Big Zeb can take clash of the two-mile titansRACING/PUNCHESTOWN: THERE ARE few things to stir the sporting blood better than a straight head-to-head clash and that looks…Sat Feb 04 2012 - 00:00
Same again for Rubi LightRACING: TRAINER ROB Hennessy is pursuing an if-it-isn’t-broke-don’t-fix-it policy as Rubi Light continues his build-up to another…Wed Feb 01 2012 - 00:00
Frost covers laid for clash of titansRACING: IT’S A case of deja vu at Punchestown ahead of Sunday’s clash of the two-mile titans, Sizing Europe and Big Zeb in the…Wed Feb 01 2012 - 00:00
Hurricane looks to another Hurdle at CheltenhamRACING: HURRICANE FLY will have the opportunity to put together back- to-back Champion Hurdle victories at Cheltenham in six…Tue Jan 31 2012 - 00:00
Owner appeals against stewards' rulingRACING: OWNER RITA Shah has lodged an appeal to the Turf Club against the decision not to promote her horse One Cool Shabra …Tue Jan 31 2012 - 00:00
Casey rules out Festival for FlemenstarTHE RESOLUTELY Dublin trainer Peter Casey notched the first Grade One victory of a long career as Flemenstar bounded to the top…Mon Jan 30 2012 - 00:00
Super Bowl may be worth staying up forTIPPING POINT : Unlike so much around us now, sport can still come up trumps; even overhyped sport of the American varietyMon Jan 30 2012 - 00:00
Hurricane breezes home in styleRACING: A NEW and perhaps even better Hurricane Fly returned to action with a winning BHP Irish Champion Hurdle performance …Mon Jan 30 2012 - 00:00
Murphy's Zaarito looks all set to boogieRACING: SCOTTISH BOOGIE has been a clear ante-post market leader all week in the lead-up to today’s €100,000 Boylesports Hurdle…Sat Jan 28 2012 - 00:00
Mullins admits Fly's lack of race fitness a concernRACING: IF THE Hurricane Fly that completed a perfect five-from-five campaign which took him to 2011 horse-of-the-year honours…Sat Jan 28 2012 - 00:00
Shakervilz can give Walsh elusive first ThyestesRACING/GOWRAN PREVIEW: THE GOFFS Thyestes Chase may not be the prestige pot it was in its 1960s heyday but Ruby Walsh will still…Thu Jan 26 2012 - 00:00
Lynch gets plum ride on BoogieRACING: ANDREW LYNCH has cut a swathe through this winter’s top races and the in-form jockey will hope to continue his hot-streak…Tue Jan 24 2012 - 00:00
Weld to wait on Townend decisionRACING: DERMOT WELD is keeping his fingers crossed that champion jockey Paul Townend will be available to ride Unaccompanied…Tue Jan 24 2012 - 00:00
Noble Prince still on track despite defeatRACING: NOBLE PRINCE remains on course for Cheltenham’s Ryanair Chase after his disappointing odds-on defeat to Blazing Tempo…Tue Jan 24 2012 - 00:00
Payment for managers - it works, so why fix it?TIPPING POINT: The GAA has to be seen to be about the glory of the parish and volunteerism – and if that requires a certain …Mon Jan 23 2012 - 00:00
Race-fitness a worry as Fly reappearsHURRICANE FLY will have his first race in almost nine months when defending his BHP Insurance Irish Champion Hurdle crown at …Mon Jan 23 2012 - 00:00
Townend takes reins on Mullins' hotpotsRACING/NAAS: IT HAS been a frustratingly stop-start campaign for Paul Townend up to now but with just over seven weeks to Cheltenham…Sat Jan 21 2012 - 00:00
Noble Prince's resilience and class the differenceRACING: THE RYANAIR Chase favourite Noble Prince looks set to enjoy a successful Cheltenham festival prep’ at Fairyhouse tomorrow…Sat Jan 21 2012 - 00:00
Confident Cooper looking to tuckPady inRACING: FORPADYDEPLASTERER WILL try to secure a first victory since a memorable Cheltenham festival success in 2009 when he …Sat Jan 21 2012 - 00:00
Carberry breaks collarbone skiingRACING: TOP JOCKEY Paul Carberry faces a spell on the injury sidelines after breaking his collarbone in a skiing accident.Sat Jan 21 2012 - 00:00
O'Brien's Cape Blanco wins top US awardRACING: AIDAN O’BRIEN’S hugely successful 2011 campaign yielded another result in America during the early hours of yesterday…Wed Jan 18 2012 - 00:00
Prince for FairyhouseRACING: FAIRYHOUSE IS set to host the ante-post favourite for one of the Cheltenham championship races this Sunday as Noble …Wed Jan 18 2012 - 00:00
Cooper to partner PadyRACING: BRYAN COOPER will hope it is third time lucky on board Forpadydeplasterer when the partnership line up in Saturday’s…Wed Jan 18 2012 - 00:00
Attendance rises one of very few positives for HRIA RISE in attendances was the welcome positive among some otherwise generally downbeat statistics in Horse Racing Ireland’s 2011…Tue Jan 17 2012 - 00:00
Synchronised looks to emulate DoransIT IS 14 years since Dorans Pride pulled off the Lexus Chase-Hennessy Gold Cup double in the same season but Synchronised is …Tue Jan 17 2012 - 00:00
Quel Esprit builds up to CheltenhamTHE BETFRED Cheltenham Gold Cup outsider Quel Esprit could continue his festival build-up at Thurles on Thursday in the Grade…Tue Jan 17 2012 - 00:00
Unlike Scholesy, tennis stars can't cheat reaperTIPPING POINT: THE Australian Open, tennis’s first grand-slam of 2012, began during the night. You probably missed itMon Jan 16 2012 - 00:00
Cooper hopeful as star heads to AscotRACING NEWS: IT’S NEARLY three years since Forpadydeplasterer last got his head in front but an encouraging Christmas effort…Mon Jan 16 2012 - 00:00
Impressive China Rock set for Hennessy renewalCHINA ROCK earned himself a crack at next month’s Hennessy Gold Cup with a fine comeback effort over hurdles at Punchestown on…Mon Jan 16 2012 - 00:00
Ut De Sivola to enhance reputationRACING: IT’S 10 years since Willie Mullins supplied the last Irish winner of the Triumph Hurdle at Cheltenham but today’s Punchestown…Sat Jan 14 2012 - 00:00
So Young will relish this gradeRACING: THE LATEST small step So Young takes before returning to Grade One company takes place at Navan tomorrow where the talented…Sat Jan 14 2012 - 00:00
Cadspeed looks one for WalshRUBY WALSH boasts a 25 per cent success rate in Ireland this season so statistically at least one of his four rides at Fairyhouse…Wed Jan 11 2012 - 00:00
Camelot ranked joint-bestFRANKEL MAY have been the outstanding three-year-old of 2011 but the odds look to favour Ireland providing the stars of the 2012…Wed Jan 11 2012 - 00:00
McManus eyes elusive hurdleRACING: CHAMPION OWNER JP McManus has never won the BoylesportsTue Jan 10 2012 - 00:00
Rubi drops back in trip ahead of festival tiltRACING: RUBI LIGHT will revert back to the tried-and-trusted for the rest of this season with Rob Hennessy’s Grade One winner…Tue Jan 10 2012 - 00:00
Nothing to fear from review, says CoveneyRACING: THE MINISTER for Agriculture, Food and Marine, Simon Coveney, has stressed Irish racing has nothing to fear from the…Mon Jan 09 2012 - 00:00
Dedigout can help O'Leary past €1m markRACING: DEDIGOUT COULD help propel owner Michael O’Leary through the €1 million mark in prize money this season if successful…Sat Jan 07 2012 - 00:00
Weld will aim star filly at HurricaneRACING: HURRICANE FLY might be set to finally reappear in Leopardstown’s BHP Insurance Irish Champion Hurdle at the end of the…Sat Jan 07 2012 - 00:00
Impressive victory for UnaccompaniedRACING/ISTABRAQ HURDLE: ISTABRAQ WAS one National Hunt legend present at Leopardstown yesterday to witness Unaccompanied win…Fri Dec 30 2011 - 00:00
Hidden Cyclone to edge Shot From The Hip in hot contestRACING/LEOPARDSTOWN FESTIVAL: THERE HAS been some sparkling Grade One novice action at Leopardstown this week but today’s Ballymaloe…Thu Dec 29 2011 - 00:00
Hurricane's absence gives Weld his chanceRACING/LEOPARDSTOWN FESTIVAL: THE ABSENCE of Hurricane Fly in the first running of the retitled Istabraq Festival Hurdle could…Thu Dec 29 2011 - 00:00
O'Dwyer hopes Folsom deliversRACING/LIMERICK PREVIEW: TODAY’S LIMERICK opener is no “blue-riband” but Conor O’Dwyer will be hoping Folsom Blue can carry …Thu Dec 29 2011 - 00:00
Synchronised puts home team in their placeRACING: IF THERE is a genuine Cheltenham Gold Cup contender trained in Ireland this season then it continues to resolutely hide…Thu Dec 29 2011 - 00:00
Where risk and reward ride side-by-sideSPORT REVIEW 2011: From the death of one teenage rider with the world at his feet to the success of another at Churchill Downs…Wed Dec 28 2011 - 00:00
Cross Appeal proves up to the taskRACING: NOEL MEADE was singing the praises of the Turf Club’s Noel O’Brien after Cross Appeal landed a bumper payout in yesterday…Wed Dec 28 2011 - 00:00
Rubi on fact-finding missionRACING: IF IRELAND possesses a horse capable of mixing it with the remarkable Kauto Star and Long Run in March’s Cheltenham …Wed Dec 28 2011 - 00:00
Please Talk capable of showing his potential in an intriguing contestRACING: LIMERICK PREVIEW PAUL CARBERRY misses out on the Grade One action at Leopardstown and travels instead to Limerick for…Wed Dec 28 2011 - 00:00
Roche hoping to carry form south as Silent Creek out to make amendsRACING: LIMERICK PREVIEW: CHRISTY ROCHE was in winning form at Leopardstown yesterday and he can repeat the trick at Limerick…Tue Dec 27 2011 - 00:00
Blackstairmountain adds to Mullins's luckRACING: WILLIE MULLINS hasn’t forged a legendary racing career through good fortune alone but the champion trainer was happy…Tue Dec 27 2011 - 00:00
McManus's Posse could head them allRACING: JP McMANUS’S ability to stay ahead of the bookmaker posse is legendary so Head Of The Posse could be an entirely apt…Tue Dec 27 2011 - 00:00
