Limestone Lad off trackLimestone Lad could be off the track until February due to muscle problems in his back.Fri Dec 22 2000 - 00:00
Florida Pearl on course for King George at KemptonFlorida Pearl remains on course for an attempt on becoming the first Irish-trained King George VI Chase winner in 25 years but…Fri Dec 22 2000 - 00:00
Stage set for clashDermot Weld is hoping his star jumper Stage Affair can make it third time lucky when he takes on the mighty Istabraq at Leopardstown…Thu Dec 21 2000 - 00:00
Nicholls likely to miss EricssonLeopardstown's Ericsson Chase is turning into an all-Irish affair even though Paul Nicholls said yesterday the former Gold Cup…Tue Dec 19 2000 - 00:00
Dundee confirmed Ericsson runnerThe returning hero Nick Dundee is set to be the horse to carry Sue Magnier's colours in Leopardstown's Ericsson ChaseMon Dec 18 2000 - 00:00
RTE to miss Istabraq returnIstabraq has been confirmed on track for his first start of the season at Leopardstown but television viewers will yet again …Sat Dec 16 2000 - 00:00
Punchestown closed until April festivalThe Punchestown authorities are "totally confident" about their April festival going ahead on the main track - but have announced…Sat Dec 16 2000 - 00:00
Curling banned for `insufficient effort'Amateur jockey Sam Curling faces a prolonged Christmas holiday after being hit with a 14-day ban by the Fairyhouse stewards yesterday…Thu Dec 14 2000 - 00:00
Limestone Lad likely to stay over hurdlesLimestone Lad will run over hurdles at Christmas and looks to be in line for a more prolonged spell over the smaller obstacles…Thu Dec 14 2000 - 00:00
Magnier's Christmas clash offThe Gold Cup contenders Nick Dundee and Native Upmanship, which race in the colours of John Magnier's wife, Sue, may not after…Wed Dec 13 2000 - 00:00
Florida Pearl now heads for KemptonFlorida Pearl has been confirmed a King George runner at Christmas, and in the longer term his weekend return to form has prompted…Tue Dec 12 2000 - 00:00
Upmanship in the Gold Cup picture after thrilling raceNative Upmanship and Florida Pearl slugged it out like a couple of Gold Cup heavyweights for yesterday's Durkan Chase and afterwards…Mon Dec 11 2000 - 00:00
Aga wants money for lower levelsThe Aga Khan has proposed a radical redistribution of racing's prizemoney and questioned whether the current allocation of most…Mon Dec 11 2000 - 00:00
Florida Pearl out to silence doubtersFlorida Pearl is on the recovery trail at Punchestown tomorrow, but first the track will have to pass a morning inspection today…Sat Dec 09 2000 - 00:00
Nick Dundee set for delicate returnThe hard part of Nick Dundee's remarkable comeback to race fitness has been achieved, but yet again there are doubts about whether…Sat Dec 09 2000 - 00:00
Roche's charge to take flightChristy Roche is taking no chances with Youlneverwalkalone's attempt on Saturday's Bula Hurdle and will fly his young star to…Thu Dec 07 2000 - 00:00
Pearl keeps an eye on weatherFlorida Pearl has received the green light to take on Native Upmanship and Dorans Pride at Punchestown on Sunday, but the possibility…Thu Dec 07 2000 - 00:00
Moore weighs up options for Native UpmanshipNative Upmanship has a choice of weekend races at either Cheltenham or Punchestown and the puzzle of where he should go prompted…Tue Dec 05 2000 - 00:00
Ned Kelly to obligeThere may be a £20,000 handicap hurdle and a £13,415 jackpot carryover at Naas today but the highlight for many will be the hurdling…Sat Nov 11 2000 - 00:00
Murtagh and Oxx make major impactJohn Murtagh misses the end of term wind up at Leopardstown tomorrow but the absence of the star name of 2,000 won't stop people…Sat Nov 11 2000 - 00:00
US test for Pine DancePine Dance will bypass the $2 million Japan Dirt Cup in favour of a Grade Two race at Churchill Downs, Kentucky, where he is …Fri Nov 10 2000 - 00:00
Walsh to be fit for FloridaThe postponement for a week of the Florida Pearl-Looks Like Trouble clash at Down Royal may disappoint a lot of people but not…Thu Nov 09 2000 - 00:00
Down Royal hold inspection todayThe Down Royal executive insist they are confident about their most valuable meeting of the year going ahead but there is still…Wed Nov 08 2000 - 00:00
Turnberry Isle to stay in USAidan O'Brien is gearing up to say goodbye to the Coolmore Stud-bound Giant's Causeway but he has already made his farewells …Wed Nov 08 2000 - 00:00
Limestone Lad makes no mistakeLimestone Lad remains the Royal and SunAlliance Chase favourite after doing no more than a 1 to 7 shot should do at Punchestown…Mon Nov 06 2000 - 00:00
It Looks Like TroubleNoel Chance confirmed yesterday his Gold Cup hero Looks Like Trouble is on schedule for a renewal of hostilities with Florida…Mon Nov 06 2000 - 00:00
Moore on the up, weather permittingThere are likely to be quite a number of people staring skywards in the Meath and Kildare areas this weekend as the Irish racing…Sat Nov 04 2000 - 00:00
Causeway is facing a giant challengeGiant's Causeway, the so-called "iron horse", will need a tungsten hide when he steps into the ring against America's best in…Sat Nov 04 2000 - 00:00
Weather playing havocThe course authorities at Navan and Punchestown are crossing their fingers they will avoid the fate of today's scheduled Curragh…Fri Nov 03 2000 - 00:00
Limestone Lad to put unbeaten record on the lineLimestone Lad is set to put his unbeaten record over fences on the line at a revamped Punchestown on Sunday.Wed Nov 01 2000 - 00:00
Perigee Moon has Guineas lookAidan O'Brien added to his classic pool for next year when Perigee Moon landed the Killavullan Stakes at Leopardstown yesterday…Tue Oct 31 2000 - 00:00
Williamson for Florida PearlNorman Williamson will ride Ireland's top steeplechaser Florida Pearl against his former mount, Looks Like Trouble, in Saturday…Mon Oct 30 2000 - 00:00
Smullen on Pine Dance in Breeders' Cup raceChampion jockey-elect Pat Smullen is set for a first ever Breeders' Cup mount on Pine Dance after the colt's trainer, Dermot …Mon Oct 30 2000 - 00:00
Castanetta to enjoy favourite soft groundLate season flat racing with all its attendant dangers of gluepot ground, horses going over the top and late season improvers…Sat Oct 28 2000 - 01:00
Chance for MurtaghAidan O'Brien has handed John Murtagh an outside chance to land a staggering 11th Group One prize of the season on Leopard Spot…Sat Oct 28 2000 - 01:00
Carberry on PearlPaul Carberry is set to resume his partnership with Florida Pearl at Down Royal on Saturday week after Ruby Walsh confirmed to…Fri Oct 27 2000 - 01:00
O'Brien set to target St CloudThe Ballydoyle two-year-olds Sligo Bay and Leopard Spot remain possibles to give Aidan O'Brien a Group One farewell to the French…Thu Oct 26 2000 - 01:00
Turf Club on boardThe Turf Club have secured two extra places on the board of Irish racing's new governing body, Horseracing Ireland.Thu Oct 26 2000 - 01:00
Pine Dance attempts to earn place in ClassicThe Dermot Weld-trained Pine Dance will have a midnight trial in New York on Friday night for a Breeders' Cup series that could…Tue Oct 24 2000 - 01:00
Princess Nutley wins in stylePrincess Nutley provided Curragh trainer Jim Gorman with a second Derrinstown Birdcatcher Nursery success in three years when…Mon Oct 23 2000 - 01:00
O'Brien bullish about Giant'sGiant's Causeway will be flown to Kentucky this week and his Breeders' Cup Classic chances certainly didn't take a knock after…Mon Oct 23 2000 - 01:00
Youlneverwalkalone to fill the breachSince it was Liverpool that produced the original super-sub there can hardly be a more appropriate favourite for today's £60,…Sat Oct 21 2000 - 01:00
Rare old times of Vera McWeeneyThe recent publication of a history of Maids of The Mountain Hockey Club entitled The Lilac Years contains a full chapter on …Sat Oct 21 2000 - 01:00
Hard knock life of a professionalLife for professional soccer players in the 1970s wasn't all Hello magazine and finding their feminine sides as a study by Coventry…Sat Oct 21 2000 - 01:00
Sportspeak"It is now the party line that we seriously question the spending of £1 billion on what we believe could become a white elephant…Sat Oct 21 2000 - 01:00
La Stellina may score for WeldCertain trainers develop the winning knack in certain races, and while the Derrinstown Birdcatcher Nursery has hardly been a …Sat Oct 21 2000 - 01:00
Irish racing's where the big bucks areOwning a racehorse seems to be a vocation if this week's march by racing professionals on the Curragh is anything to go bySat Oct 21 2000 - 01:00
High price to pay for beautiful gameThat new pastime for the middle classes - gambling on shares - may come back to haunt the droves of people who sunk money into…Sat Oct 21 2000 - 01:00
Government and Turf Club reach agreementAfter lengthy talks which ended last night, the Government and the Turf Club look to have resolved their differences and have…Fri Oct 20 2000 - 01:00
Walsh and stewards to meet on arbitrationThe Minister for Agriculture, Joe Walsh, and the Turf Club senior steward, Gerry Scanlan, will meet within the next 48 hours …Wed Oct 18 2000 - 01:00
