Three-time Cheltenham Champion Hurdle winner Istabraq dies, aged 32Owner JP McManus: ‘He was a very special horse who gave us many great days of fun and enjoyment’Thu Jul 25 2024 - 16:58
Auguste Rodin favourite to join O’Brien elite with seventh Group One success in King George JP McManus well represented as he pursues eighth success in Galway Plate next weekTue Jul 23 2024 - 06:00
Meet Team Ireland - EquestrianFormidable team of talent and experience set to saddle up for Ireland in the Olympic equestrian events in ParisMon Jul 22 2024 - 20:23
You Got To Me continues cross-channel Classic success at Curragh with Oaks victoryBreeders’ Cup Filly & Mare ‘made for’ Content after O’Brien filly finishes unlucky runner-upSun Jul 21 2024 - 16:20
Joseph O’Brien has Arc in his sights with Eclipse runner-up Al RiffaEnglish amateur jockey Alice Proctor remains in intensive care after heavy fall at CartmelSun Jul 21 2024 - 16:14
You Got To Me wins Irish Oaks on incident-packed day at the CurraghThe biggest Oaks field in 14 years at the Kildare venue saw several runners endure traffic problemsSat Jul 20 2024 - 17:35
Biggest Irish Oaks field since 2010 underlines wide open look to Curragh classicFavourite Content could provide legendary sire Galileo with landmark ‘century’ of individual top-flight winnersFri Jul 19 2024 - 19:00
Kicking jockey indemnity problem down the road risks blowing up in racing’s face Despite game-changer Tylicki verdict in 2021 Irish jockeys still aren’t covered for personal liabilityFri Jul 19 2024 - 06:00
Tony Martin’s licence suspension increased by two months following Newcastle controversy Co Meath trainer now suspended until October 16th after IHRB referrals hearingThu Jul 18 2024 - 17:31
Luke Comer could run pair of horses trained by his son in Curragh Group Two race he sponsors Both Hanalia and Lava Stream supplemented into Irish Oaks at cost of €50,000 eachTue Jul 16 2024 - 19:00
Willie Mullins on course to try and secure Irish Oaks glory with Wathnan recruit Lope De Lilas Jockey James Doyle set to team up with Mullins filly in Tuesday workout ahead of Saturday’s €500,000 classicTue Jul 16 2024 - 06:00
City Of Troy passes Eclipse test but O’Brien star still has plenty to proveYork or Leopardstown likely next target for Derby winner after Sandown victory on rain-softened groundSun Jul 07 2024 - 15:34
City Of Troy set to start at cramped odds for what shapes as straightforward Eclipse taskJoseph O’Brien takes on his father’s Epsom Derby hero with older horse Al Riffa at SandownSat Jul 06 2024 - 06:00
Deauville could be the perfect Group One setting for Willie McCreery’s VespertilioOpposition to sole Irish hope on Sunday includes Frankel’s half-brother Kikkuli who will be ridden by Ryan MooreSat Jul 06 2024 - 06:00
Racing itself needs to create horse welfare safety net to reassure public confidenceLeaving it to individual owners to do right thing by horses after their racing career is finished is an unsustainable each-way bet for racing's authoritiesFri Jul 05 2024 - 06:00
Luke Comer weighing up options after failed appeal against three-year suspension of trainer’s licence Billionaire businessman Luke Comer ‘reviewing’ last week’s appeals body judgment ahead of his trainer's licence ban which begins in a fortnightMon Jul 01 2024 - 18:05
Los Angeles and Ryan Moore supply Aidan O’Brien with 16th Irish Derby success Coolmore boss John Magnier backs €1.25 million Curragh Classic staying at a mile and a halfSun Jun 30 2024 - 19:07
Wayne Lordan enjoys much better Irish Derby day with Railway Stakes success on Henri MatisseBilly Lee’s lone furrow pays dividends with Rockingham victory for in-foal Amazon LadySun Jun 30 2024 - 19:00
Irish Derby ‘dark horse’ Matsuri could emerge on top in €1.25 million Curragh classicInclusion of Irish Derby in Tote World Pool betting results in first nine-race Curragh programme of the modern eraSat Jun 29 2024 - 06:00
Point Lonsdale tries to keep it in the family in Sunday’s Grand Prix de Saint-CloudRichard Hannon team aiming to beat Ballydoyle team in Railway Stakes with PrincipalitySat Jun 29 2024 - 06:00
Outnumbered home team face big challenge against cross-channel raiders in Pretty Polly Top US rider Johnny Velazquez teams up with Aidan O’Brien for Saturday’s Curragh openerSat Jun 29 2024 - 06:00
It’s time to acknowledge how Irish Derby is starting to look worryingly datedTime to examine if cut to race distance could rejuvenate Curragh classic the Irish Derby’s traditional role as Derby ‘decider’Fri Jun 28 2024 - 06:00
Trainer Luke Comer loses appeal against three-year licence suspension for doping offencesBusinessman’s ban will come into force on July 15thThu Jun 27 2024 - 18:26
Rab Havlin aims to crown resurgence aboard Ambiente Friendly at Irish Derby Top US jockey Johnny Velazquez teams up with old ally Dermot Weld at Naas on WednesdayMon Jun 24 2024 - 20:42
Emily Upjohn set to have another tilt at landing Curragh Group One prize Qipco withdraws sponsorship of 2025′s Newmarket Guineas and Ascot’s King GeorgeMon Jun 24 2024 - 06:00
World Pool impact set to result in nine-race programme at the Curragh on Irish Derby day Roger Varian keen to spring ‘dark horse’ Matsuri into Sunday’s €1.25m premier classicSun Jun 23 2024 - 19:00
Continuous returns to action as O’Brien’s ‘senior citizens’ out to continue successful runFrench champion jockey Maxime Guyon teams up with Charles Byrnes as Run For Oscar has another try at Queen AlexandraSat Jun 22 2024 - 06:00
Irish family affair at Royal Ascot as Colin Keane rides Crystal Black to victory for his fatherDonnacha O’Brien lands Coronation Stakes with Porta Fortuna from Ballydoyle hope Opera SingerFri Jun 21 2024 - 18:54
Racing must face up to fundamental issues about managing animals’ lifespans Visceral public response to RTÉ programme prompts urgent questions about numbers of thoroughbreds going to abattoirFri Jun 21 2024 - 06:00
Aidan O’Brien’s Kyprios regains Gold Cup after classic battle at Royal Ascot Trainer brings his record tally of winners at the meeting to 89 after Port Fairy lands Ribblesdale StakesThu Jun 20 2024 - 18:35
Transfer of €350k from Jockeys’ Emergency Fund to IHRB an ‘isolated incident’IHRB CEO Darragh O’Loughlin tells PAC he cannot reveal why financial transfer took place ahead of Mazars report publicationThu Jun 20 2024 - 14:46
Willie Mullins aiming for latest Gold Cup success as Vauban lines up in Ascot’s historic prize Aidan O’Brien’s Kyprios favourite to reclaim stayers’ crown he won in 2022Thu Jun 20 2024 - 06:00
Aidan O’Brien sets new mark as Auguste Rodin returns to his brilliant best Prince of Wales’s Stakes victory at Royal Ascot was trainer’s 400th Group or Grade One triumph on the flatWed Jun 19 2024 - 18:42
Five-time Group One winner Auguste Rodin back at Ascot and still with something to proveIllinois is Ryan Moore’s pick from Aidan O’Brien quartet in Queen’s VaseWed Jun 19 2024 - 06:00
Willie Mullins saves Irish blushes by winning the finale on day one of Royal Ascot with BelloccioHenry Longfellow gets run down in closing stages of St James’s Palace Stakes by Curragh Guineas hero RosallionTue Jun 18 2024 - 19:33
Royal Ascot extravaganza gives Irish racing opportunity for morale boostAidan O’Brien odds-on to be iconic meeting’s leading trainer for a 13th timeTue Jun 18 2024 - 06:00
Saint-Cloud or Sandown next on the horizon for White Birch after setback rules out Ascot tripAuguste Rodin favourite for Prince Of Wales’s Stakes clash with Inspiral on WednesdayTue Jun 18 2024 - 06:00
Trainer Shark Hanlon apologises for ‘any distress’ after video appears of dead horse being pulled in trailerThe Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board are investigating after video of the incident in a Co Kilkenny village emerged on social mediaMon Jun 17 2024 - 18:41
Warning that closing Ireland’s only equine abattoir could result in irresponsible export of problem Trainer Philip Rothwell left ‘hugely hurt’ after being included in RTÉ Investigates programmeSun Jun 16 2024 - 19:00
Racing watchdog’s matter of ‘grave concern’ a €350,000 transfer from Jockeys Emergency Fund to regulatorFunds transferred in early 2022 and reversed three months later, states IHRB’s 2022 annual reportFri Jun 14 2024 - 17:51
Chris Hayes goes to Paris in pursuit of Oaks double for Aga KhanIrish jockey teams up with French hope Candala in €1m Prix De Diane at ChantillyFri Jun 14 2024 - 15:25
RTÉ Investigates: Horrifying scenes of horse cruelty shows racing needs to act Racing needs to take more active steps to uphold public confidence in welfare standardsThu Jun 13 2024 - 12:00
Ambiente Friendly new favourite for Irish Derby after English team opt for Curragh over Sandown’s Eclipse Ezeliya team ponder their options for filly’s next start with Oaks winner guaranteed free entry into Irish DerbyTue Jun 11 2024 - 06:00
City Of Troy to bypass Irish Derby in favour of Eclipse date at SandownEpsom Derby winner now an evens favourite in ante-post lists for mile and a quarter clash with older horses next monthSun Jun 09 2024 - 15:44
Horse Racing Ireland claim systems for identifying thoroughbreds are ‘second to none’RTÉ Investigates programme into what happens to horses after their racing career is over due to be aired on WednesdaySat Jun 08 2024 - 06:00
Joseph O’Brien finds a plum Grade One opportunity for his older star Al Riffa in SaratogaTop US jockey Johnny Velazquez teams up with Joseph O'Brien's Al Riffa in the $1 million Manhattan Stakes at SaratogaSat Jun 08 2024 - 06:00
Frankie Dettori teams up with Joseph O’Brien for Grade One Saratoga target on Friday night Irish trainer Joseph O'Brien has engaged top US jockey Johnny Velazquez for Al Riffa in Saturday’s $1 million Manhattan Stakes at SaratogaMon Jun 03 2024 - 16:41
Unbeaten Look De Vega will be targeted at Arc after landing Sunday’s French Derby Ballydoyle hope Diego Velazquez manages only eighth in €1.5m Prix Du Jockey ClubSun Jun 02 2024 - 19:00
Derby vindication for Aidan O’Brien as City Of Troy bandwagon firmly back on the railsBallydoyle star rated 2/1 favourite to take on the best of America on dirt in August’s Travers Stakes at SaratogaSun Jun 02 2024 - 17:21
City of Troy secures spectacular Derby win at EpsomA year after Aidan O’Brien transformed Auguste Rodin from Guineas flop into Derby hero, lightning struck againSat Jun 01 2024 - 19:12
