Curragh have delicate balancing act in run-up to Irish DerbyWeather threatens to be a headache before the €1.25 million Classic headed by Aidan O’Brien’s AustraliaWed Jun 25 2014 - 01:00
Connors returns to centre stage but memoir’s fan flattery self-serving drossUS tennis great broke the mould, but blathering oily glib about admirers tarnishes legacyMon Jun 23 2014 - 06:00
Weather coming right for Australia’s bidEpsom Derby winner set vto be headline act for Irish DerbyMon Jun 23 2014 - 01:00
Turf Club appears to be on possible collision course with the GovernmentHorse Racing Ireland Amendment Bill will see club’s five seats on Horse Racing Ireland’s board cutMon Jun 23 2014 - 01:00
Azurite can put seal on profitable week for trainer Ger LyonsSeán Jones-owned gelding can repel the cross-channel raiders in today’s €100,000 Magners Ulster Derby at Down RoyalSat Jun 21 2014 - 01:00
Slade Power can deliver for Eddie Lynam in Diamond Jubilee StakesPique Sous a serious candidate in Queen Alexandra Stakes for Willie MullinsSat Jun 21 2014 - 01:00
Coronation joy for veteran BrittainRizeena returns to her very best form under a fine ride by Ryan MooreFri Jun 20 2014 - 23:03
Oxx targets Group One success with My TitaniaCurragh handler sends out precocious daughter of Sea The Stars for belated startFri Jun 20 2014 - 01:00
Leading Light claims gold in driving finishWin delivers record sixth Gold Cup success for Aidan O’Brien who also takes RibblesdaleFri Jun 20 2014 - 01:00
The Fugue takes honours in feature event to deprive top-rated TreveFrench raider unable to quicken and bridge gap to Gosden-trained runnerThu Jun 19 2014 - 01:00
Leading Light goes for gold in Ascot showpieceBallydoyle hope shows progressive profile but stamina doubt remainsThu Jun 19 2014 - 01:00
Weld targets Group success in Ballycorus Stakes with Big BreakDansili filly set to get fast ground in bid to land prestigious Pattern showpieceThu Jun 19 2014 - 01:00
Power swoops late for Group gloryBrilliant sprinter takes King’s Stand for second year in successionWed Jun 18 2014 - 01:06
Nolan runners capable of success on tight Wexford trackTrip and quick ground likely to extract best from handler’s contendersWed Jun 18 2014 - 01:00
French superstar Treve pick of the fieldPrix de’l Arc winner the class act in Royal Ascot renewal of Prince of Wales’s StakesWed Jun 18 2014 - 01:00
Kingman can turn Guineas form on its head and land St James’s Palace StakesAidan O’Brien’s War Command takes his chance in a star-studded field at Royal AscotTue Jun 17 2014 - 02:07
Tarziyna will be tough nut to crack in Sligo finaleCourse and distance winner Truthwillsetufree can win for trainer Dermot WeldTue Jun 17 2014 - 01:00
Ireland’s maverick number eight fails to score with rugby’s clubbable stuffed shirtsJamie Heaslip may be unorthodox but he also qualifies as an exceptional backrow forwardMon Jun 16 2014 - 11:44
Turf Club set to consider watering tracks to maintain ground consistencyOption is part of an overall investigation into how five horses were killed at Friday night’s Clonmel meetingMon Jun 16 2014 - 01:00
Weld’s Edelmira puts Irish Oaks credentials on line at CorkTask is to take on older fillies including last year’s Irish Oaks runner-up Venus De MiloSat Jun 14 2014 - 10:21
Aidan O’Brien odds-on to take sixth top trainer award at Royal AscotLeading Light in Gold Cup heads a typically-strong Ballydoyle contingentWed Jun 11 2014 - 01:00
Australia remains firmly in mix for Irish DerbyBut Irish handicapper Garry O’Gorman thinks superstar colt’s best trip may be less than a mile and a halfWed Jun 11 2014 - 01:00
Eddie Lynam on target to complete a momentous Royal Ascot doubleSprint stars Sole Power and Slade Power in top shape for one of racing’s iconic meetingsTue Jun 10 2014 - 01:00
Australia’s Epsom Derby victory earns 123 ratingBritish handicapper puts Aidan O’Brien’s colt on a mark equal to Sea The StarsTue Jun 10 2014 - 01:00
World Cup flag-waving madness lost on football-crazy fansThere hasn’t been a problem not made worse by wrapping the colours around itMon Jun 09 2014 - 06:00
Ground to be major factor in whether Australia runs in Irish DerbyIndigo Lady thrives on soft surface under Seamus HeffernanMon Jun 09 2014 - 01:00
Regally-bred Australia lives up to star billingBallydoyle’s son of Galileo may take chance in Irish Derby at Curragh headquartersMon Jun 09 2014 - 01:00
Taghrooda powers home to claims Oaks glorySheikh Hamdan enjoys one-two as Weld runner Tarfasha behind in second placeSat Jun 07 2014 - 01:00
Powerful Irish contingent to contest renewal but Ebanoran has edgeO’Brien’s Australia favourite to oblige but Oxx runner slips in under radarSat Jun 07 2014 - 01:00
Mullins eyes French Champion Hurdle successChampion trainer sends out trio to contest €370,000 feature raceSat Jun 07 2014 - 01:00
Declan McDonogh convinced he has ‘live chance’ on EbanoranJohn Oxx’s record of two winners and a third from three Derby starters speaks for itselfWed Jun 04 2014 - 01:00
Beach Of Falesa can break her duck over jumps at PunchestownJoseph O’Brien sends out positive vibes about Marvellous in Friday’s Oaks at EpsomWed Jun 04 2014 - 01:00
Epsom ground seems to be coming right for AustraliaBallydoyle trainer Aidan O’Brien bids for an historic Derby hat-trick this SaturdayTue Jun 03 2014 - 01:00
Remarkable story of California Chrome a boon for romanticsBelmont Stakes victory would complete an unbelievable Triple Crown success and a place in American sporting historyMon Jun 02 2014 - 06:00
Ryan Moore ponders his options for another tilt at Epsom Derby gloryBritain’s top rider will choose from Geoffrey Chaucer, Kingfisher and OrchestraMon Jun 02 2014 - 01:00
Smullen travels to Haydock for Garswood tilt at Group Three featureSix-time Irish champion jockey looking ahead to seventh Epsom Derby appearanceSat May 31 2014 - 01:01
Kevin Ryan bids for landmark victory in French DerbyYork’s Dante winner will again be ridden by Ryan Moore in the 16-runner Prix Du Jockey ClubSat May 31 2014 - 01:00
Oxx confident ‘well bred’ Ebanoran capable of Derby glory‘We can’t be sure about him staying the mile-and-a-half but that isn’t the worst complaint’Wed May 28 2014 - 01:00
Geoffrey Chaucer in mix for tilt at Prix Du JockeyO’Brien has pick of three colts for €1.5m French DerbyTue May 27 2014 - 17:22
Aidan O’Brien gearing up for the most intense Classic week of the yearAustralia remains firmly on track for the Epsom DerbyTue May 27 2014 - 01:00
Dermot Weld confident Fascinating Rock will handle any ground at EpsomCurragh trainer suspects biggest obstacle to the colt’s chances of Derby success will come from favourite AustraliaTue May 27 2014 - 01:00
Rory, let the machine get its jaws into someone else for a bitSeriously McIlroy, stop talking. It wasn’t emotional incontinence that helped you win: it was turning off the techMon May 26 2014 - 01:00
Marvellous gives Aidan O’Brien 30th domestic Classic in Irish 1,000 GuineasBallydoyle second string earns a 7/1 quote and a shot at Epsom Oaks in 12 days timeMon May 26 2014 - 01:00
Relief all round as Kingman shows his class in Tattersalls Irish 2,000 GuineasJohn Gosden’s colt now on target for a rematch with Night Of Thunder in St James’s Palace Stakes at Royal AscotMon May 26 2014 - 01:00
Kingman to give John Gosden and Prince Khalid Abdullah a first Irish 2,000 GuineasWar Command leads team of five for Aidan O’Brien, who is looking for a 10th winSat May 24 2014 - 13:04
Al Thakhira to relish yielding conditions in Irish 1,000 Guineas at the CurraghLightning Thunder’s trainer Olly Stephens is holding fire on her participation until walking track tomorrow morningSat May 24 2014 - 01:00
Turf Club say Betfair’s input was huge in Yachvili caseThree more individuals disqualified from racing in connection with the corruption case, including horse’s owner Robert MartinFri May 23 2014 - 01:00
Yachvili owner Robert Martin bannedThe businessman from Portrush has been ’warned off’ horseracing for ten yearsThu May 22 2014 - 12:40
Prince Khalid Abdullah set to make strong bids for Curragh’s three Group One racesKingman dominates betting for Saturday’s Tattersalls Irish 2,000 GuineasWed May 21 2014 - 01:00
Eddie O’Connell may appeal landmark four-year banSolicitor Andrew Coonan says an appeal against the suspension is under considerationWed May 21 2014 - 01:00
