HRI say track for saleRacing: News and preview Horse Racing Ireland are predicting that Tipperary racecourse is likely to be in different ownership…Fri Nov 19 2004 - 00:00
Powerscourt may make Japan debutRACING: The top-flight four-year-old Powerscourt remains on course for an attempt on the $4Thu Nov 18 2004 - 00:00
Cash boost raises the National profileRACING: A substantial hike in prizemoney which makes next year's Powers Gold Label Irish Grand National worth €250,000 has already…Wed Nov 17 2004 - 00:00
Flyer sets up mouth-watering contestRACING/Weekend reports: The only cloud over Moscow Flyer's winning return in yesterday's Ballymore Fortria Chase at Navan was…Mon Nov 08 2004 - 00:00
No stopping Moscow Flyer if he stands upRacing Previews Moscow Flyer is the headline act on a Navan card tomorrow that has plenty of other star names competing for …Sat Nov 06 2004 - 00:00
report Jumps of joy for Total EnjoymentRacing Down Royal This morning's long journey back to Tralee from Co Antrim will seem like a short stroll for Tom Cooper after…Sat Nov 06 2004 - 00:00
Enjoyment adds to occasionBeef Or Salmon may be the main dish at Down Royal's most important date of the year tomorrow but the reappearance of the Cheltenham…Fri Nov 05 2004 - 00:00
O'Mara's Langkwai Bay reinstated after appealRACING: The result of last week's controversial mile handicap at Limerick was changed at the Turf Club yesterday after a successful…Thu Nov 04 2004 - 00:00
Dublin inspectionRACING: A 9 a.m. inspection today is likely to determine the fate of tomorrow's Leopardstown fixture, but already there are …Sat Oct 30 2004 - 01:00
Ouija Board looks the class act to beatRacing/Breeders' Cup: Aidan O'Brien has charge of almost half the 12-strong European challenge for tonight's Breeders' Cup at…Sat Oct 30 2004 - 01:00
Foley may be back in ParadiseRACING: Tom Foley knew some remarkable days with Danoli in the 1990s, but the Co Carlow trainer might just have got his hands…Sat Oct 30 2004 - 01:00
Irish team delight in taking the weather with themRacing News round-up Pat Smullen and Dermot Weld arrive in Australia today and are set to be met by the sort of weather most…Fri Oct 29 2004 - 01:00
Heavy ground likely to see Holy Orders take high roadRACING: Holy Orders, the highest rated horse in Sunday's Leopardstown November Handicap, looks likely to miss the race in favour…Wed Oct 27 2004 - 01:00
Roe may miss MelbourneRACING: Connections of Vinnie Roe have threatened to withdraw the four-times Irish St Leger winner from the Emirates Melbourne…Tue Oct 26 2004 - 01:00
O'Brien string fly outRACING/Leopardstown preview: Aidan O'Brien's Breeders' Cup team fly out to Texas today and it looks increasingly likely the …Mon Oct 25 2004 - 01:00
Spencer's long-haul quest for honoursRACING: Aidan O'Brien and Jamie Spencer are on a trans-Atlantic Group One mission this weekend, beginning with Albert Hall's…Sat Oct 23 2004 - 01:00
Weather hits WexfordRACING: Wexford's most valuable two days of the year may end up being an unfortunate wash-out but both Galway and Leopardstown…Sat Oct 23 2004 - 01:00
O'Brien mulls over colt's plansRacing: Footstepsinthesand, the gambled on "second-string" whose ultra-impressive debut at Naas last Sunday provoked some fancy…Fri Oct 22 2004 - 01:00
O'Brien could send five to Breeders' CupRACING: Aidan O'Brien could yet end up fielding the strongest European challenge at Saturday week's Breeders' Cup, with a total…Wed Oct 20 2004 - 01:00
Hurdler Solerina could be set to do her level best at LeopardstownRacing: The Irish flat season may be coming to an end but star hurdler Solerina could still try and make her presence felt on…Tue Oct 19 2004 - 01:00
Footsteps leaves impressionRACING: It was at Naas over five years that Giant's Causeway made a spectacular start to his career, and yesterday his appropriately…Mon Oct 18 2004 - 01:00
Brian Boru off to CanadaRACING: Champion jockey-elect Jamie Spencer is looking ahead to a transatlantic Group One weekend, and could have a trio of …Mon Oct 18 2004 - 01:00
Conditions should suit CairlinnThe 70,000 Derrinstown Stud Birdcatcher Nursery is typically competitive, but a big plus for punters at Naas tomorrow is that…Sat Oct 16 2004 - 01:00
Osterhase is headline act at MallowThe jumpers dominate tomorrow's Cork action, but it's an all-flat fixture at Mallow today, where the undoubted headline act is…Sat Oct 16 2004 - 01:00
Bad weather may not ground AzamourRacing News round-up John Oxx is adopting a "wait and see" attitude ahead of tomorrow's Emirates Champion Stakes, but he indicated…Fri Oct 15 2004 - 01:00
Azamour looks setRacing News and preview: Azamour will carve his own bit of racing history if he can become just the fourth horse to complete…Thu Oct 14 2004 - 01:00
Orpington 'unlikely to run' in CesarewitchRacing News and preview: Orpington, the current ante-post favourite for Saturday's Totesport Cesarewitch at Newmarket, is doubtful…Wed Oct 13 2004 - 01:00
Geraghty on sidelinesRACING: The champion jumps jockey Barry Geraghty faces up to four weeks on the sidelines after X-rays revealed he fractured …Mon Oct 11 2004 - 01:00
Rathgar Beau looks to have the edgeRacing/Gowran Park preview: There may be a Breeders' Cup looming on the horizon but Gowran Park today kicks off a home weekend…Fri Oct 08 2004 - 01:00
Hourigan keeps an open mind on Beef Or SalmonRACING/News round-up: Timmy Murphy will again team up with Beef Or Salmon when the horse makes his first start of the season…Wed Oct 06 2004 - 01:00
Bago surges home in styleRACING/Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe report: Bago fulfilled his huge potential in style with a surging success in yesterday's Prix…Mon Oct 04 2004 - 01:00
Cloone River to take his chance despite weatherRACING/Roscommon preview: Cloone River will be the star attraction on show at Roscommon this afternoon even if the poor weather…Mon Oct 04 2004 - 01:00
Ad Valorem ends O'Brien's famineRACING/Curragh preview: Ad Valorem produced a gutsy display in the Middle Park Stakes at Newmarket yesterday to provide his …Sat Oct 02 2004 - 01:00
Grey Swallow may find one too good in the classy BagoRACING/Longchamp preview: A maximum field of 20 in tomorrow's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, the biggest for 10 years, indicates…Sat Oct 02 2004 - 01:00
Heartbreak for O'Brien as Cat's career endsRacing News: One Cool Cat's enigmatic racing career has come to an end after the double Group One winner sustained a serious…Thu Sept 30 2004 - 01:00
Solerina in top formRacing News and preview: The staying hurdler, Solerina, is reported "in the form of her life" ahead of her likely first start…Wed Sept 29 2004 - 01:00
Amigo can obligeThose who had been hoping that the apparent good thing Excalibur would get them out of trouble in the last race of the Listowel…Sat Sept 25 2004 - 01:00
O'Brien has high hopesNews, report and previews: Aidan O'Brien is hoping a plan first hatched on a mundane Friday evening industry meeting at Navan…Sat Sept 25 2004 - 01:00
Fenton bows out with winnerListowel report and preview: The former amateur champion Philip Fenton brought the curtain down on his illustrious riding career…Fri Sept 24 2004 - 01:00
Peineve can cheer GannonListowel has been a good week for Cathy Gannon in her pursuit of the apprentice jockey title and Peineve can keep the run going…Fri Sept 24 2004 - 01:00
Penny looks prettyPenny Rich doesn't run over hurdles anymore but Tom Hogan's veteran doesn't need to when he can look like such a good bet for…Thu Sept 23 2004 - 01:00
Golden Storm the pickIt's five years since Golden Storm won his first race here at the Listowel festival but the Joe Crowley-trained stayer can land…Wed Sept 22 2004 - 01:00
Fund renewal confirmedRacing's immediate financial future appears to have been guaranteed with yesterday's Government announcement that the Horse and…Tue Sept 21 2004 - 01:00
Weld yet to decideRACING: Dermot Weld is giving himself 10 days to decide on which international option to take with Vinnie Roe for his next start…Mon Sept 20 2004 - 01:00
Dubawi for DunnesRACING/Sunday meetings: Last weekend Godolphin were confident that Doyen would be their maiden Group One winner in Ireland for…Sat Sept 18 2004 - 01:00
West can bridge gapRACING/St Leger preview: It's 15 years since a three-year-old has won the final classic of the season, the Irish Field St Leger…Sat Sept 18 2004 - 01:00
Vinnie Roe on courseRacing News and preview Dermot Weld has acknowledged that Vinnie Roe's preparation for tomorrow's Irish Field St Leger has not…Fri Sept 17 2004 - 01:00
Stoute looks to First Charter to claim first Leger at the CurraghRacing News round-up First Charter has been given the green light to try and fill another St Leger blank for Michael Stoute …Thu Sept 16 2004 - 01:00
Arc a non-starter for PowerscourtRACING: The luckless Powerscourt has been ruled out of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe due to a muscle problem.Wed Sept 15 2004 - 01:00
Developments at the Curragh are on the right roadRACING: The Turf Club have issued an upbeat bulletin on their proposed new development of the Curragh but plans to have the …Wed Sept 15 2004 - 01:00
