The Irish Times

Weld hoping Homeless Songs can deliver a landmark Classic success

Famed Curragh trainer’s charge favourite for Sunday’s Tattersalls Irish 1,000 Guineas

Mon May 16 2022 - 17:20

Delta Work to lead Gordon Elliott’s bid for Grand National glory

Trainer also runs highly-fancied Escaria Ten and last year’s fifth Farclas as he bids to join select group of four-time winners

Tue Apr 05 2022 - 17:13

Luxembourg a warm order to deliver Futurity success for O’Brien

Unbeaten colt hot favourite to give Ballydoyle handler record-equalling 10th success in renewal

Fri Oct 22 2021 - 16:00

Aidan O’Brien’s Epsom Derby favourite Luxembourg heads Futurity field

Trainer has won the race nine times including with Derby winners High Chaparral and Camelot

Thu Oct 21 2021 - 15:56

Ballydoyle eye Futurity stakes success with Luxembourg

Prolific Irish stable yet to secure Group One victory with a juvenile colt this season

Mon Oct 18 2021 - 18:26

Sissoko shows Classic form with six-length win at Curragh

Donnacha O’Brien-trained colt overcomes greenness to leave favourite Sun King behind

Thu Oct 14 2021 - 22:20

Tarnawa could be leading player for Weld in Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe

Weld sees Japanese mare Chrono Genesis as being as big a danger to Tarnawa as any of the European classic winners

Mon Sept 27 2021 - 19:29

Search For A Song targets hat-trick in Irish St Leger at the Curragh

Three-in-a-row for horse would see Dermot Weld claim a record 10th Irish Leger

Sat Sept 11 2021 - 06:00

Four declared for Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown

St Mark’s Basilica, Tarnawa, Poetic Flare and Patrick Sarsfield make up Group One field

Thu Sept 09 2021 - 11:17

Galway preview: Mazagran could stall Saltonstall’s historic treble bid

Joseph O’Brien’s unknown quantity could have potential Group race quality

Tue Jul 27 2021 - 06:00

Irish Derby marks racegoers’ return to tracks for first time since pandemic

Aidan O’Brien eyes 15th victory as Ryan Moore rides favourite High Definition

Sat Jun 26 2021 - 06:00

Racing watchdog backs drug-testing regime after Gain feed episode

Traces of Zilpaterol found by French laboratory in O’Brien runners prior to Arc card

Fri Oct 09 2020 - 19:41

O’Briens could return their horses to action at Navan on Wednesday

10 horses trained by Aidan and Joseph O’Brien undergo testing in Australia

Mon Oct 05 2020 - 18:02

Dermot Weld equals Vincent O’Brien with a ninth win in Irish St Leger

Search For Song delivers at the Curragh as Donnacha O’Brien lands another Group One

Sun Sept 13 2020 - 18:31

Aidan O’Brien snaps up Frankie Dettori for St Leger at Doncaster

Trainer and jockey have each won the oldest Classic six times

Thu Sept 10 2020 - 16:29

Ghaiyyath set to add considerable sparkle to Irish Champions Weekend

World’s top-rated racehorse is one of 13 entries for Saturday’s Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown

Tue Sept 08 2020 - 15:45

Racing regulator happy with screening protocols despite high-profile breaches

Case involving Aidan and Donnacha O’Brien at Curragh an ‘unfortunate’ incident says IHRB

Tue Jul 14 2020 - 15:50

Donnacha O’Brien takes first Classic as Fancy Blue wins French Oaks

Irish raiders dominate Sunday's race at Chantilly and fill the first three places

Sun Jul 05 2020 - 15:48

Aidan O’Brien targets historic eighth Epsom Derby win with strong hand

There is a mouthwatering weekend of Classic action ahead in both England and France

Sat Jul 04 2020 - 06:00

Irish trainers weigh up options ahead of bonanza weekend of Classic action

Four Classics will be held in 24 hours between Epsom and Chantilly

Mon Jun 29 2020 - 17:06

Gold Maze could find the winning way out of a Derby full of imponderables

Jessica Harrington bidding to become first woman to train winner in race’s 154-year history

Sat Jun 27 2020 - 06:00

Aidan O’Brien lands 1,000 Guineas again on a Peaceful day at the Curragh

Favourite Albigna can’t get going as O’Brien adds Irish Classic to last weekend’s success

Sat Jun 13 2020 - 20:24

Albigna’s Group One pedigree gives Harrington edge in 1,000 Guineas

Donnacha O’Brien looking for a maiden Classic success on Saturday with Fancy Blue

Sat Jun 13 2020 - 06:00

Donnacha O’Brien gets off the mark with first training success

21-year-old enjoys first winner as Flower Garland gets home at Dundalk

Fri Feb 21 2020 - 19:03

Bookmakers on duty at Punchestown but may not take bets on every race

Donnacha O’Brien outlines training plans after announcing retirement from saddle

Mon Nov 25 2019 - 16:30

Champion flat jockey Donnacha O’Brien announces retirement

O’Brien plans to follow his older brother Joseph and his father Aidan into training

Sun Nov 24 2019 - 20:27

Nicholls tries to end O’Leary’s winning streak in Down Royal feature

2019 Irish flat season winds up at Naas on Sunday

Sat Nov 02 2019 - 06:00

Kameko is only competition to Ballydoyle team in Doncaster Futurity

Aidan O’Brien also targeting two French Juvenile Group One prizes

Fri Oct 25 2019 - 16:32

Moore partners Magic Wand for O’Brien’s assault on $5m Cox Plate

Master of Ballydoyle also saddles all but one of a dozen entries in the Vertem Futurity

Tue Oct 22 2019 - 20:00

Overwhelming Ballydoyle team could have just a single Futurity opponent

Kameko is only one of dozen Doncaster entries not trained by O’Brien

Tue Oct 22 2019 - 01:00

Magical tries to break O’Brien’s Champion Stakes duck

Moore skips ‘British Champions Day’ to partner Ten Sovereigns in Australia

Sat Oct 19 2019 - 06:00

Down Royal in ‘limbo’ over prospect of no-deal Brexit

Horses travelling from Britain told to take Liverpool-Belfast ferry route amid uncertainty

Wed Oct 09 2019 - 01:00

O’Brien sees Moore partnering Japan for assault on Arc

Ballydoyle also line up Anthony Van Dyck and Magical to halt Enable’s hat-trick bid

Tue Oct 01 2019 - 18:37

Innisfree win sees Donnacha O’Brien join unique roll of honour

Jockey is 10th to win Beresford Stakes at the Curragh for his father, trainer Aidan O’Brien

Sun Sept 29 2019 - 19:30