Meade has ground concerns for HarchibaldSATURDAY'S RACING: THE SEASON'S leading trainer, Noel Meade, is anxious about ground conditions for Harchibald in today's Fighting…Sat Nov 29 2008 - 00:00
O'Brien's Lord Admiral takes his chance in Los AngelesJUMP FANS might be focusing on Fairyhouse this weekend but there will be Grade One Irish interest in the warmer climes of Los…Fri Nov 28 2008 - 00:00
Berry gives chaseFRAN BERRY will be hoping to keep the flat jockeys championship alive going into next week's final meeting at Dundalk as his …Fri Nov 28 2008 - 00:00
Callherwhatulike will enjoy this testTHURLES PREVIEW: TODAY'S GLEN Chase at Thurles features a couple of star performers in the former Cheltenham Bumper hero Hairy…Thu Nov 27 2008 - 00:00
Meade hoping for good groundNOEL MEADE will be heavily involved in four Grade One races this weekend but while testing conditions are assured at Fairyhouse…Thu Nov 27 2008 - 00:00
Winchester to try his luck in Grade One Hollywood CupNEWS ROUND-UP: IRISH INTEREST in top-class international Flat racing is set to continue well into December with Dermot Weld'…Sat Nov 22 2008 - 00:00
HRI announce significant cuts to next year's budgetHORSE RACING Ireland yesterday detailed significant budget cuts for 2009 that include a seven per cent cut in prize money as …Fri Nov 21 2008 - 00:00
Townend looks the rider to followDUNDALK PREVIEW: JUST THREE more Dundalk Friday night meetings will eventually bring the 2008 Irish Flat season to a close and…Fri Nov 21 2008 - 00:00
Murphy targets Hatton's Hurdle for Brave IncaFAIRYHOUSE MIGHT not be Brave Inca's favourite racecourse, but if the 2006 champion hurdler comes through a vital work-out this…Thu Nov 20 2008 - 00:00
Hardy Eustace emerges intactHARDY EUSTACE and Sizing Europe have emerged unscathed from their Grade One clash at Punchestown on Sunday and could end up meeting…Tue Nov 18 2008 - 00:00
Irish feature strongly in awards listNEWS: DUKE OF MARMALADE lost out on Horse Of The Year honours to Zarkava in London last night but the Aidan O'Brien-trained …Tue Nov 18 2008 - 00:00
O'Brien eyes another Group One successNEWS : BREAKING THE Group One world record in 2008 might no longer be a runner for Aidan O'Brien but the champion trainer looks…Mon Nov 10 2008 - 00:00
Irish Times to sponsor race at CheltenhamIT HAS been announced that The Irish Times will sponsor the opening race at Friday's start to the three-day Open meeting at Cheltenham…Mon Nov 10 2008 - 00:00
Awards can console O'BrienAIDAN O'BRIEN might have endured a torrid time in Australia yesterday but there was better news at home with four of his star…Wed Nov 05 2008 - 00:00
O'Brien queried over team tacticsRACING: RACING'S TEAM-TACTICS controversy returned to dog Aidan O'Brien and his team in the early hours of yesterday morning…Wed Nov 05 2008 - 00:00
Viewed gives 'Cup King' Cummings his 12th victoryMELBOURNE CUP REPORT: FOR THE 12th time in his remarkable career, Bart Cummings became the Melbourne Cup's headline act with…Wed Nov 05 2008 - 00:00
Kauto Star on first visitKAUTO STAR might look a stand-out for today's Down Royal feature but the Paul Nicholls team have a lot riding on the 2007 Gold…Sat Nov 01 2008 - 00:00
Weld gunning for HollywoodWINCHESTER MIGHT have been out of luck in Saturday night's Breeders' Cup, but there will be no quick homecoming for the Dermot…Tue Oct 28 2008 - 00:00
Americans dismayed by Classic defeatAFTER THE English-trained Raven's Pass led home Ireland's Henrythenavigator for a European one-two in Saturday night's €4 million…Mon Oct 27 2008 - 00:00
Vitruvian looks to be the Man at LeopardstownJOHNNY MURTAGH is on board the Aidan O'Brien-trained Peter Tchaikovsky in today's Leopardstown featured Group Three Killavullan…Mon Oct 27 2008 - 00:00
Breeders' draw kind to Irish runnersBOOKMAKER OPINION ahead of the Breeders' Cup meeting at Santa Anita is that at least one of Aidan O'Brien's eight-strong team…Thu Oct 23 2008 - 01:00
Smullen looking to extend title leadPAT SMULLEN will attempt to extend his jockeys' championship lead at Navan this afternoon before heading to Los Angeles where…Wed Oct 22 2008 - 01:00
Septimus has locals scaredRACING NEWS: AIDAN O'BRIEN'S eight-strong Breeders' Cup team left Ireland on a direct flight to Los Angeles last evening ahead…Tue Oct 21 2008 - 01:00
Izagonawin should get the ball rolling for StackCURRAGH PREVIEW: THE TOMMY Stack team can kick off the countdown to the Breeders' Cup with a couple of winners at the Curragh…Mon Oct 20 2008 - 01:00
Bushranger looking to follow in some illustrious footstepsNEWS AND PREVIEWS: BUSHRANGER WILL attempt to follow in the Breeders' Cup footprints of Johannesburg when David Wachman's star…Sat Oct 18 2008 - 01:00
Bolger's New Approach out to bridge gapTHE ENGLISH Derby winner New Approach will attempt to bridge a 28-year gap when he has the third race of his career over Newmarket…Sat Oct 18 2008 - 01:00
Murtagh goes cross-country routeJOHNNY MURTAGH warms up for his Darley Dewhurst Stakes ride on Rip Van Winkle with a cross-country double session at Tipperary…Fri Oct 17 2008 - 01:00
Impressive comeback by War Of AttritionRACING PUNCHESTOWN REPORT : ONE OF racing's oldest sayings that "they never come back" could be about to be tested with a vengeance…Fri Oct 17 2008 - 01:00
Kicking King's fitness crucialPUNCHESTOWN PREVIEW: IRELAND'S LAST two Cheltenham Gold Cup winners, War Of Attrition and Kicking King, provide a midweek treat…Thu Oct 16 2008 - 01:00
Rip Van Winkle for Dewhurst as record bid goes to the wireRACING NEWS ROUND-UP: AIDAN O'BRIEN has confirmed Rip Van Winkle is on course for Saturday's Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket, which…Thu Oct 16 2008 - 01:00
O'Brien's Lord Admiral bids for Grade One gloryIRISH PREVIEW: LORD ADMIRAL will fly the Grade One flag for Charles O'Brien in Keeneland tonight but the changing of the seasons…Sat Oct 04 2008 - 01:00
Getaway can give Fabre his eighth Arc successLONGCHAMP PREVIEW: AIDAN O'BRIEN hopes the 13 runners he fields at this weekend's Group One prizes around Europe will be lucky…Sat Oct 04 2008 - 01:00
Kinane's prospects brightNEWS: WHAT COULD turn out to be the last ever meeting held at Tralee may well turn out to be a memorable one for Michael Kinane…Thu Oct 02 2008 - 01:00
Mister Top Notch poisedTRALEE PREVIEW: THE €45,000 Denny Gold Medal Chase is the Tralee feature this afternoon but the two most high-profile chasers…Wed Oct 01 2008 - 01:00
Again on course for LongchampNEWS ROUND-UP: DAVID WACHMAN is targeting a Group One hat-trick for his top juveniles with the top filly Again now on course…Tue Sept 30 2008 - 01:00
German raider eyes big prizeNEWS IRELAND'S RICHEST race day looks like attracting a rare runner from Germany as Mambo Light is set to chase a €1 million…Wed Sept 24 2008 - 01:00
Southern boys beaten on points by flinty BrollyTV VIEW: MAYBE IT was the sight of rare sunshine but there were undeniable echoes of the summer right through yesterday's All…Mon Sept 22 2008 - 01:00
Arazan to get another chanceARAZAN IS set to try and redeem his reputation in next month's Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket after losing his unbeaten record …Sat Sept 20 2008 - 01:00
Duke may get Breeders trial run at Great LeighsNEWS : ENGLAND'S NEWEST racecourse could have pulled off a remarkable coup by staging a Breeders Cup Trial for Ireland's top…Mon Sept 15 2008 - 01:00
Arazan to repel Ballydoyle's finestARAZAN HAS to take on the might of the Ballydoyle operation in tomorrow's Group One feature at the Curragh but John Oxx's unbeaten…Sat Sept 13 2008 - 01:00
Testing ground will not bother ArazanARAZAN COULD have to face the might of Aidan O'Brien's two-year-old squad in Sunday's Bank Of Scotland National Stakes at the…Wed Sept 10 2008 - 01:00
Ground concerns leave Duke friendlessTHE RACING and betting industries will be scanning the skies over South Dublin for the next 48 hours ahead of the Tattersalls…Thu Sept 04 2008 - 01:00
Kinane partners AdmiralNEWS: NO OTHER trainer or jockey can match Michael Kinane's record in the Tattersalls Millions Irish Champion Stakes and the…Wed Sept 03 2008 - 01:00
Time right for Teacht an EarraigPREVIEW: THE JIM BOLGER-Kevin Manning team face a momentous weekend with both New Approach and Lush Lashes in Group One action…Wed Sept 03 2008 - 01:00
Mystical Lady can take easier optionSATURDAY'S MEETINGS MICHAEL KINANE and Pat Smullen are in Kerry today for Killarney's fixture but the Ruby Stakes travels from…Sat Aug 30 2008 - 01:00
Heffernan in limelight AgainSEAMUS HEFFERNAN has stepped into the Group One limelight at the Curragh twice already this year and the jockey could get the…Thu Aug 28 2008 - 01:00
Bolger looking to repeat last year's success in MoyglareSUNDAY'S MOYGLARE Stud Stakes will be a rare Group One prize without an Aidan O'Brien- trained runner and instead it is his old…Wed Aug 27 2008 - 01:00
Arazan heads for NationalARAZAN IS on course for what could turn out to be a momentous Bank of Scotland National Stakes at the Curragh next month.Tue Aug 26 2008 - 01:00
Group One clash worth the waitIT MIGHT be four days late and in the "wrong" place, but when it comes to Duke Of Marmalade versus New Approach it really is …Sat Aug 23 2008 - 01:00
Festival to run until next WednesdayTHE TRALEE August festival now looks like finishing at least four days later than planned as racing’s programmers struggle to…Thu Aug 21 2008 - 01:00
