Conor O’Dwyer goes for more big race success with Go Darsi GoRay Hackett’s Crackerdancer can beat the assembled big guns at At LimerickWed Dec 27 2017 - 06:00
Ellie Mac springs emotional 50-1 Christmas shock at LeopardstownMembers of winning club are family and friends of the late Nick Schuster, killed in Berkeley tragedyTue Dec 26 2017 - 18:03
Footpad’s superb show earns high praise from Willlie MullinsEspoir D’allen confirms he is Ireland’s top juvenile hurdlerTue Dec 26 2017 - 17:05
Moments of the year: Beggy takes flight on Wings Of EaglesIt was no surprise perhaps that Aidan O’Brien won a sixth Derby. The horse and jockey certainly wereMon Dec 25 2017 - 15:00
Davy Russell: ‘I’d give my right hand for the championship’The refreshingly forthright jockey is not shy about his desire for a third titleSat Dec 23 2017 - 07:00
Horse Racing Ireland continues to push for increase in rates of betting taxRecord prize money of €63.3m is in place for racing in 2018, up by €2.2m on 2017Sat Dec 23 2017 - 06:00
Ideal going expected for start of Leopardstown Christmas festivalIrish trio tackle big ascot handicapFri Dec 22 2017 - 16:29
Michael O’Leary hoping to Disko dance with joy at LeopardstownRyanair boss eyes €150,000 Christmas Chase for fourth year in a rowThu Dec 21 2017 - 16:10
Sizing John to line up in Leopardstown’s Christmas ChaseLikely clash with Yorkhill shaping up as the Day Three festival highlightWed Dec 20 2017 - 20:00
Edwulf to make welcome return to action at LeopardstownJoseph O’Brien says his runner likely to line up in €150,000 Christmas ChaseTue Dec 19 2017 - 18:05
Widespread sadness at the death of Noel O’BrienThe senior National Hunt handicapper had fought a lengthy battle against illnessTue Dec 19 2017 - 11:59
Paul Townend looking forward to pick of Mullins’ Christmas treatsFormer champion jockey believes Yorkhill will stay three miles on day three of LeopardstownMon Dec 18 2017 - 18:42
Death Duty ‘99 per cent sure’ to be diverted to LimerickOisín Orr appeals 14-day dangerous riding ban incurred at DundalkMon Dec 18 2017 - 18:30
Mr Hankey will still be waiting for the sports world in 2018It may be the season to be jolly but there’s a still a hell of a hangover lurkingMon Dec 18 2017 - 06:00
Douvan ruled out for the rest of the seasonWillie Mullins explainst that the horse has been ‘intermittently lame’Sun Dec 17 2017 - 19:10
Gordon Elliott records a hat-trick of winners at NavanTrainer says he could have 100 runners in action over the hectic festive periodSun Dec 17 2017 - 18:39
Cracking Smart can score impressively at NavanGiant Spring to have a first start for Willie Mullins at FairyhouseFri Dec 15 2017 - 20:52
Harry McCalmont the Turf Club’s new senior stewardColin Tizzard says Cue Card to have three more runs before being retiredFri Dec 15 2017 - 19:30
Age just a number for pioneering Jessica HarringtonThe Irish Times / Sport Ireland Sportswoman of the Year continues to raise the barFri Dec 15 2017 - 15:18
Apple’s Jade set to step up in trip at LeopardstownRun in three-mile Christmas hurdle to pave way for Cheltenham chance, says O’LearyTue Dec 12 2017 - 17:20
Turf Club signals stiffer penalties likely for failed drug testsPositive response to prospect of longer suspensions for jockeys testing positive for drugsTue Dec 12 2017 - 16:53
Anti-Doping Task Force meeting postponed to next weekCRH chairman Nicky Hartery may be approached to succeed Joe Keeling as HRI chairmanMon Dec 11 2017 - 16:51
Yorkhill on course to return to action at LeopardstownWillie Mullins also pointing Faugheen towards Leopardstown Christmas FestivalMon Dec 11 2017 - 16:10
Picking Irish team on location over merit is unsustainableIn the era of professional rugby, players realistically have to go and follow the moneyMon Dec 11 2017 - 06:36
Un De Sceaux defies conditions to open campaign in styleFinal two races abandoned at Cork due to deteriorating groundSun Dec 10 2017 - 17:39
Sizing John favourite to retain Gold Cup after impressive comeback‘Horse of the Year’ sees off Djakadam to claim Durkan Chase in impressive styleSun Dec 10 2017 - 17:15
Aidan O’Brien’s Highland Reel bows out in style in Hong KongFive-year-old caps off a stunning career with a seventh Group One victory at Sha TinSun Dec 10 2017 - 13:41
‘Horse of the Year’ Sizing John on track to make Durkan returnO’Brien and Mullins fly the Irish flag in Hong Kong’s International races at Sha TinSat Dec 09 2017 - 15:04
Irish racing on weekend weather watchPunchestown hoping rain rather than snow will facilitate John Durkan Chase meetingSat Dec 09 2017 - 06:00
Sizing John and Djakadam set for Punchestown showdownWillie Mullins says Sandown’s Tingle Creek remains Douvan’s most likely targetTue Dec 05 2017 - 22:28
Horse Racing Ireland attack Government over betting taxOutgoing chairman Joe Keeling says some cabinet members need to adopt ‘some bravery’Tue Dec 05 2017 - 18:47
HRI insists there is ‘statistical justification’ for mares’ allowanceDouvan on course to return to action in Tingle CreekMon Dec 04 2017 - 21:00
Highland Reel on course for perfect career finale in Hong KongWillie Mullins’s Max Dynamite also takes his chance in VaseMon Dec 04 2017 - 16:36
Michael O’Leary makes no allowances for his winner Apple’s JadeDespite Fairyhouse win, owner says mares should get no weight allowance at top levelSun Dec 03 2017 - 16:44
History boys Elliott and O’Leary combine for Grade One hat-trickTop handler and owner strike at Fairyhouse Winter Festival to make it a unique occasionSun Dec 03 2017 - 16:42
Jump racing’s big guns ready to rumble at ‘Winter Festival’Apple’s Jade attempts to be first in a dozen years to retain Hatton’s Grace HurdleSat Dec 02 2017 - 01:00
Trainers subject to Garda vetting under child-protection lawsAll employers have to be checked by vetting bureau if they employ people under age of 18Fri Dec 01 2017 - 19:24
Irish Jockeys Association supports stiffer penalties for drug useTurf Club set to recommend four-year bans on jockeys who transgress in futureFri Dec 01 2017 - 17:19
Three jockeys suspended for testing positive for cocaineGer Fox, Roger Quinlan and Danny Benson suspended by Turf Club Referrals CommitteeThu Nov 30 2017 - 21:58
O’Leary team dismiss chances of Grade One ‘Winter Festival’ hat-trickGigginstown team deny any ‘falling out’ with champion amateur Jamie CoddWed Nov 29 2017 - 00:00
Edward O’Grady has first runner since wife's tragic deathBarry John Foley hopes for pre-appeal boost at Punchestown with Golden FirepowerTue Nov 28 2017 - 17:36
Elliott and O’Leary amassing a strong team for ‘Winter Festival’No British raiders bound for Fairyhouse despite three Grade Ones on prestigious cardMon Nov 27 2017 - 23:00
Samcro is 40-1 for Cheltenham Gold Cup – in 2020Star Novice described as ‘gentle giant’ by his first trainer, Colin BoweMon Nov 27 2017 - 18:30
Irish football fantastists top of the world league for arroganceWorld-class ambition is fine. But the expectations towards Irish football are delusionalMon Nov 27 2017 - 06:30
Samcro adds lustre to his already sky-high reputation at NavanMichael O’Leary’s giant chestnut got a perfect score for style in effortless demolition jobSun Nov 26 2017 - 18:47
Luke Comer ordered to pay €50,000 in fines after repeated offencesRacing’s regulatory body published a list of sanctions in relation to long running issuesFri Nov 24 2017 - 21:24
Anticipation surrounds Acapella Bourgeois’s first start for MullinsGordon Elliott’s Outlander bids for Grade One Glory in Haydock’s Betfair ChaseFri Nov 24 2017 - 17:38
Aidan O’Brien’s Idaho attempts to bridge 34-year Irish gap in Japan CupNo foreign runner has won Japan Cup since Alkaased scored in 2005Fri Nov 24 2017 - 17:09
Mick Winters hopes ‘common sense’ previals in non-trier appealTrainer is appealing after being fined €6,000 for the running of Churchtown Glen in CorkTue Nov 21 2017 - 19:03
Former chief vet is new chairman of racing’s Anti-Doping Task ForceTask force has been reconvened to break deadlock on how to implement drug-testing proceduresTue Nov 21 2017 - 18:07
