Bell's Coordinated Cut set for the CurraghIRISH DERBY NEWS: NEWMARKET TRAINER Michael Bell will be represented by Coordinated Cut in Sunday’s Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby…Tue Jun 22 2010 - 01:00
O'Brien looking for more Derby gloryAN OTHERWISE lacklustre season took a significant upswing for the Aidan O’Brien team at Royal Ascot and the champion trainer …Mon Jun 21 2010 - 01:00
Jumbo Rio's glory bidEDWARD O’GRADY and Philip Carberry aim to join an exclusive roll-of-honour at Auteuil today when Jumbo Rio lines up for the French…Sat Jun 19 2010 - 01:00
Dream run for Lillie LangtryASCOT REPORT: THE DAY Four feature at Royal Ascot provided another Irish one-two as the well-backed favourite Lillie Langtry…Sat Jun 19 2010 - 01:00
War Artist looks best to make frameWEEKEND MEETINGS: THE INTERNATIONAL dimension to today’s Golden Jubilee Stakes can be successfully summed up by War Artist, …Sat Jun 19 2010 - 01:00
Hazarafa may take chance in LimerickANOTHER BUSY domestic evening features the Listed Martin Molony Stakes at Limerick, which can fall to the John Oxx-trained Hazarafa…Fri Jun 18 2010 - 01:00
Langtry can give a late liftHORSE RACING: A LARGE sense of anti-climax surrounds Aidan O’Brien’s 2010 classic crop but there could be a Group One upswing…Fri Jun 18 2010 - 01:00
Weld gets his Gold CupDERMOT WELD trained some legendary names who couldn’t win him an Ascot Gold Cup, but Rite Of Passage lived up to his illustrious…Fri Jun 18 2010 - 01:00
Guyon holds his nerveTHE GALLIC flavour to Royal Ascot 2010 continued yesterday with Byword’s Prince Of Wales’s Stakes victory providing jockey Maxime…Thu Jun 17 2010 - 01:00
Shintoh can offer a little consolationJIM BOLGER and Kevin Manning were out of luck with Free Judgement in yesterday’s Jersey at Royal Ascot, but can gain some black…Thu Jun 17 2010 - 01:00
Kite Wood looks the pickIT MIGHT not be the Group One prize that he was bought for, but Kite Wood can reward Sheikh Mohammed’s investment with another…Thu Jun 17 2010 - 01:00
Goldikova proves her greatness againREPORT FROM ASCOT: IT TOOK one of the great mares of modern racing history to deny the Richard Hughes-Richard Hannon team a …Wed Jun 16 2010 - 01:00
Moran in controlIRISH JOCKEY Davy Moran enjoyed a valuable success in the Woodbine Oaks in Toronto on Sunday night when successful on the ex-…Tue Jun 15 2010 - 01:00
Peslier looking for French doubleROYAL ASCOT: THE START of Royal Ascot 2010 features runners from America, Australia, South Africa and Spain, as well as 11 from…Tue Jun 15 2010 - 01:00
Lope De Vega keeps spoils at homeFRENCH DERBY: A CLASSIC weekend that promised so much for Aidan O’Brien’s Ballydoyle team eventually fizzled out completely …Mon Jun 07 2010 - 01:00
Workforce shows he's out of the top drawerRACING EPSOM DERBY: WHAT’S PUZZLING about the 2010 Epsom Derby is that it is perfectly possible to acclaim Workforce as an exceptional…Mon Jun 07 2010 - 01:00
Blanco, Nelson get good drawsFRENCH DERBY: THE DRAW has been kind to Cape Blanco and Viscount Nelson as Aidan O’Brien sends perhaps his strongest ever raiding…Sat Jun 05 2010 - 01:00
Napa Starr's flat form looks a good pointerIRISH PREVIEW NAPA STARR has just the second start of his career over jumps in the opener at Listowel this afternoon and the…Sat Jun 05 2010 - 01:00
Moore masterful on Snow FairyTHE GALLERIES Ryan Moore famously refuses to play to were uniformly prostrating themselves at Epsom yesterday when Britain’s …Sat Jun 05 2010 - 01:00
Snap up Snow Fairy at 16 to 1JAN VERMEER tops the dozen runners who will line up for tomorrow’s Investec Derby, but his trainer, Aidan O’Brien, is hoping …Fri Jun 04 2010 - 01:00
Address Unknown has Midas touchADDRESS UNKNOWN can provide Midas Touch with a perfect eve-of-Derby boost if successful in tonight’s Curragh feature.Fri Jun 04 2010 - 01:00
Murtagh to ride Vermeer in Epsom DerbyAFTER A week of uncertainty Ballydoyle’s weekend Classic plans have been finalised with Johnny Murtagh now set to attempt a Derby…Thu Jun 03 2010 - 01:00
Anaverna's front-running style could cause surpriseBALLINROBE PREVIEW: OFFICIAL FIGURES point directly to Alshahbaa as a likely winner of this evening’s five-runner fillies race…Mon May 31 2010 - 01:00
Duff will relish drop in trip for Ballycorus StakesLEOPARDSTOWN PREVIEW: A FURLONG might not look particularly far, but that short distance could be crucial to Duff’s chances …Sat May 29 2010 - 01:00
Fallon says some Guineas fillies had no right to be thereKIEREN FALLON has criticised the 19-runner field that lined up for Sunday’s Etihad Airways Irish 1,000 Guineas at the Curragh…Thu May 27 2010 - 01:00
Rely on Doree for in-form MarnaneIN-FORM Tipperary trainer David Marnane could continue his good run of form at Clonmel today where Jeunesse Doree can secure …Thu May 27 2010 - 01:00
Walsh hopes to shine again on Thousand Stars in ParisRACING NEWS: KATIE WALSH was one of the star turns at both the Cheltenham and Punchestown festivals and the top amateur jockey…Thu May 27 2010 - 01:00
Is this dawning of Aquarius?AGE OF Aquarius could attempt to step into the Gold Cup shoes of the mighty Yeats at Leopardstown on Sunday when he lines up …Wed May 26 2010 - 01:00
O'Brien yet to reveal derby planNEWS ROUND-UP: ST NICHOLAS Abbey might still be a warm favourite for Saturday week’s Epsom Derby but it is his stable companion…Tue May 25 2010 - 01:00
Mullins keeping options for Prix La Barka openWILLIE MULLINS is set to continue a long-standing family tradition of raiding the renowned Auteuil track in Paris during the …Tue May 25 2010 - 01:00
Canford puts up a special displayIRISH 2,000 GUINEAS: SINCE CANFORD Cliffs started a 9 to 4 favourite for Saturday’s Abu Dhabi Irish 2,000 Guineas, it is fair…Mon May 24 2010 - 01:00
Lordan can grab Group One LollyIRISH 1,000 GUINEAS PREVIEW: WAYNE LORDAN goes into this Irish Guineas weekend never having won a Group One race but Lolly For…Sat May 22 2010 - 01:00
A long shot, but Nelson's breeding suggests an upsetIRISH 2,000 GUINEAS PREVIEW : MAKING EXCUSES for horses can be an expensive pastime but sometimes it pays to be charitable and…Sat May 22 2010 - 01:00
Keredari bids to breaks Oxx's duck in 2,000 GuineasKEREDARI WAS backed into 8 to 1 yesterday to fill the one blank in John Oxx’s Classic CV in Ireland by winning the Abu Dhabi …Thu May 20 2010 - 01:00
Owner Ferry lodges appeal against Cybersnow banOWNER JAMES Ferry has lodged an appeal against the Turf Club Referrals Committee decision to ban his horse Cybersnow from racing…Thu May 20 2010 - 01:00
Music Show set for classicRACING: JIM BOLGER’S Gile Na Greine may have over six lengths in hand on Music Show on Newmarket form, but bookmakers believe…Wed May 19 2010 - 01:00
Steinbeck may bid to give O'Brien seventh 2,000 successRACING NEWS ROUND-UP: STEINBECK LOOKS set to be Aidan O’Brien’s number one contender in Saturday’s Abu Dhabi Irish 2,000 Guineas…Tue May 18 2010 - 01:00
Berry to start his week in a SpinFRAN BERRY has a Classic date with Keredari to look forward to in Saturday’s Irish 2,000 Guineas, but he can kick the week off…Mon May 17 2010 - 01:00
Hughes has high hopes for CanfordRACING NEWS: AIDAN O’BRIEN has put up a one-man defence of the Irish 2,000 Guineas crown in the last decade, but he will have…Mon May 17 2010 - 01:00
Cape Blanco back in frameRACING: CAPE BLANCO is back in the Epsom Derby picture after Thursday’s Dante winner was the subject of an encouraging bulletin…Sat May 15 2010 - 01:00
Bookmakers describe proposed betting tax as 'illogical'RACING NEWS: GOVERNMENT PLANS to secure income for the horse racing industry by introducing legislation this year which will…Sat May 15 2010 - 01:00
Blanco on trial in DanteCAPE BLANCO will attempt to give Aidan O’Brien a fourth success in today’s Dante Stakes at York which is the last of the recognised…Thu May 13 2010 - 01:00
Murtagh has a busy day in storeVOLCANIC ASH permitting, Johnny Murtagh has a busy day in front of him, dashing from his afternoon date at York with Starspangledbanner…Wed May 12 2010 - 01:00
O'Brien has faith in St Nicholas AbbeyAIDAN O’BRIEN’S list of Epsom Derby contenders may be gathering strength, but the champion trainer has insisted that 2,000 Guineas…Tue May 11 2010 - 01:00
Alaivan heads to Auteuil for Grade Two Prix AmadouEDWARD O’GRADY is hoping an Auteuil afterthought will pay off in style for Alaivan when the leading Irish four-year-old travels…Thu May 06 2010 - 01:00
Holiday figures upTHE CURRAGH authorities are looking to the autumn to offer similar family packages to those that significantly increased their…Wed May 05 2010 - 01:00
Fame And Glory can cheer O'BrienA DISAPPOINTING Classic weekend could turn into a real Bank Holiday disaster for Aidan O’Brien if Fame And Glory can’t lift Ballydoyle…Mon May 03 2010 - 01:00
Duty awarded dramatic 1,000GUINEAS REPORTS: THE FIRST Classic weekend of 2010 may not have thrown up the potential superstar so many people predicted St…Mon May 03 2010 - 01:00
Step up to suit KarasiyraIRISH PREVIEWS: BOTH CHINESE White and She’s Our Mark attempt to again win this weekend’s Irish feature at Gowran Park tomorrow…Sat May 01 2010 - 01:00
Vibes good about St Nicholas Abbey2,000 GUINEAS AT NEWMARKET: RACING STATISTICIANS are no doubt getting themselves into a sweat about the unlikelihood of another…Sat May 01 2010 - 01:00
