Versatile Pat Smullen set to show ‘world-class’ ability at Galway festivalChampion jockey has a profitable knack of getting the race fractions just rightMon Jul 29 2013 - 01:00
Knockcroghery capable of opening Weld account in €70,000 amateur riders featureKing of Ballybrit eyes hat-trick on Day OneMon Jul 29 2013 - 01:00
Trading Leather aims to add King George to Irish Derby successIrish star can strike for three-year-old cropSat Jul 27 2013 - 01:00
Impact of the recession on Irish racing seems to be bottoming outBut on-course bookmakers’ turnover still on the slideTue Jul 23 2013 - 01:05
Security Breach heads Willie Mullins attempt on Galway HurdleChampion trainer is not the only Mullins with Galway glory on his mindTue Jul 23 2013 - 01:00
Nothing has changed in the dangerous realm of horse racingThere will always be an inherent danger in the sportMon Jul 22 2013 - 05:00
Sure touch of Murtagh helps wayward talent land a classic victoryChicquita gives trainer Alain de Royer-Dupre a second OaksMon Jul 22 2013 - 01:00
Dank’s impressive display ensures a happy return to the Curragh for trainer StouteBritish raider takes Group Two feature in styleSun Jul 21 2013 - 18:34
Chicquita to break maiden tag in Classic style by landing Darley Irish OaksAlain de Royer-Dupré does not indulge in impulse moves, and sending Chicquita to the Curragh’s wide-open spaces, over a distance she should theoretically relish, but on fast going she might not, has to be notedSat Jul 20 2013 - 01:00
Newmarket trainer Michael Stoute to pick up Sunday’s Group Two feature with DankTomorrow’s other €100,000 prize, the Boylesports Rockingham Handicap, could also be destined for export with eight cross-channel raiders, including three from David O’Meara’s yard, and a drop back to the minimum trip can see Dick Bos scoreSat Jul 20 2013 - 01:00
Steps to Freedom to successfully step up over fences at KillarneyColm Murphy’s runner Cara’s Oscar can deliver in the featured handicap hurdleWed Jul 17 2013 - 01:00
History and sentiment swell the support for Riposte in Saturday’s Irish OaksTalent still the bookies’ favourite to double-up following Epsom Oaks winWed Jul 17 2013 - 01:00
Keep on the right side of Beachdale Lad at KillarneySelection has been a revelation in two starts this summer, winning at Roscommon and KilbegganTue Jul 16 2013 - 01:00
Alain de Royer-Dupré opts for local knowledge in booking Johnny Murtagh for ChicquitaTalent will bid to become the 14th filly to complete the Oaks double, alongside her stable companion, Secret GestureTue Jul 16 2013 - 01:00
Hint to Rory: telling the begrudgers where to go wouldn’t go amissDon’t pay too much attention to everyone as it can impact on the thing that matters, your golfMon Jul 15 2013 - 06:00
Supplementary entries for Irish Oaks to boost an already intriguing ClassicConnections will be keeping a close eye on the “good to firm” ground conditions, with more watering plannedMon Jul 15 2013 - 01:00
Bleeding Hearts can break a few at KillarneyPrince Of Fire can take day one feature, the €23,500 Racing Post Handicap ChaseMon Jul 15 2013 - 01:00
Rely on Abbakova to score for Willie McCreery in Listed feature at TipperaryAustralian Group One-winning sprinter Sea Siren has her first start for Aidan O’Brien in the six-furlong Belgrave Stakes at Fairyhouse, but Russian Soul may spoil the partySat Jul 13 2013 - 01:00
Aidan O’Brien attempts to close in on landmark achievement with Gale Force Ten and Battle Of Marengo this weekendVictory for both would leave their trainer one shy of a remarkable 200 Group One victories in EuropeSat Jul 13 2013 - 01:00
Wayne Lordan looking for victory with General Brook at NaasCork-born jockey has two opportunities at Group One glory at Newmarket later in weekWed Jul 10 2013 - 01:00
Darley Irish Oaks to have a Saturday evening start for the first timeCurragh racecourse encouraged by the overall figures for the Irish DerbyWed Jul 10 2013 - 01:00
Coming to a Gaelic football venue near you: Bainisteoir Battleship‘We are heading inexorably towards a senior football horizon consisting of little more than tactical machinations of managers manoeuvring muscle-bound, middle-distance athletes’Mon Jul 08 2013 - 12:48
Turf Club to examine if jockey bans too lenientPique Sous can score for Katie Walsh at BellewstownSat Jul 06 2013 - 01:00
O’Brien chases sixth Eclipse win with Mars and Declaration Of WarRyan Moore to partner Mars and Joseph O’Brien stays on Declaration Of WarSat Jul 06 2013 - 01:00
Aidan O’Brien may give Camelot a chance to redeem himself at SandownBallydoyle trainer also leaves Declaration Of War and Mars in Coral EclipseTue Jul 02 2013 - 01:00
Roger Federer’s legacy assured despite the fall from graceNo one does it better and with more panache than the Swiss masterMon Jul 01 2013 - 06:00
Trading Leather on path to further glory after Irish Derby victoryKevin Manning rides Jim Bolger’s colt to Curragh winMon Jul 01 2013 - 01:00
Johnny Murtagh rides Ambivalent to victory in Pretty Polly StakesWin completes his collection of Ireland’s 12 Group 1 racesMon Jul 01 2013 - 01:00
Rehn’s Nest looks a better option for jockey Kevin Manning in Pretty Polly StakesJim Bolger can also strike in the Group Three juvenile fillies with Royal Ascot fourth Heart FocusSat Jun 29 2013 - 01:00
Sugar Boy works impressively at the Curragh ahead of Derby bid for Patrick PrendergastMichael Kinane to be inducted into the Hall of Fame this weekendTue Jun 25 2013 - 01:00
Godolphin set to supplement recent purchase Libertarian for Irish DerbyEpsom hero Ruler Of The World favourite to do doubleMon Jun 24 2013 - 01:09
Wimbledon’s ‘issues’ down to seeding, shouting and show-boatingIt’s all just evidence of the relative trivialities that pass for ‘problems’ for today’s superstar playersMon Jun 24 2013 - 00:06
Ronan Whelan to collect Down Royal feature on Maggie DaltonSalhooda looks the pick in Ulster OaksSat Jun 22 2013 - 01:00
Slade Power to complete memorable week for trainer Eddie LynamJim Bolger to be on the Royal Ascot mark again with Freedom SquareSat Jun 22 2013 - 01:00
Saddler’s Rock can strike gold at Royal Ascot for Curragh trainer John OxxConditions ideal for the Irish raider but Dermot Weld will be hoping for overnight rain for Rite Of PassageThu Jun 20 2013 - 01:00
O’Brien’s Camelot is out of the frame as Doyle scores 891/1 trebleDuntle wins at Royal Ascot for second year runningThu Jun 20 2013 - 01:00
Annie Other to relish firm surface at WexfordSaltmills Blackie to lose maiden tagWed Jun 19 2013 - 01:00
Camelot has too much class for his Prince of Wales’s rivalsO’Brien star was beaten by Al Kazeem at the Curragh but can gain his revenge at the Royal meetingWed Jun 19 2013 - 01:00
Jim Bolger’s Dawn Approach crowned king in St James’s Palace thrillerIreland reign supreme on opening day of Royal Ascot with four winners, including the three Group OnesWed Jun 19 2013 - 00:09
Billy Lee looks to maintain hot streak in SligoLee is on the Tim Doyle-trained pair of Vasoni and Killourney EmpressTue Jun 18 2013 - 01:00
Toronado may be a better option in St James’s Palace Stakes at Royal AscotAnimal Kingdom set to get the ball rolling in Queen Anne StakesTue Jun 18 2013 - 01:00
Game of the Gael: Road bowling through Cork and ArmaghIt’s starting to get a following in the US too, and not just from homesick Corkonians aching for Beamish and bowlingMon Jun 17 2013 - 05:00
Murtagh set to wear two Royal Ascot hatsRite Of Passage heads Gold Cup acceptorsSat Jun 15 2013 - 01:00
Say could spring a surprise in Noblesse Stakes in CorkMaarek looks good for the big sprintSat Jun 15 2013 - 01:00
Willie Mullins ready to give Simenon the green light for Royal Ascot’s Gold CupJohnny Murtagh now in line to get the spare rideWed Jun 12 2013 - 01:00
Aidan O’Brien aiming to be leading trainer at Royal Ascot for a fifth timeBallydoyle trainer preparing to send his usual strong raiding partyWed Jun 12 2013 - 01:00
