Joanna Morgan retiresIreland's best known woman jockey, Joanna Morgan, has retiredSat Aug 30 1997 - 01:00
Merry People is best in the mudThere may have been a £20,000 handicap chase featured in a competitive card at Tralee yesterday but the state of the ground was…Fri Aug 29 1997 - 01:00
Native-Darrig can regain the winning threadNative-Darrig's spectacular winning run came to an end at Galway but today's Denny Haversnack Race at Tralee looks to be his …Thu Aug 28 1997 - 01:00
Roche's decision is the correct one as Theatreworld winsChristy Roche won the battle of the jockeys as well as Tralee's plum prize, the Carling Gold Cup, when Theatreworld landed the…Thu Aug 28 1997 - 01:00
O'Brien heads to SandownCeltic Cavalier will be the next Aidan O'Brien two-year-old to run in Britain as he is set to contest the Group Three Solario…Wed Aug 27 1997 - 01:00
Weld enjoys fine doubleAidan O'Brien and Jim Bolger may have grabbed the training headlines on the first two days of Tralee but the traditional festival…Wed Aug 27 1997 - 01:00
Theatreworld to put on a winning actThe versatile Theatreworld looks nap material to land Tralee's most valuable race of the week today, the £25,000 Carling Gold…Wed Aug 27 1997 - 01:00
Saving Bond to bring dividendsThe highlight at Tralee today is likely to be an intriguing Nash's Handicap Hurdle where Saving Bond is selected to reverse Galway…Tue Aug 26 1997 - 01:00
O'Brien back in businessAfter a blank on the first day, Aidan O'Brien resumed normal festival service with a near 29 to 1 treble at Tralee yesterday …Tue Aug 26 1997 - 01:00
Dr Johnson sprints past field to allay concernsThose traditionalists clinging to the belief that the mile and six furlongs of the Doncaster St Leger is still a valid and relevant…Mon Aug 25 1997 - 01:00
Bolger off the mark in double quick timeJim Bolger started the Tralee festival in double quick time when Timeless Isle and Rizzoli triumphed for the Coolcullen trainer…Mon Aug 25 1997 - 01:00
Risk Material looks the bestThe two-year-olds take centre stage on the second day of the Tralee festival with the £15,000 EBF Premier Nursery the most valuable…Mon Aug 25 1997 - 01:00
O'Brien can land trebleIndustry is a byword for the products of Aidan O'Brien's yard and Monongahela can prove the virtue in it by landing tomorrow'…Sat Aug 23 1997 - 01:00
Dr Johnson can confirm his classThere are three Listed races on today's Leopardstown card but in terms of future significance, much the most important of them…Sat Aug 23 1997 - 01:00
Applefort can winKilbeggan can expect another large crowd for this evening's fixture, an expectation that most other tracks in the country can…Fri Aug 22 1997 - 01:00
Absoluta gets the nap voteWith attention intensifying on the two-year-old crop and the ranking of their abilities, the running of Absoluta in this evening…Thu Aug 21 1997 - 01:00
Decision on Heeremandi todayAidan O'Brien will decide this morning whether to run Heeremandi in Sunday's Group One Prix Morny Piaget at DeauvilleThu Aug 21 1997 - 01:00
Jury still out on King Of KingsKing of Kings is now as low as 6 to 1 joint favourite for next year's English 2,000 Guineas despite a winning performance at …Mon Aug 18 1997 - 01:00
Roche can add to tallyChristy Roche can maintain his stranglehold on the flat jockeys championship when he travels to Roscommon this evening for the…Mon Aug 18 1997 - 01:00
Irish wrap up seriesThe four-man Irish team wrapped up the jump jockeys series against their Australian counterparts when Ken Whelan and Brian Bowens…Mon Aug 18 1997 - 01:00
Rainbow Warrior to win first timeTramore continues through the weekend and Charlie Swan looks a man to keep on the right side of through the two daysSat Aug 16 1997 - 01:00
King of Kings to restore his deflated reputationThere may be two ultra-competitive Group 3 races at the Curragh today, but racing's fixation with the possible rather than the…Sat Aug 16 1997 - 01:00
King Of Kings to run at the CurraghKing Of Kings, the onetime favourite for next year's English 2,000 Guineas, will run in tomorrow's Tyros Stakes at the Curragh…Fri Aug 15 1997 - 01:00
Walsh can land doubleTramore racecourse steps into its brave new refurbished world this evening, and amateur champion Ruby Walsh looks the man to …Thu Aug 14 1997 - 01:00
Black Rock City is chosen in nurseryPat Smullen has seamlessly made the usually difficult transition from champion apprentice to becoming a leading rider in his …Wed Aug 13 1997 - 01:00
More racing on SundaysThere will be an extra nine meetings run on Sundays in 1998 bringing the total of Sunday fixtures to 57Wed Aug 13 1997 - 01:00
Princely Heir holds Asfurah's late bidPrincely Heir led a British one-two in yesterday's Heinz 57 Phoenix Stakes at Leopardstown, beating the favourite Asfurah by …Mon Aug 11 1997 - 01:00
O'Brien raids YorkAidan O'Brien plans a substantial juvenile raid on next week's York meetingMon Aug 11 1997 - 01:00
Welsh Grit proves too much for stablemate SambaraThe Galway festival finished for another year on Saturday after 121,561 had paid through the turnstiles over the six daysMon Aug 04 1997 - 01:00
McLoughlin relieved as Buddy Marvel comes goodBuddy Marvel did what John McLoughlin always believed he could do when winning a thrilling Guinness Extra Stout Handicap at Galway…Sat Aug 02 1997 - 01:00
Trip to suit KinnescashThe gallant Kinnescash can secure rich compensation for just failing in Thursday's Galway Hurdle by winning the £20,000 Dawn …Sat Aug 02 1997 - 01:00
Buddy Marvel now worthy of supportBuddy Marvel can belatedly begin to realise his full potential by winning this evening's Galway feature, the £10,000 Guinness…Fri Aug 01 1997 - 01:00
Fund given a big boostThe Shane Broderick Appeal Fund benefited by £83,802 from the betting turnover at Galway yesterdayFri Aug 01 1997 - 01:00
McCoy and Spreece cut through the gloomPervasive rain and gloom couldn't stop the phenomenal Tony McCoy lighting up yesterday's Guinness Galway Hurdle with a brilliantly…Fri Aug 01 1997 - 01:00
Inchacooley this timeInchacooley is selected to recoup losses and land what looks to be a wide-open McDonagh Handicap on the second evening of the…Tue Jul 29 1997 - 01:00
Big return on Saving BondSaving Bond put himself in line for a possible £20,000 bonus when winning yesterday's GPT Qualified Riders Handicap, the first…Tue Jul 29 1997 - 01:00
Snow Falcon looks bestThe white flag is being unfurled for the start of six of the busiest and most exciting days of the racing year and punters can…Mon Jul 28 1997 - 01:00
Smullen's treblePat Smullen confirmed his emergence as one of the brightest young riding talents in Ireland with a polished and powerful 714 …Mon Jul 28 1997 - 01:00
Casey Tibbs to cheer ShanahanWith Michael Kinane on King George duty at Ascot, Pat Shanahan gets the opportunity to prove yet again what an able substitute…Sat Jul 26 1997 - 01:00
Owenbwee can keep up the strike rateTHE Cruess-Callaghan horses have a partiality to Wexford and their good strike rate here can be sustained this evening by Owenbwee…Fri Jul 25 1997 - 01:00
Champion Stakes gets new sponsorThe Leopardstown Champion Stakes will be sponsored for the next five years by the mobile phone company Esat DigifoneWed Jul 23 1997 - 01:00
Hourigan to win openerOne of the most promising young riding talents in the country is Paul Hourigan, who is given the responsibility by Dermot Weld…Wed Jul 23 1997 - 01:00
Vintners Venture has outstanding claimsVintners Venture and Luna Spectrum are two of the lesser lights inTue Jul 22 1997 - 01:00
Dettori switches to SingspielFrankie Dettori is today expected to be switched from Shantou to Singspiel for next Saturday's King George and Queen Elizabeth…Mon Jul 21 1997 - 01:00
Big challengeBallinrobe's two-day fixture kicks off this evening with an attractive Jackpot carry-over of over £11,000, and a trappy card …Mon Jul 21 1997 - 01:00
Bolger factor decisiveWhat had looked in advance an intensely competitive Golden Pages Handicap turned out that way at Leopardstown on Saturday, but…Mon Jul 21 1997 - 01:00
Brassil has chance with InchacooleyFashion, or more importantly the lack of it, can pay rich dividends for punters in today's £50,000 Golden Pages Handicap at Leopardstown…Sat Jul 19 1997 - 01:00
Surprise win for Christys PicnicThere was a touch of Hollywood at a packed Kilbeggan last night and it had nothing to do with the old hero Desert Orchid parading…Sat Jul 19 1997 - 01:00
Stroll Home to do thatThe build-up to the summer's big chasing prize, the Galway Plate, continues at Tipperary tomorrow with the Aer Rianta Shannon…Sat Jul 19 1997 - 01:00