Delacroix on course to try and crack the Dubawi Derby puzzle for Ballydoyle team
The Lion In Winter also among four Epsom Derby possibles for Aidan O’Brien
Horse racing
Winning combination of Aidan O’Brien and Ryan Moore pin hopes on Camille Pissarro in French Derby
Trainer Charles Byrnes defends his son Philip as IHRB investigates jockey’s controversial unseat from Redwood Queen at Wexford
Charles Byrnes says no one hurting more than son Philip after ‘soft unseat’ at Wexford
IHRB investigating incident which generated significant comment
Epsom tilt ‘unlikely’ for Purview with Dermot Weld targeting Irish Derby instead
Smart filly Swelter finished lame in Irish 1,000 Guineas and won’t be in action until autumn
Aidan O’Brien’s outstanding stayer Kyprios retired after aggravating old injury
Kyprios twice won Ascot Gold Cup and came back from life-threatening injury for unbeaten 2024 campaign
Transformed Lake Victoria routs her classic opposition in Irish 1,000 Guineas
Los Angeles emerges on top in vintage Tattersalls Gold Cup and on course for Royal Ascot
Lake Victoria expected to be sharper for tilt at classic glory at the Curragh
Irish Derby hero Los Angeles tackles talented field in older-horse Group One
Trends and Newmarket evidence suggest Field Of Gold the one to beat in Irish 2000 Guineas
Powerful Juddmonte operation triple-handed in Ireland’s first classic of 2025
Donnacha O’Brien aiming to break Irish classic duck as a trainer with 1000 Guineas hope Atsila
Star older filly Porta Fortuna set to return to action at Curragh on Sunday
Colin Keane snapped up by Gosden team for 2000 Guineas favourite Field Of Gold
Juddmonte team also set to start Cosmic Year and Windlord in opening Curragh classic of 2025
Hewick aiming to make it third time lucky in French Champion Hurdle
Popular Irish hope aiming to get revenge on last year’s Auteuil conqueror Losange Bleu
Rachael Blackmore cracked glass ceiling but presuming it’s in smithereens for female jockeys is complacent
Success of French allowance system in increasing opportunities for women should be examined in Ireland
Willie Mullins saddles his first horse owned by Charles and Camilla
Champion trainer met monarchs at Royal Ascot and were asked to take on Reaching High
Rachael Blackmore’s retirement marks the exit of one of our finest sportspeople
Not only a great woman jockey – but a splendid jockey whose unwillingness to have her career framed in gender terms is admirable
Shes Perfect team believe they have ‘handy’ grounds for appeal over French Guineas disqualification
Last year’s Irish Guineas winners Rosallion and Fallen Angel gear up for vintage Lockinge renewal
Delacroix makes light of pre-race scare to land Derby Trial and earn Epsom ticket
Dual-French Group Two winner Sober is an intoxicating jumps prospect in Killarney
Tricky Longchamp draw favours Hotazhell as Jessica Harrington tries to win first French classic
Delacroix aiming to book his place at Epsom in Leopardstown’s Derby Trial
Racing’s best way to engage audiences is to focus on being the best it can be rather than going for gimmicks
New jockeys’ league planned for next year is contrived attempt to sell the sport through 12 of the world’s top riders
Historic 72-hour final declarations for Epsom Derby aim to generate ‘sense of anticipation and excitement’
Group One winner Babouche set to return in Cork, although Ger Lyons admits he is struggling to get her fit
Ruling Court takes charge to give Appleby another 2,000 Guineas triumph
Big-race favourite Field Of Gold beaten by half a length
Rachael Blackmore: ‘Winning the Grand National was never even a dream … I never thought any of this would be my life’
Firsts are nothing new for the groundbreaking Irish jockey, but she admits she might have underestimated the challenge of writing her debut book
Kyprios starts down road to potential Arc tilt when returning to action at Navan
Al Riffa and Higher Leaves fly Irish flag in Europe’s first Group One of 2025 in Paris
Willie Mullins set to overhaul Dan Skelton for British trainers’ title on final day of season
Constitution Hill on target to return to action at next week’s Punchestown festival
Fighting on two fronts no problem to Willie Mullins as he continues to make racing history
Whatever the gripes about Irishman being too dominant, only the most myopic can’t recognise the scale of his achievements
Gavin Cromwell tries to put seal on landmark campaign with first Irish Grand National success
Local Gold Cup winning trainer runs seven in Ireland’s richest jumps race including the Daniel King ridden Noble Birth
Soft ground conditions forecast for Easter Monday’s Irish Grand National
Willie Mullins sends six runners to Plumpton on Sunday as he tires to retain British trainers’ title
Paul Townend back in action at Fairyhouse Easter festival and eyeing Grade One prizes on Sunday
Both The Big Westerner and Sixandahalf hoping to right some Cheltenham wrongs in Honeysuckle Hurdle
Willie Mullins readies Ayr squadron as handler zeroes in on British champion trainer title
Jessica Harrington indicates Green Impact set for tilt at Newmarket 2000 Guineas
Willie Mullins keen to make up ground on Dan Skelton in race for British trainers’ title
Irishman reckons Grand National outcome on Saturday will be crucial to chances of retaining landmark British championship
Delacroix 10/1 for Epsom Derby after impressive return to action in Ballysax
Aidan O’Brien and Ryan Moore also combine to land Guineas Trial with Breeders’ Cup winner Henri Matisse
Dermot Weld unwraps a pair of classic prospects at Leopardstown’s first flat meeting of 2025
welter lands Guineas Trial for Curragh trainer while regally bred filly Tarima makes winning debut
Aidan O’Brien pitches Group One stars Henri Matisse and Camille Pissarro into weekend classic trials
Tony Martin hopes Orandi will become first horse to complete Irish-English Lincoln double as British season kicks off in Doncaster
Bay City Roller could prove a 2025 chart-topper for George Scott
Trainer mulling run in Tattersalls Irish 2,000 Guineas for unbeaten two-year-old following win in Doncaster
Michael O’Sullivan death attributed to ‘inherent risks’ of racing
IHRB report finds ‘no evidence of human error’ following Cork jockey’s death
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