Colm's Rock keeps the punters happyCharlie Swan brought his score for the season to 37 with a double at Fairyhouse yesterdayThu Oct 09 1997 - 01:00
Peintre Celebre gives superb displayThe conventional wisdom before yesterday's Prix de L'Arc de Triomphe was that this season's Classic crop weren't a match for …Mon Oct 06 1997 - 01:00
Peintre Celebre makes his namePeintre Celebre shattered the course record in winning yesterday's Prix de L'Arc de TriompheMon Oct 06 1997 - 01:00
Pilsudski and Kinane can take laurels from class fieldTomorrow's £750,000 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe provides yet another potentially dramatic culmination to a season with a quality…Sat Oct 04 1997 - 01:00
No escaping Wizard KingIt may not be the Prix de l'Arc but Tipperary's Coolmore Concorde Stakes tomorrow is an attractive contest in its own right and…Sat Oct 04 1997 - 01:00
Screen Idol to please her many admirers in Curragh featureMichael Kinane can warm up for the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in the best possible style by taking today's featured Group Three…Sat Oct 04 1997 - 01:00
Spencer rounds off memorable meetingListowel 1997 will always hold fond memories for the talented young apprentice Jamie Spencer who eclipsed the Kinanes and Murtaghs…Mon Sept 29 1997 - 01:00
Oxx's Oaks winner for ArcIreland will be two-handed in Sunday's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe after John Oxx confirmed that Irish Oaks winner Ebadiyla will…Mon Sept 29 1997 - 01:00
King of Kings has operationKing Of Kings, as low as 6 to 1 joint favourite for next year's 2,000 Guineas, underwent a leg operation yesterdaySat Sept 27 1997 - 01:00
Tell The Nipper kicks for homeThe form of the Michael Hourigan-trained horses has been a notable feature of the Listowel week but even allowing for that, the…Sat Sept 27 1997 - 01:00
Mulhern to land featureThe return to a mile for Maytpleasethecourt in the Kaliber Handicap can give backers the ideal wind up to the Listowel festival…Sat Sept 27 1997 - 01:00
Unlucky Carberry fractures wristTop Jockey Paul Carberry faces up to six weeks on the sidelines after fracturing his wrist at Listowel yesterdayFri Sept 26 1997 - 01:00
Swan doubleYet another eight-race marathon will test the stamina of racegoers at Listowel this afternoon but the divide of the maiden hurdle…Fri Sept 26 1997 - 01:00
Cash is likely to replace CraineCash Asmussen has been offered the ride on the dual Irish St Leger winner Oscar Schindler in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe on…Thu Sept 25 1997 - 01:00
Marvellous return by Dorans PrideIf quality shines, then the almost 20,000 crowd at Listowel yesterday must have almost been blinded when Dorans Pride shot to…Thu Sept 25 1997 - 01:00
Mullins to take featureKeeping on the right side of Native-Darrig has proved a profitable exercise in recent months and using the motto "if it ain't…Thu Sept 25 1997 - 01:00
Dunwoody impressed by still-improving QuinzeThere may be a fear of tempting fate, but it was difficult to watch Quinze win his fifth race in a row at Listowel yesterday …Wed Sept 24 1997 - 01:00
Dorans Pride may make his class tellDorans Pride takes what could be the first step towards Cheltenham Gold Cup glory this season when he lines up for the £50,000…Wed Sept 24 1997 - 01:00
Swan rides 1,000th winnerCharlie Swan made history at Listowel yesterday when he rode winner number 1,000 of his illustrious career, confirming his position…Tue Sept 23 1997 - 01:00
Marlonette looks the oneAfter an encouraging recent run on the flat, Marlonette is selected to win today's featured £20,000 Supporters Club Lartigue …Tue Sept 23 1997 - 01:00
Hamamelis set to foil SwanListowel's six-day extravaganza kicks off today and, at some stage of this week, the festival should be graced with a memorable…Mon Sept 22 1997 - 01:00
Doubts surround the KingKing Of Kings goes into the winter with the title of enigma still hanging around his handsome headMon Sept 22 1997 - 01:00
Oscar wins plauditsOscar Schindler wrapped up the best domestic classic season for Ireland in 33 years when completing a hometrained clean sweep…Mon Sept 22 1997 - 01:00
Piggott enjoys CurraghLester Piggott's return to the saddle may not have been successful at the Curragh on Saturday, but almost £70,000 was raised …Mon Sept 22 1997 - 01:00
Lester Piggott to ride in Broderick raceThe inimitable Lester Piggott rides again today when he revisits the scene of so many memorable past successes at the Curragh…Sat Sept 20 1997 - 01:00
Whitewater Affair nappedCircumstances can conspire at the Curragh today to give the Newmarket maestro Michael Stoute his second Irish Group One success…Sat Sept 20 1997 - 01:00
King Of Kings needs to win - and in styleThere's no doubt which horse will be the focus of attention at the Curragh tomorrowSat Sept 20 1997 - 01:00
Darrouzett to revel over this distanceThe Irish Derby flop Token Gesture makes her first appearance since then in this afternoon's Denny Cordell Lavarack Memorial …Thu Sept 18 1997 - 01:00
Pilsudski heads for Arc after great performanceVery occasionally, racing can throw up a moment that leaves you in no doubt you are watching something specialMon Sept 15 1997 - 01:00
Dabtara has clear chance in maidenThe value of a first run can prove itself again at Roscommon today with Dabtara, who looks set to land the Tully Maiden for the…Mon Sept 15 1997 - 01:00
Piggott back in the saddleLester Piggott will return to the saddle in a special fundraiser race in aid of the Shane Broderick Appeal Fund at the Curragh…Sat Sept 13 1997 - 01:00
Classic encounter should go to Stoute's PilsudskiNarrowing a Group One prize like today's Esat Digifone Irish Champion Stakes down to a match can be a dangerously presumptuous…Sat Sept 13 1997 - 01:00
Heist reverses the form emphaticallyHeist may have been well beaten into seventh behind Stroll Home and Idiots Venture in the Galway Plate but totally different …Thu Sept 11 1997 - 01:00
Three new dates for FairyhouseFairyhouse has benefitted most from the revised fixtures list drawn up because of the closure of Punchestown until AprilThu Sept 11 1997 - 01:00
Aliya keeps Smullen bandwagon rollingHaving broken his Group One duck in Sunday's Moyglare, Pat Smullen kept on the black type trail when guiding the Aga Khan's Aliya…Wed Sept 10 1997 - 01:00
Desert King for ChampionA stirring Anglo-Irish clash is possible in Saturday's EsatDigifone Champion Stakes at Leopardstown between the Irish Derby winner…Wed Sept 10 1997 - 01:00
Stroll Home loves GalwayHorses for courses can be an advisable motto around Galway, and this year's Plate winner, Stroll Home, can prove that by following…Wed Sept 10 1997 - 01:00
Stage Affair to deliverGalway provides an unusual mid-week treat in today's Ardiluan House Oyster Stakes, a listed race that has attracted the elusive…Tue Sept 09 1997 - 01:00
Oxx lands doubleAdmiral Wings sparked a double for trainer John Oxx in yesterday's Hogan Motors Handicap at the start of Galway's three-day September…Tue Sept 09 1997 - 01:00
Dance Design to runDance Design booked her place in Saturday's Esat-Digifone Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown by pleasing trainer Dermot Weld…Tue Sept 09 1997 - 01:00
Musk Lime has the edgeThose waiting for the concluding fillies maiden at the start of the Galway three-day September meeting today look set for a classic…Mon Sept 08 1997 - 01:00
Smullen lands first Group OnePat Smullen, champion apprentice for the last two seasons, burst spectacularly into the highest Group One class when Tarascon…Mon Sept 08 1997 - 01:00
British challenge dwindlesBritain will not have a challenger in Sunday's Moyglare Stud Stakes at the Curragh after both Crazee Mental and Bahr were ruled…Fri Sept 05 1997 - 01:00
CLASSIC PARK TO TAKE ON HELISSIO AT LONGCHAMPCLASSIC PARK WILL FLY THE IRISH FLAG IN FRANCE ON SUNDAY WHEN TAKING ON THE ARC WINNER HELISSIO IN A GROUP ONE EVENTThu Sept 04 1997 - 01:00
Weld and Kinane hold keyDermot Weld and Michael Kinane will team up with either Screen Idol or Cultural Role in Sunday's Moyglare Stud Stakes, and although…Wed Sept 03 1997 - 01:00
Curragh target for BahrThe unbeaten Barry Hills-trained filly Bahr is set to head the British challenge for Sunday's Moyglare Stud Stakes at the Curragh…Tue Sept 02 1997 - 01:00
Sam Vaughan difficult to oppose in handicap chaseClonmel this afternoon has been stretched to an eight-race card to facilitate the latest effort to boost the finances of the …Tue Sept 02 1997 - 01:00
Memorable first win for O'NeillIn many ways, Saturday's £150,000 Tattersalls Breeders Stakes went according to patternMon Sept 01 1997 - 01:00
Balla Sola picked to prove the exceptionThirty runners belting up the straight six furlongs of the Curragh may be a formidable spectacle, but for punting purposes races…Sat Aug 30 1997 - 01:00
Magical Fun back in styleAn almost nine-month break saw a revitalised Magical Fun return to the course and land yesterday's Brownes Handicap Hurdle at…Sat Aug 30 1997 - 01:00