Finger Onthe Pulse bound for Aintree chase returnAS WELL as the Racing Post Trophy at Doncaster, there will be Irish interest in the Saturday feature at Aintree with Tom Taaffe…Wed Oct 21 2009 - 01:00
Beethoven to join Alfred for Breeders' Cup Juvenile on dirtRacing: ANY SUSPICIONS Beethoven’s 33 to 1 success in last weekend’s Dewhurst Stakes might be a fluke could be banished at Santa…Wed Oct 21 2009 - 01:00
Sweet success for SurrenderWEEKEND REPORTS: JOHNNY MURTAGH and Ger Lyons have had their eyes on yesterday’s Derrinstown Stud Birdcatcher Nursery for two…Mon Oct 19 2009 - 01:00
Puncher Clynch to do it in styleNAAS PREVIEW : ORDINARILY THERE would be a question mark over a two-year-old dropping back to six furlongs after winning twice…Sat Oct 17 2009 - 01:00
Sizing Europe ready to deliverRACING PUNCHESTOWN PREVIEW : A MOUTH-WATERING clash between some of the best known jumpers in Ireland takes place at Punchestown…Thu Oct 15 2009 - 01:00
Mikael D'Haguenet out until DecemberRACING NEWS : CHAMPION TRAINER Willie Mullins is going to have to bide his time before being able to run some of his stable …Thu Oct 15 2009 - 01:00
Bill sets up inviting string of sitters after several solo runsTV VIEW: WITH SO much talk of “dead rubbers” and “anti-climax” last night’s international really should have been a pun paradise…Thu Oct 15 2009 - 01:00
Chabal to switch to Godolphin after DewhurstSHEIKH MOHAMMED’S Godolphin team have struck again for one of the most promising classic prospects in Ireland with confirmation…Tue Oct 13 2009 - 01:00
Fame And Glory set to fill in rare blank for O'BrienRACING NEWS ROUND-UP: FAME AND Glory is a clear favourite to wind up his classic year with another Group One victory in Saturday…Tue Oct 13 2009 - 01:00
Deja vu as Dunphy champions his latest 'cause'TV VIEW : WITH EVERY game that goes by in his absence, Andy Reid is turning into a better and better playerMon Oct 12 2009 - 01:00
Stars may go to Breeders' CupRACING NEWS : A FINAL decision on whether Sea The Stars will run in the Breeders’ Cup Classic could be made within the next …Mon Oct 12 2009 - 01:00
Drop in distance to suit Oxx's RayeniSUNDAY’S MEETINGS : IN CONTRAST to his ground headaches with Sea The Stars this season, John Oxx will be hoping for more rain…Sat Oct 10 2009 - 01:00
Handicapper says Sea The Stars is a shoo-in for ClassicSEA THE STARS is far from a certain starter in next month’s Breeders’ Cup Classic, but official encouragement came yesterday …Wed Oct 07 2009 - 01:00
Sweeps Hill to clean upTIPPERARY PREVIEW: ALTHOUGH HE is approaching his 11th year, the enigmatic top-class hurdler Harchibald is be tried over fences…Tue Oct 06 2009 - 01:00
Sea The Stars in different galaxySEA THE STARS put the seal on an incredible 2009 season by winning yesterday’s Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe with a display that …Mon Oct 05 2009 - 01:00
Sea The Stars joins elite list of all-time greatsPRIX DE L’ARC DE TRIOMPHE REPORT: PERFECTION MAY indeed be a road, not a destination, but it is hard to imagine where else Sea…Mon Oct 05 2009 - 01:00
Move over Arkle - there's a new Irish star on the horizonARKLE HAS always been the most popular symbol of Irish racing excellence but the totemic steeplechaser now looks to have competition…Mon Oct 05 2009 - 01:00
Alfred Nobel looks Newmarket pickAIDAN O’BRIEN will target four Group One races at Longchamp tomorrow but the champion trainer is after big money at Newmarket…Sat Oct 03 2009 - 01:00
Recession bites deeper as another sponsor pulls plug ReportsNEWS ROUND-UP: THE RECESSION has claimed another racing victim with yesterday's announcement that Boylesports have dropped their…Wed Sept 30 2009 - 01:00
In hard times good horses still make a priceBLOODSTOCK SALES GOFFS ORBY SALE TOP 20 LOTS: ONE OF the advertisements at Goffs this year features a picture of Kingsfort, …Wed Sept 30 2009 - 01:00
Godolphin the likely buyer of Kingsfort from PrendergastTHE UNBEATEN, Group One-winning juvenile Kingsfort, a 10 to 1 market leader for next year’s 2,000 Guineas, is on the verge of…Tue Sept 29 2009 - 01:00
Paris forecast is good news for Oxx and Sea The StarsIT LOOKS increasingly likely that the ground will be ideal for Sea The Stars to end his European classic season in style in Sunday…Tue Sept 29 2009 - 01:00
Oxx keeps an eye on Paris goingRACING NEWS: JOHN OXX is desperate to avoid making another, last-minute call on Sea The Stars running in Sunday’s Prix de l’…Mon Sept 28 2009 - 01:00
Rip Van Winkle to confirm his ratingIT’S BEEN a long time since racing’s superpowers were able to eyeball each other directly, but today’s Queen Elizabeth II Stakes…Sat Sept 26 2009 - 01:00
Weld looks for Stunning success at Curragh's last hurrahIRISH PREVIEW: THE LAST multi-million euro gasp of racing’s Celtic Tiger era can provide home trainers with an afternoon to …Sat Sept 26 2009 - 01:00
Duff switched to NewmarketRACING DIGEST : THE CO Meath-based trainer Eddie Lynam is aiming his Group Two-winning star Duff at Newmarket’s Challenge Stakes…Thu Sept 24 2009 - 01:00
Goffs take centre stageCURRAGH MILLIONS: THE LAST flash of racing’s Celtic Tiger tail takes place at the Curragh on Sunday when Ireland’s richest day…Wed Sept 23 2009 - 01:00
Broomielaw gets chance to live up to billingHORSE RACING : MICHAEL KINANE travels to Newbury this afternoon to renew acquaintances with Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson…Sat Sept 19 2009 - 01:00
Rite Of Passage looks the pick at BallinrobeAN ORIGINAL blank racing day to coincide with the All-Ireland final is now filled by an all-flat Ballinrobe fixture that could…Sat Sept 19 2009 - 01:00
Vital Plot looking to make up for lost time in Listowel featureA BRUISED FOOT ruled Vital Plot out of last month’s Galway Hurdle, but Dermot Weld’s charge can make up for lost time in today…Thu Sept 17 2009 - 01:00
Stars set to start odds-on for ArcSEA THE STARS is set to be an odds-on favourite for the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe if ground conditions allow the season’s outstanding…Thu Sept 17 2009 - 01:00
O'Brien hopeful he can get Rip Van Winkle to Ascot for QEIIRACING NEWS : AIDAN O’BRIEN is still hopeful he can get Rip Van Winkle to Ascot on Saturday week for the Queen Elizabeth II …Wed Sept 16 2009 - 01:00
Weld still targets Cup ReportsRACING NEWS: PROFOUND BEAUTY is on the slide in ante-post betting for November’s Melbourne Cup but the Dermot Weld team still…Tue Sept 15 2009 - 01:00
Unbowed Yeats may be set for Breeders' Cup bidYEATS MAY have trailed home last in Saturday’s Irish Field St Leger at the Curragh but the legendary stayer could still attempt…Mon Sept 14 2009 - 01:00
Tilabay looks the pickLISTOWEL PREVIEW: LAST YEAR’S Lartigue Hurdle threw up an Ebor winner in Sesenta and the cross-code connection could also pay…Mon Sept 14 2009 - 01:00
Yeats looks class act in Curragh's final ClassicIRISH LEGER PREVIEW: IF LAST weekend was all about the exciting new legend that is Sea The Stars, then today’s Irish Field St…Sat Sept 12 2009 - 01:00
Berry hopeful of good run from MourayanDONCASTER ST LEGER: AIDAN O’BRIEN may be in pursuit of a fourth St Leger triumph at Doncaster this afternoon but the world’s…Sat Sept 12 2009 - 01:00
Galway Plate loses sponsorTHE IMPACT of the current recession on racing took another twist yesterday with confirmation that the bookmaking giant William…Wed Sept 09 2009 - 01:00
Conquest has Canadian optionIRISH ST LEGER NEWS: CASUAL CONQUEST was a sick horse when failing to fire in last weekend’s Tattersalls Millions Irish Champion…Wed Sept 09 2009 - 01:00
Murtagh opts for Age Of AquariusRACING NEWS: JOHNNY MURTAGH has elected to ride Age Of Aquarius in Saturday’s Doncaster St Leger which leaves the mount on Yeats…Wed Sept 09 2009 - 01:00
Murtagh may partner Yeats in LegerIRISH ST LEGER NEWS: JOHNNY MURTAGH could end up attempting to fill in the last blank on his Irish Classic CV aboard Yeats at…Tue Sept 08 2009 - 01:00
Beauty on course for MelbourneYEATS MAY be the marquee name ahead of this Saturday’s final Irish Classic of the 2009 season at the Curragh but it could also…Mon Sept 07 2009 - 01:00
Famous Name to grab the honoursPREVIEW : DERMOT WELD is hoping it will be third time lucky in Group One company for Famous Name tomorrow when the four-year…Sat Sept 05 2009 - 01:00
Weather plays havocTHE WEATHER continues to play havoc with racing’s schedule and Killarney’s rescheduled meeting this evening is dependent on an…Wed Sept 02 2009 - 01:00
Ballydoyle team lie in wait for Sea The Stars at LeopardstownGROUND CONDITIONS could yet conspire to rule Sea The Stars out of Saturday’s Tattersalls Millions Irish Champion Stakes but even…Tue Sept 01 2009 - 01:00
O'Brien takes Alfred Noble out of Prix MornyFAIRYHOUSE PREVIEW : TOMORROW’S PRIX Morny at Deauville will have just five runners after Aidan O’Brien’s decision to skip the…Sat Aug 22 2009 - 01:00
Casual Conquest to take on big gunsRACING NEWS: THE TATTERSALLS Millions Irish Champion Stakes may be billed as a match between Sea The Stars and Fame And Glory…Thu Aug 20 2009 - 01:00
Poet should rhymeTHE GHOST of the Tralee festival has moved half an hour down the road to Killarney, and the occasion will be marked today by …Tue Aug 18 2009 - 01:00
All set fair for Sea The StarsTHE JUDDMONTE International may once have had a reputation as a “Champions Graveyard”, but there will be plenty of ghostly faces…Tue Aug 18 2009 - 01:00
Local Conquest there for SmullenDERMOT WELD’S decision to avoid international Group One options for his star older horses Casual Conquest and Famous Name can…Sat Aug 15 2009 - 01:00
