Qualifying rounds could benefit minnows of international footballThese matches are irrelevant. They’re as competitive as WC Fields in a marathonMon Oct 06 2014 - 01:00
Flying filly Treve secures memorable winCriquette Head-Maarek trained star joins select club of twice winners in renewalMon Oct 06 2014 - 01:00
Arc master Fabre Andre quietly confident for Flintshire success in L’Arc de TriompheIn such an open looking race the best each way value could be some 33-1 about FlintshireSat Oct 04 2014 - 01:00
Ruby Walsh returns to action at Tipperary meetHugely-popular Rebel Fitz also lines up in Grade Two Istabraq HurdleSat Oct 04 2014 - 01:00
Ballydoyle duo to take Arc chanceRuler of The World and Chicquita to carry Irish hopes in €5m feature renewalWed Oct 01 2014 - 01:00
Rebel Fitz primed for big effort in Grade Two feature at TipperaryMichael Winters-trained star aiming to put the record straight in Istabraq HurdleWed Oct 01 2014 - 01:00
Fairyhouse preview: Ballydoyle’s Heffernan one to followAdeste Fideles in particular can secure valuable success with step up in tripTue Sept 30 2014 - 01:04
Gordon Lord Byron set to take chance in Prix de la ForetPattern performer and previous winner to make third appearance in Group One renewalTue Sept 30 2014 - 01:00
O’Brien confirms Ruler of The World and Chicquita to take chance in Prix de l’ArcTapestry also Ballydoyle possible for Prix de l’Opera as focus turns to jockey bookingsMon Sept 29 2014 - 01:00
Firm ground may give Un Beau Roman edge in novice chaseAt The Races Kilbegnet Novice Chase also includes the 141-rated Ted VealeMon Sept 29 2014 - 01:00
Ol’ Man River faces stiff test in BeresfordSon of Montjeu and Finsceal Beo visually impressive on first startSat Sept 27 2014 - 01:00
Champion jockey-elect Smullen eyes Chevely upset on Anthem AlexanderTop filly set to renew rivalry with Tiggy Wiggy in Group One renewalSat Sept 27 2014 - 01:00
Bolger team hopeful Moyglare runner-up Lucida can take Rockfel StakesLayers make Godolphin-owned filly warm favourite to land Group Two renewalFri Sept 26 2014 - 01:00
Jack Naylor expected to step up againTrainer Jessica Harrington has full belief in star filly for Prix Marcel BoussacThu Sept 25 2014 - 01:00
Pale Mimosa aimed at Melbourne CupGroup Two-winning mare in quarantine but no ‘firm decision made on travel’ to renewalThu Sept 25 2014 - 01:00
Ryder Cup captains’ role grossly overratedReality goes out the window as individual sport of golf takes on fantasy team facadeMon Sept 22 2014 - 06:00
An Saighduir to take Ayr Gold Cup chance‘I’ve got the draw I wanted and we’ve got everything, bar the rain,’ says Ger LyonsSat Sept 20 2014 - 01:00
Stepper Point Curragh success the sprint highlight of festivalHopes Group 1 sprint can form part of Champions Weekend programmeWed Sept 17 2014 - 08:59
Tributes paid to Oliver BradyCo Monaghan trainer and businessman dies aged 75 after long illnessWed Sept 17 2014 - 01:00
Barry Geraghty can help guide JP McManus to first success in Kerry National at ListowelJacksonslady is just one of owner’s five entries in festival centrepieceWed Sept 17 2014 - 01:00
Shutter Island can oblige over flightsJP McManus-owned horse is McCoy’s sole ride this afternoon at venueTue Sept 16 2014 - 01:00
Free Eagle may take chance in Prix de L’ArcWeld confirms next start will be French highlight or at Ascot in Champion StakesTue Sept 16 2014 - 01:00
Brian O’Connor’s Tipping Point: Clash of identities comes into play in All-Ireland deciderThere must not be any other 32,000sq mile patch of ground on the planet so minutely divided by stereotypes intrinsically bound to sporting fortunesMon Sept 15 2014 - 06:00
Panther strikes for Michael Owen at the CurraghLeading Light beaten into second place as former England striker celebrates Curragh winSun Sept 14 2014 - 18:49
Ballydoyle reeling after Australia defeatTrainer ‘shocked’ at loss in race in which star colt ‘trapped on outside’ of rival Al KazeemSun Sept 14 2014 - 17:15
Joseph O’Brien weighed in heavy after Australia defeatJockey 1lb overweight after shock reverse to The Grey Gatsby at LeopardstownSun Sept 14 2014 - 13:10
O’Brien’s star stayer Leading Light has credentials to land St LegerGroup One-studded card at Curragh facing competition from Arc trials at LongchampSat Sept 13 2014 - 01:00
Champions Weekend set to thrillBallydoyle powerhouse mobhanded for Leopardstown and Curragh renewalsSat Sept 13 2014 - 01:00
Joseph O’Brien: a heavyweight racing talent prepared to sweat for every course successIreland’s 21-year-old champion jockey presents an enigmatic face to the sporting publicSat Sept 13 2014 - 00:02
Australia to face 11 rivals in prestigious Champions Weekend feature renewalPrix du Jockey Club winner The Grey Gatsby added to Champions Stakes fieldWed Sept 10 2014 - 01:00
Flaxen Flare and Plinth to renew rivalry at GalwayFlaxen Flare may relish famous hill here more than Ballydoyle contenderWed Sept 10 2014 - 01:00
Alelchi Inois the form pick for Galway feature raceStrapping French-bred six-year-old capable of obliging to land Grade Three renewalTue Sept 09 2014 - 01:00
Weld hoping for cut ahead of Champions WeekendTrainer reveals intention to have ‘very few’ runners if ground at tracks good to firmMon Sept 08 2014 - 20:45
Weld may have to bow to veteran Fit The CoveRemarkable 14-year-old set for 104th career start despite being 5lbs higher for last winMon Sept 08 2014 - 01:05
Hopes high for Group One Champions WeekendOrganisers on weather watch for inaugural event of pattern racing worth €3.7mMon Sept 08 2014 - 01:00
Tandem should have too much classRobbie McNamara and Dermot Weld should score in NavanSat Sept 06 2014 - 01:00
Aidan O’Brien just 16/1 to make a clean-sweep of all five top-flight races of ‘Champions Weekend’Raiders aiming to scoop up prizes will have to contend with the might of BallydoyleWed Sept 03 2014 - 01:00
Final push on for ‘Champions Weekend’ at Leopardstown and CurraghHRI’s marketing staff have focused on encouraging participation within the racing industry in recent monthsTue Sept 02 2014 - 01:00
Sports-suits of world football look even sleazier after the summerAcres of newspaper revelations about the bidding process behind Qatar’s successful World Cup bid have been revealed in grubby detailMon Sept 01 2014 - 06:00
Chicquita set to make debut for O’Brien at Champions WeekendAidan O’Brien confirms Due Diligence out ofthe running for Haydock Sprint CupMon Sept 01 2014 - 01:00
Gutsy Carla Bianca edges home ahead of Pearl of Africa for four in a rowAidan O’Brien’s Ol’ Man River made an impressive winning debut at the CurraghSun Aug 31 2014 - 22:46
Andrea Atzeni hoping for a profitable visit to the CurraghNew Qatari Racing No 1 jockey has four rides including sound claims with two year olds Cappella Sansevero and SacrificialSat Aug 30 2014 - 01:00
Brian Kavanagh positive about addressing Irish Derby issuesHorse Racing Ireland’s chief executive acknowledged need to examine ways to make Irish Derby more competitiveWed Aug 27 2014 - 01:00
Leopardstown target big crowd for ‘Champions Weekend’ dayChief executive Pat Keogh believes concept can ultimately contribute towards a transformation in attendancesTue Aug 26 2014 - 01:00
Ambivalence towards Rory McIlroy proves partition is alive and unwellThe mixed feelings our greatest sporting talent engenders are a rejoinder to patriotic Gaeldom’s difficulty with acknowledging the impact of partitionMon Aug 25 2014 - 06:00
Leading Light impresses on his return to action at the CurraghAscot Gold Cup winner looks in imposing for for forthcoming Irish St Leger at HQMon Aug 25 2014 - 01:00
Maarek to win the battle of the Group One heavyweights in Renaissance StakesJockey Joseph O’Brien can continue a successful week with The Great WarSat Aug 23 2014 - 01:00
Australia set to take on talented field in JuddemonteBallydoyle handler O’Brien concedes colt ‘a good bit heavier than he was in the Derbys’Wed Aug 20 2014 - 01:00
Weld eyes Listed succcess with BroochIrish handler holds strapping filly in high regard and capable of taking renewalWed Aug 20 2014 - 01:00
Aidan O’Brien 'a little bit worried' about Australia’s fitnessSon Joseph O'Brien feels he can do the 8st 12lb weight in in Juddmonte at YorkTue Aug 19 2014 - 01:00
