Takarian to take feature for OxxAidan O'Brien's dominance of two year-old Group races this season has been almost total, but although he sends a team of four…Mon Oct 27 1997 - 00:00
Gold Cup duo for ClonmelThe 1996 Cheltenham Gold Cup winner, Imperial Call, and the current Gold Cup favourite, Dorans Pride, are set for a titanic early…Mon Oct 27 1997 - 00:00
Tell The Nipper can win with styleRichard Dunwoody makes a rare trip to Wexford tomorrow, primarily to ride Tell The Nipper for Michael Hourigan in the featured…Sat Oct 25 1997 - 01:00
Lets Clic Together may prove the best value betA bumper bank holiday weekend of racing kicks off at Leopardstown this afternoon and it could be that the most valuable contest…Sat Oct 25 1997 - 01:00
Dunwoody pleased with Klairon Davis's displayKlairon Davis took a successful first step towards recapturing his Champion Chase crown when beating his two rivals in yesterday…Fri Oct 24 1997 - 01:00
Klairon Davies ensures interestWith "only" seven races and a feature containing three runners, punters won't know themselves at Fairyhouse this afternoon but…Thu Oct 23 1997 - 01:00
Carmody's faith is rewardedSo far training may not have provided Tommy Carmody with the same success that his illustrious riding career did, but Keeping…Thu Oct 23 1997 - 01:00
Meade's Kilcalm King is bred to clear the hurdlesIt usually pays dividends to keep on the right side of local trainer Noel Meade at Navan, perhaps especially so in today's first…Wed Oct 22 1997 - 01:00
Swan has a lash at stewardsCharlie Swan launched his authorised biography, Champion Charlie, yesterday with a stinging attack on the whip rules in Britain…Wed Oct 22 1997 - 01:00
Doncaster beckons for Saratoga SpringsThe two-year-old pecking order for 1997 will be completed in Saturday's Racing Post Trophy at Doncaster where Saratoga Springs…Mon Oct 20 1997 - 01:00
Sabre Mountain is favoured by ground conditionsAidan O'Brien's string have been in such sparkling form lately that it goes against the grain to oppose him in almost any race…Sat Oct 18 1997 - 01:00
Istabraq very impressiveChampion trainer Aidan O'Brien experienced elation and exasperation at a rainsoaked Tipperary yesterday after he was hit with…Fri Oct 17 1997 - 01:00
Kilcar bestAfter a plethora of eightrace cards, Downpatrick gives us a featherweight six contest this afternoon where Paul Carberry's trip…Fri Oct 17 1997 - 01:00
Shahtoush brings O'Brien 200th winAidan O'Brien has been by far the dominant training presence this season and the Ballydoyle handler hit another high at Gowran…Thu Oct 16 1997 - 01:00
Istabraq to make a winning returnWith £120,000 in prize-money waiting to be picked up, owners will be praying that the forecast heavy rain isn't sufficient to…Thu Oct 16 1997 - 01:00
Shahtoush to continue O'Brien's winning runThe weekend winner total of seven proved there is no let up in the Aidan O'Brien success story this season and it can be confirmed…Wed Oct 15 1997 - 01:00
Kelly takes his chanceAidan O'Brien may have left Longchamp yesterday dreaming of possible Derby glory with the Grand Criterium winner, Second Empire…Mon Oct 13 1997 - 01:00
Balla Sola's last chanceAlthough charges of masochism may be levelled at this column for the following selection, it still could be worth giving the …Sat Oct 11 1997 - 01:00
Distance will suit MazurkaThere is yet another eight-race card this afternoon at Cork, where John Oxx's Mazurka looks the one to speed the punters pulses…Sat Oct 11 1997 - 01:00
Colm's Rock keeps the punters happyCharlie Swan brought his score for the season to 37 with a double at Fairyhouse yesterdayThu Oct 09 1997 - 01:00
Second Empire for FranceIreland's highest-rated juvenile, Second Empire, will run in Sunday's Grand Criterium at LongchampThu Oct 09 1997 - 01:00
O'Dwyer to show Boss the wayThurles stages quite an attractive card this afternoon despite having one of the increasingly prevalent eight-race marathons …Thu Oct 09 1997 - 01:00
Peintre Celebre gives superb displayThe conventional wisdom before yesterday's Prix de L'Arc de Triomphe was that this season's Classic crop weren't a match for …Mon Oct 06 1997 - 01:00
Peintre Celebre makes his namePeintre Celebre shattered the course record in winning yesterday's Prix de L'Arc de TriompheMon Oct 06 1997 - 01:00
Screen Idol to please her many admirers in Curragh featureMichael Kinane can warm up for the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in the best possible style by taking today's featured Group Three…Sat Oct 04 1997 - 01:00
Pilsudski and Kinane can take laurels from class fieldTomorrow's £750,000 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe provides yet another potentially dramatic culmination to a season with a quality…Sat Oct 04 1997 - 01:00
No escaping Wizard KingIt may not be the Prix de l'Arc but Tipperary's Coolmore Concorde Stakes tomorrow is an attractive contest in its own right and…Sat Oct 04 1997 - 01:00
Spencer rounds off memorable meetingListowel 1997 will always hold fond memories for the talented young apprentice Jamie Spencer who eclipsed the Kinanes and Murtaghs…Mon Sept 29 1997 - 01:00
Oxx's Oaks winner for ArcIreland will be two-handed in Sunday's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe after John Oxx confirmed that Irish Oaks winner Ebadiyla will…Mon Sept 29 1997 - 01:00
Tell The Nipper kicks for homeThe form of the Michael Hourigan-trained horses has been a notable feature of the Listowel week but even allowing for that, the…Sat Sept 27 1997 - 01:00
Mulhern to land featureThe return to a mile for Maytpleasethecourt in the Kaliber Handicap can give backers the ideal wind up to the Listowel festival…Sat Sept 27 1997 - 01:00
King of Kings has operationKing Of Kings, as low as 6 to 1 joint favourite for next year's 2,000 Guineas, underwent a leg operation yesterdaySat Sept 27 1997 - 01:00
Unlucky Carberry fractures wristTop Jockey Paul Carberry faces up to six weeks on the sidelines after fracturing his wrist at Listowel yesterdayFri Sept 26 1997 - 01:00
Swan doubleYet another eight-race marathon will test the stamina of racegoers at Listowel this afternoon but the divide of the maiden hurdle…Fri Sept 26 1997 - 01:00
Mullins to take featureKeeping on the right side of Native-Darrig has proved a profitable exercise in recent months and using the motto "if it ain't…Thu Sept 25 1997 - 01:00
Marvellous return by Dorans PrideIf quality shines, then the almost 20,000 crowd at Listowel yesterday must have almost been blinded when Dorans Pride shot to…Thu Sept 25 1997 - 01:00
Cash is likely to replace CraineCash Asmussen has been offered the ride on the dual Irish St Leger winner Oscar Schindler in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe on…Thu Sept 25 1997 - 01:00
Dunwoody impressed by still-improving QuinzeThere may be a fear of tempting fate, but it was difficult to watch Quinze win his fifth race in a row at Listowel yesterday …Wed Sept 24 1997 - 01:00
Dorans Pride may make his class tellDorans Pride takes what could be the first step towards Cheltenham Gold Cup glory this season when he lines up for the £50,000…Wed Sept 24 1997 - 01:00
Marlonette looks the oneAfter an encouraging recent run on the flat, Marlonette is selected to win today's featured £20,000 Supporters Club Lartigue …Tue Sept 23 1997 - 01:00
Swan rides 1,000th winnerCharlie Swan made history at Listowel yesterday when he rode winner number 1,000 of his illustrious career, confirming his position…Tue Sept 23 1997 - 01:00
Piggott enjoys CurraghLester Piggott's return to the saddle may not have been successful at the Curragh on Saturday, but almost £70,000 was raised …Mon Sept 22 1997 - 01:00
Hamamelis set to foil SwanListowel's six-day extravaganza kicks off today and, at some stage of this week, the festival should be graced with a memorable…Mon Sept 22 1997 - 01:00
Doubts surround the KingKing Of Kings goes into the winter with the title of enigma still hanging around his handsome headMon Sept 22 1997 - 01:00
Oscar wins plauditsOscar Schindler wrapped up the best domestic classic season for Ireland in 33 years when completing a hometrained clean sweep…Mon Sept 22 1997 - 01:00
Lester Piggott to ride in Broderick raceThe inimitable Lester Piggott rides again today when he revisits the scene of so many memorable past successes at the Curragh…Sat Sept 20 1997 - 01:00
Whitewater Affair nappedCircumstances can conspire at the Curragh today to give the Newmarket maestro Michael Stoute his second Irish Group One success…Sat Sept 20 1997 - 01:00
King Of Kings needs to win - and in styleThere's no doubt which horse will be the focus of attention at the Curragh tomorrowSat Sept 20 1997 - 01:00
Darrouzett to revel over this distanceThe Irish Derby flop Token Gesture makes her first appearance since then in this afternoon's Denny Cordell Lavarack Memorial …Thu Sept 18 1997 - 01:00
