a Group One success on Chinese White at the Curragh over the weekend, Pat Smullen can maintain his …Tue Jun 29 2010 - 01:00
O'Donoghue has got the Midas TouchRACING IRISH DERBY PREVIEW: COLM O’DONOGHUE’S name has hardly rated a mention in a Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby build-up dominated…Sat Jun 26 2010 - 01:00
Remember When looks bestIT MIGHT go against the grain for a filly to break her maiden in a Group One but Remember When can prove herself very much out…Sat Jun 26 2010 - 01:00
Moonlit Garden can light way for WeldTHE DERMOT Weld-Pat Smullen team will hope to score an elusive Group One prize for Chinese White in tomorrow’s Audi Pretty Polly…Fri Jun 25 2010 - 01:00
Punters only have eyes for Jan Vermeer and MurtaghIRISH DERBY NEWS: JOHNNY MURTAGH enjoyed an odds-on solo show with Fame And Glory in last year’s Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby…Thu Jun 24 2010 - 01:00
Swan sends duo to NewcastleRACING NEWS AND TIPPERARY PREVIEW: CHARLIE SWAN could be doubly-represented in Saturday’s John Smith’s Northumberland Plate …Thu Jun 24 2010 - 01:00
Spin Cycle heads a strong cross-sea raiding partyAN ULTRA-STRONG cross-sea challenge looks like lining up for Sunday’s big sprint at the Curragh, with Spin Cycle heading the …Wed Jun 23 2010 - 01:00
Bell's Coordinated Cut set for the CurraghIRISH DERBY NEWS: NEWMARKET TRAINER Michael Bell will be represented by Coordinated Cut in Sunday’s Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby…Tue Jun 22 2010 - 01:00
O'Brien looking for more Derby gloryAN OTHERWISE lacklustre season took a significant upswing for the Aidan O’Brien team at Royal Ascot and the champion trainer …Mon Jun 21 2010 - 01:00
War Artist looks best to make frameWEEKEND MEETINGS: THE INTERNATIONAL dimension to today’s Golden Jubilee Stakes can be successfully summed up by War Artist, …Sat Jun 19 2010 - 01:00
Jumbo Rio's glory bidEDWARD O’GRADY and Philip Carberry aim to join an exclusive roll-of-honour at Auteuil today when Jumbo Rio lines up for the French…Sat Jun 19 2010 - 01:00
Dream run for Lillie LangtryASCOT REPORT: THE DAY Four feature at Royal Ascot provided another Irish one-two as the well-backed favourite Lillie Langtry…Sat Jun 19 2010 - 01:00
Weld gets his Gold CupDERMOT WELD trained some legendary names who couldn’t win him an Ascot Gold Cup, but Rite Of Passage lived up to his illustrious…Fri Jun 18 2010 - 01:00
Hazarafa may take chance in LimerickANOTHER BUSY domestic evening features the Listed Martin Molony Stakes at Limerick, which can fall to the John Oxx-trained Hazarafa…Fri Jun 18 2010 - 01:00
Langtry can give a late liftHORSE RACING: A LARGE sense of anti-climax surrounds Aidan O’Brien’s 2010 classic crop but there could be a Group One upswing…Fri Jun 18 2010 - 01:00
Shintoh can offer a little consolationJIM BOLGER and Kevin Manning were out of luck with Free Judgement in yesterday’s Jersey at Royal Ascot, but can gain some black…Thu Jun 17 2010 - 01:00
Kite Wood looks the pickIT MIGHT not be the Group One prize that he was bought for, but Kite Wood can reward Sheikh Mohammed’s investment with another…Thu Jun 17 2010 - 01:00
Guyon holds his nerveTHE GALLIC flavour to Royal Ascot 2010 continued yesterday with Byword’s Prince Of Wales’s Stakes victory providing jockey Maxime…Thu Jun 17 2010 - 01:00
Goldikova proves her greatness againREPORT FROM ASCOT: IT TOOK one of the great mares of modern racing history to deny the Richard Hughes-Richard Hannon team a …Wed Jun 16 2010 - 01:00
Peslier looking for French doubleROYAL ASCOT: THE START of Royal Ascot 2010 features runners from America, Australia, South Africa and Spain, as well as 11 from…Tue Jun 15 2010 - 01:00
Moran in controlIRISH JOCKEY Davy Moran enjoyed a valuable success in the Woodbine Oaks in Toronto on Sunday night when successful on the ex-…Tue Jun 15 2010 - 01:00
Workforce shows he's out of the top drawerRACING EPSOM DERBY: WHAT’S PUZZLING about the 2010 Epsom Derby is that it is perfectly possible to acclaim Workforce as an exceptional…Mon Jun 07 2010 - 01:00
Lope De Vega keeps spoils at homeFRENCH DERBY: A CLASSIC weekend that promised so much for Aidan O’Brien’s Ballydoyle team eventually fizzled out completely …Mon Jun 07 2010 - 01:00
Moore masterful on Snow FairyTHE GALLERIES Ryan Moore famously refuses to play to were uniformly prostrating themselves at Epsom yesterday when Britain’s …Sat Jun 05 2010 - 01:00
Blanco, Nelson get good drawsFRENCH DERBY: THE DRAW has been kind to Cape Blanco and Viscount Nelson as Aidan O’Brien sends perhaps his strongest ever raiding…Sat Jun 05 2010 - 01:00
Napa Starr's flat form looks a good pointerIRISH PREVIEW NAPA STARR has just the second start of his career over jumps in the opener at Listowel this afternoon and the…Sat Jun 05 2010 - 01:00
Address Unknown has Midas touchADDRESS UNKNOWN can provide Midas Touch with a perfect eve-of-Derby boost if successful in tonight’s Curragh feature.Fri Jun 04 2010 - 01:00
Snap up Snow Fairy at 16 to 1JAN VERMEER tops the dozen runners who will line up for tomorrow’s Investec Derby, but his trainer, Aidan O’Brien, is hoping …Fri Jun 04 2010 - 01:00
Murtagh to ride Vermeer in Epsom DerbyAFTER A week of uncertainty Ballydoyle’s weekend Classic plans have been finalised with Johnny Murtagh now set to attempt a Derby…Thu Jun 03 2010 - 01:00
Anaverna's front-running style could cause surpriseBALLINROBE PREVIEW: OFFICIAL FIGURES point directly to Alshahbaa as a likely winner of this evening’s five-runner fillies race…Mon May 31 2010 - 01:00
Duff will relish drop in trip for Ballycorus StakesLEOPARDSTOWN PREVIEW: A FURLONG might not look particularly far, but that short distance could be crucial to Duff’s chances …Sat May 29 2010 - 01:00
Walsh hopes to shine again on Thousand Stars in ParisRACING NEWS: KATIE WALSH was one of the star turns at both the Cheltenham and Punchestown festivals and the top amateur jockey…Thu May 27 2010 - 01:00
Fallon says some Guineas fillies had no right to be thereKIEREN FALLON has criticised the 19-runner field that lined up for Sunday’s Etihad Airways Irish 1,000 Guineas at the Curragh…Thu May 27 2010 - 01:00
Rely on Doree for in-form MarnaneIN-FORM Tipperary trainer David Marnane could continue his good run of form at Clonmel today where Jeunesse Doree can secure …Thu May 27 2010 - 01:00
Is this dawning of Aquarius?AGE OF Aquarius could attempt to step into the Gold Cup shoes of the mighty Yeats at Leopardstown on Sunday when he lines up …Wed May 26 2010 - 01:00
Mullins keeping options for Prix La Barka openWILLIE MULLINS is set to continue a long-standing family tradition of raiding the renowned Auteuil track in Paris during the …Tue May 25 2010 - 01:00
O'Brien yet to reveal derby planNEWS ROUND-UP: ST NICHOLAS Abbey might still be a warm favourite for Saturday week’s Epsom Derby but it is his stable companion…Tue May 25 2010 - 01:00
Canford puts up a special displayIRISH 2,000 GUINEAS: SINCE CANFORD Cliffs started a 9 to 4 favourite for Saturday’s Abu Dhabi Irish 2,000 Guineas, it is fair…Mon May 24 2010 - 01:00
A long shot, but Nelson's breeding suggests an upsetIRISH 2,000 GUINEAS PREVIEW : MAKING EXCUSES for horses can be an expensive pastime but sometimes it pays to be charitable and…Sat May 22 2010 - 01:00
Lordan can grab Group One LollyIRISH 1,000 GUINEAS PREVIEW: WAYNE LORDAN goes into this Irish Guineas weekend never having won a Group One race but Lolly For…Sat May 22 2010 - 01:00
Owner Ferry lodges appeal against Cybersnow banOWNER JAMES Ferry has lodged an appeal against the Turf Club Referrals Committee decision to ban his horse Cybersnow from racing…Thu May 20 2010 - 01:00
