Papillon's trip is delayedPapillon and the other Irish-trained Grand National horses will be hoping for a smooth plane ride to Liverpool today after having…Fri Apr 06 2001 - 01:00
Fairyhouse pick up prime datesFairyhouse has emerged as the big winner from the fixtures re-shuffle forced upon racing by the foot-and-mouth crisis and the…Fri Apr 06 2001 - 01:00
Festival goes down drainThe happiness that greeted the Government's decision yesterday to allow a resumption of racing on Easter Monday disappeared for…Thu Apr 05 2001 - 01:00
Bobbyjo put downThe 1999 Aintree Grand National winner, Bobbyjo, has been put downThu Apr 05 2001 - 01:00
First Gold is nappedThe build up to Saturday's Martell Grand National starts today, and while 650 million viewers worldwide won't tune into the Martell…Thu Apr 05 2001 - 01:00
Trainers unhappy with DepartmentWillie Mullins, the chairman of the Racehorse Trainers' Association, has attacked the Department of Agriculture over its late…Wed Apr 04 2001 - 01:00
Papillon to defend Aintree titlePapillon has been made 8 to 1 joint favourite with last year's runner up Mely Moss to retain his Martell Grand National crown…Tue Apr 03 2001 - 01:00
Plan to rescheduleThe Fairyhouse executive hope to reschedule their Irish Grand National festival for before the end of April after last night'…Tue Apr 03 2001 - 01:00
Cheltenham off but bookmakers betting Irish will run at AintreeThe death rattle of Cheltenham 2001 was being drowned last night by the noise of confusion surrounding the prospects of Irish…Mon Apr 02 2001 - 01:00
Walsh gets new ride in Grand NationalLast year's Grand National winning jockey, Ruby Walsh, looks set to team up with the Aintree legend Ginger McCain to ride Hanakham…Mon Apr 02 2001 - 01:00
Advisers to study proposalsIt appears it will be Monday at the earliest before a decision about a date for the resumption of racing will be made.Sat Mar 31 2001 - 01:00
Carberry's poserPaul Carberry has got the go-ahead to resume racing and immediately faces a difficult decision about returning to action in next…Sat Mar 31 2001 - 01:00
Turf Club and IHA to meet group today on start-up dateThe Turf Club and the Irish Horseracing Authority (IHA) will meet the Department of Agriculture's Expert Advisory Group today…Fri Mar 30 2001 - 01:00
Guineas may just be for home horsesThe foot-and-mouth crisis could yet provide a window of opportunity for Irish trainers, with the Turf Club admitting yesterday…Thu Mar 29 2001 - 01:00
Fairyhouse lose some sponsorsThe Fairyhouse authorities report the Department of Agriculture have assured them there is no danger of a foot-and-mouth outbreak…Mon Mar 26 2001 - 01:00
Easter resumption very remoteThe prospects for a resumption of racing in Ireland at Easter look to have disappeared with the Department of Agriculture yesterday…Sat Mar 24 2001 - 00:00
Racing holds its breath over latest crisisThe foot-and-mouth outbreak in Co Louth has left the racing industry in this country fretting on its hoped-for April 14th comeback…Fri Mar 23 2001 - 00:00
Double blow for CheltenhamThe prospects of Irish-trained horses running at Liverpool's Grand National meeting or the rescheduled Cheltenham Festival were…Tue Mar 20 2001 - 00:00
Flat back on Easter SaturdayThe Irish Horseracing Authority has confirmed Irish racing will resume on April 14th, but the outlook for those hoping to back…Mon Mar 19 2001 - 00:00
Flat back on Easter SaturdayThe Irish Horseracing Authority has confirmed Irish racing will resume on April 14th, but the outlook for those hoping to back…Sat Mar 17 2001 - 00:00
Fairyhouse is looking goodRacing in Ireland is set to resume at Easter, and an immediate result will be an overlap with the rescheduled Cheltenham Festival…Thu Mar 15 2001 - 00:00
Glimmer of hope for Irish as Cheltenham festival is postponedThe Cheltenham festival is off and a glimmer of hope has been given that Irish-trained horses may yet get the chance to travel…Thu Mar 08 2001 - 00:00
Racing's biggest festival put back to AprilThe foot-and-mouth crisis last night finally claimed the Cheltenham FestivalThu Mar 08 2001 - 00:00
NH features may be run in autumnThe deepening foot-and-mouth crisis in Britain is forcing Ireland's racing authorities to consider transferring high-profile …Mon Mar 05 2001 - 00:00
Organisers insist Festival still onDespite the British government giving a conditional green light for racing to resume on Wednesday, the fate of the Cheltenham…Sat Mar 03 2001 - 00:00
Irish Grand National in danger of postponementThe foot-and-mouth crisis looks set to hit the Powers Gold Label Irish Grand National with a Fairyhouse spokesman describing …Sat Mar 03 2001 - 00:00
Festival track in ban zoneThe debate raging about whether Cheltenham's festival will go ahead in 11 days could now be academic with the news that the track…Fri Mar 02 2001 - 00:00
Cheltenham hopes fadingThe Irish racing community is gearing itself for a prolonged spell of inactivity and there appears to be widespread acceptance…Thu Mar 01 2001 - 00:00
Istabraq will run despite Irish banThe Government yesterday banned all racing in Ireland and "strongly advised" against people and horses travelling to the UK for…Wed Feb 28 2001 - 00:00
UK race festival could be deferred to AprilThe Cheltenham authorities yesterday described a deferral of its festival to mid-April as a "natural option" if the foot-and-…Tue Feb 27 2001 - 00:00
Johnson to ride Florida Pearl in Gold CupRichard Johnson will ride Florida Pearl in the Tote Cheltenham Gold Cup.Mon Feb 26 2001 - 00:00
Walsh rates Cheltenham chances at 50-50The Minister for Agriculture Joe Walsh yesterday rated the chances of the Cheltenham festival going ahead in 15 days' time at…Mon Feb 26 2001 - 00:00
Sackville and Knife Edge to advertise their claimsIf it's novice chasing that turns you on, then there is no other place to be tomorrow than Naas, where Sackville and Knife Edge…Sat Feb 24 2001 - 00:00
Be My Royal and Bassett Tiger to win for MullinsNot everybody might be thrilled by Willie Mullins's decision to run Be My Royal in today's £30,000 novice handicap, but it does…Sat Feb 24 2001 - 00:00
Fears for Cheltenham as Newcastle is cancelledFears that next month's Cheltenham festival will not go ahead continue to rage after the Newcastle meeting scheduled for Monday…Sat Feb 24 2001 - 00:00
McGovern set to keep Lad mountShane McGovern looks set to keep the prized ride on the Bonusprint Stayers' Hurdle favourite, Limestone Lad, at Cheltenham.Fri Feb 23 2001 - 00:00
Nick Dundee to miss NaasNick Dundee will not, after all, have one more warm-up race for Cheltenham, and instead a decision on whether or not he takes…Thu Feb 22 2001 - 00:00
Mullins withdraws Alexander Banquet for the seasonAlexander Banquet will miss not only the Tote Cheltenham Gold Cup but has also been ruled out for the rest of the seasonWed Feb 21 2001 - 00:00
Dundee for NaasNick Dundee could run over two miles at Naas on Sunday to try and revitalise his Cheltenham Gold Cup credentials but one man …Mon Feb 19 2001 - 00:00
Carberry doubtfulPaul Carberry's chances of returning from injury in time for the Cheltenham Festival appear to fading.Mon Feb 19 2001 - 00:00
Stayers' is next stop for the LadIt's a case of "as you were" for Limestone Lad who comfortably won at Navan yesterday and remains a 4 to 1 favourite for Cheltenham…Mon Feb 19 2001 - 00:00
Nick Dundee on trialJust having the horse back on the racecourse is more than most could have dared hope for but where his Cheltenham Gold Cup hopes…Sat Feb 17 2001 - 00:00
Weld set to run two in DubaiThe majority of the country might be feeling the first stirs of Cheltenham frenzy, but despite having the Smurfit Champion Hurdle…Thu Feb 15 2001 - 00:00
Nick Dundee ready for Gowran testNick Dundee is set to be schooled this morning ahead of Saturday's Red Mills Chase, a race that trainer Edward O'Grady believes…Wed Feb 14 2001 - 00:00
Williamson on MantlesNorman Williamson will partner the 20 to 1 Champion Hurdle outsider, Mantles Prince, at Gowran on Saturday and is also likely…Tue Feb 13 2001 - 00:00
Ned Kelly shows his battling qualitiesNorman Williamson ended the day on the sidelines but in time may look back happily on yesterday as the occasion when the exciting…Mon Feb 12 2001 - 00:00
Joe Cullen can state his case for CheltenhamLast year's Cheltenham hero Joe Cullen starts his new jumping career at Fairyhouse today and it could be a start that again finishes…Sat Feb 10 2001 - 00:00
Ned Kelly to prove his worth in real testRuby Walsh and Conor O'Dwyer return to action at Fairyhouse this weekend and the indications are that the mercurial Paul Carberry…Sat Feb 10 2001 - 00:00
Imperial Call to miss CheltenhamWest Cork trainer Raymond Hurley has called time on the former Gold Cup hero Imperial Call returning to Cheltenham.Fri Feb 09 2001 - 00:00
Grimes ready for actionYoulneverwalkalone has been dogged by misfortune on his British trips this season but Christy Roche's other top jumper Grimes…Thu Feb 08 2001 - 00:00
