Punchestown are confidentRACING : PUNCHESTOWN BOSSES are confident tomorrow’s fixture at the Kildare track will go ahead despite the prospect of more…Tue Feb 08 2011 - 00:00
Tragic death of young jockeyRACING: IRELAND’S RACING industry is in mourning after the tragic death of 19-year-old amateur jockey Jack Tyner.Tue Feb 08 2011 - 00:00
Reshuffled fixture list a concern as Festival loomsRACING NEWS: THERE ARE fears an extensive rejigging of this month’s racing calendar to facilitate the rescheduling of Leopardstown…Mon Feb 07 2011 - 00:00
Torphichen needs to step upRACING: EDWARD O’GRADY will hope some of his Cheltenham hopefuls can earn festival tickets this weekend, beginning with Torphichen…Sat Feb 05 2011 - 00:00
Northern Alliance brings top ratingRACING NEWS: NORTHERN ALLIANCE is one of three Aintree Grand National entries lining up in today’s Kilcash Chase at Clonmel, …Thu Feb 03 2011 - 00:00
Ground conditions could be suitable for KempesTHE IN-FORM Willie Mullins will be doubly represented when he pursues a seventh Hennessy Gold Cup success at Leopardstown on …Thu Feb 03 2011 - 00:00
Halford hopeful in DubaiRACING NEWS: IRISH TRAINER Michael Halford is pursuing Group Three success at the Meydan track in Dubai today where the prolific…Thu Feb 03 2011 - 00:00
Trendelenburg to keep home fires burning for ElliottRACING: GORDON ELLIOTT is gearing up to try to secure the first success of his training career at the Cheltenham Festival but…Wed Feb 02 2011 - 00:00
Dulcote heads Nicholls assaultRACING: BRITISH CHAMPION jumps trainer Paul Nicholls secured a big race double on his last Irish raid and Pride Of Dulcote is…Wed Feb 02 2011 - 00:00
D'Haguenet out to restore festival credentialsRACING: BOSTON’S ANGEL may be the proven Grade One winner over fences going into Sunday’s Dr PJ Moriarty Novice Chase but Mikael…Wed Feb 02 2011 - 00:00
McManus hopes to break his Hennessy duckHENNESSY GOLD CUP: SUNDAY’S HENNESSY Gold Cup is one of the few major prizes in Ireland to escape top owner JP McManus but Kempes…Tue Feb 01 2011 - 00:00
Alaivan can show Carlito the way in early matchFAIRYHOUSE PREVIEW: THE TWO top-rated horses at Fairyhouse today line up in the opening conditions hurdle and Alaivan can get…Sat Jan 29 2011 - 00:00
Big Zeb poised to continue winning run to CheltenhamPUNCHESTOWN PREVIEW : PUNCHESTOWN’S 70,000sq m of polythene cover passed its first overnight test with flying colours, and hopes…Sat Jan 29 2011 - 00:00
Telenor looks well treatedRACING: TEMPERATURES ARE to dip below freezing overnight ahead of today’s Red Mills Thyestes Chase card, but the Gowran Park…Fri Jan 28 2011 - 00:00
Course to try new track coversRACING: PUNCHESTOWN IS pursuing a radical departure for Irish racing by covering 70,000sq metres of the track in an attempt …Fri Jan 28 2011 - 00:00
Europe drops back in tripRACING: SIZING EUROPE is set to drop back to two miles and clash with the champion chaser Big Zeb at Punchestown on Sunday.Tue Jan 25 2011 - 00:00
Mullins targeting bit of historyRACING: WITH HURRICANE Fly’s Irish Champion Hurdle success already under his belt, Willie Mullins is now targeting a little …Tue Jan 25 2011 - 00:00
Flat Out to miss Cheltenham with leg injuryRACING: FLAT OUT will miss the Cheltenham Festival and the rest of this season after picking up a leg injury when an unlucky…Tue Jan 25 2011 - 00:00
Telenor to add to Dreaper legendRACING: THE GOWRAN Park authorities are putting their faith in Met Éireann for today’s re-scheduled Red Mills Thyestes Chase…Sat Jan 22 2011 - 00:00
Saludos can make up for error in styleRACING: MAKING EXCUSES for beaten horses is usually an expensive past-time, but Saludos can prove an exception to the rule when…Sat Jan 22 2011 - 00:00
Hurricane Fly to boost Festival claimsRACING: THE PRESENCE of veteran star Sublimity in the BHP Insurance Champion Hurdle is a reminder of how it is four years since…Sat Jan 22 2011 - 00:00
Fairyhouse cards are transferredTWO FIXTURES planned for Fairyhouse’s controversial “inside track” next month have been transferred to other courses.Fri Jan 21 2011 - 00:00
Sublimity in form for another go at itRACING NEWS: LEOPARDSTOWN’S authorities are optimistic about beating the latest cold snap and staging Sunday’s BHP Insurance…Fri Jan 21 2011 - 00:00
Slight rise in sales a rare positiveA SLIGHT rise in bloodstock sales in 2010 and average attendances remaining unchanged are being viewed as signs of a possible…Wed Jan 19 2011 - 00:00
Mammoth task facing Solwhit - ByrnesSOLWHIT COULD become the first since the legendary Istabraq to win back-to-back renewals of the BHP Insurance Irish Champion …Wed Jan 19 2011 - 00:00
Big Zeb to take familiar pathRACING: TWO-MILE champion chaser Big Zeb will take a vital step on the road to defending his Cheltenham title when he lines …Tue Jan 18 2011 - 00:00
Dunguib set to return to actionRACING: HURRICANE FLY is set to start a red-hot favourite for Sunday’s BHP Insurances Irish Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown …Tue Jan 18 2011 - 00:00
De Bromhead weighs the festival options for SizingRACING: MOST BOOKMAKERS appear to reckon Sizing Europe is likely to line up at Cheltenham in the Queen Mother Champion Chase…Mon Jan 17 2011 - 00:00
Quito looks ready for stamina testRACING: COLM MURPHY is aiming Quito De La Roque at today’s Grade Two feature in Naas but is also holding out hopes for top-flight…Sat Jan 15 2011 - 00:00
Golden touch for MullinsRACING: WILLIE MULLINS is almost certain this weekend to break the €1 million prize money barrier for the season so far and …Sat Jan 15 2011 - 00:00
Passage to focus on Flat campaignRACING: DERMOT WELD has all but ruled out an appearance by his Ascot Gold Cup hero Rite Of Passage over hurdles this season …Fri Jan 14 2011 - 00:00
Mullins trio set for ThyestesRACING: CHAMPION TRAINER Willie Mullins looks like being triple-handed as he pursues a fourth success in next Thursday’s €90…Fri Jan 14 2011 - 00:00
Mullins' Bishopsfurze looks to be in different league and is set to make amends at ThurlesJUST SIX runners line up for today’s novice hurdle at Thurles, but Bishopsfurze can prove himself the Willie Mullins number one…Thu Jan 13 2011 - 00:00
Majestic Concorde ruled out of ThyestesNEWS ROUND-UP: MAJESTIC CONCORDE secured a major steeplechase pot over Christmas in the Paddy Power Chase but Dermot Weld has…Thu Jan 13 2011 - 00:00
Mullins can strike if action goes aheadRACING: PUNCHESTOWN’S AUTHORITIES reckon a six-race card without any steeplechases could turn out to be their best bet of racing…Sat Jan 08 2011 - 00:00
Sailors Warn cheers surprised O'GradyRACING: EDWARD O’GRADY received a late Christmas surprise when Sailors Warn exceeded expectations by a considerable margin to…Fri Dec 31 2010 - 00:00
Wee Giant to jump back to top formRACING: THE STRENGTH of Willie Mullins’s yard has been obvious throughout the major holiday prizes at Leopardstown this week…Fri Dec 31 2010 - 00:00
Testing conditions should suit Back Of The PackRACING: THE LAST part of the wholesale rescheduling imposed by the terrible December weather unfolds this New Year’s weekend…Fri Dec 31 2010 - 00:00
Harty's Kalann can deliver on a promising hurdle debutRACING: CURRAGH TRAINER Sabrina Harty knows what is required to win today’s main support event at Leopardstown and the fact …Thu Dec 30 2010 - 00:00
Hurricane Fly shows he's out of top drawerRACING: WILLIE MULLINS feared Hurricane Fly was a little lethargic before he ran at Leopardstown yesterday, a fear that didn…Thu Dec 30 2010 - 00:00
D'Haguenet looks specialRACING: THE BREADTH OF Mikael D’Haguenet’s talent can be guessed at by him already being as low as 20 to 1 in ante-post betting…Thu Dec 30 2010 - 00:00
Meade's Gold Cup dreams revivedLEOPARDSTOWN REPORT: PANDORAMA PULLED off a Christmas gamble for punters in the Grade One Lexus Chase and encouraged his trainer…Wed Dec 29 2010 - 00:00
Hurricane Fly to grab headlinesLEOPARDSTOWN PREVIEW: THE HUGELY lucrative €190,000 Paddy Power Chase doesn’t normally have to compete for any limelight but…Wed Dec 29 2010 - 00:00
Bostons Angel relishes three-mile stamina testTHE TESTING conditions at Leopardstown yesterday demanded grit of a sort that might not have been employed during the cold snap…Wed Dec 29 2010 - 00:00
Venalmar has the power to land featurePADDY POWER CHASE: IT MIGHT seem odd to bank on a horse that has never won over fences in what is traditionally one of the most…Wed Dec 29 2010 - 00:00
Notre Pere in with more than a prayerRACING: THE REMARKABLE thaw which has Leopardstown tantalisingly on the verge of racing has also presented the track authorities…Tue Dec 28 2010 - 00:00
La Roque can get O'Leary off to a flyerRACING: JUST 12 days after making his first appearance over fences, Quito De La Roque can graduate to Grade One class in today…Tue Dec 28 2010 - 00:00
Not looking good for Kauto's record attemptRACING: FIVE OF the brightest names in the history of Irish steeplechasing feature on the King George VI Chase roll-of-honour…Fri Dec 24 2010 - 00:00
Thaw may well bring problemsRACING : LEOPARDSTOWN authorities are hoping a thaw will come to their rescue and allow a chance of racing on Tuesday, but that…Fri Dec 24 2010 - 00:00
Jockeys feeling the pinch as cold snap seriously hits incomeTHE CONTINUING freezing weather conditions that have decimated Ireland’s racing programme for the last month are stretching jockeys…Thu Dec 23 2010 - 00:00
