Godolphin pay to set pace for SwainSheikh Mohammed's Godolphin team has paid £24,000 to supplement Happy Valentine into Saturday's Esat-Digifone Irish Champion …Wed Sept 09 1998 - 01:00
Golden Rule looks goodThe Melbourne Cup entries, Stage Affair and Yavana's Pace, clash in today's listed Ardilaun Oyster Stakes but dreams of pre-antipodean…Tue Sept 08 1998 - 01:00
Swain and Xaar to runLast year's champion two-year-old Xaar will take on the dual King George VI And Queen Elizabeth hero, Swain, in Saturday's Esat…Tue Sept 08 1998 - 01:00
Star Begonia set for LegerStar Begonia and Sunshine Street look set to fly the Irish flag in the last English classic of the season, Saturday's Pertemps…Tue Sept 08 1998 - 01:00
Let Clics Together surprisesA wet and murky afternoon at a Galway which is in the throes of building work was hardly lit up for punters by the success of…Tue Sept 08 1998 - 01:00
Edabiya blows away oppositionThe Aga Khan arrived at the Curragh with only minutes to spare before the start of yesterday's Moyglare Stud Stakes, but while…Mon Sept 07 1998 - 01:00
Bomber Liston to scoreThe Kerry football team were caught on the hop last weekend, but The Bomber Liston looks set to complete his own three-in-a-row…Sat Sept 05 1998 - 01:00
Polaire is napped to win for PrendergastWith the remnants of a tropical storm threatening to bring a deluge of rain to the Curragh plain tomorrow, there doesn't appear…Sat Sept 05 1998 - 01:00
Mempari to join Second EmpireMempari is likely to join her stable companion Second Empire in Sunday's Group One Emirates Prix du Moulin at Longchamp.Fri Sept 04 1998 - 01:00
Maguire set for doubleThe old team of Michael Hourigan and Adrian Maguire return to one of their favourite hunting grounds, Kilbeggan, this evening…Fri Sept 04 1998 - 01:00
Reid to partner Second EmpireJohn Reid will ride Second Empire in Sunday's Group One Emirates Prix du Moulin at LongchampThu Sept 03 1998 - 01:00
Walsh to land doubleThe dual amateur champion Ruby Walsh has made a sparkling start to his professional career this season and can confirm his position…Thu Sept 03 1998 - 01:00
Nap goes to Legend FallsSligo stages its last meeting of the year tonight and Legend Falls is napped to provide the north west punters with something…Tue Sept 01 1998 - 01:00
British challenge looks significantEven with Bint Allayl waiting for the Cheveley Park Stakes, the cross-channel challenge for Sunday's Moyglare Stud Stakes will…Tue Sept 01 1998 - 01:00
Smullen faces layoffPat Smullen could face up to three weeks out of action with a fractured collar bone after falling from his winning mount Goldman…Mon Aug 31 1998 - 01:00
Trade Dispute is reasonable betTwo meetings in the northern half of Ireland today with the most auspiciously titled race being the Cork Dry Gin Ulster Cesarewitch…Mon Aug 31 1998 - 01:00
Amazing Dream does it for HannonAnyone with a few minutes to spare at next month's Fairyhouse sales could do a lot worse than follow the Richard Hannon camp …Mon Aug 31 1998 - 01:00
Draw and ground should suit Access All AreasThe Group Three Futurity Stakes has been won in the past by champions like St Jovite (1991), Danzatore (1982) and Monteverdi (…Sat Aug 29 1998 - 01:00
Lil's Boy could travel Stateside after easy winLil's Boy showed what he can do when conditions are right with a resounding success in yesterday's Harp Lager Ruby Stakes at …Sat Aug 29 1998 - 01:00
Champion hits finish line in customary cool styleChristy Roche's retirement on Tuesday caught most by surprise. Even J.PSat Aug 29 1998 - 01:00
Approvance is nappedOne of the success stories of this season has been the rejuvenation of Approvance and the Sheikh Mohammed-owned grey can continue…Fri Aug 28 1998 - 01:00
Bradley, Solvang are quick learnersGraham Bradley had never set eyes on Tralee before walking the track yesterday morning but he proved he's a quick learner when…Fri Aug 28 1998 - 01:00
Corket looks to be back to his bestRichard Dunwoody makes his first appearance of the week at Tralee today and the combination of him and Corket in the £20,000 …Thu Aug 27 1998 - 01:00
No surprises as Quinze notches another victoryThe story of yesterday's Guinness Gold Cup is easy to tellThu Aug 27 1998 - 01:00
End of an era is reached as Roche calls timeChristy Roche retired from race riding yesterday and in the true sense of the phrase, an era ended.Wed Aug 26 1998 - 01:00
Quinze can beat the handicapperSince winning the Lincoln on the first day of the season, Leitrim born Shane Kelly has consistently impressed as a jockey with…Wed Aug 26 1998 - 01:00
Moore's Owen Bart bestChristy Roche's retirement, added to the appearance of Frankie Dettori on Monday, means the focus at Tralee so far has been on…Wed Aug 26 1998 - 01:00
Patriot Games is tentative choiceIt's hardly apt to talk of blasts from the past but Aidan O'Brien has one of his increasingly rare National Hunt runners at Tralee…Tue Aug 25 1998 - 01:00
Dettori is the toast of Kerry after Allotrope winThe weighroom door was besieged with autograph hunters, a round of applause greeted his entrance into the parade ring and in …Tue Aug 25 1998 - 01:00
Oxx happy with Ebadiyla's run despite defeatA combination of 10st 1lb and a certain ring rustiness combined to beat Ebadiyla in yesterday's Ballycullen Stakes at Leopardstown…Mon Aug 24 1998 - 01:00
Goldnecu to upset DettoriFrankie Dettori jets into the Tralee Festival this evening to ride at the Ballybeggan Park track which celebrates a centenary…Mon Aug 24 1998 - 01:00
Dane River looks pickThe feature at Fairyhouse today is the Listed Belgrave Stakes where Jim Bolger's Dane River is selected to repel challengers …Sat Aug 22 1998 - 01:00
Campo Catino to upset ring rusty EbadiylaEbadiyla has her warm-up for the Irish St Leger in tomorrow's Ballycullen Stakes at Leopardstown but with 10-1 on her back, the…Sat Aug 22 1998 - 01:00
Telecom Affair notedThe pick of Jason Titley's three rides at Kilbeggan's second last meeting of the season tonight should be Telecom Affair in the…Fri Aug 21 1998 - 01:00
Rely on Polenka for more honoursOn the eve of Shahtoush's Yorkshire Oaks challenge, her stable-mate Kitza bravely upheld the quality of this year's Irish filly…Wed Aug 19 1998 - 01:00
Moloney to land doubleTramore gets its oar into the festival circuit for four days beginning this evening, and the rising amateur star Paul Moloney…Thu Aug 13 1998 - 01:00
O'Brien keeps French optionAidan O'Brien will wait until tomorrow morning to decide if Second Empire runs at the Curragh on Saturday or travels to France…Thu Aug 13 1998 - 01:00
Abaco to continue Weld's fine runAt the start of this flat season, Dermot Weld predicted he might not have any three-year-old stars but that his Curragh yard …Wed Aug 12 1998 - 01:00
Second Empire set for CurraghA supplementary fee of £3,750 was splashed out yesterday to allow Second Empire make his comeback in Saturday's Ridgewood Pearl…Wed Aug 12 1998 - 01:00
Lanturn to brighten up the Mallow eveningFor a Monday evening meeting, Cork has produced a rather attractive version of its type, and, on what may emerge as a good day…Mon Aug 10 1998 - 01:00
Lavery has last laugh on form-bookFor a Group One race, the solitary form figure six next to Lavery's name before Leopardstown's Heinz 57 Phoenix Stakes didn't…Mon Aug 10 1998 - 01:00
Shalazar's good run to continueShalazar bids to continue his progression through the ranks in the O'Donnell Handicap at Wexford today and the chestnut can prove…Sat Aug 08 1998 - 01:00
Pharmacist to serve up right dosageIt's not often that a Group One winner throws up another Group One winnerSat Aug 08 1998 - 01:00
Choice Jenny looks the oneThe popular Kilbeggan track has its usual full quota of runners this evening and even with top weight, Choice Jenny will be the…Fri Aug 07 1998 - 01:00
Empire set for DeauvilleSecond Empire, off the track since finishing unplaced in the Epsom Derby, could reappear in the Group One Prix Jacques Le Marois…Fri Aug 07 1998 - 01:00
Ashjar may take openerSligo winds up this evening with a seven-race card, and the first horse on that card looks one for punters to get stuck into.Thu Aug 06 1998 - 01:00
Rolo Tomasi out of actionBlack Amber, third to Bertollini in Newmarket's July Stakes, will head the English challenge in Sunday's Heinz 57 Phoenix Stakes…Thu Aug 06 1998 - 01:00
Rolo Tomasi set for Sunday's testRolo Tomasi is all set to try and maintain his unbeaten record as he heads a strong Irish challenge for Sunday's Heinz 57 Phoenix…Wed Aug 05 1998 - 01:00
The Bomber Liston bestKevin Manning yesterday lost an appeal to the Turf Club against a two-day ban imposed by the Curragh stewards on July 25th, but…Wed Aug 05 1998 - 01:00
Cork to race on 17 daysThe cut in Tipperary's fixtures for 1999 from 12 to eight was confirmed when the Irish Horseracing Authority yesterday announced…Wed Aug 05 1998 - 01:00
