Loosen My Load can see out the extra tripRACING: IF SIZING Europe can’t add to his Cheltenham triumph in this afternoon’s Punchestown feature, it won’t be the end of…Tue May 03 2011 - 01:00
Big Zeb has Europe in his sightsRACING: IN A week that will decide jockeys’ and owners’ titles, as well as bring a tumultuous 2010-11 Irish National Hunt season…Tue May 03 2011 - 01:00
More than two minutes of fame for CanoneroTIPPING POINT: The story of how the Caracas Cannonball claimed the Kentucky Derby is by far the greatest racing fairytale of…Mon May 02 2011 - 01:00
Kirinda to reveal classic potentialRACING: KIRINDA CAN get back on the classic trail at Gowran Park tomorrow where John Oxx’s potential Oaks prospect lines up …Sat Apr 30 2011 - 01:00
Frankel can frank classRACING: IN 1970, on the morning of that year’s 2,000 Guineas, the now defunct Sporting Life led with the headline: “What will…Sat Apr 30 2011 - 01:00
O'Brien hopes may include LongchampAIDAN O’BRIEN’S Group One ambitions this weekend could also include France where both the 2010 Irish Derby hero Cape Blanco and…Wed Apr 27 2011 - 01:00
Take a cue from snooker's respect for rulesTIPPING POINT: The sport may have its suspicious side but other codes should follow its example in how to indulge our better…Mon Apr 25 2011 - 01:00
Master of Hounds to vie for huge prizeRACING/KENTUCKY DERBY: NEWMARKET’S GUINEAS meeting takes place next weekend but Aidan O’Brien’s classic ambitions are set to…Sat Apr 23 2011 - 01:00
Loosen My Load a touch of valueRACING: THE TWO-MILE champion Sizing Europe is Henry De Bromhead’s star performer but Loosen My Load can join his stable companion…Sat Apr 23 2011 - 01:00
Hourigan on the hunt for a doubleRACING: CHURCH ISLAND will attempt to join an exclusive club by winning back-to-back renewals of Sandown’s Gold Cup on Saturday…Tue Apr 19 2011 - 01:00
I don't care what Murty from Mullingar thinksTIPPING POINT: There’s a point in life when everyone twigs there’s no point even pretending to go with the technological flow…Mon Apr 18 2011 - 01:00
Weld's Erik for NationalFAIRYHOUSE: IT IS 23 years since Dermot Weld saddled an Irish Grand National runner, but Perris Valley won the Fairyhouse highlight…Mon Apr 18 2011 - 01:00
Back for more Fame And GloryRACING: NAVAN PREVIEW: FAME AND Glory returns to Navan tomorrow for the first time in two-and-a-half years when he takes a significant…Sat Apr 16 2011 - 01:00
Chicago can take AyrRACING: NEWS ROUND-UP: CHICAGO GREY will always have a place in Gordon Elliott’s heart after giving him a first Cheltenham festival…Sat Apr 16 2011 - 01:00
Fame And Glory set for Vintage StakesNEWS ROUND-UP: THE 2009 Irish Derby hero Fame And Glory could take the first step on the road to Royal Ascot’s Gold Cup at Navan…Wed Apr 13 2011 - 01:00
Sizing Europe on course for rematch with Big ZebPUNCHESTOWN FESTIVAL: SIZING EUROPE is firmly on course to try to confirm his position as the top two-mile chaser around when…Wed Apr 13 2011 - 01:00
Time for another crack at AintreeRACING: OSCAR TIME found only Ballabriggs too good in Saturday’s Aintree Grand National and trainer Martin Lynch confirmed yesterday…Tue Apr 12 2011 - 01:00
Toole kept in coma until scanRACING: THE CO Meath-born jockey Peter Toole remained in a medically induced coma in hospital in Liverpool yesterday after his…Tue Apr 12 2011 - 01:00
Elliott eyes Scottish NationalRACING: THE FALLOUT from Aintree last weekend may still be reverberating through racing but Gordon Elliott has another National…Tue Apr 12 2011 - 01:00
Recital just out of tuneRACING: LEOPARDSTOWN REPORT : RYAN MOORE rode a winner for Aidan O’Brien at Leopardstown yesterday that had bookmakers scribbling…Mon Apr 11 2011 - 01:00
Family affair at Aintree as Ballabriggs adds to McCain legendRACING: GRAND NATIONAL : THERE WAS a familial familiarity to Ballabriggs’ success in Saturday’s Aintree Grand National which…Mon Apr 11 2011 - 01:00
No need for pantomime on the greatest stageTIPPING POINT: Novak Djokovic’s transformation from joker to king shows that sport’s inherent drama should be gripping enough…Mon Apr 11 2011 - 01:00
Moore's visit may well suggest new Ballydoyle regimeRACING LEOPARDSTOWN MEETING: RACING’S PRINCIPAL focus this weekend may be on the Grand National but that isn’t going to stop…Sat Apr 09 2011 - 01:00
Siblings all the rage for Aintree gloryRACING NEWS: A THIRD pair of siblings will face the starter in Saturday’s John Smith’s Aintree Grand National after Dermot Weld…Wed Apr 06 2011 - 01:00
Recital ready for Ballysax Stakes testRACING: RECITAL IS set to take the first step towards possible Derby glory in Sunday’s Group Three PW McGrath Memorial Ballysax…Wed Apr 06 2011 - 01:00
Russell on courseRACING: DAVY RUSSELL has already managed a 50 to 1 victory over Aintree’s famous Grand National fences and the top jockey is…Tue Apr 05 2011 - 01:00
Dance Secretary looks up to thisRACING : ANYONE WRITING off this evening’s Limerick action as non-descript midweek fare will do well to remember that the winner…Tue Apr 05 2011 - 01:00
Quality favours Irish winnerRACING : BOOKMAKERS RECKON quantity allows the odds favour a home trained winner of Saturday’s Aintree Grand National but quality…Tue Apr 05 2011 - 01:00
Pink azaleas, blue ponds, redneck heavenGOLF: TIPPING POINT: Yes, Suh, it’s Masters time, and good ’ol corporate boys the world over have Georgia and uncool millionaires…Mon Apr 04 2011 - 01:00
Express has edge on O'Leary's trioRACING : RYANAIR BOSS Michael O’Leary is heavily represented in tomorrow’s Grade Two Limerick feature but the Gigginstown Stud…Sat Apr 02 2011 - 01:00
Anything but a win will be big setback for St Nicholas AbbeyRACING: ST NICHOLAS Abbey, the horse plenty speculated would never be seen on a racecourse again, is set to return to action…Sat Apr 02 2011 - 01:00
St Nicholas Abbey set for CurraghRACING NEWS: THE 2009 European champion juvenile St Nicholas Abbey is on course to make his first start in almost a year at …Wed Mar 30 2011 - 01:00
Waley-Cohen going for doubleRACING: LONG RUN’S jockey Sam Waley-Cohen could bring off a remarkable double at Liverpool on Saturday week if the Co Westmeath…Tue Mar 29 2011 - 01:00
Lynam eyes Newmarket for Sole PowerRACING: THE GROUP One-winning sprinter Sole Power could return to action in Newmarket’s Palace House Stakes in a month’s time…Tue Mar 29 2011 - 01:00
Walsh joins the Mullins ClubRACING GRAND NATIONAL NEWS: RUBY WALSH is set to try and win Saturday week’s John Smith’s Aintree Grand National for a third…Mon Mar 28 2011 - 01:00
Cape Blanco to sizzle in the desert World CupRACING: THERE MAY be a more urgent need for some “Détente in the Desert” in Libya right now but racing’s very own meeting of…Sat Mar 26 2011 - 00:00
Cocozza ready to impressRACING: JOHNNY MURTAGH jets back from Dubai to ride at Leopardstown’s Guineas Trials meeting tomorrow and can help Cocozza graduate…Sat Mar 26 2011 - 00:00
Spencer to ride for O'Brien in DubaiRACING: NEWS ROUND-UP: JOCKEY JAMIE Spencer will reunite with his old boss Aidan O’Brien for the world’s richest race this weekend…Mon Mar 21 2011 - 00:00
Flat returns with Murtagh gone from BallydoyleWEEKEND IRISH MEETINGS: THE NATIONAL Hunt theme continues at Gowran today – and with an appearance by Jim Culloty’s Noble Concorde…Sat Mar 19 2011 - 00:00
Geraghty leaves it late for winnerIT WAS by the skin of his teeth but Barry Geraghty kept up his record of riding at least one winner at each of the last 10 Cheltenham…Sat Mar 19 2011 - 00:00
Unaccompanied can put Weld back in the spotlightRACING: IT IS 21 years since the legendary Curragh trainer Dermot Weld secured the sole Cheltenham Festival success of his career…Fri Mar 18 2011 - 00:00
Imperial Commander a special forceRACING: IT’S EASY to twist the complexion of today’s Totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup any number of ways, but, ultimately, the …Fri Mar 18 2011 - 00:00
Old-stagers bidding to roll back the yearsRACING: FEW RACES provoke more sentiment than the Gold Cup but worryingly for followers of Kauto Star and Denman, steeplechasing…Fri Mar 18 2011 - 00:00
Big Buck's stays on top of the WorldRACING: BIG BUCK’S may be the “weirdo” among the tiny band of elite horses that Ruby Walsh and Paul Nicholls have dominated …Fri Mar 18 2011 - 00:00
Elliott breaks his festival duck in grand styleSINCE HE managed to win a Grand National before even having saddled a winner in Ireland, Gordon Elliott’s ability to make an …Thu Mar 17 2011 - 00:00
Cheltenham hit for six as Irish firmly in saddleCHELTENHAM HAS heard some tall tales over its 100-year history but fact and fantasy merged yesterday when a record six Irish-…Thu Mar 17 2011 - 00:00
Sizing Europe the mother of all championsIT TOOK THREE years longer than first seemed likely, but Sizing Europe finally became a true Cheltenham champion yesterday with…Thu Mar 17 2011 - 00:00
Vic Venturi can boost Grand National formRACING: IT MIGHT be St Patrick’s Day at Cheltenham, but Dessie Hughes is thinking ahead to Liverpool in three weeks and thinking…Thu Mar 17 2011 - 00:00
Little to worry about with Dare To DoubtRACING: WILLIE MULLINS can secure some morale-boosting success ahead of the Cheltenham Festival at Limerick tomorrow where Dare…Sat Mar 12 2011 - 00:00
McNamara can make the most of action at LimerickRACING : SOME EARLY, pre-festival Anglo-Irish sparring takes place at Sandown this afternoon where Alpine Eagle and Prince Of…Sat Mar 12 2011 - 00:00
