Fairyhouse forced into some unseasonal watering before weekend’s ‘Winter Festival’ action Officials hoping Lossiemouth can recover from foot problem to take on Teahupoo in Hatton’s GraceTue Nov 26 2024 - 06:00
McManus team not ruling out Christmas Leopardstown option for Fact To File Constitution Hill back in the frame to make return to action in Christmas Hurdle at KemptonTue Nov 26 2024 - 06:00
Fact To File clear Gold Cup favourite after exciting Durkan finish signals changing of the guard Willie Mullins star beats Spillane’s Tower by half a length with reigning dual-Gold Cup winner Galopin Des Champs in thirdSun Nov 24 2024 - 19:00
Vintage Durkan clash in prospect at star studded ‘Premiere Weekend’ in PunchestownFarcical scenario in Saturday’s Grade Two as all three runners owned by Michael O’Leary and trained by Gordon ElliottSat Nov 23 2024 - 06:00
Irish star Auguste Rodin to receive historic retirement ceremony after his final race in Japan Cup Aidan O’Brien runner joined by French hope Goliath and Germany’s Fantastic Moon in attempt to end 18-year run of Japanese dominanceSat Nov 23 2024 - 06:00
Racing’s reaction to coverage of Cheltenham deaths shows worrying insecurity about nature of the sportScrutiny isn’t the problem for racing: being able to stand over what it reveals is what countsFri Nov 22 2024 - 06:00
Willie Mullins set to take wraps off some of his biggest stars at Punchestown Top three in Cheltenham Gold Cup betting set to clash in vintage John Durkan Chase as winter weather sets inTue Nov 19 2024 - 19:56
Fact To File could head formidable JP McManus team into John Durkan test Grade One winners Inothewayurthinkin and Spillane’s Tower also set to ‘tog out’ for Sunday’s €150,000 Punchestown featureMon Nov 18 2024 - 19:00
Top amateur Derek O’Connor to team up with Fastorslow for John Durkan Chase at PunchestownRegular jockey JJ Slevin aiming to return from foot injury before Christmas action beginsMon Nov 18 2024 - 14:21
Stuzzikini puts seal on Gordon Elliott dominance with 20-1 Troytown success Co Meath trainer ends Navan Racing Festival winning half of the weekend’s 16 racesSun Nov 17 2024 - 16:21
Charyn defeat underlines scale of task facing Auguste Rodin against best of Japan Aidan O’Brien star gearing up for next Sunday’s Japan Cup after marathon 27½ hour trip to Far EastSun Nov 17 2024 - 14:57
Gordon Elliott aiming to maintain Troytown dominance with strong team topped by American Mike Bob Olinger back to defend Lismullen Hurdle on day one of Navan Racing FestivalSat Nov 16 2024 - 06:00
Paddy Power urges British owners body to ‘see the bigger picture’ of new competition for jockeysDavid Power Jockeys’ Cup based on points won in races covered by ITV and to run until day two of Aintree festivalFri Nov 15 2024 - 17:14
Irish racing going all ‘béal bocht’ about prizemoney a hard sell ... and even harder listenHorse Racing Ireland’s dismissal of plan for ex-racehorses rooted in free-market instincts at odds with sport’s State supportFri Nov 15 2024 - 06:00
Irish horse Alphonse Le Grande reinstated as Newmarket Cesarewitch winner a month laterBHA appeals panel judged that jockey Jamie Powell struck horse nine times rather than 10Thu Nov 14 2024 - 16:57
Ex-trainer says Horse Racing Ireland response to plan for retired racehorses is ‘discouraging’Ger Hussey calls on high-profile names within racing to publicly back his plan for centralised hub to tackle problemTue Nov 12 2024 - 06:00
Consolidation of Irish racing’s charity sector urged by injured jockeys’ body Irish Injured Jockeys says Mazars report into €350k transfer underlines how there are too many separate fundsSun Nov 10 2024 - 16:08
Marine Nationale returns to action in Grade Three Naas highlight Former dual-Stayers Hurdle champion Flooring Porter out for rest of season after injury setbackSat Nov 09 2024 - 06:00
Ryan Moore confident Japan Cup hope Auguste Rodin can be competitive in final career startAidan O’Brien’s 2023 Derby hero set to be joined in Tokyo by French star Goliath and Germany’s Fantastic MoonSat Nov 09 2024 - 06:00
IHRB left to tot up reputational damage after charity fund raided to pay staffRacing’s administration portrayed as bloated and dysfunctional by report into controversial €350,000 transferFri Nov 08 2024 - 06:00
Report into IHRB financial matter of ‘grave concern’ concludes €350k transfer breached Charities ActLong awaited independent report into financial issue of ‘grave concern’ comes 15 months after being commissionedTue Nov 05 2024 - 18:08
Luke Comer Jnr free to continue training horses after an IHRB panel accept appealOriginal 12-month suspension of training licence reduced to three months and suspended for a yearTue Nov 05 2024 - 16:38
Willie Mullins already planning for next year after disappointing Melbourne Cup Both Vauban and Absurde finish out of the frame as champion trainer turns attention back to domestic actionTue Nov 05 2024 - 15:01
Meet Robbie Dolan: Irish man who went from The Voice Australia contestant to winning country’s biggest race on a 90/1 shotThe Kildare man first came to Australians’ attention as a singer but will now be forever linked with the country’s most famous raceTue Nov 05 2024 - 12:00
Willie Mullins weighing up Galopin Des Champs’ return to actionJack Kennedy has three rides at Fairyhouse as champion jockey makes comeback from suspensionMon Nov 04 2024 - 19:00
Auguste Rodin in contention to try and give O’Brien breakthrough success in JapanIreland’s only Japan Cup winner was the Frank Dunne-owned and trained Stanerra in 1983Mon Nov 04 2024 - 19:00
Willie Mullins hoping perseverance is finally rewarded with Melbourne Cup glory Champion Irish jumps trainer again saddles Vauban and Absurde in $8 million race that famously stops a nationMon Nov 04 2024 - 06:00
Aidan O’Brien ends mixed fortune Breeders’ Cup with record number of winners Irishman matches D Wayne Lukas on 20 Breeders’ Cup successes after Friday night’s juvenile doubleSun Nov 03 2024 - 17:02
City Of Troy leaves curious racing legacy after Breeders’ Cup Classic dream dies in the dirtSlow start in Classic leaves Aidan O’Brien star with hopeless task behind Coolmore owned winner Sierra LeoneSun Nov 03 2024 - 14:36
Ground conditions may prove crucial to outcome of first Grade One of National Hunt season at Down RoyalComplimentary entry to the Curragh on Sunday for final programme of 2024 flat campaignSat Nov 02 2024 - 06:00
City Of Troy’s Breeders’ Cup Classic chances could be decided mere seconds from starting gateTrainer Aidan O’Brien’s superstar to break from stall three in $7m Del Mar highlightSat Nov 02 2024 - 06:00
City Of Troy may prove too much of a mama’s boy to pull off Classic success So much of $7 million Breeders’ Cup highlight boils down to whether Irish star is a Justify or a GalileoFri Nov 01 2024 - 06:00
Lake Victoria has inside draw to overcome if she’s to get Breeders’ Cup off to flying start for Ballydoyle Four Irish starters line up for opening contest of 41st Breeders’ Cup in Del MarFri Nov 01 2024 - 06:00
Hewick added to €150,000 Grade One highlight at Down Royal ahead of ‘Shark’ Hanlon suspensionAidan O’Brien turns to Frankie Dettori for some of his Breeders' Cup runners in Del MarTue Oct 29 2024 - 16:53
Irish favourite Jan Brueghel ruled out of $8m Melbourne Cup after failed veterinary testCoolmore ownership of St Leger winner left ‘extremely disappointed’ as Aidan O’Brien’s chequered history with Australia’s biggest race continuesTue Oct 29 2024 - 14:27
Aidan O’Brien closing in on becoming most successful trainer at Breeders’ Cup Irishman’s tally of 18 Breeders Cup victories only two behind renowned US trainer D Wayne LukasTue Oct 29 2024 - 06:00
Clean sweep for Irish juveniles in weekend Group Ones as Twain enters next year’s Guineas picture Joseph O’Brien lands three-runner Criterium De Saint-Cloud with Tennessee Stud a day after old rival Hotazhell wins FuturityMon Oct 28 2024 - 06:00
Jessica Harrington’s Hotazhell aiming to take tried and trusted route to Futurity glory at Doncaster Unbeaten French star Maranoa Charlie has potential championship status in sights at Saint-CloudSat Oct 26 2024 - 06:00
Cheltenham festival feature races pushed back to 4pm starts in 2025 Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board opt to take no further action after late withdrawal of Petrol Head from Galway HurdleSat Oct 26 2024 - 06:00
IHRB conclude positive drug of Galway Hurdle ante-post favourite was for therapeutic purposesThe build-up to last summer’s big race at the Galway festival was dominated by the withdrawal of Petrol HeadFri Oct 25 2024 - 13:12
A set number of strikes is required to limit use of the whip by jockeys Irish jockey Jamie Powell unfortunate to be the one to underline how British racing’s whip rules do what it says on the tinFri Oct 25 2024 - 06:00
Paddy Smullen teams up with Dermot Weld for Curragh ‘Amateur Derby’ ride Former Irish St Leger hero Sonnyboyliston now trained by Charles Byrnes and set for first run since 2022Tue Oct 22 2024 - 06:00
Racecourse body sounds warning about separate TV coverage of Irish racing when gambling Bill becomes lawAssociation of Irish Racecourses boss claims no sign that racing is a key contributor to problem gamblingMon Oct 21 2024 - 06:00
Aidan O’Brien crowned British champion trainer for seventh time with close to €10m in prize moneyRecord-breaking Irish trainer is closing in on 20 Group One successes for 2024Sun Oct 20 2024 - 15:34
Ground conditions again prove central element in Champions Day conclusion to cross-channel flat campaign Aidan O’Brien pitches Arc third Los Angeles against Economics and Calandagan in Champion StakesFri Oct 18 2024 - 19:00
Gordon Elliott in pursuit of ‘National’ glory on both sides of the Atlantic Galvin and Jack Kennedy line up for $250,000 American Grand National in Far HillsFri Oct 18 2024 - 19:00
Shrugging shoulders at Irish racing’s ‘wastage’ rate won’t cut it anymoreEx-trainer Ger Hussey poised to deliver his proposal to authorities about system for dealing with horses after they stop racingFri Oct 18 2024 - 06:00
High profile trio of jumping stars return to action in Punchestown feature Grade One winners Hewick, Minella Indo and Conflated have over 100 career starts between themWed Oct 16 2024 - 06:00
Alphonse Le Grande disqualified from Cesarewitch after jockey judged to have broken whip rules Apprentice Jamie Powell given 28-day suspension after whip review committee find he struck winner 10 timesTue Oct 15 2024 - 14:48
Judgment on John Shark Hanlon’s appeal against severity of suspension expected within 14 days Kilkenny trainer’s stable star Hewick set to start new season with Grade Three task at Punchestown on WednesdayMon Oct 14 2024 - 16:45
