Jack Kennedy as low as 7-1 to be leading rider at Cheltenham as he returns from broken leg
Champion jockey set to return action at Leopardstown on Monday just a week ahead of biggest meeting of the year
Cheltenham Festival
Opening race of Cheltenham Festival to be named in memory of Michael O’Sullivan
Family says of renaming Supreme Novices’ Hurdle: ‘It means so much to us to see his talent recognised in this way’
Willie Mullins just 7-1 to beat his 2022 record of 10 winners at the Cheltenham festival
Mullins ‘dark horse’ Kopek De Mee favourite for three festival races after getting 136 rating from British handicapper
JP McManus team delaying decision on Fact To File’s Cheltenham target
Durkan winner is favourite for the Ryanair but only has Galopin Des Champs in front of him in Gold Cup betting
O’Leary team will make decision this week on Cheltenham target for Brighterdaysahead
‘The right race is the Mares’ Hurdle - but there’s only one Champion, admits Gigginstown Stud’s Eddie O’Leary
BHA officials plan more out-of-competition drug testing in Ireland on Cheltenham Festival entries
Grand National hero I Am Maximus back at Fairyhouse on Saturday to try and defend Bobbyjo crown
Jockey Michael O’Sullivan ‘packed more into 24 years’ than many would in two lifetimes, funeral Mass hears
Members of racing community gather in north Co Cork to pay tribute to rider fatally injured in fall
Jack Kennedy hoping to get green light to return to action in time for Cheltenham festival
Horse Racing Ireland schedules two-day fixture at Punchestown as sport continues to reel from loss of Michael O’Sullivan
Sir Gino ruled out for remainder of the season with infection
Nicky Henderson’s Arkle favourite sidelined for ‘lengthy treatment’
IHRB to fully defend case brought to High Court by trainer Harry Rogers over claims of false positive drugs test
Nicky Henderson left with Cheltenham festival quandary over potential warm up race for Sir Gino
Leopardstown crowd show their love as Galopin Des Champs completes Irish Gold Cup hat-trick
Willie Mullins’s star chaser stamped his authority on the race to win by four and three-quarter lengths
Willie Mullins is 10-1 to again land all eight Grade One races at Dublin Racing Festival
Trainer says Anzadam could skip Cheltenham and wait for Aintree after facile Naas victory
Constitution Hill survives scare at the last in another dominant display at Cheltenham
Nicky Henderson’s stable star paddled through the final obstacle during Festival Trials day
Aurora Vega continues on the right path at Fairyhouse
Beautifully-bred mare cut in ante-post market for Cheltenham but could wait for other targets
Constitution Hill has unbeaten career ‘Perfect 10′ in his sights at Cheltenham Trials Day
Mouse Morris sends Gentlemansgame to tackle L’Homme Presse in Cotswold Chase clash
Nicky Henderson resurgence is good news for cross-channel racing and the Cheltenham Festival overall
Veteran English trainer’s run of success has helped give British jump racing some much-needed pep in its step
Lossiemouth sidesteps Constitution Hill clash at Cheltenham
Ireland will still have a challenger at Prestbury Park in the Gordon Elliott-trained Fils d’Oudairies
Lossiemouth has chance of revenge against Constitution Hill at Cheltenham Trials Day
Willie Mullins’s French-bred mare has two and a half lengths to make up on her English rival from Christmas Hurdle clash at Kempton
Nicky Henderson sets himself up for Cheltenham festival resurgence with latest big-race success
Veteran English trainer aiming to give Constitution Hill pre-festival spin at Prestbury Park this weekend
Constitution Hill a heavy odds-on favourite to regain Champion Hurdle crown in March
Star Irish mares Lossiemouth and Brighterdaysahead entered for both Champion and Mares’ Hurdle
‘I had a bet on four horses. Incredibly, three came in. I paid off my student loans with the winnings’
Me & My Money: Gerard Teahon, founder and chief executive of Uniquely
Rising star The New Lion snapped up by JP McManus
Darren Yates planning to leave racing at the end of the season after selling top novice hurdler.
JP McManus’s new purchase The Wallpark on target for tilt at Grade One glory in Ascot’s Long Walk
Rachael Blackmore forced to settle for minor money at Naas on her comeback from a neck injury
Ile Atlantique team weighing up January options
Willie Mullins-trained six-year old made a perfect start to his chasing career when landing the QuinnBet Beginners Chase at Navan recently
Lossiemouth stamps her authority on Champion Hurdle betting with defeat of Teahupoo
Willie Mullins says he will try and keep Lossiemouth and State Man apart until Cheltenham in March
Willie Mullins set to take wraps off some of his biggest stars at Punchestown
Top three in Cheltenham Gold Cup betting set to clash in vintage John Durkan Chase as winter weather sets in
Ticket costs for next year’s Cheltenham Festival frozen at 2024 prices after review
Conditions to five festival races changed with National Hunt Chase turned into handicap open to professional riders
Three-time Cheltenham Champion Hurdle winner Istabraq dies, aged 32
Owner JP McManus: ‘He was a very special horse who gave us many great days of fun and enjoyment’
Willie Mullins’s dominance underscores decline of British jumps racing
The dominant domestic handler is on the cusp of being crowned champion trainer on both sides of the Irish Sea
The Irish Times/Sport Ireland Sportswoman Award for March: Rachael Blackmore
Having won the Gold Cup on A Plus Tard and two Champion Hurdles on Honeysuckle, Blackmore secured the third jewel in the festival’s crown on 17-2 shot Captain Guinness
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 season
Two-time Champion Hurdle-winner Honeysuckle gives birth to first foal
Henry de Bromhead-trained horse won at Cheltenham in both 2021 and 2022
Gordon Elliott ‘very disappointed’ in comments from Grand National-winning trainer
Dr Richard Newland proposed blanket ban on Irish-trained runners in Britain on the back of Cheltenham festival dominance
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 good
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