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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Memorable first win for O'NeillIn many ways, Saturday's £150,000 Tattersalls Breeders Stakes went according to patternMon Sept 01 1997 - 01:00
Joanna Morgan retiresIreland's best known woman jockey, Joanna Morgan, has retiredSat 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
O'Brien raids YorkAidan O'Brien plans a substantial juvenile raid on next week's York meetingMon Aug 11 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
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