Moscow to end a run of secondsThe four-day Killarney July meeting gets under way this evening with an eight-race fixture that could see favourite backers well…Mon Jul 17 2000 - 01:00
Petrushka does it for MurtaghJohn Murtagh confirmed his red-hot streak of classic form when his chance ride on Petrushka turned into a superb victory parade…Mon Jul 17 2000 - 01:00
Melikah taken to win for GodolphinThe regally bred Melikah looks a stand-out bet to allow Sheikh Mohammed keep the winning purse from tomorrow's Kildangan Stud…Sat Jul 15 2000 - 01:00
Streak Of Silver well favouredWexford provides the Saturday bread and butter before the haute cuisine of the Oaks and while Streak Of Silver will hardly start…Sat Jul 15 2000 - 01:00
Darley is booked to ride MelikahKevin Darley will stall his chase of the British jockeys' title for one day at least after getting a late call up from Goldolphin…Fri Jul 14 2000 - 01:00
Tried and tested Piranesi the pickIt's not often a £50,000 handicap happens midweek, or a Derby for that matter, but the combination occurs at Down Royal today…Thu Jul 13 2000 - 01:00
Saffron Walden set for the CurraghAidan O'Brien yesterday confirmed that last year's Irish 2,000 Guineas winner Saffron Walden will have his first start of this…Thu Jul 13 2000 - 01:00
Quinn and Hills set for the OaksRichard Quinn and Richard Hills are on standby to ride the Godolphin pair Melikah and Teggiano who were as expected supplemented…Wed Jul 12 2000 - 01:00
Godolphin to send Melikah and TeggianoKalypso Katie has been installed a 2 to 1 favourite for Sunday's Kildangan Stud Irish Oaks despite Sheikh Mohammed's intention…Tue Jul 11 2000 - 01:00
Oxx set for trebleLeopardstown today is the sole Irish fixture of the weekend, and while it deserves zero marks for originality, the only statement…Sat Jul 08 2000 - 01:00
Kinane is still outGeorge Duffield substitutes for Michael Kinane on Giant's Causeway in today's Eclipse, and the Irish champion jockey will have…Sat Jul 08 2000 - 01:00
Kinane may be readyThe prospects of Michael Kinane getting the green light to ride Giant's Causeway in tomorrow's Eclipse Stakes are getting increasingly…Fri Jul 07 2000 - 01:00
Sinndar for FranceLongchamp's Prix Niel, the Group Two mile and a half event that has been used as an Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe stepping stone …Thu Jul 06 2000 - 01:00
O'Brien is eyeing EclipseAidan O'Brien yesterday gave an upbeat bulletin about Giant's Causeway ahead of a possible tilt at Sandown's Coral-Eclipse Stakes…Wed Jul 05 2000 - 01:00
Oxx on the mark againThe Sinndar team of John Oxx and Johnny Murtagh aren't so much in red hot as white-hot form at the moment - a fact they emphasised…Wed Jul 05 2000 - 01:00
Limerick on scheduleA Mid-October opening date is the plan for the new £11 million Limerick racecourse, and yesterday both the chief executive of…Wed Jul 05 2000 - 01:00
Irish Lady set to make amendsThe £12,000 Barrys Of Mallow Handicap may be small beer in comparison with the £850,000 Irish Derby but the common denominator…Tue Jul 04 2000 - 01:00
Hammond not ruffledMontjeu's trainer John Hammond yesterday described the double Derby winner Sinndar as worth every pound of his new 128 rating…Tue Jul 04 2000 - 01:00
Alrassaam does the business for JarvisMichael Jarvis saddled an eight-length Group winner at the Curragh yesterday - but it wasn't Holding Court.Mon Jul 03 2000 - 01:00
Lady Upstage holds off PreseliLady Upstage might have taken the Saturday feature, the Hunston Pretty Polly Stakes, but for favourite backers it was the mere…Mon Jul 03 2000 - 01:00
Kinane injuredChampion jockey Michael Kinane faces at least a week on the sidelines due to the back injury that forced him to miss out on riding…Mon Jul 03 2000 - 01:00
Sinndar proves a class apart as Oxx revels in superb home winSinndar joined some of racing's legends when he became the 13th horse to complete the English and Irish Derby double in an action…Mon Jul 03 2000 - 01:00
History favours Sinndar to capture doubleThere are so many angles to tomorrow's Budweiser Irish Derby that it is easy to forget that Sinndar is likely to cause the bookmakers…Sat Jul 01 2000 - 01:00
Ground and distance to suit Ela AthenaThere's no Salsabil or Balanchine to put it up to the boys in tomorrow's Irish Derby but the fillies do take centre stage at …Sat Jul 01 2000 - 01:00
Berlin eases to victoryThe exchange of money between the Goffs sales company and the Co Dublin trainer Eddie Lynam is in serious danger of favouring…Sat Jul 01 2000 - 01:00
Oxx can take opening derby with HariyaThe Budweiser Irish Derby weekend kicks off this evening with the apprentices' Derby, after which the young riders are likely…Fri Jun 30 2000 - 01:00
Weld newcomer well up to speedVinnie Roe produced a remarkable burst of speed to score for his owner, the movie producer Jim Sheridan, at Leopardstown last…Thu Jun 29 2000 - 01:00
McCarron on lookoutThe top American rider Chris McCarron is on the verge of bringing an intriguing trans-Atlantic element to the Irish Derby meeting…Thu Jun 29 2000 - 01:00
Dream can come trueAidan O'Brien can warm up for an attempt at a second Budweiser Irish Derby success by taking this evening's Leopardstown feature…Wed Jun 28 2000 - 01:00
Sinndar warm favourite to complete the doubleThe bookmakers vary as to how warm a favourite Sinndar is for Sunday's Irish Derby but they all agree that he is indeed favourite…Wed Jun 28 2000 - 01:00
Holding Court decision todayConnections of the French Derby winner, Holding Court, have until noon today to finally decide whether or not to shell out the…Tue Jun 27 2000 - 01:00
Smullen likely to land doubleIn the week of the big three-day Curragh meeting, there is much less exalted fare on offer at Tramore this evening, but one of…Tue Jun 27 2000 - 01:00
Kinane warms up with doubleAn Irish Derby win is the one glaring omission from champion jockey Michael Kinane's record, but he warmed up for another tilt…Mon Jun 26 2000 - 01:00
Gabby Hayes chosenTonight's Bank Of Ireland Handicap Hurdle at Kilbeggan may be no Grand National, but with a £14,000 prize fund it's still a very…Mon Jun 26 2000 - 01:00
King's Best takes on Derby winnersThe Newmarket 2,000 Guineas winner, King's Best, is now lined up to take on the Derby winners, Sinndar and Holding Court, in …Mon Jun 26 2000 - 01:00
Weld in hunt for another shockerDermot Weld famously broke his Budweiser Irish Derby duck with the 20 to 1 Zagreb four years ago, and the Curragh trainer is …Sat Jun 24 2000 - 01:00
Murtagh taken to continue winningSome jockeys enter a red hot streak, but Johnny Murtagh's run of success in the last two weeks has sizzled to a white hot level…Sat Jun 24 2000 - 01:00
Patruel ready to deliverThere aren't too many obvious connections between today's Coronation Stakes and the Annagassen Maiden at Dundalk but Patruel …Fri Jun 23 2000 - 01:00
Oxx likely to run two others with SinndarSinndar will have two of his stable companions for company in the Irish Derby on Sunday week as the horses placed behind him …Wed Jun 21 2000 - 01:00
Sinndar in for doubleSinndar ended a 16-year Irish drought in Saturday's Epsom Derby and the scene is now set for a $1 million clash of the classic…Mon Jun 12 2000 - 01:00
Coconino is sweetThe peculiarities of the weights for purchase price system in the opener at Ballinrobe this evening means that Coconino gets …Mon Jun 12 2000 - 01:00
It's worth the wait for OxxSinndar is the 10th Irish-trained winner of the Epsom Derby since the second World War, the first since 1984, and the only horse…Mon Jun 12 2000 - 01:00
Media move can pay offMedia Puzzle has bypassed a tilt at the Derby and it can pay off for the Dermot Weld-trained colt with a victory in today's Gallinule…Sat Jun 10 2000 - 01:00
Sinndar can end Irish droughtIt's 16 years since Secreto edged out El Gran Senor in an epic Epsom Derby, but today Sinndar promises to bridge the Irish gap…Sat Jun 10 2000 - 01:00
Love Divine a seventh for CecilHenry Cecil was in typically understated form after Love Divine maintained his astounding Vodafone Oaks record but jockey Richard…Sat Jun 10 2000 - 01:00
Right Wing heads westAristotle and Sinndar will fly the Irish flag against 14 others in tomorrow's Vodafone Epsom Derby but the former Lincoln winner…Fri Jun 09 2000 - 01:00
Melikah looks best valueIt's long odds on about today's Vodafone Oaks being won by one of the first four horses in the betting but the best bet of all…Fri Jun 09 2000 - 01:00
Puzzle to miss EpsomDermot Weld has turned down the chance to run Media Puzzle in Saturday's Vodafone Epsom Derby but the Curragh trainer can hit…Wed Jun 07 2000 - 01:00
Rudi's is too goodThe pattern of the 1990s continued into the new millennium at Leopardstown yesterday when Rudi's Pet led home an English clean…Tue Jun 06 2000 - 01:00
Ciro expected to miss EpsomThe French Derby flop, Ciro, is one of three Aidan O'Brien-trained horses left in Saturday's Epsom Derby, but Aristotle remains…Tue Jun 06 2000 - 01:00
