Top Irish jockeys face stark decisionsRACING WHIP CONTROVERSY: SOME OF Ireland’s top National Hunt jockeys could be looking at a winter of discontent, with Ruby Walsh…Mon Oct 24 2011 - 01:00
PJA urges its members not to take strike actionRACING: THE REPERCUSSIONS of British racing’s whip problems now appear to have stretched to within the riding ranks with divisions…Sat Oct 22 2011 - 01:00
Step up to mile may suit Zip TopRACING: AIDAN O’BRIEN pursues a sixth success in today’s Racing Post Trophy at Doncaster but his former mentor Jim Bolger also…Sat Oct 22 2011 - 01:00
Murtagh to ride ShamanovaRACING: AN ALL-NATIONAL Hunt weekend in Ireland means Johnny Murtagh takes a break from pursuing the jockeys championship here…Sat Oct 22 2011 - 01:00
Midnight Chase eyes Down Royal featureRACING: IRISHMAN NEIL Mulholland is pondering whether to bring his star performer Midnight Chase to Down Royal next month for…Wed Oct 19 2011 - 01:00
Sole Power's Hong Kong targetRACING: EDDIE LYNAM’S stable star Sole Power is set to try to bring his 2011 campaign to a lucrative Group One conclusion in…Wed Oct 19 2011 - 01:00
Camelot leads O'Brien's Doncaster bidCAMELOT LOOKS set to lead Aidan O’Brien’s attempt at a sixth victory in the Racing Post Trophy at Doncaster on Saturday.Tue Oct 18 2011 - 01:00
Jockeys get review of whip rulesRACING: THE RESULTS of an emergency review into Britain’s controversial new whip rules could be released by this Friday as racing…Tue Oct 18 2011 - 01:00
Weld may go for Breeders' with ChoiceA MELBOURNE Cup bid by Galileo’s Choice was ruled out due to qualification problems but a major international flat prize could…Tue Oct 18 2011 - 01:00
Beau Amadeus gets off the mark at lastRACING/NAAS REPORT: BEAU AMADEUS hadn’t won in 10 starts prior to yesterday’s €65,000 Derrinstown Birdcatcher Nursery but he…Mon Oct 17 2011 - 01:00
Soumillon falls foul of whip ruleRACING/WHIP CONTROVERSY : THE BRITISH Horseracing Authority and representatives of the Professional Jockeys Association will…Mon Oct 17 2011 - 01:00
O'Brien's Choir to lead them homeRACING: IT IS almost four months since Choir has seen a racecourse but Aidan O’Brien’s juvenile can make light of that and win…Sat Oct 15 2011 - 01:00
Whip row overshadows ChampionsRACING: THE IRONY of how British racing’s inaugural “Champions Day” is rooted in selling the sport to the general public and…Sat Oct 15 2011 - 01:00
Murtagh in line to partner Dubawi Gold on a busy 'Champions Day' at AscotRACING NEWS: JOHNNY MURTAGH is in line to add another good ride to his “Champions Day” collection at Ascot this Saturday as …Wed Oct 12 2011 - 01:00
Chaperoned looks the answerRACING ROUND-UP: PUNCHESTOWN SWINGS into action again this afternoon and Chaperoned could be the answer to the feature event…Wed Oct 12 2011 - 01:00
Together stays in US for another Grade One bidRACING: TOGETHER HAD to settle for yet another second-place finish at Keeneland last weekend but Aidan O’Brien’s filly is set…Tue Oct 11 2011 - 01:00
O'Brien keeps his Qipco options openRACING/CHAMPIONS DAY : AIDAN O’BRIEN will hope switching the Qipco Champion Stakes from Newmarket to Ascot this Saturday will…Tue Oct 11 2011 - 01:00
So You Think in 'unbelievable form' and may head for AscotRACING : FRANKEL IN the QEII may be the headline act for Saturday’s “Champions Day” bonanza at Ascot but So You Think looks …Mon Oct 10 2011 - 01:00
Hurricane Fly set for returnCHAMPION HURDLER Hurricane Fly will return to action at Punchestown next month and is set to pursue a similar campaign to last…Mon Oct 10 2011 - 01:00
Sport gets short shrift from the great and goodTIPPING POINT: This Government’s attitude to sport can be gleaned from the shortage of sporting representatives at last weekend…Mon Oct 10 2011 - 01:00
Power eyes two-year-old crownRACING: AIDAN O’BRIEN’S top juvenile colt Power is in pursuit of a European two-year-old crown at a star-studded Newmarket this…Sat Oct 08 2011 - 01:00
Faltering Fullback looks bestRACING: RUNNING OVER hurdles has proved a useful warm-up to Grand National success in the past and it can also work for Faltering…Sat Oct 08 2011 - 01:00
Heffernan gets flak Down UnderRACING: REPORTS IN Australia indicate So You Think could race on in 2012 as the fallout from the horse’s fourth placing in Sunday…Tue Oct 04 2011 - 01:00
O'Brien set for NewmarketRACING: AIDAN O’BRIEN wasn’t represented in either of Longchamp’s Group One races for two-year-olds at the weekend but the champion…Tue Oct 04 2011 - 01:00
Danedream has jockey Starke living the dreamRACING: THE INTERNATIONAL flavour of yesterday’s Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe was mainly supposed to come from Aidan O’Brien’s …Mon Oct 03 2011 - 01:00
Snow Fairy to bridge gapRACING: ONLY ONE filly has won the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe in the last 17 years but Snow Fairy could be the value option to…Sat Oct 01 2011 - 01:00
Cape Blanco vies for prizeRACING: IRISH GROUP race interest will stretch from England to France this afternoon but it will be Cape Blanco who tackles …Sat Oct 01 2011 - 01:00
Zanughan looks a diamond in roughRACING: TONIGHT’S DIAMOND Stakes has a Group One history and while Zanughan may not be in that class he could still be good …Fri Sept 30 2011 - 01:00
Ogden secures Montjeu colt for €300kIF THE car park is any indication, then this week’s Goffs Orby Yearling Sale is not going to be for the financially faint-hearted…Wed Sept 28 2011 - 01:00
O'Brien work riders in breach of rulesTWO EXERCISE riders at champion trainer Aidan O’Brien’s Ballydoyle stables in Co Tipperary were fined €2,000 each by the Turf…Wed Sept 28 2011 - 01:00
Irish stewards to retain some discretion on whip issueRACING WHIP GUIDELINES: THE TURF Club are going to set up a committee to examine the implications of the British Horseracing…Wed Sept 28 2011 - 01:00
Ardglen goes againARDGLEN ATTEMPTS to secure a fourth win in 10 days when he lines up in the handicap chase at Sligo this afternoon and “Shark” …Wed Sept 28 2011 - 01:00
Lieutenant for GowranRACING: MICHAEL O’LEARY’S Cheltenham winner First Lieutenant could be in line to make his eagerly anticipated first start over…Tue Sept 27 2011 - 01:00
O'Brien's stars on their travelsRACING: SO YOU THINK will be the focus of Aidan O’Brien’s attention in Sunday’s Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe but Ireland’s champion…Tue Sept 27 2011 - 01:00
So You Think to lead O'Brien's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe bidRACING: SO YOU Think may be the Ballydoyle number one for the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe but Aidan O’Brien could be triple-handed…Mon Sept 26 2011 - 01:00
Livingston handles ground the bestRACING: BOOKMAKERS WERE mostly willing to forgive Akeed Mofeed’s narrow Beresford Stakes defeat by David Livingston but it still…Mon Sept 26 2011 - 01:00
Lyons invests in Lightening Pearl's prospectsRACING: GER LYONS is hoping a €14,000 gamble will pay off with a first Group One victory for the Co Meath-based trainer when…Sat Sept 24 2011 - 01:00
Oxx's Mofeed looks excitingJOHN OXX has used the Juddmonte Beresford Stakes as a stepping-stone for some of his great champions, principally the peerless…Wed Sept 21 2011 - 01:00
Lyons wouldn't swap his filly for anything in CheveleyRACING: GER LYONS described the €14,000 it cost to supplement Lightening Pearl into Saturday’s Jaguar Cars Cheveley Park Stakes…Tue Sept 20 2011 - 01:00
Oxx's Alanza on her travels againRACING: JOHN OXX will attempt to stretch his red-hot winning streak to Group One level at Newmarket this Saturday when the Aga…Tue Sept 20 2011 - 01:00
Emulous has Sun Chariot in sightsRACING: SOME OF the best fillies in Ireland could try to dominate Newmarket’s Group One fixture this week with Emulous in line…Mon Sept 19 2011 - 01:00
Croisultan bids to keep up McCullagh's big-race runVETERAN IRISH jockey Niall McCullagh hopes to keep his recent big-race hot streak going with a vengeance in Scotland today as…Sat Sept 17 2011 - 01:00
Azamata to pick up Tattersalls big potSOME PROVEN black type performers go in pursuit of big money at Fairyhouse tomorrow but it could be the unexposed Azamata who…Sat Sept 17 2011 - 01:00
Blazing Tempo looks the pickLISTOWEL HAS provided something of a mixed bag over the years for Ruby Walsh but today’s €160,000 festival feature, the Guinness…Wed Sept 14 2011 - 01:00
Murtagh sets sights on fifth titleRACING: AFTER COMPLETING a career clean-sweep of the Irish classics on board Jukebox Jury in the Curragh Leger at the weekend…Tue Sept 13 2011 - 01:00
McCoy and Mangan set to renew rivalry at ListowelRACING: THE LAST time Tony McCoy and Paddy Mangan fought out a close finish there was plenty of fall-out due to the “The Real…Tue Sept 13 2011 - 01:00
Dublin have the brawn but have they the brains?TIPPING POINT: Dublin possess the physical attributes to claim the Sam Maguire but Kerry will provide the acid test of the team…Mon Sept 12 2011 - 01:00
Murtagh completes nap handRACING: ANY SCEPTICS questioning the Irish Field St Leger’s status in the greater scheme of the bloodstock game would have had…Mon Sept 12 2011 - 01:00
O'Brien to grab Fame And Glory with two Group One winsRACING: WEEKEND PREVIEWS ANY LINGERING hopes Aidan O’Brien has of overhauling Bobby Frankel’s world record tally of 25 Group…Sat Sept 10 2011 - 01:00
Distance holds no fears for MullinsBLAZING TEMPO has a rare double in her sights in next Wednesday’s Guinness Kerry National and champion trainer Willie Mullins…Wed Sept 07 2011 - 01:00
