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Sinndar in for double

Sinndar ended a 16-year Irish drought in Saturday's Epsom Derby and the scene is now set for a $1 million clash of the classic…

Mon Jun 12 2000 - 01:00

Love Divine a seventh for Cecil

Henry Cecil was in typically understated form after Love Divine maintained his astounding Vodafone Oaks record but jockey Richard…

Sat Jun 10 2000 - 01:00

Sinndar can end Irish drought

It's 16 years since Secreto edged out El Gran Senor in an epic Epsom Derby, but today Sinndar promises to bridge the Irish gap…

Sat Jun 10 2000 - 01:00

Media move can pay off

Media Puzzle has bypassed a tilt at the Derby and it can pay off for the Dermot Weld-trained colt with a victory in today's Gallinule…

Sat Jun 10 2000 - 01:00

Melikah looks best value

It's long odds on about today's Vodafone Oaks being won by one of the first four horses in the betting but the best bet of all…

Fri Jun 09 2000 - 01:00

Right Wing heads west

Aristotle and Sinndar will fly the Irish flag against 14 others in tomorrow's Vodafone Epsom Derby but the former Lincoln winner…

Fri Jun 09 2000 - 01:00

Puzzle to miss Epsom

Dermot Weld has turned down the chance to run Media Puzzle in Saturday's Vodafone Epsom Derby but the Curragh trainer can hit…

Wed Jun 07 2000 - 01:00

Rudi's is too good

The pattern of the 1990s continued into the new millennium at Leopardstown yesterday when Rudi's Pet led home an English clean…

Tue Jun 06 2000 - 01:00

Ciro expected to miss Epsom

The French Derby flop, Ciro, is one of three Aidan O'Brien-trained horses left in Saturday's Epsom Derby, but Aristotle remains…

Tue Jun 06 2000 - 01:00

Ground should favour Timote

Pat Smullen and Dermot Weld may have had to endure finishing last with Muakaad in yesterday's French Derby, but the Curragh partnership…

Mon Jun 05 2000 - 01:00

Sinndar's Derby bid on track

John Oxx yesterday gave an upbeat bulletin on Sinndar who will be the Curragh trainer's first runner in the Epsom Derby.

Mon Jun 05 2000 - 01:00

Ciro can land famous victory

Irish-trained horses enjoyed a purple patch during the early 1980s in the Emirates Airline Prix du Jockey-Club and the strongest…

Sat Jun 03 2000 - 01:00

United support for Red Coral

Manchester United's newest recruit makes her first public appearance at Naas racecourse today

Sat Jun 03 2000 - 01:00

Quartz is a gem

Top Australian rider Damien Oliver samples his third Irish racecourse when he travels to Wexford this evening for two rides

Fri Jun 02 2000 - 01:00

Muakaad set for France

Muakaad is likely to represent Dermot Weld in Sunday's Prix du Jockey Club at Chantilly

Thu Jun 01 2000 - 01:00

Fnan's win gives Tote and punters a fright

Fnan, a 1 to 6 favourite for the opening race at Fairyhouse, won as expected although not without giving his connections a fright…

Thu Jun 01 2000 - 01:00

O'Brien set to hit form near home

This evening it's Round Two for the Tipperary Race Company as they try and revitalise the Limerick Junction track and while the…

Thu Jun 01 2000 - 01:00

A strand's appeal draws keen eyes

Damien Oliver is arguably the top jockey of Australia. And by that, Australians really mean the world.

Wed May 31 2000 - 01:00

Smullen's Gold bet

It may still be only early in the summer but already a battle is brewing between the champion, Michael Kinane, and the young …

Wed May 31 2000 - 01:00

Brosnan says time is running out over offer

Denis Brosnan, the Irish Horseracing Authority chairman, yesterday admitted that Irish racing is bitterly split over the Minister…

Tue May 30 2000 - 01:00

O'Brien confirms Ciro for France

Aidan O'Brien has confirmed that Ciro will try and break Ballydoyle's classic duck for the season in Sunday's Prix du Jockey …

Tue May 30 2000 - 01:00

O'Brien looks for revenge at Ascot

Bachir levelled the score 1-1 in his personal duel with Giant's Causeway by winning Saturday's Entenmann's Irish 2,000 Guineas…

Mon May 29 2000 - 01:00

Montjeu shows awesome power

It takes something special to take the spotlight away from a classic and there was enough merit in Crimplene's Entenmann's Irish…

Mon May 29 2000 - 01:00

Flood to take opener

From the likes of Montjeu and Bachir to the first Kilbeggan fixture of the year

Mon May 29 2000 - 01:00

Theoretically to relish the test

Quite what floats the boat of the Irish race-going public is something which has kept marketing and research people gainfully…

Sat May 27 2000 - 01:00

Giant's Causeway looks good enough

Look down the Irish 2,000 Guineas roll of honour and you see some of racing's great names

Sat May 27 2000 - 01:00

Istabraq on top

Istabraq is almost a stone better than any other hurdler in Britain and Ireland - and that's official.

Sat May 27 2000 - 01:00

Shanahan to deliver

Pat Shanahan is on standby for Dermot Weld's Quality Team in Sunday's Italian Derby and the classic-winning jockey can get in…

Fri May 26 2000 - 01:00

Giant's Causeway is ready for big test

Giant's Causeway is a best priced 15 to 8 favourite with the British Tote to beat seven opponents in tomorrow's Entenmann's Irish…

Fri May 26 2000 - 01:00

Royal Rebel upsets Enzeli

The Ascot Gold Cup winner Enzeli got turned over at 4 to 7 in last night's Saval Beg Stakes, and while English trainer Mark Johnston…

Thu May 25 2000 - 01:00

Doire's trip

The 10 furlongs of the Clonmel track worked the oracle for Doire-Chrinn last November, and back over the same turf Doire-Chrinn…

Thu May 25 2000 - 01:00

Punters ignore the soft going

Giant's Causeway has been cut to as short as 5 to 4 favourite for Saturday's Entenmann's Irish 2,000 Guineas, despite the ground…

Thu May 25 2000 - 01:00

Giant's Causeway favourite to go one better

Giant's Causeway is 7 to 4 favourite to go one better than when runner-up at Newmarket in Saturday's Entenmann's Irish 2,000 …

Wed May 24 2000 - 01:00

Enzeli for Savel Beg

John Oxx's main priority at the moment may be getting Sinndar to Epsom but even the Derby candidate will take a back seat on …

Mon May 22 2000 - 01:00

Colins treble

Colins double brought off a remarkable weekend treble at an eventful Navan fixture yesterday.

Mon May 22 2000 - 01:00

Montjeu a certainty for Curragh's Gold Cup

Montjeu has been confirmed a definite runner in next weekend's Tattersalls Gold Cup at the Curragh

Sat May 20 2000 - 01:00

Lahan to attempt elusive Guineas double

Lahan will take a shot at history in nine days time when the English 1,000 Guineas winner lines up for an unprecedented double…

Fri May 19 2000 - 01:00

Guest's Group One quest

Newmarket trainer George Margarson is eyeing a first trip to the Curragh in 16 years for Saturday week's Entenmann's Irish 2,…

Wed May 17 2000 - 01:00

Saffron Walden to run at Longchamp

Ciro provided Aidan O'Brien's first Group One success of the season in Sunday's Prix Lupin and the Ballydoyle trainer is formulating…

Tue May 16 2000 - 01:00

Reminder is worth noting

It's a long way from a Leopardstown Listed to a Killarney 0-60 but a pattern might just be developing that will see Final Reminder…

Mon May 15 2000 - 01:00

Sinndar shows his class

Sinndar emerged yesterday as a genuine Derby prospect and will arrive at Epsom in 26 days with all the right words ringing in…

Mon May 15 2000 - 01:00

Monashee Mountain to win at Longchamp

The giant-framed Monashee Mountain goes into tomorrow's French 2,000 Guineas unbeaten and impressive, but Aidan O'Brien admits…

Sat May 13 2000 - 01:00

Grassick to get off the mark

Michael Grassick and Eddie Ahern can warm up for Preseli's seasonal debut at Leopardstown by scoring at Fairyhouse today, courtesy…

Sat May 13 2000 - 01:00

Busy weekend for Kinane

Michael Kinane will be clocking up the air miles over the weekend as the champion jockey is set to ride Apollo Victoria in tomorrow…

Fri May 12 2000 - 01:00

Bach for Derrinstown Trial

The unbeaten Bach emerged yesterday as the probable first-choice Ballydoyle runner for Sunday's clash with Sinndar in the Derrinstown…

Thu May 11 2000 - 01:00

Treble for Oxx

John Oxx and Jim Bolger both trained three winners apiece and John Bowles trained the other one

Wed May 10 2000 - 01:00

Monashee for France

The unbeaten Monashee Mountain emerged yesterday as a surprise contender for Sunday's Dubai Poule d'Essai des Poulins, the French…

Wed May 10 2000 - 01:00

Lahan takes 1,000 in impressive fashion

Some things just don't change

Mon May 08 2000 - 01:00

Meade Punch day

After four days of quality, Punchestown stages what can only be described as a day of quantity with five of the races scheduled…

Sat May 06 2000 - 01:00

Day of reckoning for Causeway

The CLICHE goes "the bigger the field the bigger the certainty" and confidence is growing that Giant's Causeway will inject the…

Sat May 06 2000 - 01:00
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