Romanised warms up in Dundalk for potential career finale in Hong KongThe Irish 2,000 Guineas hero from 2018 lines up on the all-weather track in a €17,000 contest against seven opponentsSun Nov 15 2020 - 14:41
Willie Mullins aiming for 10th-straight Morgiana Hurdle winSaint Roi is an odds-on favourite to land Punchestown Grande One on SundaySat Nov 14 2020 - 06:00
Busy schedule for Robbie Power at the home of jump racingGold Cup winning Irish jockey has nine rides at Cheltenham this weekendFri Nov 13 2020 - 18:20
Regulator says ban on five jockeys for excessive whip use an ‘isolated incident’Riders of first five horses home in two-mile handicap in Dundalk all suspendedWed Nov 11 2020 - 01:00
Breeders on ‘same page’ as regulator over doping controls“People are pointing at the breeders but we’re playing ball with this”Tue Nov 10 2020 - 16:26
De Bromhead hoping to repeat successful plan for HoneysuckleHatton’s Grace at Fairyhouse will be followed by bid to retain Irish Champion HurdleTue Nov 10 2020 - 06:02
Ghaiyyath to begin stud career at €30,000 in KildanganStallions fees have been reduced across the board in climate of economic uncertaintyMon Nov 09 2020 - 14:42
Colin Keane takes his place on world stage with Breeders’ Cup successIreland’s champion jockey was more than assured in guiding Tarnawa home at KeenelandSun Nov 08 2020 - 15:48
Breeders Cup: Dermot Weld joins exclusive group as Tarnawa storms to victoryAidan O’Brien saddled a 1-2-3 led by shock 73-1 outsider Order Of Australia in the MileSat Nov 07 2020 - 22:41
Dermot Weld targets first Breeders Cup success with TarnawaChristophe Soumillon replaced by Colin Keane after testing positive for Covid twiceSat Nov 07 2020 - 01:00
Aidan O’Brien narrowly misses out at Breeders CupBattleground had started as favourite in Juvenile Turf but was beaten by 30-1 shotFri Nov 06 2020 - 21:54
Aidan O’Brien looking for a change of fortune at Breeders’ CupTrainer looking to add to his 12 winners to date at this weekend’s event in KentuckyTue Nov 03 2020 - 19:00
Triumph and tragedy for the O’Briens as Joseph lands second Melbourne CupTwilight Payment wins but Anthony Van Dyck’s death adds to race’s tragic recent legacyTue Nov 03 2020 - 15:12
Pretty Boy Floyd seals a century of winners for Colin KeaneChampion jockey completes campaign in fitting style at the CurraghMon Nov 02 2020 - 20:43
Miss Amulet out to continue stunning rise at Breeders’ CupKen Conden’s two-year-old bargain filly to run in $1m race at KeenelandMon Nov 02 2020 - 15:38
No fairytale ending for John Oxx but golden memories will linger longTrainer saddles his final runners at the Curragh before retiringMon Nov 02 2020 - 15:06
Regulatory body confirms 60 negative drug tests on horses’ hair samplesRevelation comes in the wake of Bolger’s contention that IHRB testing regime is not up to scratchMon Nov 02 2020 - 01:07
Michael O’Leary is selling 11-time Grade 1 winner Apple’s Jade‘Apple’s Jade could be the ultimate blue hen for any serious National Hunt operation’Fri Oct 30 2020 - 18:04
O’Brien hoping for better fortunes in NovemberTop trainer targets big international prizes following Sunday’s local action at NaasFri Oct 30 2020 - 17:45
Luke McGuinness suspended after testing positive for cocaine againThe amateur rider has been suspended by IHRB until at least December 2021Fri Oct 30 2020 - 17:30
Power back to bid for Grade One honours with Chris’s DreamDelta Work leads four-strong Gigginstown team in Down Royal feature on SaturdayFri Oct 30 2020 - 17:08
Ladbrokes and Coral to leave racecourse betting rings in Ireland and BritainParent company to sell pitches to Sid Hooper firm as they exit racecoursesTue Oct 27 2020 - 17:12
Delta Work aiming to extend O’Leary’s success in Down Royal festival featureElliott-trained star just one of five Gigginstown entries for first Grade One of the seasonTue Oct 27 2020 - 17:06
Harrington keen on breaking her Breeders’ Cup duck at KeenelandIrish trainer will runs three horses at the upcoming meeting in KentuckyTue Oct 27 2020 - 15:16
Champers Elysees to skip Breeders’ Cup with Royal Ascot next year’s targetTrainer Johnny Murtagh lets Group One winning filly out to the paddockMon Oct 26 2020 - 16:03
Willie Mullins ‘pleasantly surprised’ at how strong racing is in face of Covid-19Stratum and True Self readied for Melbourne Cup as jumps season gets into swing at homeMon Oct 26 2020 - 15:21
Madness or defiance? The GAA is taking a huge gamble in staging ChampionshipsIt’s effectively been decided that an amateur recreational activity is an essential serviceMon Oct 26 2020 - 06:00
A changing of the seasons as Minella Indo lines up at WexfordThis week will see a number of Gold Cup contenders make their seasonal bowsSun Oct 25 2020 - 15:40
Trainer Ger Lyons dismisses speculation linking jockey Colin Keane to Ballydoyle‘He hasn’t put in a transfer request to me yet, that’s all I know’Fri Oct 23 2020 - 17:34
Princess Zoe out to cap fairytale summer in Prix Royal-OakAidan and Joseph O’Brien looking for success in Melbourne’s $5m Cox PlateFri Oct 23 2020 - 15:29
Independent bookies under threat from Level 5 restrictionsBig three have online presence but many smaller shops will not survive new lockdownTue Oct 20 2020 - 17:43
O’Brien surprised at Buckhurst’s omission from Cox PlateFour-year-old only been made first-reserve for Australia’s most coveted all-age raceTue Oct 20 2020 - 16:49
Johnny Murtagh to train for the Aga Khan in IrelandPair had a high profile split in 2012 when Murtagh was a jockey for the ownerTue Oct 20 2020 - 16:40
Racing continues at Level 5 while bookies have to closeGovernment have given green light for elite sport to carry on behind closed doorsMon Oct 19 2020 - 22:15
Princess Zoe primed for tilt at Prix-Royal Oak at LongchampTony Mullins’s Prix Du Cadran winner bidding for a sixth successive winMon Oct 19 2020 - 20:04
Ghaiyyath retired to stand as a stallion at Kildangan StudWorld’s top-rated horse won prestigious Coronation Cup and the Eclipse this seasonMon Oct 19 2020 - 17:28
O’Brien well set to land a 10th Vertem FuturityBallydoyle trainer has seven of the 18 entries in the race at Doncaster this weekendMon Oct 19 2020 - 16:09
HRI hoping racing will be allowed to go on under Level 5Aidan O’Brien set to saddle both Armory and Magic Wand in Cox Plate in MelbourneMon Oct 19 2020 - 06:00
Lewis Hamilton’s place in the GOAT debate can’t be arguedSoon to be seven-time world champion has a blend of both Schumacher and SennaMon Oct 19 2020 - 06:00
O’Brien hoping for a Magical end to official British flat seasonBallydoyle mare bidding to defend Qipco Champion Stakes crown at AscotFri Oct 16 2020 - 21:03
HRI unclear on where racing stands in Level 5 restrictionsCMO had said elite sport can continue but national plan seems to say otherwiseFri Oct 16 2020 - 15:59
Government’s €36m budget boost for sport ‘a huge welcome’Almost €10m will go towards development of projects at National Sports CampusTue Oct 13 2020 - 17:08
Anthony Van Dyck leads off Irish challenge in Caulfield CupJoseph O’Brien to run Buckhurst while True Self goes for Willie Mullins in $5m raceTue Oct 13 2020 - 14:54
Brian O’Connor: John Oxx’s rare skill was never getting in the way of talentFormer champion trainer John Oxx to call time on training career after 41 yearsMon Oct 12 2020 - 20:10
Colin Keane hoping to profit from O’Brien rides in battle for champion jockey title2017 champion looking to extend his lead over Shane Foley at Cork on TuesdayMon Oct 12 2020 - 16:20
Magical takes centre stage as Aidan O’Brien confirms Love’s race is run for nowTrainer says fellow filly will target Champion Stakes at Ascot next weekendMon Oct 12 2020 - 16:07
HRI pleads racing’s special case in advance of Budget 2021Chief executive Kavanagh says sector ‘in the firing line’ of both coronavirus and BrexitMon Oct 12 2020 - 06:00
Government must now match its lip-service to sport with hard cashSporting organisations relying on Budget 2021 to help maintain vital infrastructureMon Oct 12 2020 - 06:00
Contaminated feed episode traced to a batch of molassesGain has switched its supplier of molasses and resumed its manufacture of feedSun Oct 11 2020 - 17:48
Trainer McNally surprised over second investigation into Dreal Deal’s improved form‘I don’t know what they’re investigating. I’ve explained for clarity how the horses have improved’Sun Oct 11 2020 - 17:16
