Dettori's future up in the air as deal with Godolphin endsRACING: THERE MAY be 900 miles between Naas and Milan but even Joseph O’Brien’s 7 to 1 double at the Co Kildare track yesterday…Mon Oct 22 2012 - 01:00
All eyes on Frankel as he makes final bowRACING: IT’S CALLED “Champions Day” but Ascot this afternoon is all about one horse for which the label ‘champion’ is barely…Sat Oct 20 2012 - 01:00
Benbulben gets career over fences under wayMOUNT BENBULBEN was one of the leading novice hurdlers in Ireland last season and trainer Gordon Elliott believes he could be…Wed Oct 17 2012 - 01:00
Hisaabaat is one to rely onRACING: HISAABAAT CAN provide a smooth segue into the upcoming winter action by landing the final race of the Curragh’s 2012…Tue Oct 16 2012 - 01:00
Warm order Excelebration to take chance in QEII StakesRACING: EXCELEBRATION WILL join Frankel at Ascot for Saturday’s “Champions Day” card but will be spared another clash with the…Mon Oct 15 2012 - 01:00
Pearl ready to shineRACING/ROSCOMMON: IT’S A long way from Toronto to Roscommon, where there will be a precautionary track inspection at Roscommon…Mon Oct 15 2012 - 01:00
Grogan savours Katla' s successRACING: SOME OF the world’s most powerful bloodstock teams have tasted Group One glory at the Curragh in 2012, but none enjoyed…Mon Oct 15 2012 - 01:00
Bolger goes for high five with DawnRACING PREVIEWS: TRANS-ATLANTIC IRISH racing interest will stretch from the Czech Republic to Canada this weekend with Dawn …Sat Oct 13 2012 - 01:00
Camelot on the mendRACING NEWS: REPORTS FROM Coolmore Stud indicate the triple-classic winner Camelot is making good progress after his colic surgery…Sat Oct 13 2012 - 01:00
Navan preview: O'Brien may spring another star turnRACING : AN END-OF-TERM midweek flat fixture at Navan may not spell glamour but these meetings often throw up future stars and…Wed Oct 10 2012 - 01:00
Weld targets Ascot for long-awaited return of Rite Of PassageRACING : RITE OF Passage enjoyed his finest hour in the 2010 Gold Cup and Dermot Weld plans to take him back to Ascot on Saturday…Wed Oct 10 2012 - 01:00
Irish contingent in pursuit of $3m Canadian prize-moneyRACING: CANADA HAS become a popular location for many Irish people recently and Ireland’s trainers will get in on the act this…Wed Oct 10 2012 - 01:00
Dawn Approach out to complete unbeaten seasonRACING/NEWMARKET: DAWN APPROACH will attempt to put the seal on a perfect unbeaten season in Saturday’s Dubai Dewhurst Stakes…Tue Oct 09 2012 - 01:00
Time to break link between alcohol and sportTIPPING POINT : Should something as generally positive and healthy as sport be seen in bed with alcohol and all its attendant…Mon Oct 08 2012 - 01:00
Focus on Frankie but the Heavens may openRACING: PRIX DE L’ARC DE TRIOMPHE: THEY MIGHTN’T win tomorrow’s Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe but there’s no doubt Frankie…Sat Oct 06 2012 - 01:00
Ground to suit Magical DreamRACING: LONGCHAMPS THERE WILL be Irish interest in each of the six other Group One contests on the most spectacular single European…Sat Oct 06 2012 - 01:00
Morris to seize the momentRACING PREVIEWS: ON THE eve of the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe it may seem odd to be considering the Cheltenham Gold Cup in over…Sat Oct 06 2012 - 01:00
O'Brien 'seriously considering' running Camelot in ArcRACING: THE COMPLEXION of the €4 million Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe could alter dramatically again between now and off-…Wed Oct 03 2012 - 01:00
Danedream's Arc bid over after stable placed in quarantineRACING: DANEDREAM’S BID for back-to-back wins in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe on Sunday appears over after Cologne racecourse…Tue Oct 02 2012 - 01:00
Weld keeps his options open for LongchampRACING: IRISH INTEREST in Sunday’s Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe largely appears to revolve around the “will-he-won’t-he-run…Tue Oct 02 2012 - 01:00
Camelot will have new jockey in ArcRACING: IF CAMELOT is given the green light to run in Sunday’s Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe he will have a new rider on his…Mon Oct 01 2012 - 01:00
Oliver chases Group One gloryRACING: GER LYONS secured a famous maiden Group One success with Lightening Pearl in last year’s Cheveley Park Stakes and Co…Sat Sept 29 2012 - 01:00
Marengo looks classic pickRACING: TOMORROW’S JUDDMONTE Beresford Stakes at the Curragh has a cast-iron pedigree in producing future Classic stars and …Sat Sept 29 2012 - 01:00
O'Brien targets Beresford with half of 16 entriesRACING: AIDAN O’BRIEN is pursuing in force a 12th success in Sunday’s Juddmonte Beresford Stakes at the Curragh, a race with…Wed Sept 26 2012 - 01:00
Elliott set for winning startRACING: DUMBARTON WASN’T bred for the purpose of running hurdle races in desperately testing ground conditions but Gordon Elliott…Wed Sept 26 2012 - 01:00
Winters has Cesarewitch in mind for MissunitedCORK TRAINER Michael Winters secured one high-profile success this year with Rebel Fitz in the Galway Hurdle and hopes to do …Tue Sept 25 2012 - 01:00
Betting points to O'Brien's Camelot having seasonal bow in Prix de l'ArcBOOKMAKERS INCREASINGLY appear to believe Camelot will try to bounce back to winning form in Sunday week’s Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe…Tue Sept 25 2012 - 01:00
Oliver's star filly set for NewmarketIT DIDN’T happen for him at the Curragh earlier in the month but Andy Oliver is hoping a trip to Newmarket this Saturday will…Mon Sept 24 2012 - 01:00
Wachman looks to Ridge to fill 40-year gapRACING WEEKEND PREVIEWS: THE IRISH-TRAINED hopes Maarek and Cougar Ridge could secure unique achievements for themselves in …Sat Sept 22 2012 - 01:00
Caponata to spoil the royal partyRACING: THE QUEEN of England’s colours will be carried by Joseph O’Brien on Momentary in tomorrow’s Group Three feature at Gowran…Sat Sept 22 2012 - 01:00
Galileo Choice to carry 8st 4lb in MelbourneDERMOT WELD’S Galileo’s Choice has been given 53Wed Sept 19 2012 - 01:00
Caduceus to fill Carberry gapTHERE AREN’T many major steeplechases in Ireland Paul Carberry hasn’t won but Caduceus can help the veteran jockey fill in a …Wed Sept 19 2012 - 01:00
Weld favours Prix Du Cadran return for Rite Of PassageRACING: EVEN BY the standards of a trainer who has altered the face of international racing competition over the years, Dermot…Tue Sept 18 2012 - 01:00
Salhooda and Johnny Lynch set to obligeRACING: JUST TWO of the nine runners for today’s mile juvenile maiden at Listowel are fillies but Salhooda can strike a blow…Tue Sept 18 2012 - 01:00
Feature event to provide stern test of staminaRACING: PREVIEW LISTOWEL GROUND CONDITIONS are set to remain testing at Listowel today but that should be no problem to Wholelotofrosie…Mon Sept 17 2012 - 01:00
Arc attempt by Camelot uncertainRACING: ENGLISH ST LEGER REPORT CAMELOT HAS been removed from most antepost betting lists for the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe …Mon Sept 17 2012 - 01:00
Like McIlroy we're defined by what we're NOTTIPPING POINT: That a middle-class boy from Holywood defines himself as ‘Northern Irish’ should be no source of controversy, …Mon Sept 17 2012 - 01:00
Dawn Approach looks brightRACING/CURRAGH IRISH ST LEGER: LESS THAN an hour after 2012’s Classic campaign in Ireland and Britain has wound up, Dawn Approach…Sat Sept 15 2012 - 01:00
Camelot targets crowning gloryRACING/ENGLISH ST LEGER: ORDINARILY FAME And Glory’s attempt to secure a second Curragh Classic three years after the first …Sat Sept 15 2012 - 01:00
Bullish Murtagh fancies Ursa Major to outgun CamelotRACING NEWS: JOHNNY MURTAGH endured a torrid August but is hoping to bounce back in classic style on Saturday with a double-…Wed Sept 12 2012 - 01:00
McManus in line for Galway hat-trickRACING: CHAMPION OWNER JP McManus is already comfortably past the half million euro mark in prize money in Ireland this season…Wed Sept 12 2012 - 01:00
Fame and Glory can make his own markOVER THREE years after his finest hour, Fame And Glory is set to try and secure more Curragh classic glory in Saturday evening…Tue Sept 11 2012 - 01:00
O'Brien wary over CamelotCAMELOT IS a heavy odds-on shot to complete the English Triple Crown in Saturday’s Doncaster St Leger but trainer Aidan O’Brien…Tue Sept 11 2012 - 01:00
Midnight Music looks to have plenty in her favourCAMELOT APART, this year’s classic crop appear to lack star-quality, a point illustrated in Saturday’s Champion Stakes, and something…Mon Sept 10 2012 - 01:00
Fairy tale moment but not for DuntleTHE MEMORY will live long of Snow Fairy’s exuberantly celebrated Red Mills Irish Champion Stakes victory at Leopardstown on Saturday…Mon Sept 10 2012 - 01:00
Hughes and Sky Lantern take MoyglareRICHARD HUGHES’S winning ambition is taking him to a first jockeys’ championship in Britain and on his return home to the Curragh…Mon Sept 10 2012 - 01:00
Camelot's Triple Crown shot the stuff of romanceTIPPING POINT: SOMETIMES NAMES become synonymous with a sport, their rhythms and cadences capturing an essential excitement, …Mon Sept 10 2012 - 01:00
Abbey coming in under the radarRACING WEEKEND PREVIEWS: DESPITE THE build-up being dominated by the British pair Nathaniel and Snow Fairy, St Nicholas Abbey…Sat Sept 08 2012 - 01:00
Karamaya may be the surprise packageRACING: IF THE forecasters are correct tomorrow’s Curragh action could take place on near-perfect ground conditions, a rarity…Sat Sept 08 2012 - 01:00
Hannon supplements Sky Lantern for Moyglare StakesRACING : IT MIGHT be free in for everyone else at the Curragh this Sunday but it cost €67,500 to give three of the main fancies…Wed Sept 05 2012 - 01:00
