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O'Brien eyes another Group One success

NEWS : BREAKING THE Group One world record in 2008 might no longer be a runner for Aidan O'Brien but the champion trainer looks…

Mon Nov 10 2008 - 00:00

Irish Times to sponsor race at Cheltenham

IT HAS been announced that The Irish Times will sponsor the opening race at Friday's start to the three-day Open meeting at Cheltenham…

Mon Nov 10 2008 - 00:00

Awards can console O'Brien

AIDAN O'BRIEN might have endured a torrid time in Australia yesterday but there was better news at home with four of his star…

Wed Nov 05 2008 - 00:00

O'Brien queried over team tactics

RACING: RACING'S TEAM-TACTICS controversy returned to dog Aidan O'Brien and his team in the early hours of yesterday morning…

Wed Nov 05 2008 - 00:00

Viewed gives 'Cup King' Cummings his 12th victory

MELBOURNE CUP REPORT: FOR THE 12th time in his remarkable career, Bart Cummings became the Melbourne Cup's headline act with…

Wed Nov 05 2008 - 00:00

Kauto Star on first visit

KAUTO STAR might look a stand-out for today's Down Royal feature but the Paul Nicholls team have a lot riding on the 2007 Gold…

Sat Nov 01 2008 - 00:00

Weld gunning for Hollywood

WINCHESTER MIGHT have been out of luck in Saturday night's Breeders' Cup, but there will be no quick homecoming for the Dermot…

Tue Oct 28 2008 - 00:00

Americans dismayed by Classic defeat

AFTER THE English-trained Raven's Pass led home Ireland's Henrythenavigator for a European one-two in Saturday night's €4 million…

Mon Oct 27 2008 - 00:00

Vitruvian looks to be the Man at Leopardstown

JOHNNY MURTAGH is on board the Aidan O'Brien-trained Peter Tchaikovsky in today's Leopardstown featured Group Three Killavullan…

Mon Oct 27 2008 - 00:00

Breeders' draw kind to Irish runners

BOOKMAKER OPINION ahead of the Breeders' Cup meeting at Santa Anita is that at least one of Aidan O'Brien's eight-strong team…

Thu Oct 23 2008 - 01:00

Smullen looking to extend title lead

PAT SMULLEN will attempt to extend his jockeys' championship lead at Navan this afternoon before heading to Los Angeles where…

Wed Oct 22 2008 - 01:00

Septimus has locals scared

RACING NEWS: AIDAN O'BRIEN'S eight-strong Breeders' Cup team left Ireland on a direct flight to Los Angeles last evening ahead…

Tue Oct 21 2008 - 01:00

Izagonawin should get the ball rolling for Stack

CURRAGH PREVIEW: THE TOMMY Stack team can kick off the countdown to the Breeders' Cup with a couple of winners at the Curragh…

Mon Oct 20 2008 - 01:00

Bolger's New Approach out to bridge gap

THE ENGLISH Derby winner New Approach will attempt to bridge a 28-year gap when he has the third race of his career over Newmarket…

Sat Oct 18 2008 - 01:00

Bushranger looking to follow in some illustrious footsteps

NEWS AND PREVIEWS: BUSHRANGER WILL attempt to follow in the Breeders' Cup footprints of Johannesburg when David Wachman's star…

Sat Oct 18 2008 - 01:00

Murtagh goes cross-country route

JOHNNY MURTAGH warms up for his Darley Dewhurst Stakes ride on Rip Van Winkle with a cross-country double session at Tipperary…

Fri Oct 17 2008 - 01:00

Impressive comeback by War Of Attrition

RACING PUNCHESTOWN REPORT : ONE OF racing's oldest sayings that "they never come back" could be about to be tested with a vengeance…

Fri Oct 17 2008 - 01:00

Kicking King's fitness crucial

PUNCHESTOWN PREVIEW: IRELAND'S LAST two Cheltenham Gold Cup winners, War Of Attrition and Kicking King, provide a midweek treat…

Thu Oct 16 2008 - 01:00

Rip Van Winkle for Dewhurst as record bid goes to the wire

RACING NEWS ROUND-UP: AIDAN O'BRIEN has confirmed Rip Van Winkle is on course for Saturday's Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket, which…

Thu Oct 16 2008 - 01:00

Getaway can give Fabre his eighth Arc success

LONGCHAMP PREVIEW: AIDAN O'BRIEN hopes the 13 runners he fields at this weekend's Group One prizes around Europe will be lucky…

Sat Oct 04 2008 - 01:00

O'Brien's Lord Admiral bids for Grade One glory

IRISH PREVIEW: LORD ADMIRAL will fly the Grade One flag for Charles O'Brien in Keeneland tonight but the changing of the seasons…

Sat Oct 04 2008 - 01:00

Kinane's prospects bright

NEWS: WHAT COULD turn out to be the last ever meeting held at Tralee may well turn out to be a memorable one for Michael Kinane…

Thu Oct 02 2008 - 01:00

Mister Top Notch poised

TRALEE PREVIEW: THE €45,000 Denny Gold Medal Chase is the Tralee feature this afternoon but the two most high-profile chasers…

Wed Oct 01 2008 - 01:00

Again on course for Longchamp

NEWS ROUND-UP: DAVID WACHMAN is targeting a Group One hat-trick for his top juveniles with the top filly Again now on course…

Tue Sept 30 2008 - 01:00

German raider eyes big prize

NEWS IRELAND'S RICHEST race day looks like attracting a rare runner from Germany as Mambo Light is set to chase a €1 million…

Wed Sept 24 2008 - 01:00

Southern boys beaten on points by flinty Brolly

TV VIEW: MAYBE IT was the sight of rare sunshine but there were undeniable echoes of the summer right through yesterday's All…

Mon Sept 22 2008 - 01:00

Arazan to get another chance

ARAZAN IS set to try and redeem his reputation in next month's Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket after losing his unbeaten record …

Sat Sept 20 2008 - 01:00

Duke may get Breeders trial run at Great Leighs

NEWS : ENGLAND'S NEWEST racecourse could have pulled off a remarkable coup by staging a Breeders Cup Trial for Ireland's top…

Mon Sept 15 2008 - 01:00

Arazan to repel Ballydoyle's finest

ARAZAN HAS to take on the might of the Ballydoyle operation in tomorrow's Group One feature at the Curragh but John Oxx's unbeaten…

Sat Sept 13 2008 - 01:00

Testing ground will not bother Arazan

ARAZAN COULD have to face the might of Aidan O'Brien's two-year-old squad in Sunday's Bank Of Scotland National Stakes at the…

Wed Sept 10 2008 - 01:00

Ground concerns leave Duke friendless

THE RACING and betting industries will be scanning the skies over South Dublin for the next 48 hours ahead of the Tattersalls…

Thu Sept 04 2008 - 01:00

Time right for Teacht an Earraig

PREVIEW: THE JIM BOLGER-Kevin Manning team face a momentous weekend with both New Approach and Lush Lashes in Group One action…

Wed Sept 03 2008 - 01:00

Kinane partners Admiral

NEWS: NO OTHER trainer or jockey can match Michael Kinane's record in the Tattersalls Millions Irish Champion Stakes and the…

Wed Sept 03 2008 - 01:00

Mystical Lady can take easier option

SATURDAY'S MEETINGS MICHAEL KINANE and Pat Smullen are in Kerry today for Killarney's fixture but the Ruby Stakes travels from…

Sat Aug 30 2008 - 01:00

Heffernan in limelight Again

SEAMUS HEFFERNAN has stepped into the Group One limelight at the Curragh twice already this year and the jockey could get the…

Thu Aug 28 2008 - 01:00

Bolger looking to repeat last year's success in Moyglare

SUNDAY'S MOYGLARE Stud Stakes will be a rare Group One prize without an Aidan O'Brien- trained runner and instead it is his old…

Wed Aug 27 2008 - 01:00

Arazan heads for National

ARAZAN IS on course for what could turn out to be a momentous Bank of Scotland National Stakes at the Curragh next month.

Tue Aug 26 2008 - 01:00

Group One clash worth the wait

IT MIGHT be four days late and in the "wrong" place, but when it comes to Duke Of Marmalade versus New Approach it really is …

Sat Aug 23 2008 - 01:00

Festival to run until next Wednesday

THE TRALEE August festival now looks like finishing at least four days later than planned as racing’s programmers struggle to…

Thu Aug 21 2008 - 01:00

Future of Tralee back on the table

THE FUTURE of Tralee racecourse appears to be firmly back on the table after Kerry County Council's refusal to grant full planning…

Thu Aug 21 2008 - 01:00

Growing hopes Tralee may get their swansong

WEATHER NEWS : THERE ARE growing hopes that Tralee's swansong as a racecourse will finally get under way tomorrow despite today…

Wed Aug 20 2008 - 01:00

Douglas set to partner Winchester

RACING: TOP LOCAL jockey Rene Douglas will be part of the Irish team appearing on Saturday night's Arlington Million card in…

Tue Aug 05 2008 - 01:00

Ireland's Call to stand tall

ON A DAY when the Presidential colours can earn a visit to the Galway winner's enclosure it would be appropriate if the €150,…

Sat Aug 02 2008 - 01:00

Oslot looks standout dish in Plate

IN THE midst of Aidan O'Brien's rampaging dominance of European flat racing it could be easy to forget the thumping that Ireland…

Wed Jul 30 2008 - 01:00

Long-running saga ends as appeal is dismissed

THE LONG-RUNNING saga of Tuscan Evening's demotion from second to fourth in May's Irish 1,000 Guineas finally came to an end …

Tue Jul 29 2008 - 01:00

She's Our Mark the pick

GALWAY PREVIEW: THE THEORY that class will out can get a boost on day two of the Galway festival if She's Our Mark lands the…

Tue Jul 29 2008 - 01:00

Weld gets week off to a majestic start

GALWAY FESTIVAL REPORT: THOSE TAKING the 'if it ain't broke don't fix it' policy in regard to Dermot Weld's horses around Galway…

Tue Jul 29 2008 - 01:00

Majestic Weld can start off with Concorde

GALWAY PREVIEW: ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY means the Galway festival will be regarded as a barometer for many things this week, but…

Mon Jul 28 2008 - 01:00

Duke can last pace and distance

ORDINARILY THE King George VI Queen Elizabeth Stakes is not a race to go into with concerns about lasting the mile-and-a-half…

Sat Jul 26 2008 - 01:00

Curtain Call's Derby appeal dismissed

THE TURF Club have stood by the controversial decision to allow the Irish Derby placings remain unaltered and dismissed the appeal…

Fri Jul 25 2008 - 01:00
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