Brian O'Connor

Brian O'Connor

Racing Correspondent

Brian O'Connor is the racing correspondent of The Irish Times. He also writes the Tipping Point column.

Sam Ewing finishes on the up after whirlwind afternoon of mixed fortunes at Leopardstown

Jockey lands 12,662-1 treble including 66-1 shot Favori De Champdou winning the Paddy Power Chase

All eyes on racing’s top-two rated chasers in Savills Chase clash

Two-mile champion Marine Nationale returns to action at Leopardstown on Saturday

Patrick and Danny Mullins set to battle it out again for Limerick’s Grade One feature

Topweight Intense Raffles one of three Irish hopes in Saturday’s Welsh Grand National

Gordon Elliott is King of the St Stephen’s Day racing jungle with six winners

Former football manager and reality star Harry Redknapp owns King George Chase hero The Jukebox Man

‘It felt like every football fan in the world saw the goal’: Ken Early on the late, late Troy show

Irish Times writers pick their most memorable moments from a year featuring outstanding performances by Katie O’Connor, Ava Crean, Louth’s footballers and more

Leopardstown festival: Darragh O’Keeffe makes most of chance and starts Christmas action as country’s leading rider

Cork jockey has slipped seamlessly into role as De Bromhead number one after Rachael Blackmore’s retirement

Willie Mullins in unusual position of hoping for a festive upturn in stable form

King George hopes Gaelic Warrior and Fact To File head champion trainer’s St Stephen’s Day hopes

JP McManus aiming to break King George duck through Fact To File

Top owner twice finished runner-up in Kempton feature with Jack Of Trumps

Tracks report ‘weather gods’ behaving in advance of busy Christmas schedule

Harry Cobden takes over from James Reveley aboard King George hopeful Il Est Francais

Honesty Policy leads hopes of a first Irish success in Ascot’s Long Walk Hurdle

Horse Racing Ireland announces record prize money of €74.7 million for 2026 despite stalled Government funding

IHRB’s top investigative and security officials have left racing’s regulatory body

Both Chris Gordon and Declan Buckley finished working at the IHRB last Sunday

Cutting the Derby trip is the real way to rejuvenate Epsom Classic’s flagship status

British racing’s blue riband event is no longer racing’s ‘Holy Grail’ due to breeding fashions

Professionals are ‘very small percentage’ of overall attendees at racecourses

Crowd figures during busy Christmas period will include trainers and jockeys

Hearing into jockey’s unseating by Redwood Queen at Wexford in May set for Monday

Bumper champion Bambino Fever makes her debut hurdles at Naas

Joseph O’Brien aiming for big-race success in both Cheltenham and Hong Kong

Los Angeles and The Lion In Winter give Aidan O’Brien a shot at equaling world record for top-flight wins

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