No need for pantomime on the greatest stageTIPPING POINT: Novak Djokovic’s transformation from joker to king shows that sport’s inherent drama should be gripping enough…Mon Apr 11 2011 - 01:00
Family affair at Aintree as Ballabriggs adds to McCain legendRACING: GRAND NATIONAL : THERE WAS a familial familiarity to Ballabriggs’ success in Saturday’s Aintree Grand National which…Mon Apr 11 2011 - 01:00
Recital just out of tuneRACING: LEOPARDSTOWN REPORT : RYAN MOORE rode a winner for Aidan O’Brien at Leopardstown yesterday that had bookmakers scribbling…Mon Apr 11 2011 - 01:00
Moore's visit may well suggest new Ballydoyle regimeRACING LEOPARDSTOWN MEETING: RACING’S PRINCIPAL focus this weekend may be on the Grand National but that isn’t going to stop…Sat Apr 09 2011 - 01:00
Siblings all the rage for Aintree gloryRACING NEWS: A THIRD pair of siblings will face the starter in Saturday’s John Smith’s Aintree Grand National after Dermot Weld…Wed Apr 06 2011 - 01:00
Recital ready for Ballysax Stakes testRACING: RECITAL IS set to take the first step towards possible Derby glory in Sunday’s Group Three PW McGrath Memorial Ballysax…Wed Apr 06 2011 - 01:00
Russell on courseRACING: DAVY RUSSELL has already managed a 50 to 1 victory over Aintree’s famous Grand National fences and the top jockey is…Tue Apr 05 2011 - 01:00
Dance Secretary looks up to thisRACING : ANYONE WRITING off this evening’s Limerick action as non-descript midweek fare will do well to remember that the winner…Tue Apr 05 2011 - 01:00
Quality favours Irish winnerRACING : BOOKMAKERS RECKON quantity allows the odds favour a home trained winner of Saturday’s Aintree Grand National but quality…Tue Apr 05 2011 - 01:00
Pink azaleas, blue ponds, redneck heavenGOLF: TIPPING POINT: Yes, Suh, it’s Masters time, and good ’ol corporate boys the world over have Georgia and uncool millionaires…Mon Apr 04 2011 - 01:00
Anything but a win will be big setback for St Nicholas AbbeyRACING: ST NICHOLAS Abbey, the horse plenty speculated would never be seen on a racecourse again, is set to return to action…Sat Apr 02 2011 - 01:00
Express has edge on O'Leary's trioRACING : RYANAIR BOSS Michael O’Leary is heavily represented in tomorrow’s Grade Two Limerick feature but the Gigginstown Stud…Sat Apr 02 2011 - 01:00
St Nicholas Abbey set for CurraghRACING NEWS: THE 2009 European champion juvenile St Nicholas Abbey is on course to make his first start in almost a year at …Wed Mar 30 2011 - 01:00
Lynam eyes Newmarket for Sole PowerRACING: THE GROUP One-winning sprinter Sole Power could return to action in Newmarket’s Palace House Stakes in a month’s time…Tue Mar 29 2011 - 01:00
Waley-Cohen going for doubleRACING: LONG RUN’S jockey Sam Waley-Cohen could bring off a remarkable double at Liverpool on Saturday week if the Co Westmeath…Tue Mar 29 2011 - 01:00
Walsh joins the Mullins ClubRACING GRAND NATIONAL NEWS: RUBY WALSH is set to try and win Saturday week’s John Smith’s Aintree Grand National for a third…Mon Mar 28 2011 - 01:00
Cape Blanco to sizzle in the desert World CupRACING: THERE MAY be a more urgent need for some “Détente in the Desert” in Libya right now but racing’s very own meeting of…Sat Mar 26 2011 - 00:00
Cocozza ready to impressRACING: JOHNNY MURTAGH jets back from Dubai to ride at Leopardstown’s Guineas Trials meeting tomorrow and can help Cocozza graduate…Sat Mar 26 2011 - 00:00
Spencer to ride for O'Brien in DubaiRACING: NEWS ROUND-UP: JOCKEY JAMIE Spencer will reunite with his old boss Aidan O’Brien for the world’s richest race this weekend…Mon Mar 21 2011 - 00:00
Geraghty leaves it late for winnerIT WAS by the skin of his teeth but Barry Geraghty kept up his record of riding at least one winner at each of the last 10 Cheltenham…Sat Mar 19 2011 - 00:00
Flat returns with Murtagh gone from BallydoyleWEEKEND IRISH MEETINGS: THE NATIONAL Hunt theme continues at Gowran today – and with an appearance by Jim Culloty’s Noble Concorde…Sat Mar 19 2011 - 00:00
Old-stagers bidding to roll back the yearsRACING: FEW RACES provoke more sentiment than the Gold Cup but worryingly for followers of Kauto Star and Denman, steeplechasing…Fri Mar 18 2011 - 00:00
Big Buck's stays on top of the WorldRACING: BIG BUCK’S may be the “weirdo” among the tiny band of elite horses that Ruby Walsh and Paul Nicholls have dominated …Fri Mar 18 2011 - 00:00
Unaccompanied can put Weld back in the spotlightRACING: IT IS 21 years since the legendary Curragh trainer Dermot Weld secured the sole Cheltenham Festival success of his career…Fri Mar 18 2011 - 00:00
Imperial Commander a special forceRACING: IT’S EASY to twist the complexion of today’s Totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup any number of ways, but, ultimately, the …Fri Mar 18 2011 - 00:00
Cheltenham hit for six as Irish firmly in saddleCHELTENHAM HAS heard some tall tales over its 100-year history but fact and fantasy merged yesterday when a record six Irish-…Thu Mar 17 2011 - 00:00
Sizing Europe the mother of all championsIT TOOK THREE years longer than first seemed likely, but Sizing Europe finally became a true Cheltenham champion yesterday with…Thu Mar 17 2011 - 00:00
Vic Venturi can boost Grand National formRACING: IT MIGHT be St Patrick’s Day at Cheltenham, but Dessie Hughes is thinking ahead to Liverpool in three weeks and thinking…Thu Mar 17 2011 - 00:00
Elliott breaks his festival duck in grand styleSINCE HE managed to win a Grand National before even having saddled a winner in Ireland, Gordon Elliott’s ability to make an …Thu Mar 17 2011 - 00:00
Little to worry about with Dare To DoubtRACING: WILLIE MULLINS can secure some morale-boosting success ahead of the Cheltenham Festival at Limerick tomorrow where Dare…Sat Mar 12 2011 - 00:00
McNamara can make the most of action at LimerickRACING : SOME EARLY, pre-festival Anglo-Irish sparring takes place at Sandown this afternoon where Alpine Eagle and Prince Of…Sat Mar 12 2011 - 00:00
Power desperate to fill in Cheltenham Festival blankRACING: GRAND NATIONAL-winning jockey Robbie Power has yet to hit the Cheltenham bulls-eye but believes he will go to next week…Wed Mar 09 2011 - 00:00
Solwhit to miss WorldRACING: THE MULTIPLE Grade One winner Solwhit will miss out on next week’s Cheltenham Festival and is likely to miss the rest…Tue Mar 08 2011 - 00:00
First Lieutenant to run in NeptuneRACING: PREDICTIONS OF good ground at Cheltenham next week have contributed to Mouse Morris’s decision to run his top novice…Tue Mar 08 2011 - 00:00
Walsh comeback continuesHORSE RACING NAAS: RUBY WALSH’S comeback continues on home soil at Naas tomorrow where he teams up with the novice Quadrillon…Sat Mar 05 2011 - 00:00
New interest in Cape BlancoRACING DUBAI WORLD CUP: A “SIGNIFICANT interest” in the Irish Derby hero Cape Blanco has been purchased by a Dubai-based owner…Sat Mar 05 2011 - 00:00
O'Regan's mount has eye on AintreeRACING DONCASTER: CO ANTRIM-based trainer Stuart Crawford teams up with Cork-born rider Denis O’Regan to fly the Irish flag …Sat Mar 05 2011 - 00:00
Walsh is Bach on trackRACING: FOUR MONTHS of frustration for Ruby Walsh comes to an end at Newbury today when Ireland’s champion jockey returns to…Fri Mar 04 2011 - 00:00
Morris aims Lieutenant at NeptuneRACING: THE GRADE One winner First Lieutenant will lead a small-but-select team from Mouse Morris’ yard at the Cheltenham festival…Fri Mar 04 2011 - 00:00
Murtagh bids for Group Two on HernandoMEYDAN: JOHNNY MURTAGH will team up with the Grade One winner Gitano Hernando for the first time in today’s Dubai World Cup …Thu Mar 03 2011 - 00:00
Weld's hopes depend on goingTRIUMPH HURDLE: IRELAND’S HOPES of collecting a first JCB Triumph Hurdle success in nine years could end up depending on ground…Tue Mar 01 2011 - 00:00
Disillusioned jockeys try their luck Down UnderRACING NEWS ROUND-UP: IRISH JOCKEYS feeling the economic pinch at home are increasingly trying their luck in Australia, where…Tue Mar 01 2011 - 00:00
Murphy pleased with Zeb's work-outRACING: IRELAND’S HORSE of the Year Big Zeb took another step towards a mouth-watering clash with Master Minded in Cheltenham…Tue Mar 01 2011 - 00:00
O'Leary runners earn tickets to festivalRACING CHELTENHAM: MICHAEL O’LEARY’S powerful string continued their hot-streak in the run-up to Cheltenham with a double at…Mon Feb 28 2011 - 00:00
Stars fail to strut their festival stuffRACING LEOPARDSTOWN WORKOUT: LEOPARDSTOWN’S traditional post-racing workout turned into a damp squib yesterday evening with …Mon Feb 28 2011 - 00:00
Mullins stars to miss traditional workoutRACING: WILLIE MULLINS’S hugely-powerful Cheltenham team won’t include leading bumper performer Samain when the festival kicks…Sat Feb 26 2011 - 00:00
For Bill to continue her upward profileRACING: THE CORK point-to-point scene threw up last year’s Irish Grand National winner Bluesea Cracker and For Bill can emphasise…Sat Feb 26 2011 - 00:00
Hidden Cyclone looks poised to strikeHIDDEN CYCLONE and Bishopsfurze would be worthy contenders for Cheltenham’s Neptune Investments Novice Hurdle but instead they…Thu Feb 24 2011 - 00:00
Weld considers his optionsDERMOT WELD is considering the plusses of switching his star four year old Unaccompanied from the JCB Triumph Hurdle and instead…Thu Feb 24 2011 - 00:00
The Midnight Club can jump to the beatFAIRYHOUSE: THE FOCUS right now may be on the upcoming Cheltenham Festival, but today’s Fairyhouse fixture will principally …Wed Feb 23 2011 - 00:00
