Being No 2 rider to Aidan O’Brien looks like paying off for Wayne Lordan Group One winner Los Angeles puts Epsom credentials on the line in Derby Trial at LeopardstownSat May 11 2024 - 06:00
Henry Longfellow could step out of City Of Troy’s shadow and secure French 2,000 Guineas gloryContent and Vespertilio fly Irish flag in French 1,000 Guineas on Longchamp’s Classic card this SundayFri May 10 2024 - 16:37
Consistently giving transgressors benefit of the doubt in interference cases is insufficient deterrent Trainer Denis Hogan left furious after failing to be awarded Down Royal race in stewards’ room following interference from winnerFri May 10 2024 - 06:00
Willie Mullins rules out any prospect of British satellite operation Champion jumps trainer examining condition of Auteuil ground before formulating team for next weekend’s lucrative Paris cardTue May 07 2024 - 06:00
Another Aidan O’Brien miracle needed to repair City of Troy’s reputation after Guineas flopBrazilian jockey Silvestre De Sousa wins first English Classic on Elmalka after return from 10-month banSun May 05 2024 - 17:31
Ryan Moore targets Curragh success on bank holiday visit Jockey will be hoping Samuel Colt can follow in the footsteps of Paddington in the Coolmore Tetrarch StakesSun May 05 2024 - 15:24
City Of Troy faces date with Classic destiny in Newmarket 2,000 Guineas Kinsale jockey Ben Curtis has shot at Kentucky Derby glory on board Honor Marie in ‘Run for the Roses’ on Saturday nightSat May 04 2024 - 06:00
Willie Mullins becomes winning-most Irish trainer of all time with Grade One double taking him to 4,378 victoriesPaul Townend trails Jack Kennedy by four winners (123-119) going into Saturday’s final programme of the seasonFri May 03 2024 - 20:20
Punchestown: State Man aiming to complete spotless season and record 10th Grade One success Eager anticipation of highly-rated Cheltenham hero Ballyburn’s latest appearance in top-flight novice eventFri May 03 2024 - 06:00
Teahupoo takes Jack Kennedy a step closer to landing first jockeys’ championshipWillie Mullins saddles record 35th Grade One success of the season as Il Etait Temps upsets 1-3 favourite Gaelic WarriorThu May 02 2024 - 20:23
Teahupoo has shot at becoming first horse in 25 years to pull off Cheltenham-Punchestown Stayers double Gaelic Warrior an overwhelming favourite to give Willie Mullins a ninth win in a row in Grade One novice chase at PunchestownThu May 02 2024 - 06:00
Fastorslow underlines horses for courses theory with another Punchestown defeat of Galopin Des ChampsGold Cup redemption for jockey JJ Slevin on victorious Factorslow at Punchestown after being unseated at Cheltenham from Martin Brassil-trained starWed May 01 2024 - 20:27
Galopin Des Champs can put seal on transformative campaign and pull off Gold Cup hat-trick at PunchestownCheltenham bumper hero Jasmin De Vaux bids to join elite company by doubling up at Punchestown FestivalWed May 01 2024 - 06:00
Horse Racing Ireland unveils its new strategic plan for 2024-28 Racing’s ruling body confirms its intention to have Ireland’s second all-weather track at its own Tipperary course ‘fully operational’ by 2027Tue Apr 30 2024 - 20:25
JJ Slevin grabs more big-race glory as Banbridge pounces to deny Captain GuinnessMystical Power and Spillane’s Tower supply Grade One double for JP McManus and Mark Walsh in front of 16,361 Day One festival crowdTue Apr 30 2024 - 20:19
Paul Townend has seven-winner gap to bridge on Jack Kennedy for champion jockey title Kennedy leads rival by 122-115 with just five days left to end of the seasonTue Apr 30 2024 - 06:00
Fighting on all fronts leaves little sign Willie Mullins won’t continue to dominate Punchestown festival Dinoblue heads record-breaking trainer’s team into end of season finale worth €3.5m prizemoneyTue Apr 30 2024 - 06:00
Scottish Grand National success turns championship contest into coronation for Willie MullinsIrish trainer keeps up momentum towards British trainers’ title with runner in Ffos Las on MondayMon Apr 22 2024 - 06:00
Massed ranks of Willie Mullins’s title-chasing team set for Scottish National invasionMullins closing in on Dermot Weld’s record tally and becoming Ireland’s winning-most trainerFri Apr 19 2024 - 19:00
Willie Mullins’s dominance underscores decline of British jumps racingThe dominant domestic handler is on the cusp of being crowned champion trainer on both sides of the Irish SeaFri Apr 19 2024 - 06:00
Willie Mullins aiming to bridge 155-year gap in Scottish National as he pursues trainers’ titleWillie Mullins is locked in a three-way battle to claim the British traniers' title with Paul Nicholls and Dan SkeltonMon Apr 15 2024 - 19:00
Horse Racing Ireland confirms cancellation of two-day Kilbeggan meetingWexford will host a race meeting on Thursday evening (April 25th) and Downpatrick one a day later as Kilbeggan's two-day meeting cancelled by HRIMon Apr 15 2024 - 16:36
Saturday’s Aintree National acclaimed as ‘cleanest’ renewal with no fallers21 finishers from 32 runners was the highest number to complete the course since 1992Sun Apr 14 2024 - 15:27
Willie Mullins targets first British trainers’ title after Grand National triumphIrish champion trainer a 1-2 favourite to beat Paul Nicholls and Dan Skelton when season ends on Saturday weekSun Apr 14 2024 - 15:18
I Am Maximus secures Grand National victory as Irish horses dominatePaul Townend secures first win in the race as Willie Mullins takes second and JP McManus a thirdSat Apr 13 2024 - 16:36
Mahler Mission can emerge on top in very contemporary Grand National Record 26 Irish-trained horses in reduced maximum field of 34 runnersSat Apr 13 2024 - 06:00
JP McManus tees up Grand National hopes with Grade One Aintree hat-trickWillie Mullins lands two more top-flight prizes to help chances of success in British trainer’s title raceFri Apr 12 2024 - 19:42
Grand National’s public appeal still intact despite potential for more animal rights protestsWorld’s most famous race is a very different challenge compared to days of Red Rum and AldanitiFri Apr 12 2024 - 06:00
Impaire Et Passe and Willie Mullins prevail in narrow Aintree Hurdle after stewards inquiry Henry De Bromhead’s Bob Olinger was beaten by just a nose while Langer Dan was a short head back in thirdThu Apr 11 2024 - 18:00
JP McManus opts for Paul Townend to ride I Am Maximus in Grand National Champion jockey aiming to pull off jump racing’s unofficial ‘Triple Crown’ in single seasonWed Apr 10 2024 - 06:00
Numbers game ensures strong Irish challenge for Grand National glory Topweight Conflated could be switched from National to other Aintree target if testing ground conditions prevailMon Apr 08 2024 - 19:00
Perfectly polite RTÉ sports panel underlines absence of someone to stir the s**t Firebrands and provocateurs used to be ratings gold, but these days media organisations are playing it safe with earnest analysisMon Apr 08 2024 - 06:00
Grand National crucial to Willie Mullins’s chances of landing British trainers’ titleCork jockey Aidan Coleman announces retirement after admitting defeat in efforts to return from serious leg injuriesMon Apr 08 2024 - 06:00
Kilbeggan racecourse manager Paddy Dunican dies suddenly, aged 61Auctioneer and businessman transformed the Co Westmeath track during his 35 years in chargeSun Apr 07 2024 - 13:32
Gruelling ground anticipated for Aintree Grand National as weather continues to decimate racing programmeLeopardstown proves an exception with no problems anticipated in advance of Sunday’s classic trials meetingFri Apr 05 2024 - 19:00
Who in Government is picking up the phone when racing rings these days?Sport can’t keep leaking reputational own goals and expect no political repercussionsFri Apr 05 2024 - 06:00
Intense Raffles just the ticket for JJ Slevin in Irish Grand NationalJockey takes full advantage of opportunity to secure his second win in the raceMon Apr 01 2024 - 17:56
Smallest Irish Grand National field in over 20 years to set out at Fairyhouse Tony Martin aiming for Irish National success with Good Time Jonny ahead of starting three-month suspension in MayMon Apr 01 2024 - 06:00
Willie Mullins sets new record for winners in a season with 631-1 Easter Sunday seven-timer Champion trainer Willie Mullins reaches 238 winners for season in Ireland with over a month of the jumps campaign leftSun Mar 31 2024 - 19:01
Glimpse of flat racing’s future on cards with Auguste Rodin’s Meydan runWillie Mullins set to saddle 10 of the 18 runners for Easter Sunday Grade One highlight at FairyhouseFri Mar 29 2024 - 15:31
IHRB needs to consider reputational damage to racing in grim Luke Comer Jnr caseIrish Horseracing Regulatory Board must must decide how best to respond to residual reputational knock to the sport from grim Luke Comer Jnr caseFri Mar 29 2024 - 06:00
Trainer Tony Martin to lose licence for three months after IHRB appealMartin originally received a suspended six-month sanction and was fined €11k over positive drug test on FirstmanThu Mar 28 2024 - 17:56
Fairyhouse aiming to extend upward attendance curve during Easter festival action Fairyhouse officials hoping to improve on the 28,000 fans that attended the 2023 Easter FestivalTue Mar 26 2024 - 16:42
Irish Grand National field could be smallest in years with just ‘23 or 24 runners’Easter Monday's traditional Irish Grand National can have a maximum field of 30 runners but officials expect fewer to line up this yearTue Mar 26 2024 - 06:00
Auguste Rodin set to clash with Japanese star Liberty Island at MeydanAidan O’Brien to split seven runners between four races on Saturday’s $30.5 million Dubai World Cup programmeTue Mar 26 2024 - 06:00
IHRB examining case of trainer Luke Comer jnr after horse carcasses found on his landCase struck out by judge and Comer donated €20,000 to ISPCA after nine ‘fully decomposed’ carcasses found in Co Meath yard in 2021Sun Mar 24 2024 - 16:25
Fozzy Stack chasing unique double with Chazzesmee as British flat season starts in DoncasterWayne Lordan on Ballydoyle duty with four rides for Aidan O’Brien at Naas on SundaySat Mar 23 2024 - 06:00
Gordon Elliott ‘very disappointed’ in comments from Grand National-winning trainerDr Richard Newland proposed blanket ban on Irish-trained runners in Britain on the back of Cheltenham festival dominanceFri Mar 22 2024 - 16:43
Cheltenham’s old appeal increasingly redundant thanks to Ireland’s top-dog status Too much of last week’s Cheltenham Festival action was too humdrum for the festival’s long-term goodFri Mar 22 2024 - 06:00
From top to tail City Of Troy looks a different prospect ahead of Classic campaignCoolmore eager to ‘expose’ how good unbeaten son of Justify, City Of Troy, is on both turf and dirtWed Mar 20 2024 - 16:06
