Classic bid by Vinnie RoeIt's nine years since Dermot Weld won the Italian Derby with In A Tiff, but the Curragh trainer is on the road to Rome again …Tue May 22 2001 - 01:00
Plans for more winter tracksThe Turf Club have made it a priority to put in place a plan to increase the number of tracks available to race in Ireland during…Tue May 22 2001 - 01:00
Fantastic Light to travel for Tattersalls Gold CupThe Godolphin team have yet to decide if they will have a Classic runner at the Curragh this weekend, but spokesman Simon Crisford…Mon May 21 2001 - 01:00
Leopardstown may close for two yearsThe Turf Club admitted yesterday it will face a major headache in re-arranging the fixtures lost by the imminent closure of Leopardstown…Sat May 19 2001 - 01:00
Hemingway may run in the 2,000 GuineasHemingway has been largely forgotten during the start of this season's classic campaign, but the unbeaten Aidan O'Brien-trained…Sat May 19 2001 - 01:00
Pine Dance to bid for Belmont prizeDermot Weld revealed yesterday his world traveller Pine Dance will have his next start in one of America's top races, the Grade…Fri May 18 2001 - 01:00
O'Brien targets CurraghFresh from his first French Classic success with Rose Gypsy, Aidan O'Brien's big-race focus is now turning to the Curragh in …Tue May 15 2001 - 01:00
Stack looks set to land doubleAs well as confirming Rose Gypsy a runner in Royal Ascot's Coronation Stakes, Aidan O'Brien also has Ascot in mind for his highly…Mon May 14 2001 - 01:00
Dream is still aliveIt's not often a Classic victory gets trumped by a Group Three but that's what Galileo managed to do at Leopardstown yesterday…Mon May 14 2001 - 01:00
Heffernan gets ride on GalileoThe news during the week that Micheal Kinane would be on duty in France tomorrow and not riding Galileo caused one bookmaker …Sat May 12 2001 - 01:00
Ojay can make up for crushing defeatA week can be as long a time in racing as it is in politics, a point that Ojay can emphasise to his trainer Dessie Hughes at …Sat May 12 2001 - 01:00
Heffernan to ride GalileoSeamus Heffernan will ride Derby second favourite Galileo at Leopardstown on SundayFri May 11 2001 - 01:00
Restrictions are liftedThe Department of Agriculture yesterday officially announced it is allowing horses from the UK into the country and said it had…Thu May 10 2001 - 01:00
Dame bosses it for HaugheysThe black and blue colours of the Haughey family were carried to success at Naas last night when Dame Portia made it third time…Thu May 10 2001 - 01:00
Kinane to miss Derrinstown to partner King's County in FranceMichael Kinane is set to be on classic duty in France this weekend, which will leave the prized ride on the Derby second favourite…Wed May 09 2001 - 01:00
Travel ban to be liftedThe Government's foot-and-mouth restrictions on horses are expected to be lifted within the next day or two, leaving the way …Tue May 08 2001 - 01:00
Modigliani creates an upsetModigliani's victory in yesterday's Tetrarch Stakes inspired queries about the wellbeing of the Saturday's 2,000 Guineas fourth…Tue May 08 2001 - 01:00
Mozart to enter Classic pictureThe Newmarket 2,000 Guineas is in the past and now preparation begins for the Irish equivalent in 19 days time, with Mozart trying…Mon May 07 2001 - 01:00
Murphy takes the plauditsTimmy Murphy was the forgotten jockey after the Aintree Grand National, but back home in Ireland yesterday he felt the full glare…Mon May 07 2001 - 01:00
Ned Kelly makes it six in a rowVery few of the 14,800 strong crowd got rich from Ned Kelly's success in the Grade Two novice hurdle, but there was still a lot…Mon May 07 2001 - 01:00
Sackville set for eighth winSackville's attempt at eight wins in a row could see him join an illustrious roll of honour if successful in today's Powers Gold…Sat May 05 2001 - 01:00
Micko's Dream impressesThe holy grail for Micko's Dream might once have been the Grand National but after another brilliant victory over the minimum…Sat May 05 2001 - 01:00
Foxchapel King gets National approvalIt's 24 years since Mouse Morris rode Billycan to beat Tied Cottage in the Irish Grand National and Foxchapel King can bridge…Sat May 05 2001 - 01:00
Micko's Dream in good shapeWillie Mullins has called time on Florida Pearl's season but it looks like being normal service at the start of Fairyhouse's …Fri May 04 2001 - 01:00
King's County doubtfulThe Michael Kinane-ridden Minardi will lead Aidan O'Brien's challenge in tomorrow's Sagitta 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket, but although…Fri May 04 2001 - 01:00
Tote Ireland unveils development planTote Ireland yesterday unveiled a plan to increase their turnover to £90 million within the next five yearsThu May 03 2001 - 01:00
Rooney gets top Turf Club postThe Galway businessman Ray Rooney has been appointed senior steward of the Turf ClubThu May 03 2001 - 01:00
Court heads list for NationalCommanche Court has been handed 12st for Sunday's Powers Gold Label Irish Grand National but that hasn't stopped bookmakers making…Wed May 02 2001 - 01:00
O'Brien upbeat about MinardiAidan O'Brien yesterday gave an upbeat bulletin on his apparent main Sagitta 2,000 Guineas hope, Minardi, but added that the …Mon Apr 30 2001 - 01:00
Saying Grace should show benefit of runThe emphasis is very much on quantity tomorrow, with a couple of meetings at Navan and Cork falling mostly into the bread-and…Sat Apr 28 2001 - 01:00
Istabraq is floored againThe crowd of 7,000 came to honour Istabraq but for the second time this season the triple champion hurdler ended up burying his…Sat Apr 28 2001 - 01:00
Weld and Smullen may share a trebleNobody has hit their stride more quickly this flat season than the Dermot Weld-Pat Smullen team, and Weld could hit a double …Sat Apr 28 2001 - 01:00
Sackville streets ahead of the rest in powerful showSackville thrust himself even further into next season's Tote Cheltenham Gold Cup picture with a remarkable weight-carrying performance…Sat Apr 28 2001 - 01:00
Istabraq's class to tell as he winds up seasonIstabraq will try to bring an anti-climactic season to a successful end at Leopardstown today, but worryingly his trainer, Aidan…Fri Apr 27 2001 - 01:00
Bannow Bay in control as Limestone Lad fadesThe Fairyhouse punters got it spectacularly right yesterday when the gambled-on Bannow Bay got the better of Limestone Lad in…Fri Apr 27 2001 - 01:00
There's no stopping Moscow ExpressMoscow Express, the horse who caused his trainer Frances Crowley a sleepless night worrying about his jumping, provided a 14 …Thu Apr 26 2001 - 01:00
Limestone Lad to overcome setbackThe most valuable of the three Grade One races at Fairyhouse today is the £85,000 Champion Four-Year-Old Hurdle, but there is…Thu Apr 26 2001 - 01:00
Court may repeat last year's winFlorida Pearl bids to reinforce his status as Ireland's top rated chaser in today's £125,000 Powers Gold Label Tote Gold Cup, …Wed Apr 25 2001 - 01:00
Ned Kelly 14-1 for Champion HurdleA relieved Edward O'Grady looked at Ned Kelly after the horse's impressive six-length victory at Fairyhouse yesterday and grinned…Wed Apr 25 2001 - 01:00
Fingers crossed for Ned KellyIreland's National Hunt festival finally gets under way at the first of its new homes for 2001 and the estimated 40,000 race …Tue Apr 24 2001 - 01:00
Limestone to miss FairyhouseA stone bruise appears to have called a halt to Limestone Lad's gallop this season and he is now described as an "unlikely" starter…Mon Apr 23 2001 - 01:00
Softly Tread in good heartAccording to the betting ring, the wrong unbeaten three-year-old won yesterday's Castlemartin and La Louviere Studs Gladness …Mon Apr 23 2001 - 01:00
Weld set for merry DanceAn important weekend for the Ballydoyle classic team starts at the Curragh, but the top prize can fall to a horse who is "stopping…Sat Apr 21 2001 - 01:00
Dorans Pride looks bestLimestone Lad's confirmation for next week's £65,000 Ballymore Properties Champion Stayers Hurdle coincided yesterday with the…Sat Apr 21 2001 - 01:00
Native set for clashThe opposition is gathering strength to take on Florida Pearl for next Wednesday's Powers Gold Label-Tote Gold Cup at Fairyhouse…Fri Apr 20 2001 - 01:00
Withdrawal by sponsors leaves IHA with the billThe Irish Horseracing Authority faces a prizemoney bill of close on £300,000 after confirmation that some big races sponsors …Thu Apr 19 2001 - 01:00
Unbeaten Perigee Moon set for Gladness StakesThe unbeaten Perigee Moon looks set to be the next Ballydoyle classic hope to appear, with Sunday's Castlemartin-La Louviere …Thu Apr 19 2001 - 01:00
Micko's has conditions to his likingMicko's Dream has a Gowran Park warm-up this afternoon for possible attempts at the Heineken Gold Cup and the Powers Irish Grand…Wed Apr 18 2001 - 01:00
