This Queen looks the partKieren Fallon travels to Milan tomorrow for the ride on Aidan O'Brien's Chinese Whisper in a Group One event and that allows …Sat Oct 14 2006 - 01:00
Juveniles to put on holy showThose who believe a two-year-old campaign is just a warm-up for the real deal at three should probably look away from today's…Sat Oct 14 2006 - 01:00
Feathard Lady on the mendFeathard Lady has taken the first steps on the road to recovery from injury, and the Colm Murphy-trained mare may yet have her…Thu Oct 12 2006 - 01:00
Curragh delay cost estimated €3mThe Turf Club revealed yesterday that a projected one-year delay in the completion of the new Curragh racecourse development …Wed Oct 11 2006 - 01:00
Racing body defends fundingRacing's ruling body, Horse Racing Ireland, has hit back at a report which questions whether the current means of State funding…Wed Oct 11 2006 - 01:00
O'Brien waits on groundAidan O'Brien is waiting on some positive news about the ground at Newmarket before committing his star two-year-old Holy Roman…Wed Oct 11 2006 - 01:00
Ad Valorem to bid for Woodbine MileThe Queen Anne Stakes winner Ad Valorem will attempt to secure the third Group One success of his career in Canada at the weekend…Tue Sept 12 2006 - 01:00
Breeders' Cup next big target for Dylan ThomasLeopardstown Report : Dylan Thomas looks set to try and succeed where the likes of Galileo, Hawk Wing and Giant's Causeway all…Mon Sept 11 2006 - 01:00
Emperor to face Teofilo in NationalRound-up : Holy Roman Emperor, the ante-post favourite for next year's 2,000 Guineas, is set to tackle this weekend's Laing …Mon Sept 11 2006 - 01:00
Tusculum is coming right for HeffernanSt Leger preview: Aidan O'Brien's weekend Group One net stretches from Leopardstown to York, and on to Longchamp tomorrow, but…Sat Sept 09 2006 - 01:00
Keep on the right side of WalshGalway and Cork previews: Barry Geraghty returns to action at Galway tomorrow and the former champion jockey will be hoping …Sat Sept 09 2006 - 01:00
Kinane can sprout Wings in MatronLeopardstown Preview: Michael Kinane relies on Ace to improve on his remarkable tally of six Champion Stakes victories but …Sat Sept 09 2006 - 01:00
Nassaro aiming to impressKilbeggan Preview: It's less than a month since Paddy Flood had a remarkable four-timer at Kilbeggan and the jockey could enjoy…Fri Sept 08 2006 - 01:00
Fallon is back on DylanIrish Champion Stakes news: Just six runners will line up in tomorrow's Baileys Irish Champion Stakes and both the Ouija Board…Fri Sept 08 2006 - 01:00
Hurricane Run bows outNews: The ante-post favourite Hurricane Run is set to miss the Baileys Irish Champion Stakes and instead Kieren Fallon will …Thu Sept 07 2006 - 01:00
Prendergast bullish about MustameetQuestion marks might continue to hang over the participation of Hurricane Run in Saturday's Baileys Irish Champion Stakes but…Wed Sept 06 2006 - 01:00
Happy Reunion can obligeMichael Kinane has picked Dolce Dovo from the John Oxx-trained trio in today's mile and a quarter maiden at Clonmel but Happy…Wed Sept 06 2006 - 01:00
Fabre keeps Hurricane's options openNews: Aidan O'Brien admitted yesterday to being unsure about whether his Curragh Derby hero Dylan Thomas will take part in Saturday…Tue Sept 05 2006 - 01:00
Precautionary inspection as Laytown preparesOne of the world's most unusual race meetings is scheduled to continue its 130-year tradition at Laytown this afternoon, where…Tue Sept 05 2006 - 01:00
Gwyn to provide another classicTralee preview: The five-day Tralee Festival opens today with Rock Of Gibraltar's sister, Nell Gwyn, attempting to maintain …Mon Aug 28 2006 - 01:00
Brazilian Bride ready to bloomIt's just two weeks since Brazilian Bride missed out on her first shot at Group One glory at the Curragh but tomorrow's Moyglare…Sat Aug 26 2006 - 01:00
Teofilo can outbox Trinity CollegeThe €300,000 Tattersalls Sales Stakes may be today's most valuable pot at the Curragh but it's the Group Two Galileo Futurity…Sat Aug 26 2006 - 01:00
Curragh receives another 'setback'The long-running legal wrangle that has prevented work beginning on the proposed new 100 million redevelopment of the Curragh…Fri Aug 25 2006 - 01:00
Modeeroch looks the pickModeeroch has drawn a blank in five starts this year but the seven furlongs of this evening's Fairy Bridge Stakes at Tipperary…Thu Aug 24 2006 - 01:00
Weld looks to SuppositionDermot Weld's wide-margin Galway winner Supposition has been installed favourite to win Sunday's Group One feature at the Curragh…Wed Aug 23 2006 - 01:00
Alexandrova has the class to finish off rare trebleAlexandrova has proved herself an exceptional filly and the English and Irish Oaks winner can emphasise the point by completing…Wed Aug 23 2006 - 01:00
Another test for TrinityNews and preview : Trinity College, who earned comparisons with his illustrious sire Giants Causeway when winning on his debut…Tue Aug 22 2006 - 01:00
Dylan should be on songYork preview : Ireland's influence on the Juddmonte International has been present from the start, when Roberto handed out Brigadier…Tue Aug 22 2006 - 01:00
Kinane to ride DylanRacing News Round-up: The "old firm" of Michael Kinane and Aidan O'Brien will team up again for tomorrow's Juddmonte International…Mon Aug 21 2006 - 01:00
O'Brien will make late call on EmperorRacing: Aidan O'Brien will have the track at Deauville checked out today to see if the ground conditions there will allow Holy…Sat Aug 19 2006 - 01:00
Arabian looks leading light in DesmondRacing: Arabian Prince has been making the pace for some of his more illustrious stable companions this season but the Aidan…Sat Aug 19 2006 - 01:00
Soft ground a big concern for O'Brien's EmperorRacing: A last minute call will be made this morning about allowing Holy Roman Emperor attempt a Group One double at Deauville…Fri Aug 18 2006 - 01:00
Weld's filly returns at the CurraghRacing: The Irish 1,000 Guineas winner Nightime will make her long-awaited return to action in next month's Blandford Stakes…Fri Aug 18 2006 - 01:00
Leopardstown 'too soon' for George WashingtonRacing: George Washington's return to action will have to wait a little longer after the star colt's trainer, Aidan O'Brien, …Tue Aug 15 2006 - 01:00
George may get Goodwood runAidan O'Brien hopes to use Goodwood's Celebration Mile as a "getting to know you" exercise for George Washington's new jockey…Mon Aug 14 2006 - 01:00
US pilots enlisted in O'Brien causeAidan O'Brien has turned to the top US jockeys Garrett Gomez and Johnny Velazquez for the Arlington Million meeting in Chicago…Sat Aug 12 2006 - 01:00
Fallon can opt for US appealKieren Fallon hasn't given up hope of riding the Aidan O'Brien-trained Ace in Saturday night's Arlington Million in Chicago, …Thu Aug 10 2006 - 01:00
Irish previewsMiddlemarch can bounce back from an unlucky Galway experience and secure another flat race success at Gowran Park this evening…Wed Aug 09 2006 - 01:00
Unbeaten Hellvelyn may be Curragh-boundYorkshire trainer Bryan Smart could allow his unbeaten star juvenile Hellvelyn to attempt to break Coolmore Stud's remarkable…Wed Aug 09 2006 - 01:00
Globetrotting O'Brien uncertain about pilotsRACING - News and preview: Aidan O'Brien's reach this weekend will stretch from Chicago to Normandy and back to the Curragh …Tue Aug 08 2006 - 01:00
Opportunity for Danak to shineDanak can prove to be a bank holiday black spot for the bookmakers at Cork this afternoon with Michael Kinane's mount strongly…Mon Aug 07 2006 - 01:00
€2.6m for a day at the races: rich Ireland's new breed of big spenderIf the Galway races are an indication of the country's economic self-confidence then Ireland must be bordering on the boorish…Mon Aug 07 2006 - 01:00
Fallon case could yet be a legal minefieldSideline Cut: Maybe it's a good thing that one of the people on the board of Britain's Horseracing Regulatory Authority rejoices…Sat Aug 05 2006 - 01:00
Fallon teams up with UhoomagooOne of the features of this year's record-breaking Galway festival has been the massive popular support for Kieren Fallon and…Sat Aug 05 2006 - 01:00
Scene is setfor HitchcockThe Guinness Handicap at Galway was hardly what was originally intended for the grandly bred Hitchcock but the €70,000 fifth-…Fri Aug 04 2006 - 01:00
O'Regan on Kinger RocksDenis O'Regan will hope to emulate Roger Loughran's winning spare ride experience yesterday after coming in for the mount on …Thu Aug 03 2006 - 01:00
Weld's plans undoneA change in the balloting system appears to have scuppered the chances of the major Guinness Galway Hurdle fancy Zeroberto running…Wed Aug 02 2006 - 01:00
New track to hold 12 meetings2007 Fixtures: Ireland's first all-weather track - at Dundalk, which is due to open in August 2007 - will host 12 meetings next…Wed Aug 02 2006 - 01:00
Eighth day not a priorityGalway plans: Galway week may be the major bank roll for racing in Ireland, but plans to further capitalise on that with an …Mon Jul 31 2006 - 01:00
Walsh and Smullen the fancied duoRuby Walsh and Pat Smullen have been installed as favourites to be the leading riders at next week's Galway Festival.Sat Jul 29 2006 - 01:00
