Coming to a Gaelic football venue near you: Bainisteoir Battleship‘We are heading inexorably towards a senior football horizon consisting of little more than tactical machinations of managers manoeuvring muscle-bound, middle-distance athletes’Mon Jul 08 2013 - 12:48
Turf Club to examine if jockey bans too lenientPique Sous can score for Katie Walsh at BellewstownSat Jul 06 2013 - 01:00
O’Brien chases sixth Eclipse win with Mars and Declaration Of WarRyan Moore to partner Mars and Joseph O’Brien stays on Declaration Of WarSat Jul 06 2013 - 01:00
Aidan O’Brien may give Camelot a chance to redeem himself at SandownBallydoyle trainer also leaves Declaration Of War and Mars in Coral EclipseTue Jul 02 2013 - 01:00
Roger Federer’s legacy assured despite the fall from graceNo one does it better and with more panache than the Swiss masterMon Jul 01 2013 - 06:00
Trading Leather on path to further glory after Irish Derby victoryKevin Manning rides Jim Bolger’s colt to Curragh winMon Jul 01 2013 - 01:00
Johnny Murtagh rides Ambivalent to victory in Pretty Polly StakesWin completes his collection of Ireland’s 12 Group 1 racesMon Jul 01 2013 - 01:00
Rehn’s Nest looks a better option for jockey Kevin Manning in Pretty Polly StakesJim Bolger can also strike in the Group Three juvenile fillies with Royal Ascot fourth Heart FocusSat Jun 29 2013 - 01:00
Sugar Boy works impressively at the Curragh ahead of Derby bid for Patrick PrendergastMichael Kinane to be inducted into the Hall of Fame this weekendTue Jun 25 2013 - 01:00
Godolphin set to supplement recent purchase Libertarian for Irish DerbyEpsom hero Ruler Of The World favourite to do doubleMon Jun 24 2013 - 01:09
Wimbledon’s ‘issues’ down to seeding, shouting and show-boatingIt’s all just evidence of the relative trivialities that pass for ‘problems’ for today’s superstar playersMon Jun 24 2013 - 00:06
Ronan Whelan to collect Down Royal feature on Maggie DaltonSalhooda looks the pick in Ulster OaksSat Jun 22 2013 - 01:00
Slade Power to complete memorable week for trainer Eddie LynamJim Bolger to be on the Royal Ascot mark again with Freedom SquareSat Jun 22 2013 - 01:00
O’Brien’s Camelot is out of the frame as Doyle scores 891/1 trebleDuntle wins at Royal Ascot for second year runningThu Jun 20 2013 - 01:00
Saddler’s Rock can strike gold at Royal Ascot for Curragh trainer John OxxConditions ideal for the Irish raider but Dermot Weld will be hoping for overnight rain for Rite Of PassageThu Jun 20 2013 - 01:00
Annie Other to relish firm surface at WexfordSaltmills Blackie to lose maiden tagWed Jun 19 2013 - 01:00
Camelot has too much class for his Prince of Wales’s rivalsO’Brien star was beaten by Al Kazeem at the Curragh but can gain his revenge at the Royal meetingWed Jun 19 2013 - 01:00
Jim Bolger’s Dawn Approach crowned king in St James’s Palace thrillerIreland reign supreme on opening day of Royal Ascot with four winners, including the three Group OnesWed Jun 19 2013 - 00:09
Toronado may be a better option in St James’s Palace Stakes at Royal AscotAnimal Kingdom set to get the ball rolling in Queen Anne StakesTue Jun 18 2013 - 01:00
Billy Lee looks to maintain hot streak in SligoLee is on the Tim Doyle-trained pair of Vasoni and Killourney EmpressTue Jun 18 2013 - 01:00
Game of the Gael: Road bowling through Cork and ArmaghIt’s starting to get a following in the US too, and not just from homesick Corkonians aching for Beamish and bowlingMon Jun 17 2013 - 05:00
Murtagh set to wear two Royal Ascot hatsRite Of Passage heads Gold Cup acceptorsSat Jun 15 2013 - 01:00
Say could spring a surprise in Noblesse Stakes in CorkMaarek looks good for the big sprintSat Jun 15 2013 - 01:00
Willie Mullins ready to give Simenon the green light for Royal Ascot’s Gold CupJohnny Murtagh now in line to get the spare rideWed Jun 12 2013 - 01:00
Aidan O’Brien aiming to be leading trainer at Royal Ascot for a fifth timeBallydoyle trainer preparing to send his usual strong raiding partyWed Jun 12 2013 - 01:00
Trainer Henry Cecil loses brave battle with cancerFrankel illuminated a career that included 25 British Classic winsTue Jun 11 2013 - 19:15
Dermot Weld cautions on ground for Rite of Passage run in Ascot Gold CupBig Break possible for Coronation Stakes if going easesTue Jun 11 2013 - 01:00
Bronte can break her duck at RosommonTrainer David Wachman may run Epsom Derby third Galileo Rock in Irish DerbyTue Jun 11 2013 - 01:00
Romario’s striking criticism puts World Cup spending in contextFormer striker questions the massive outlay of funds on a tournament in a country marred by widespread povertyMon Jun 10 2013 - 06:00
Action Master looks the value bet in Connacht NationalThe Dessie Hughes (below) hope will relish the fast surface at RoscommonMon Jun 10 2013 - 01:00
Trading Leather books his place in Irish Derby fieldJim Bolger’s colt earns a quote of 6/1 behind 5/4 favourite and Epsom Classic hero Ruler Of The WorldSun Jun 09 2013 - 01:00
Thousand Stars bids for hat-trick as Charles Byrnes has first shot at French Champion Hurdle with SolwhitRuby Walsh teams up with Seabass in the valuable Grade Two Prix des DragsSat Jun 08 2013 - 01:00
Lines Of Battle may have too much class for John Oxx’s ZandCurragh trainer may have better luck with the filly KerisaSat Jun 08 2013 - 01:00
Willie Mullins sets sights on Thousand Stars hat-trick in French Champion HurdleFour entries stand ground in field of 20 for champion trainer in €370,000 feature raceWed Jun 05 2013 - 01:00
Suspended ban for trainer Paul GilliganTurf Club confirmed trainer ran Wellforth in two races without consent or knowledge of ownerWed Jun 05 2013 - 00:52
Ruler Of The World “below average” Derby winner but favourite for CurraghDawn Approach still highest rated after Epsom setbackTue Jun 04 2013 - 01:00
Ruler Of The World gives Tipperary trainer Aidan O’Brien a fourth Investec DerbyFavourite Dawn Approach fails to settle for Kevin Manning and fades badly in the home straightMon Jun 03 2013 - 17:07
Lions’ appeal built upon their perennial underdog statusPower of Four required to take on Southern Hemisphere ‘big-boys’Mon Jun 03 2013 - 05:00
Richard Hughes continues his Classic roll on Ralph Beckett’s 20/1 second string, TalentFrankie Dettori fails to trouble the judge on his three rides back after a six-month banSat Jun 01 2013 - 01:03
Jim Bolger and Kevin Manning go for Derby double with Loch GarmanFrankie Dettori teams up with First CornerstoneSat Jun 01 2013 - 01:00
Dawn Approach has the class and temperament to land DerbyScience says colt will not stay but legendary trainer Jim Bolger’s hunch is he willSat Jun 01 2013 - 00:00
Murtagh’s to wear different hat successfully at Tramore with BenbeculaGlory Boy looks a good bet at ListowelFri May 31 2013 - 23:02
Lynam targets Coronation Stakes for Viztoria returnTrainer’s sprinters Sole Power and Slade Power also set for AscotWed May 29 2013 - 01:00
Irish colts dominate build-up to 234th Epsom DerbyJim Bolger and Aidan O’Brien seem to hold the aces for the world’s most famous ClassicTue May 28 2013 - 02:00
Walsh clipped for Irish jockey title after parting ways with NichollsMove to enable former champion rider to focus on Mullins link and prolong careerTue May 28 2013 - 01:00
Ever-present cameras mean sport stars are always on dutyNew social reality means there can be no ‘off’ buttonMon May 27 2013 - 06:00
