Horse racing

Emaciated horse rescued by ISPCA at Ballinasloe fair had raced just three months earlier

Dash (7) was found tied to a fence and covered in sores in October

Cathy Gannon: ‘I used to ride my pony to school, tie him up and ride him back’

No woman rider has been apprentice champion in Ireland since Gannon. Nobody has come close. She beat the odds

Energumene returns to action in style with third Hilly Way success in Cork

Willie Mullins star cut to 5/1 to pull off another hat-trick in Champion Chase at Cheltenham

Festive plans for star McManus chasers could be clearer next week

Fact To File, Spillane’s Tower and Corbetts Cross all excelled as novices last term

Ex-trainer points to ‘pressure from Europe’ as possible route to improving welfare standards

Ger Hussey has no regrets about about going public with proposals to address wastage rates in racing

Energumene on course to make long-awaited return to action in Hilly Way

Ireland’s champion jockey Colin Keane takes part in international jockeys challenge at Happy Valley track in Hong Kong

Golfing aces hoping to be on a par with home runners at Fairyhouse

Harry Derham is hoping to see Givemefive give a good account when he travels to Ireland for the WillowWarm Hurdle

Racing’s bittersweet progress makes popular underdog success stories unlikely

Modern jump racing has become too hardnosed to allow feelgood stories such as Danoli, Limestone Lad and Solerina

Fact To File clear Gold Cup favourite after exciting Durkan finish signals changing of the guard

Willie Mullins star beats Spillane’s Tower by half a length with reigning dual-Gold Cup winner Galopin Des Champs in third

Vintage Durkan clash in prospect at star studded ‘Premiere Weekend’ in Punchestown

Farcical scenario in Saturday’s Grade Two as all three runners owned by Michael O’Leary and trained by Gordon Elliott

Irish star Auguste Rodin to receive historic retirement ceremony after his final race in Japan Cup

Aidan O’Brien runner joined by French hope Goliath and Germany’s Fantastic Moon in attempt to end 18-year run of Japanese dominance

Racing’s reaction to coverage of Cheltenham deaths shows worrying insecurity about nature of the sport

Scrutiny isn’t the problem for racing: being able to stand over what it reveals is what counts

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

Fact To File could head formidable JP McManus team into John Durkan test

Grade One winners Inothewayurthinkin and Spillane’s Tower also set to ‘tog out’ for Sunday’s €150,000 Punchestown feature

Top amateur Derek O’Connor to team up with Fastorslow for John Durkan Chase at Punchestown

Regular jockey JJ Slevin aiming to return from foot injury before Christmas action begins

Gordon Elliott aiming to maintain Troytown dominance with strong team topped by American Mike

Bob Olinger back to defend Lismullen Hurdle on day one of Navan Racing Festival

Ex-trainer says Horse Racing Ireland response to plan for retired racehorses is ‘discouraging’

Ger Hussey calls on high-profile names within racing to publicly back his plan for centralised hub to tackle problem

Consolidation of Irish racing’s charity sector urged by injured jockeys’ body

Irish Injured Jockeys says Mazars report into €350k transfer underlines how there are too many separate funds

Marine Nationale returns to action in Grade Three Naas highlight

Former dual-Stayers Hurdle champion Flooring Porter out for rest of season after injury setback

Ryan Moore confident Japan Cup hope Auguste Rodin can be competitive in final career start

Aidan O’Brien’s 2023 Derby hero set to be joined in Tokyo by French star Goliath and Germany’s Fantastic Moon

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