Fact To File takes on Marine Nationale in intriguing Punchestown festival featurePunchestown preview: The highlight of day one of the five-day festival can establish next season’s pecking orderTue Apr 29 2025 - 06:00
Ganay glory for Andre Fabre-trained Sosie in first Group One of 2025 in Europe Ryan Moore on duty at Naas on Monday with trio of rides for Aidan O’Brien Sun Apr 27 2025 - 16:25
Willie Mullins targeting big domestic finale at Punchestown with British title under his beltIrishman made an 11-8 favourite to complete hat-trick of cross-channel trainers’ titles in 2026Sun Apr 27 2025 - 13:42
Kyprios starts down road to potential Arc tilt when returning to action at NavanAl Riffa and Higher Leaves fly Irish flag in Europe’s first Group One of 2025 in ParisFri Apr 25 2025 - 19:00
Willie Mullins set to overhaul Dan Skelton for British trainers’ title on final day of season Constitution Hill on target to return to action at next week’s Punchestown festival Fri Apr 25 2025 - 15:32
Fighting on two fronts no problem to Willie Mullins as he continues to make racing history Whatever the gripes about Irishman being too dominant, only the most myopic can’t recognise the scale of his achievements Fri Apr 25 2025 - 06:00
Welsh dragon roars at Fairyhouse as Haiti Couleurs lands Irish Grand NationalJockey Sean Bowen brings home trainer Rebecca Curtis’s 13-2 shot to win Ireland’s richest jumps raceMon Apr 21 2025 - 18:52
Gavin Cromwell tries to put seal on landmark campaign with first Irish Grand National success Local Gold Cup winning trainer runs seven in Ireland’s richest jumps race including the Daniel King ridden Noble Birth Mon Apr 21 2025 - 06:00
Willie Mullins lands Grade One Easter Sunday double at FairyhouseAbsurde leads home one-two for Mullins in Plumpton feature to narrow gap in race for British trainers’ title Sun Apr 20 2025 - 17:24
Soft ground conditions forecast for Easter Monday’s Irish Grand National Willie Mullins sends six runners to Plumpton on Sunday as he tires to retain British trainers’ title Fri Apr 18 2025 - 19:00
Paul Townend back in action at Fairyhouse Easter festival and eyeing Grade One prizes on SundayBoth The Big Westerner and Sixandahalf hoping to right some Cheltenham wrongs in Honeysuckle Hurdle Fri Apr 18 2025 - 19:00
Asking for more public cash to boost prize money is worryingly shortsighted Owners and trainers bodies argue that prizemoney is crucial to maintaining Irish racing’s international status Fri Apr 11 2025 - 06:00
Willie Mullins readies Ayr squadron as handler zeroes in on British champion trainer titleJessica Harrington indicates Green Impact set for tilt at Newmarket 2000 Guineas Mon Apr 07 2025 - 19:00
Aintree Grand National scripts keep delivering the goods despite conflicting views on race Both Broadway Boy and Celebre D’Allen emerge unscathed from Grand National following concerns after Aintree spectacular Sun Apr 06 2025 - 15:29
Willie Mullins odds-on to retain British trainers’ title after Aintree festival success Irishman promises to go to ‘Ayr, Perth, Carlisle, wherever there is a race meeting’ as he chases down Dan Skelton Sun Apr 06 2025 - 14:16
Patrick Mullins secures emotional win for father Willie as Nick Rockett takes Grand NationalWillie Mullins secures one-two-three at Aintree and has five of the first seven homeSat Apr 05 2025 - 16:20
Grand National 2025: Opportunity knocks for Perceval Legallois to deliver JP McManus a record fourth at AintreeLast year’s winner I Am Maximus among five runners for renowned owner in world’s most famous steeplechase Sat Apr 05 2025 - 06:00
Willie Mullins warms up for Grand National with Topham glory over the big fences through Gentleman De MeeChampion trainer secures fifth Grade One success of Aintree festival through Salvator Mundi Fri Apr 04 2025 - 17:34
Slip in viewing figures suggests reducing Grand National risk has also reduced its appeal as a spectacle Last year’s Aintree Grand National had no fallers which was both ideal and incongruous for racing’s most famous contestFri Apr 04 2025 - 06:00
Willie Mullins breathes new life into race for British trainers’ title with 102-1 four-timer at AintreeLossiemouth’s Aintree Hurdle success was the centrepiece after Constitution Hill falls againThu Apr 03 2025 - 16:25
Mark Walsh has Triple Crown in his sights on National mount Perceval Legallois JP McManus’s No 1 jockey hoping to make it ‘Lucky 13′ on the Gavin Cromwell-trained horseTue Apr 01 2025 - 19:15
Willie Mullins keen to make up ground on Dan Skelton in race for British trainers’ title Irishman reckons Grand National outcome on Saturday will be crucial to chances of retaining landmark British championshipTue Apr 01 2025 - 12:02
Delacroix 10/1 for Epsom Derby after impressive return to action in BallysaxAidan O’Brien and Ryan Moore also combine to land Guineas Trial with Breeders’ Cup winner Henri MatisseSun Mar 30 2025 - 19:00
Dermot Weld unwraps a pair of classic prospects at Leopardstown’s first flat meeting of 2025welter lands Guineas Trial for Curragh trainer while regally bred filly Tarima makes winning debut Sun Mar 30 2025 - 18:06
Aidan O’Brien pitches Group One stars Henri Matisse and Camille Pissarro into weekend classic trials Tony Martin hopes Orandi will become first horse to complete Irish-English Lincoln double as British season kicks off in Doncaster Fri Mar 28 2025 - 19:00
Whip rules are blunt and convoluted, but they’re necessary for style of the timesLack of fuss over whip at Cheltenham Festival indicates behavioural change might be sticking Fri Mar 28 2025 - 11:07
Michael O’Sullivan death attributed to ‘inherent risks’ of racingIHRB report finds ‘no evidence of human error’ following Cork jockey’s deathTue Mar 25 2025 - 19:15
Twain replaces The Lion In Winter as the apple of Aidan O’Brien’s eye for 2,000 GuineasChampion trainer unsure if top two-year-old filly Lake Victoria will make 1000 Guineas in NewmarketMon Mar 24 2025 - 19:00
Aidan O’Brien’s Dewhurst runner-up Expanded shortening in 2,000 Guineas betting Wootton Bassett colt disputing favouritism for opening Classic of 2025 with stable companion The Lion In Winter Mon Mar 24 2025 - 06:00
Tony Martin weighing up chance of historic Lincoln double with Orandi Gavin Sheehan confirmed as jockey for Hewick in upcoming Aintree Grand National Sun Mar 23 2025 - 16:06
Fun Fun Fun among Paul Townend’s trio of weekend rides as he closes in on another century of winners JJ Slevin on duty at Kelso for Saturday feature before taking on his employers in Limerick’s Grade Three highlight Sat Mar 22 2025 - 06:00
Ger Lyons gets his 2025 turf campaign under way at Naas in advance of potential Classic targets Promising filly Red Letter on target to have her first start of the season in Newmarket 1000 Guineas Sat Mar 22 2025 - 06:00
Decision not to attempt Cheltenham Gold Cup-Grand National double is not mad, but it is bad for Aintree and sad for racing JP McManus turns down chance for Gold Cup hero Inothewayurthinkin to emulate Golden Miller and win two big prizes in same season Fri Mar 21 2025 - 06:00
Willie Mullins says starting on bends was main problem at CheltenhamHandicapper reckons Gold Cup hero Inthewayurthinkin has 15lbs in hand should he try to double up in Aintree Grand NationalTue Mar 18 2025 - 06:00
Slimming Cheltenham back to three days required to inject some momentum into flagging festival The arc of Cheltenham Festival history bent towards progress but flagging attendances suggest not anymore Mon Mar 17 2025 - 06:00
Ryan Moore on duty for Aidan O’Brien at the Curragh as 2025 Irish flat season starts on Sunday Hewick warms up for Aintree Grand National with run over hurdles at Thurles under jockey Paddy HanlonSat Mar 15 2025 - 06:00
Another big day for Willie Mullins at Cheltenham despite Galopin Des Champs defeatFriday’s wins take champion trainer’s tally for the week to 10, equalling his 2022 tallyFri Mar 14 2025 - 19:35
JP McManus’s Inothewayurthinkin ends Galopin Des Champs’s hopes of Gold Cup hat-trick‘Tempting’ to attempt Gold Cup-Grand National double, says Gavin CromwellFri Mar 14 2025 - 18:22
Outstanding Galopin Des Champs aiming to seal his legacy with Cheltenham Gold Cup hat-trickWillie Mullins’s star has shot at history by becoming only fifth horse to complete the featFri Mar 14 2025 - 06:00
Lulamba swagger may be too much for 11-strong Willie Mullins team in Triumph Hurdle at Cheltenham Potential festival hotpot Dinoblue aiming to go one better than 2024 in Mares ChaseFri Mar 14 2025 - 06:00
JJ Slevin hoping for Gold Cup redemption on Banbridge after last year’s untimely exit Jockey’s response to being unseated from Fastorslow in 2024 Gold Cup has been impressively resolute Fri Mar 14 2025 - 06:00
Rachael Blackmore doubles up as Bob Olinger finally secures Cheltenham championship win Blackmore also struck for trainer Henry de Bromhead in opening race as Air Of Entitlement upset SixandahalfThu Mar 13 2025 - 18:22
France’s English champion jockey James Reveley aiming for Cheltenham glory on Il Est Francais Yorkshire rider enjoying massive success story in France but eager to secure big Cheltenham winner Wed Mar 12 2025 - 19:00
Cheltenham day two attendance down significantly on last yearWednesday's attendance figure of 41,949 was down almost 5,000 on the same day last yearWed Mar 12 2025 - 18:42
Jody Townend secures first Cheltenham success to complete hat-trick for Willie MullinsTrainer moves on to five wins for the week as Bambino Fever delivers a record 14th Champion BumperWed Mar 12 2025 - 18:24
Cheltenham 2025: Marine Nationale and Jazzy Matty produce evocative double on day twoBarry Connell pays tribute to the late Michael O’Sullivan after hugely emotional Champion Chase victory Wed Mar 12 2025 - 18:07
Cheltenham 2025 preview: Home By The Lee to try and light up Day Three ‘problem child’ programmeEnglish star Protektorat aiming to become third back-to-back Ryanair Chase winner Wed Mar 12 2025 - 16:14
Limerick programme switched to clash with Cheltenham Festival after request from trainers Henry De Bromhead’s Tareze goes in Limerick Grade Three rather than travel to CheltenhamWed Mar 12 2025 - 15:19
Cheltenham: ‘Finished article’ Jonbon favourite to deliver Champion Chase glory for owner JP McManus Energumene bidding to emulate Badsworth Boy as triple winner of two-mile renewal Wed Mar 12 2025 - 06:00
‘I’d pick the Champion Chase over the Gold Cup any day of the week’ - Barry ConnellOwner-trainer aiming for championship glory with Marine Nationale, the ‘magical creature’ he shared with Michael O’SullivanWed Mar 12 2025 - 06:00
