Dublin Racing Festival will have to pass 8am morning inspectionInspection to take place this afternoon for tomorrow’s card, which features four Grade One racesFri Jan 30 2026 - 16:05
Willie Mullins is back to his best and eyeing more winners at Dublin Racing FestivalRejuvenated champion trainer again looks to be in pole position to dominate €2m Leopardstown eventFri Jan 30 2026 - 06:00
Willie Mullins once again looks in dominant position going into Dublin Racing FestivalChampion trainer won €2m event in 2024Tue Jan 27 2026 - 06:00
IHRB scraps positions formerly held by top security and investigation officials Sir Gino has long recovery ahead of him as Lossiemouth is made new favourite for Champion Hurdle Sun Jan 25 2026 - 15:36
Will Gilligan response add to perceptions of light touch at IHRB? No commentJockey told regulatory officials he had no comment to make on JP McManus-owned runner at FairyhouseFri Jan 23 2026 - 06:00
Gavin Cromwell back to winning form as Now Is The Hour lands thrilling Thyestes Eoin Staples-ridden winner completes timely Gowran hat-trick for Meath trainerThu Jan 22 2026 - 17:09
Rebecca Curtis readying Haiti Couleurs for Irish Gold Cup bid at Dublin Racing FestivalWelsh trainer keen to take on the best of the Irish at Leopardstown before tilt at Cheltenham Gold CupMon Jan 19 2026 - 17:21
HRI defends prizemoney policy despite independent report conclusions Indecon report points to ‘element of deadweight’ in prize money allocation from Horse & Greyhound FundSun Jan 18 2026 - 15:46
Slade Steel tries to change his luck and get off the mark over fences at NavanJockey Josh Williamson wins appeal against eight-day ban for careless riding at LeopardstownSat Jan 17 2026 - 06:00
Il Etait Temps targeting Clarence House glory as Mullins team starts to stirFairyhouse five-timer suggested champion trainer may be hitting top gear Fri Jan 16 2026 - 16:50
Irish racing cannot remain complacent in the face of serious financial challengesStalled Government subsidy and unclear media rights picture could make for frugal outlookFri Jan 16 2026 - 06:00
Il Etait Temps on course for more Grade One glory in Ascot’s Clarence House Last year’s winner Jonbon set to take on Irish rival in weekend feature Tue Jan 13 2026 - 06:00
Harry Cobden teams up with JP McManus in racing’s new superpower partnership ‘Hollywood Harry’ will be champion owner’s No. 1 rider in Ireland and Britain from start of next seasonMon Jan 12 2026 - 13:48
Naas officials monitoring freezing conditions ahead of first Grade One of 2026Cork must pass 8am inspection for racing to go ahead on SaturdaySat Jan 03 2026 - 06:00
Mill Reef’s trainer Ian Balding dies aged 87Champion jockey Paul Townend due to return to action at Cork Fri Jan 02 2026 - 17:00
Trainers ought to charge owners realistic fees rather than grumble about prize money Prize money argument is a red herring when it comes to majority of trainersFri Jan 02 2026 - 06:00
Bumper New Year’s Day attendance at Cheltenham outstrips festival crowdDan Skelton faces festival poser over impressive Relkeel winner Kabral Du MathanThu Jan 01 2026 - 16:48
Sport 2026 crystal ball: Our team of pundits share their predictionsWho will win the World Cup? Does the Six Nations still matter? Who will claim the All-Ireland? And who is set for a breakthrough year?Thu Jan 01 2026 - 06:00
Henry de Bromhead hoping for more New Year’s Day success with Heart Wood Windsor has to pass 8am inspection if it is to stage first race of 2026 in Britain or Ireland Wed Dec 31 2025 - 16:03
Willie Mullins strikes back as Lossiemouth overcomes Brighterdaysahead in Leopardstown thrillerGordon Elliott saddles Leopardstown four-timer to end Christmas period with 18 winners Mon Dec 29 2025 - 16:51
Leopardstown set for potential epic clash between top mares Lossiemouth and Brighterdaysahead Prolific Wodhooh has first start in Ireland in over two years at final day of festival Mon Dec 29 2025 - 06:00
Sam Ewing’s luck continues as Affordale Fury lands star-studded Savills Chase Teahupoo new favourite for Stayers at Cheltenham after leading home Robcour 1-2 in Christmas Hurdle Sun Dec 28 2025 - 16:51
Sam Ewing completes treble after springing shock in Leopardstown featureJockey lands 12,662-1 treble including 66-1 shot Favori De Champdou winning the Paddy Power ChaseSat Dec 27 2025 - 16:34
Patrick and Danny Mullins set to battle it out again for Limerick’s Grade One featureTopweight Intense Raffles one of three Irish hopes in Saturday’s Welsh Grand NationalSat Dec 27 2025 - 06:00
All eyes on racing’s top-two rated chasers in Savills Chase clashTwo-mile champion Marine Nationale returns to action at Leopardstown on Saturday Sat Dec 27 2025 - 06:00
Gordon Elliott is King of the St Stephen’s Day racing jungle with six winners Former football manager and reality star Harry Redknapp owns King George Chase hero The Jukebox ManFri Dec 26 2025 - 16:10
Leopardstown festival: Darragh O’Keeffe makes most of chance and starts Christmas action as country’s leading riderCork jockey has slipped seamlessly into role as De Bromhead number one after Rachael Blackmore’s retirementThu Dec 25 2025 - 08:00
Willie Mullins in unusual position of hoping for a festive upturn in stable formKing George hopes Gaelic Warrior and Fact To File head champion trainer’s St Stephen’s Day hopesTue Dec 23 2025 - 15:22
JP McManus aiming to break King George duck through Fact To File Top owner twice finished runner-up in Kempton feature with Jack Of Trumps Mon Dec 22 2025 - 06:00
Tracks report ‘weather gods’ behaving in advance of busy Christmas schedule Harry Cobden takes over from James Reveley aboard King George hopeful Il Est Francais Sun Dec 21 2025 - 19:00
Honesty Policy leads hopes of a first Irish success in Ascot’s Long Walk Hurdle Horse Racing Ireland announces record prize money of €74.7 million for 2026 despite stalled Government funding Sat Dec 20 2025 - 06:00
IHRB’s top investigative and security officials have left racing’s regulatory bodyBoth Chris Gordon and Declan Buckley finished working at the IHRB last SundayFri Dec 19 2025 - 14:34
Cutting the Derby trip is the real way to rejuvenate Epsom Classic’s flagship statusBritish racing’s blue riband event is no longer racing’s ‘Holy Grail’ due to breeding fashionsFri Dec 19 2025 - 06:00
Professionals are ‘very small percentage’ of overall attendees at racecoursesCrowd figures during busy Christmas period will include trainers and jockeysTue Dec 16 2025 - 06:00
Hearing into jockey’s unseating by Redwood Queen at Wexford in May set for Monday Bumper champion Bambino Fever makes her debut hurdles at Naas Sun Dec 14 2025 - 19:00
Gordon Elliott aiming to continue red hot Sunday form at NavanJockey Club boosts Derby prize-fund as part of measures to boost flagging attendance levels at EpsomSat Dec 13 2025 - 06:00
Joseph O’Brien aiming for big-race success in both Cheltenham and Hong KongLos Angeles and The Lion In Winter give Aidan O’Brien a shot at equaling world record for top-flight winsSat Dec 13 2025 - 06:00
IHRB faces big task in untangling knotty problem of Redwood Queen unseat Hearing into controversial unseating of jockey Philip Byrnes at Wexford in May due to be held on Monday Fri Dec 12 2025 - 06:00
Dead heat as two of Willie Mullins’s horses share HRI award Galopin Des Champs and Ethical Diamond share Horse of the Year prize; Rachael Blackmore honoured at awards Mon Dec 08 2025 - 23:00
Joseph O’Brien has big race weekend targets on both flat and over jumps Al Riffa ‘the ideal type’ to take on Hong Kong Vase challenge in Sha TinMon Dec 08 2025 - 18:26
Found A Fifty highlights another Gordon Elliott four-timer in Hilly Way victory Trainer does not rule out supplementing Brighterdaysahead for Grade One Hurdle at LeopardstownSun Dec 07 2025 - 16:42
Majborough bids to establish Champion Chase credentials in Cork’s Hilly Way Il Etait Temps in pursuit of more Grade One glory when returning to Sandown for Tingle Creek Sat Dec 06 2025 - 06:00
Jockey Danny Gilligan free to race over festive period after ‘non-trier’ ban liftedAppeal panel accepted new evidence from Gordon Elliott’s vetSat Dec 06 2025 - 06:00
What now for Constitution Hill? One of horse racing’s finest faces a tough decisionJump racing’s biggest star has fallen three times in his last four racesFri Dec 05 2025 - 06:00
Banbridge on track to have another crack at Cork’s Hilly Way ChaseJoseph O’Brien’s star as low as 8-1 to repeat his 2024 King George success at Kempton over Christmas Tue Dec 02 2025 - 15:07
Ryan Moore makes long-awaited comeback ahead of Hong Kong International actionAidan and Joseph O’Brien each set to be doubly represented in next week’s lucrative Sha Tin meetingTue Dec 02 2025 - 06:00
Timely opportunity for Il Etait Temps to put stamp on two-mile division in Tingle CreekMajborough on target to make his return to action in Cork’s Hilly Way Chase on SundayMon Dec 01 2025 - 16:32
Jockey Jack Kennedy settles ‘Winter Festival’ score with outstanding four-timerGordon Elliott-trained four-timer topped by Hatton’s Grace hero Teahupoo, who becomes fifth horse to win race three times Sun Nov 30 2025 - 16:24
In-form Elliott in prime position to continue ‘Winter Festival’ dominanceTeahupoo bidding to become fifth horse to complete Hatton’s Grace Hurdle hat-trickSat Nov 29 2025 - 06:00
Acid test for Constitution Hill in ultra-competitive Fighting Fifth Hurdle Willie Mullins aiming to break his duck in Grade One Newcastle highlight Fri Nov 28 2025 - 16:32
