Irish festival fears mount over potential problems with whip disqualifications New whip rules in Britain throw up ‘stark’ difficulty for riders, says jockeys associationSun Feb 26 2023 - 19:00
Joseph O’Brien planning lucrative Australian raid with team headed by Baron Samedi Irish trainer lands Adonis Hurdle at Kempton as Nusret strikes under Daryl JacobSun Feb 26 2023 - 19:00
Cheltenham contender Corbetts Cross has first start for Emmet Mullins in Naas Grade TwoPaul Townend hoping he has got pick right as champion jockey opts for Kemboy in ‘Bobbyjo’Fri Feb 24 2023 - 16:26
Expat rider Tadhg O’Shea aims to win world’s richest horse race in Saudi Arabia Frankie Dettori teams up with Bob Baffert-trained Country Grammer in $20 million Saudi CupFri Feb 24 2023 - 16:13
Sale of Dundalk racetrack could add to uncertainty for racecourses around media rights deal Country’s 26 tracks due to receive details of new arrangement from Horse Racing Ireland committee on TuesdayFri Feb 24 2023 - 05:00
Nicky Henderson indicates Ryanair Chase likely Cheltenham target for ShishkinAscot Chase winner joins Constitution Hill in cross-channel defence of festival’s championship racesMon Feb 20 2023 - 05:00
IHRB boss accepts criticism on back of trainer Homer Scott surrendering his licence Order of Australia gets Ballydoyle team off the mark for 2023 with victory in QatarMon Feb 20 2023 - 05:00
Capacity 10,000-strong crowd anticipated at Gowran Park racecourse due to free admission Death Duty is back at Punchestown to defend Grand National Trial crownFri Feb 17 2023 - 19:00
Joseph O’Brien eyes back-to-back wins in Ascot Grade-One feature with Fakir D’oudairies29-year-old takes over from Michael Halford as trainer’s representative on board of Horse Racing IrelandFri Feb 17 2023 - 19:00
Public funding means ‘in-house’ instinct by IHRB should be a non-runner State support means words like accountability and transparency must amount to more than mission statement jargonFri Feb 17 2023 - 05:00
Jack Kennedy hoping Dubai sunshine can help recovery in time for Cheltenham festival Willie Mullins just 11-2 to reach century of winners at next month’s Cheltenham festivalTue Feb 14 2023 - 17:29
Fakir D’oudairies on course to run in Ascot feature, but Allaho misses CheltenhamJP McManus team say only ‘very dry’ ground conditions will prevent Grade One attemptTue Feb 14 2023 - 05:00
Aidan O’Brien starts 2023 campaign with trio of weekend runners in Qatar Nicky Henderson hoping to get racecourse gallop into Champion Hurdle favourite Constitution HillTue Feb 14 2023 - 05:00
Barry Geraghty questions logic of BHA introducing new whip regulations so close to CheltenhamNew rules formally come into action on Monday at three cross-channel fixturesSun Feb 12 2023 - 14:53
New British whip rules are a ‘focal point’ of concern for Irish jockeys ahead of Cheltenham Riders worried British-based colleagues will have an advantage at festivalFri Feb 10 2023 - 16:08
Ronan McNally can continue to run horses while awaiting appeal against 12-year disqualification Dreal Deal lines up for Navan’s Grade Two Boyne Hurdle back at scene of notorious 2020 gambleFri Feb 10 2023 - 15:59
Racing must ultimately decide whether to stand over the whip or get rid of itBHA’s new regulations merely cause exasperation and threaten reputational carnage at CheltenhamFri Feb 10 2023 - 05:00
Willie Mullins insists Paul Townend’s ride on Facile Vega ‘a tactic that went wrong’Whip changes ahead of Cheltenham ‘like bringing in new rules for semi-final of World Cup’, says champion trainerTue Feb 07 2023 - 05:00
Willie Mullins gets benefit of strength in numbers with record Dublin Racing Festival haul State Man gives Paul Townend more big race success on mixed weekend for champion jockeySun Feb 05 2023 - 19:56
Retirement could beckon for Honeysuckle after Leopardstown defeat by State ManRecord Dublin Racing Festival attendance watches Willie Mullins saddle 1,739/1 five-timerSun Feb 05 2023 - 18:45
Paul Townend gets it right in big race as Galopin Des Champs lands Irish Gold Cup Willie Mullins critical of champion jockey after Lossiemouth’s earlier Grade 1 defeat at LeopardstownSat Feb 04 2023 - 17:17
Honeysuckle and Rachael Blackmore bid to bounce back from defeat in Irish Champion Hurdle Racing’s ‘poster’ combination face major threat from Mullins pair State Man and VaubanSat Feb 04 2023 - 06:00
Willie Mullins in dominant position ahead of Dublin Racing Festival actionChampion trainer is just 6-1 to all eight Grade One races up for grabs at LeopardstownFri Feb 03 2023 - 16:21
IHRB’s zeal in tackling McNally case must now be applied to everyone fiddling the handicap systemArmagh trainer hardly alone in trying to get horses favourably handicappedFri Feb 03 2023 - 05:00
Trainer Ronan McNally handed record 12-year ban from racingCo Armagh man indicated last month that he would appeal any sanctionsTue Jan 31 2023 - 21:13
Willie Mullins well-placed to continue Dublin Racing Festival dominance Champion trainer has six of the eight ante-post favourites for weekend Grade One prizesTue Jan 31 2023 - 19:00
Willie Mullins confident trip not a problem for Gold Cup favourite Galopin Des ChampsState Man tops betting lists for likely clash with Honeysuckle in Irish Champion HurdleMon Jan 30 2023 - 15:33
Officials predict up to 15 per cent of Dublin Racing Festival attendance could come from UKLeopardstown hoping to build on momentum of Christmas festival increase in crowd levelsMon Jan 30 2023 - 15:20
Willie Mullins: ‘It might be a little harder, the next thousand – but we’ll give it a go’Trainer starts on road to 5,000 winners after Naas hat-trick puts him on 4,004Sun Jan 29 2023 - 17:01
Willie Mullins just one shy of reaching 4,000 career winners as a trainerEnergumene in Grade One action at Cheltenham where home team hoping for pre-festival morale boostFri Jan 27 2023 - 19:00
Slowdown in pace of decline of official racecourse attendances in 2022Dip in on-course bookmaker betting last year to €57 millionFri Jan 27 2023 - 16:18
Trickle down economics in Racing not working for the majority Official instinct to focus on upping prizemoney overlooks where public funding could be better usedFri Jan 27 2023 - 05:00
Racecourse organisation aiming for compromise on controversial new media rights deal Energumene still odds-on for rescheduled Clarence House Chase at Cheltenham on SaturdayMon Jan 23 2023 - 19:07
Five racecourses form breakaway group after row with HRI over media rightsNewly-formed United Irish Racecourses says trust in Horse Racing Ireland has ‘collapsed’ amid potential split in Irish racingSun Jan 22 2023 - 17:56
Mullins sends Chacun Pour Soi out in trip for Sunday’s feature at ThurlesChampion trainer closing in on 150 winner mark for the season so far in IrelandFri Jan 20 2023 - 19:00
Navan to inspect steeplechase course on Saturday morningMore than one role for jockey Patrick Mullins in Saturday’s bumperFri Jan 20 2023 - 16:38
Racing can’t afford to overlook importance of its spectator appealMedia rights provide a lucrative income stream but sliding attendances are a long-term dangerFri Jan 20 2023 - 06:00
Top hunter chasers Billaway and Winged Leader could clash again at ThurlesWillie Mullins has option to test Chacun Pour Soi’s stamina in Sunday’s ‘Kinloch Brae’Tue Jan 17 2023 - 16:55
Aidan O’Brien in pole position for Classics after Little Big Bear confirmed European champion juvenileRonan McNally gives veteran chaser The Jam Man first start on Dundalk all-weatherTue Jan 17 2023 - 16:16
Energumene aiming to put the record straight at AscotMullins’s star will have to overcome Edwardstone as he bids to atone for last year’s sole defeat to Shishkin in Clarence House ChaseMon Jan 16 2023 - 17:20
Ireland’s jockeys still have no indemnity insurance cover Jockeys body trying since Freddy Tylicki case at end of 2021 to get personal liability coverMon Jan 16 2023 - 16:25
Davy Russell gets back to winning form at PunchestownImpervious cut to Cheltenham festival favourite after winning for new owner JP McManusSun Jan 15 2023 - 16:06
Impervious has first run in JP McManus colours at Punchestown on Sunday Paul Hensey confirmed as new chief executive of Association of Irish RacecoursesFri Jan 13 2023 - 16:17
Davy Russell back in action with handful of weekend rides after short-lived retirement Charles Byrnes takes aim at Kempton’s Lanzarote Hurdle with Irish hope Green GloryFri Jan 13 2023 - 15:43
Blunt court judgment demands vital questions be asked of both racing organisations in Ireland Gulf between words and actions when it comes to independent regulation of the sportFri Jan 13 2023 - 06:00
Former Horse Racing Ireland boss rejects court judgment that ‘pressure’ was applied to regulator Brian Kavanagh insists he stands over processes carried out by HRI boardMon Jan 09 2023 - 19:00
Mullins starts the New Year on top of the trainers’ championship with over €2.5m in prizemoneyWillie Mullins has 13 declarations for Sunday’s New Year’s Day action including a trio of options for Tramore’s Grade Three feature.Fri Dec 30 2022 - 19:00
Joyeux Machin leads Irish hopes for breaking new ground in NewburySir Alex Ferguson-owned Hermes Allen big home hope in final Grade One of 2022Fri Dec 30 2022 - 17:00
Willie Mullins and Paul Townend pull off Leopardstown hat-trick on festival’s final dayState Man claims easy victory in Matheson Hurdle, Sharjah not disgraced in thirdThu Dec 29 2022 - 16:47
Sharjah bids to join legendary names with five in a row in Grade One Leopardstown highlight Limerick festival strikes a bum note with just two horses lining up for €36,500 Grade Two featureThu Dec 29 2022 - 06:00
