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Willie Mullins in unique position as he closes in on ‘century’ of Cheltenham festival victories

Willie Mullins in unique position as he closes in on ‘century’ of Cheltenham festival victories

Record-breaking trainer could have biggest festival team to date with up to 80 runners

Tue Feb 13 2024 - 06:00
Gordon Elliott lavishes praise on unbeaten Brighterdaysahead

Gordon Elliott lavishes praise on unbeaten Brighterdaysahead

Willie Mullins’s team strike at Exeter with Fun Fun Fun victorious in Listed contest

Sun Feb 11 2024 - 15:37
Willie Mullins is even-money to outscore Britain on his own at Cheltenham Festival

Willie Mullins is even-money to outscore Britain on his own at Cheltenham Festival

Champion trainer notched record 10 winners at 2022 festival including 1,518-1 five-timer on final day

Sun Feb 11 2024 - 15:24
Gordon Elliott hoping for momentum ahead of taking on Willie Mullins at Cheltenham festival

Gordon Elliott hoping for momentum ahead of taking on Willie Mullins at Cheltenham festival

Unbeaten Brighterdaysahead bids to book Cheltenham ticket in Navan Listed contest on Sunday

Sat Feb 10 2024 - 06:00
Willie Mullins’s ‘unknown unknown’ tries to take advantage in big Newbury prize

Willie Mullins’s ‘unknown unknown’ tries to take advantage in big Newbury prize

Champion trainer’s new French recruit Ocastle Des Mottes is rated 6lbs higher in Ireland compared to Britain

Fri Feb 09 2024 - 18:15
Unpredictable panels delivering feeble penalties don’t help deterrent factor

Unpredictable panels delivering feeble penalties don’t help deterrent factor

Minimum €1,000 fine after Asian Master disqualified for failing drugs test gets waived

Fri Feb 09 2024 - 06:00
Officials eye Leopardstown potential to cater for larger festival crowds despite criticism of facilities

Officials eye Leopardstown potential to cater for larger festival crowds despite criticism of facilities

Dublin Racing Festival attendance reached record 36,000 over two days

Mon Feb 05 2024 - 19:00
Caldwell Potter fetches €740,000 to become most expensive jumps horse sold at public auction

Caldwell Potter fetches €740,000 to become most expensive jumps horse sold at public auction

Alex Ferguson among syndicate that buys Grade One winner who will switch from Gordon Elliott to Paul Nicholls

Mon Feb 05 2024 - 17:08
Leading jockey Jack Kennedy reaches maiden ‘century’ of winners for first time

Leading jockey Jack Kennedy reaches maiden ‘century’ of winners for first time

Dominant handler Willie Mullins pulls off fastest 200 winners in a season at Punchestown

Mon Feb 05 2024 - 16:12
Willie Mullins completes Grade One clean sweep at Dublin Racing Festival

Willie Mullins completes Grade One clean sweep at Dublin Racing Festival

Sunday’s 99-1 Mullins five-timer brings champion trainer’s weekend haul to nine winners from 15 races

Sun Feb 04 2024 - 17:09
Fact To File finishes on his own in farcical Leopardstown Grade One

Fact To File finishes on his own in farcical Leopardstown Grade One

Place prizemoney for €150,000 Dublin Racing Festival highlight goes into Horse Racing Ireland prize fund after Fact to File finishes alone in Leopardstown Grade One

Sun Feb 04 2024 - 16:05
Galopin Des Champs saves Townend’s frustrating day with Gold Cup success at Leopardstown

Galopin Des Champs saves Townend’s frustrating day with Gold Cup success at Leopardstown

Danny Mullins secures 534-1 Grade One hat-trick on opening card of Dublin Racing Festival

Sat Feb 03 2024 - 18:16
Dublin Racing Festival: Fastorslow among those trying to gatecrash Willie Mullins party

Dublin Racing Festival: Fastorslow among those trying to gatecrash Willie Mullins party

Champion trainer is set to saddle 50 runners at Leopardstown - he has 31 per cent of the runners on Saturday’s card

Sat Feb 03 2024 - 06:00
Officials hoping almost 35,000 people will again pile into Leopardstown for Dublin Racing Festival

Officials hoping almost 35,000 people will again pile into Leopardstown for Dublin Racing Festival

State Man faces new rival in Bob Olinger as prolific winner defends Irish Champion Hurdle crown

Sat Feb 03 2024 - 06:00
Five years after dramatic announcement,  Michael O’Leary’s slimmed-down racing operation is still a major player

Five years after dramatic announcement, Michael O’Leary’s slimmed-down racing operation is still a major player

Gigginstown Stud contenders Predators Gold and Storm Heart hold prime Grade One chances at Dublin Racing Festival

Sat Feb 03 2024 - 06:00
Valuable €2m Dublin Racing Festival could turn out to be a Willie Mullins show like never before

Valuable €2m Dublin Racing Festival could turn out to be a Willie Mullins show like never before

Overwhelming majority of stars on show at Leopardstown will be from the champion trainer’s team

Fri Feb 02 2024 - 06:00
Galopin Des Champs tops massive Dublin Racing Festival entry from Willie Mullins

Galopin Des Champs tops massive Dublin Racing Festival entry from Willie Mullins

Arkle Chase clash between Marine Nationale and Gaelic Warrior still possible on Saturday at Leopardstown

Tue Jan 30 2024 - 16:26
Willie Mullins going into €2 million Dublin Racing Festival in dominant form

Willie Mullins going into €2 million Dublin Racing Festival in dominant form

Willie Mullins assembling the usual formidable team for the Dublin Racing Festival at Leopardstown

Mon Jan 29 2024 - 06:00
Jockey Jack Kennedy closing in on maiden century of winners

Jockey Jack Kennedy closing in on maiden century of winners

Aidan O’Brien has first runner of 2024 when Warm Heart lines up in $1m Pegasus World Cup in Miami on Saturday night

Fri Jan 26 2024 - 16:15
Cheltenham’s Trials Day signals end to pre-festival phoney war element

Cheltenham’s Trials Day signals end to pre-festival phoney war element

Four Grade Two renewals with bonus being rescheduled Grade One Clarence House Chase and Jonbon appearance

Fri Jan 26 2024 - 15:58
Suspended suspension for trainer Thomond O’Mara sends out sorry signal

Suspended suspension for trainer Thomond O’Mara sends out sorry signal

Trainer abused, intimidated and physically assaulted regulatory official at Cork in November

Fri Jan 26 2024 - 06:00
Topweight Bronn among trio of Mullins hopefuls in 18-strong field for the Thyestes

Topweight Bronn among trio of Mullins hopefuls in 18-strong field for the Thyestes

Gordon Elliott has half a dozen hopefuls in Gowran Park’s €100,000 highlight, and last year’s runner-up Dunboyne has the assistance of the red hot Jack Kennedy

Wed Jan 24 2024 - 15:30
Jade De Grugy in the mix to book her Cheltenham Festival ticket in Solerina Hurdle

Jade De Grugy in the mix to book her Cheltenham Festival ticket in Solerina Hurdle

French import 8-1 for ‘Dawn Run’ after impressive Irish debut at Leopardstown over Christmas

Tue Jan 23 2024 - 16:32
Officials uneasy there are fewer horses in prestigious classification behind two-year-old champion City Of Troy

Officials uneasy there are fewer horses in prestigious classification behind two-year-old champion City Of Troy

Aidan O’Brien points to Meydan’s Sheema Classic in March as return date for Auguste Rodin

Tue Jan 23 2024 - 16:13
Warm Heart will try to start 2024 with a Florida success for Aidan O’Brien

Warm Heart will try to start 2024 with a Florida success for Aidan O’Brien

Yorkshire Oaks and Prix Vermeille winner will be ridden by Ryan Moore in $1m race at Gulfstream Park

Mon Jan 22 2024 - 16:33
Allaho enjoys smooth success in Cheltenham Ryanair warm-up at Thurles

Allaho enjoys smooth success in Cheltenham Ryanair warm-up at Thurles

L’Homme Presse’s Gold Cup odds cut to as low as 8-1 after comeback victory at Lingfield

Sun Jan 21 2024 - 19:00
Jockey Patrick Mullins escapes penalty after IHRB investigation into Limerick incident

Jockey Patrick Mullins escapes penalty after IHRB investigation into Limerick incident

Champion amateur jockey apologised for his conduct over incident involving his cousin Danny

Fri Jan 19 2024 - 17:26
Optimism high that Navan can have Saturday’s National Hunt stage to itself

Optimism high that Navan can have Saturday’s National Hunt stage to itself

Saturday’s jumps action in Britain wiped out due to freezing weather conditions

Fri Jan 19 2024 - 15:50
Allaho back at Thurles to try and cement his status as Ryanair Chase favourite

Allaho back at Thurles to try and cement his status as Ryanair Chase favourite

Willie Mullins-trained horse will face some tough competition on Sunday

Fri Jan 19 2024 - 15:36
Cheltenham success always justifies caution during rest of the season

Cheltenham success always justifies caution during rest of the season

All that will be remembered is if the rarely-seen Constitution Hill wins the Champion Hurdle again at the Cheltenham Festival

Fri Jan 19 2024 - 06:00
Uncertain weather outlook can’t shake anticipation of Ascot clash between El Fabiolo and Jonbon

Uncertain weather outlook can’t shake anticipation of Ascot clash between El Fabiolo and Jonbon

Willie Mullins’s El Fabiolo scheduled to take on Jonbon at Ascot in a clash between the sport’s top two-mile talents for the Bet MGM Clarence House Chase next Saturday

Tue Jan 16 2024 - 06:00
Mystical Power enters Cheltenham reckoning after Punchestown success

Mystical Power enters Cheltenham reckoning after Punchestown success

Willie Mullins back on top of trainers’ championship with prize money haul of close to €3.5m

Sun Jan 14 2024 - 15:53
Joseph O’Brien times Banbridge’s Kempton return perfectly ahead of weather concerns

Joseph O’Brien times Banbridge’s Kempton return perfectly ahead of weather concerns

Joseph O'Brien's Banbridge warms up for Cheltenham Festival with an appearance in the Coral Silviniaco Conti Chase at Kempton

Fri Jan 12 2024 - 17:41
Gavin Cromwell fined €2,000 by Naas stewards in breach of ‘Non-Trier’ rules

Gavin Cromwell fined €2,000 by Naas stewards in breach of ‘Non-Trier’ rules

In addition to fining Cromwell, jockey Ricky Doyle was suspended for 10 days

Fri Jan 12 2024 - 17:32
Regally-bred Mystical Power has a lot to live up to in Punchestown feature

Regally-bred Mystical Power has a lot to live up to in Punchestown feature

Power of Willie Mullins’s novice team underlined by 1-2-3 in first Grade One of 2024 at Naas

Fri Jan 12 2024 - 16:57
Old O’Connor’s 2024 Racing Almanac: Predictions, tips, sure things and political longshots

Old O’Connor’s 2024 Racing Almanac: Predictions, tips, sure things and political longshots

Go for Galopin Des Champs in the Gold Cup, expect a particularly fraught build-up to the Grand National, and watch out for raw meat from Sinn Féin

Fri Jan 12 2024 - 06:00
Horse Racing Ireland welcomes Government review of prize money policy

Horse Racing Ireland welcomes Government review of prize money policy

Increased prize fund of €69.4m in place for Irish racing in 2024

Wed Jan 10 2024 - 18:15
Promising weather outlook for weekend racing action in Ireland

Promising weather outlook for weekend racing action in Ireland

Jack Kennedy 4-6 favourite to dethrone Paul Townend as champion jockey this season

Wed Jan 10 2024 - 06:00
Naas officials keeping fingers crossed they can beat frost and race on Friday

Naas officials keeping fingers crossed they can beat frost and race on Friday

IHRB confirms hearing will take place into incident involving trainer Thomond O’Mara at Cork in November

Mon Jan 08 2024 - 16:37
Potential Grade One Christmas festival rejig to be examined in Leopardstown  review

Potential Grade One Christmas festival rejig to be examined in Leopardstown review

Paul Townend heads to Fairyhouse for New Year’s Day date with Allegorie De Vassy

Sun Dec 31 2023 - 15:21
Bob Olinger looking to make a new year splash in Cheltenham clash with Marie’s Rock

Bob Olinger looking to make a new year splash in Cheltenham clash with Marie’s Rock

New Year’s Day action at Cheltenham kicks off British racing’s Premier Raceday promotion push

Sun Dec 31 2023 - 15:12
State Man puts seal on another successful Christmas festival for Willie Mullins

State Man puts seal on another successful Christmas festival for Willie Mullins

Willie Mullins completes a 17-2 hat-trick at Leopardstown that includes both Grade One prizes, topped by State Man’s Matheson Hurdle victory

Fri Dec 29 2023 - 17:04
Jessica Harrington ending year on high note with Jetara’s impressive Leopardstown success

Jessica Harrington ending year on high note with Jetara’s impressive Leopardstown success

Michael O’Leary and Willie Mullins unite for newcomer Storm Heart at Punchestown’s New Year’s Eve programme

Fri Dec 29 2023 - 15:04
Impaire Et Passe provides big race challenge to stable companion State Man

Impaire Et Passe provides big race challenge to stable companion State Man

The 100-1 outsider Fils d’Oudaries is the only opposition to a Willie Mullins' trio in the €150,000 Leopardstown feature, the Matheson Hurdle

Thu Dec 28 2023 - 19:00
Galopin Des Champs produces display for the ages with spectacular Savills success

Galopin Des Champs produces display for the ages with spectacular Savills success

Gold Cup champion routs Gerri Colombe by massive 23 lengths as Mullins acclaims “huge performance”

Thu Dec 28 2023 - 16:54
Fastorslow can underline danger of underestimating him with Savills success

Fastorslow can underline danger of underestimating him with Savills success

Ireland’s top Cheltenham Gold Cup hopes clash in €175,000 Leopardstown feature

Thu Dec 28 2023 - 06:00
Meetingofthewaters makes biggest Leopardstown splash with Paddy Power Chase victory

Meetingofthewaters makes biggest Leopardstown splash with Paddy Power Chase victory

Willie Mullins rallies to saddle seven winners on Wednesday including Grade One success for Dinoblue

Wed Dec 27 2023 - 16:53
Sports Review 2023: Honeysuckle’s final magnificent hurrah

Sports Review 2023: Honeysuckle’s final magnificent hurrah

Great mare Honeysuckle her racing career in fitting style for trainer Henry De Bromhead on a bittersweet day at Cheltenham

Wed Dec 27 2023 - 06:00
Amirite can answer the call in Paddy Power Chase puzzle

Amirite can answer the call in Paddy Power Chase puzzle

Martin Brassil pair Panda Boy and Desertmore House prominent in betting for €200,000 handicap feature

Wed Dec 27 2023 - 06:00
Gordon Elliott’s 53-1 Leopardstown hat-trick fuels hopes of landing trainer’s title

Gordon Elliott’s 53-1 Leopardstown hat-trick fuels hopes of landing trainer’s title

Found A Fifty claims history as final winner of Leopardstown’s St Stephens Day feature due to be scrapped in 2024

Tue Dec 26 2023 - 16:26
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