Monday medical the ‘acid test’ of Constitution Hill’s chance of making Cheltenham’s Champion Hurdle Prospects mount that Irish-trained runners will outnumber the home defence over festival’s four daysSun Mar 03 2024 - 19:00
One of racing’s most evocative names returns as Tom Dreaper set to start training career at NavanInspections to be held on Saturday morning to decide if Navan and Leopardstown can go ahead this weekendFri Mar 01 2024 - 19:00
Newmarket laboratory to continue drug testing for Irish racingIrish Horseracing Regulatory Board confirms that new four-year contract agreed with LGC and runs from the start of this yearFri Mar 01 2024 - 17:33
Betting and gambling may be different but it’s a tough distinction to sell to governmentRacing is caught in the reputational backwash of the gambling industry’s exploitative greed, making it harder to plead the case for exemption from new legislationFri Mar 01 2024 - 06:00
Gordon Elliott rejects competitive criticism of great rival Willie Mullins ‘We’re making him hungrier and he’s making us better,’ says trainer closing in on 40 Cheltenham festival winnersMon Feb 26 2024 - 19:00
Ferny Hollow makes light of 791-day absence to make sparkling Naas return Champion jockey Paul Townend reaches 100 winners for season after riding to Sunday double for Willie MullinsSun Feb 25 2024 - 16:28
Tower Of London delivers Aidan O’Brien first success in Saudi ArabiaWinner of $2.5 million handicap likely to be in Ballydoyle team for next month’s Dubai World Cup programme in MeydanSun Feb 25 2024 - 14:35
Ferny Hollow returns from almost 800-day absence to try to earn Cheltenham festival ticketJockey Jordan Gainford back in action this weekend after damaging vertebrae before ChristmasSat Feb 24 2024 - 06:00
No luck of the Irish when it comes to post position for raiders at lucrative Saudi Cup programme Matilda Picotte and Luxembourg given outside draws around Riyadh tight circuitFri Feb 23 2024 - 19:00
Spectators voting with their feet as Cheltenham’s competitive appeal gets spread too thinThe 2023 Cheltenham Festival attracted 40,000 less fans than in 2022 – has the bloated festival menu diminished a vital competitive ingredient?Fri Feb 23 2024 - 06:00
Irish-trained horses once more set to numerically dominate Aintree Grand National Last year’s runner-up Vanillier installed a 12-1 favourite by some firms to go one better in April’s big raceTue Feb 20 2024 - 17:09
Willie Mullins only 7-2 to break his Cheltenham record of 10 winnersGala Marceau will bid to earn her festival ticket in Wednesday’s Quevega Hurdle at PunchestownMon Feb 19 2024 - 18:25
Oisín Murphy aiming to maintain unbeaten record on Irish hope Matilda Picotte Duo to contest $2m sprint in Saudi Arabia; Australian champion Verry Elleegant dies in Ireland due to foaling complicationsMon Feb 19 2024 - 18:21
Jonbon gives JP McManus another shot at filling one glaring gap in Cheltenham festival CVMcManus team ‘leaning a little bit’ towards Brown Advisory option for Fact Or File at CheltenhamSun Feb 18 2024 - 19:00
Paul Townend facing meagre weekend to team up with We’llhavewan in Punchestown feature Champion jockey still odds-on to beat Jack Kennedy to title despite trailing by 14 winnersSat Feb 17 2024 - 06:00
Point Lonsdale flies Ballydoyle flag in $2.5m highlight in DohaAidan O’Brien confirms Luxembourg being pointed at Turf contest on Saudi Cup cardSat Feb 17 2024 - 06:00
Genius or not, Willie Mullins has transformed the face of jump racingChampion trainer has created the most powerful winning machine the sport has ever seenFri Feb 16 2024 - 06:00
Willie Mullins in unique position as he closes in on ‘century’ of Cheltenham festival victories Record-breaking trainer could have biggest festival team to date with up to 80 runnersTue Feb 13 2024 - 06:00
Gordon Elliott lavishes praise on unbeaten Brighterdaysahead Willie Mullins’s team strike at Exeter with Fun Fun Fun victorious in Listed contestSun Feb 11 2024 - 15:37
Willie Mullins is even-money to outscore Britain on his own at Cheltenham Festival Champion trainer notched record 10 winners at 2022 festival including 1,518-1 five-timer on final daySun Feb 11 2024 - 15:24
Gordon Elliott hoping for momentum ahead of taking on Willie Mullins at Cheltenham festival Unbeaten Brighterdaysahead bids to book Cheltenham ticket in Navan Listed contest on SundaySat Feb 10 2024 - 06:00
Willie Mullins’s ‘unknown unknown’ tries to take advantage in big Newbury prizeChampion trainer’s new French recruit Ocastle Des Mottes is rated 6lbs higher in Ireland compared to BritainFri Feb 09 2024 - 18:15
Unpredictable panels delivering feeble penalties don’t help deterrent factorMinimum €1,000 fine after Asian Master disqualified for failing drugs test gets waivedFri Feb 09 2024 - 06:00
Officials eye Leopardstown potential to cater for larger festival crowds despite criticism of facilities Dublin Racing Festival attendance reached record 36,000 over two daysMon Feb 05 2024 - 19:00
Caldwell Potter fetches €740,000 to become most expensive jumps horse sold at public auction Alex Ferguson among syndicate that buys Grade One winner who will switch from Gordon Elliott to Paul NichollsMon Feb 05 2024 - 17:08
Leading jockey Jack Kennedy reaches maiden ‘century’ of winners for first time Dominant handler Willie Mullins pulls off fastest 200 winners in a season at PunchestownMon Feb 05 2024 - 16:12
Willie Mullins completes Grade One clean sweep at Dublin Racing FestivalSunday’s 99-1 Mullins five-timer brings champion trainer’s weekend haul to nine winners from 15 racesSun Feb 04 2024 - 17:09
Fact To File finishes on his own in farcical Leopardstown Grade OnePlace prizemoney for €150,000 Dublin Racing Festival highlight goes into Horse Racing Ireland prize fund after Fact to File finishes alone in Leopardstown Grade OneSun Feb 04 2024 - 16:05
Galopin Des Champs saves Townend’s frustrating day with Gold Cup success at Leopardstown Danny Mullins secures 534-1 Grade One hat-trick on opening card of Dublin Racing FestivalSat Feb 03 2024 - 18:16
Dublin Racing Festival: Fastorslow among those trying to gatecrash Willie Mullins partyChampion trainer is set to saddle 50 runners at Leopardstown - he has 31 per cent of the runners on Saturday’s cardSat Feb 03 2024 - 06:00
Officials hoping almost 35,000 people will again pile into Leopardstown for Dublin Racing Festival State Man faces new rival in Bob Olinger as prolific winner defends Irish Champion Hurdle crownSat Feb 03 2024 - 06:00
Five years after dramatic announcement, Michael O’Leary’s slimmed-down racing operation is still a major playerGigginstown Stud contenders Predators Gold and Storm Heart hold prime Grade One chances at Dublin Racing FestivalSat Feb 03 2024 - 06:00
Valuable €2m Dublin Racing Festival could turn out to be a Willie Mullins show like never beforeOverwhelming majority of stars on show at Leopardstown will be from the champion trainer’s teamFri Feb 02 2024 - 06:00
Galopin Des Champs tops massive Dublin Racing Festival entry from Willie Mullins Arkle Chase clash between Marine Nationale and Gaelic Warrior still possible on Saturday at LeopardstownTue Jan 30 2024 - 16:26
Willie Mullins going into €2 million Dublin Racing Festival in dominant form Willie Mullins assembling the usual formidable team for the Dublin Racing Festival at LeopardstownMon Jan 29 2024 - 06:00
Jockey Jack Kennedy closing in on maiden century of winnersAidan O’Brien has first runner of 2024 when Warm Heart lines up in $1m Pegasus World Cup in Miami on Saturday nightFri Jan 26 2024 - 16:15
Cheltenham’s Trials Day signals end to pre-festival phoney war element Four Grade Two renewals with bonus being rescheduled Grade One Clarence House Chase and Jonbon appearanceFri Jan 26 2024 - 15:58
Suspended suspension for trainer Thomond O’Mara sends out sorry signal Trainer abused, intimidated and physically assaulted regulatory official at Cork in NovemberFri Jan 26 2024 - 06:00
Topweight Bronn among trio of Mullins hopefuls in 18-strong field for the ThyestesGordon Elliott has half a dozen hopefuls in Gowran Park’s €100,000 highlight, and last year’s runner-up Dunboyne has the assistance of the red hot Jack KennedyWed Jan 24 2024 - 15:30
Jade De Grugy in the mix to book her Cheltenham Festival ticket in Solerina HurdleFrench import 8-1 for ‘Dawn Run’ after impressive Irish debut at Leopardstown over ChristmasTue Jan 23 2024 - 16:32
Officials uneasy there are fewer horses in prestigious classification behind two-year-old champion City Of Troy Aidan O’Brien points to Meydan’s Sheema Classic in March as return date for Auguste RodinTue Jan 23 2024 - 16:13
Warm Heart will try to start 2024 with a Florida success for Aidan O’Brien Yorkshire Oaks and Prix Vermeille winner will be ridden by Ryan Moore in $1m race at Gulfstream ParkMon Jan 22 2024 - 16:33
Allaho enjoys smooth success in Cheltenham Ryanair warm-up at ThurlesL’Homme Presse’s Gold Cup odds cut to as low as 8-1 after comeback victory at LingfieldSun Jan 21 2024 - 19:00
Jockey Patrick Mullins escapes penalty after IHRB investigation into Limerick incidentChampion amateur jockey apologised for his conduct over incident involving his cousin DannyFri Jan 19 2024 - 17:26
Optimism high that Navan can have Saturday’s National Hunt stage to itselfSaturday’s jumps action in Britain wiped out due to freezing weather conditionsFri Jan 19 2024 - 15:50
Allaho back at Thurles to try and cement his status as Ryanair Chase favouriteWillie Mullins-trained horse will face some tough competition on SundayFri Jan 19 2024 - 15:36
Cheltenham success always justifies caution during rest of the season All that will be remembered is if the rarely-seen Constitution Hill wins the Champion Hurdle again at the Cheltenham FestivalFri Jan 19 2024 - 06:00
Uncertain weather outlook can’t shake anticipation of Ascot clash between El Fabiolo and JonbonWillie Mullins’s El Fabiolo scheduled to take on Jonbon at Ascot in a clash between the sport’s top two-mile talents for the Bet MGM Clarence House Chase next SaturdayTue Jan 16 2024 - 06:00
Mystical Power enters Cheltenham reckoning after Punchestown success Willie Mullins back on top of trainers’ championship with prize money haul of close to €3.5mSun Jan 14 2024 - 15:53
Joseph O’Brien times Banbridge’s Kempton return perfectly ahead of weather concernsJoseph O'Brien's Banbridge warms up for Cheltenham Festival with an appearance in the Coral Silviniaco Conti Chase at KemptonFri Jan 12 2024 - 17:41
