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Ndaawi and Jack Kennedy get dramatic Galway Hurdle in the stewards room after Helvic Dream thrown out

Ndaawi and Jack Kennedy get dramatic Galway Hurdle in the stewards room after Helvic Dream thrown out

Gordon Elliott becomes first trainer to complete Galway Plate-Hurdle double in same week since 1979

Thu Jul 31 2025 - 18:30
Last year’s runner-up Ndaawi out to go one better in Galway Hurdle

Last year’s runner-up Ndaawi out to go one better in Galway Hurdle

Gordon Elliott saddles four hopefuls as he pursues first success in Ballybrit’s Ladies’ Day feature

Thu Jul 31 2025 - 06:00
Danny Gilligan wins second Galway Plate in three years as Western Fold powers to Ballybrit glory

Danny Gilligan wins second Galway Plate in three years as Western Fold powers to Ballybrit glory

Jack Kennedy labels race start ‘a joke’ but no action taken by stewards

Wed Jul 30 2025 - 21:26
Top amateur jockey Derek O’Connor aiming for Galway Plate glory on Anyway

Top amateur jockey Derek O’Connor aiming for Galway Plate glory on Anyway

Gordon Elliott has seven runners in the Plate as he pursues a record fifth success

Wed Jul 30 2025 - 06:00
Natalia Lupini secures big-race Galway festival glory as Dunum holds on for Mile success

Natalia Lupini secures big-race Galway festival glory as Dunum holds on for Mile success

Veteran jockey Seamus Heffernan lands €120,000 Ballybrit feature on Italian trainer’s 12/1 shot

Tue Jul 29 2025 - 20:53
IHRB say investigation into Redwood Queen unseating ‘nearing a conclusion’

IHRB say investigation into Redwood Queen unseating ‘nearing a conclusion’

Philip Byrnes was unseated from horse that was then trained by the jockey’s father at Wexford in May

Tue Jul 29 2025 - 14:57
Smallest big-race field in a decade lines out for Galway festival feature

Smallest big-race field in a decade lines out for Galway festival feature

Slieve Binnian targets hat-trick of big handicap victories in BMW Mile

Tue Jul 29 2025 - 06:00
Poignant success in Galway festival feature for Alan O’Sullivan aboard Filey Bay

Poignant success in Galway festival feature for Alan O’Sullivan aboard Filey Bay

JP McManus pays tribute to the late Edward O’Grady after completing double on Day One of the festival

Mon Jul 28 2025 - 20:42
Leading trainer Edward O’Grady dies aged 75

Leading trainer Edward O’Grady dies aged 75

Family confirm death of ‘one of the most respected and successful racehorse trainers of his generation’

Mon Jul 28 2025 - 12:53
McMonagle goes into Galway festival top of the jockeys table after Gowran hat-trick

McMonagle goes into Galway festival top of the jockeys table after Gowran hat-trick

Donegal rider reaches 52 winners for the season and goes ahead of suspended Colin Keane

Mon Jul 28 2025 - 06:00
Hopes high that Galway will continue trend in increased attendances for week-long festival

Hopes high that Galway will continue trend in increased attendances for week-long festival

Top trainer Gordon Elliott aiming to break duck in ‘amateur Derby’ with Familiar Dreams

Mon Jul 28 2025 - 06:00
Green Impact drops to Group Two level at York but faces formidable rival in Almaqam

Green Impact drops to Group Two level at York but faces formidable rival in Almaqam

Irish jockey Ronan Whelan teams up with French hope Dare To Dream in Sunday’s German Group One contest

Fri Jul 25 2025 - 19:00
Jan Brueghel and Calandagan promise another memorable King George head-to-head

Jan Brueghel and Calandagan promise another memorable King George head-to-head

Saturday’s clash comes 50 years after ‘Race of the Century’ at Ascot between Grundy and Bustino

Fri Jul 25 2025 - 15:59
Racing’s failure to amend gambling Bill indicates sport is reaping betting industry’s reputational whirlwind

Racing’s failure to amend gambling Bill indicates sport is reaping betting industry’s reputational whirlwind

Comments by gambling authority boss suggest shifting political sands concerning the sport

Fri Jul 25 2025 - 06:00
Racecourse attendance in Ireland up nearly 7% for first six months of 2025

Racecourse attendance in Ireland up nearly 7% for first six months of 2025

Key contributory factor in rise a record-breaking Punchestown festival where number jumped 15% to almost 137,000 over five days

Thu Jul 24 2025 - 19:21
Jan Brueghel and Calandagan set for round two clash in Ascot’s King George

Jan Brueghel and Calandagan set for round two clash in Ascot’s King George

Galway festival authorities hoping for cross-channel attendance ‘bounce’ for next week’s action in Ballybrit

Mon Jul 21 2025 - 15:16
Minnie Hauk’s Irish Oaks success extends Aidan O’Brien’s stunning Group One winning streak

Minnie Hauk’s Irish Oaks success extends Aidan O’Brien’s stunning Group One winning streak

Jan Brueghel set to head Ballydoyle team in Saturday’s King George & Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot

Sun Jul 20 2025 - 15:01
Minnie Hauk makes it more exciting than anticipated but lands Irish Oaks at 2/11

Minnie Hauk makes it more exciting than anticipated but lands Irish Oaks at 2/11

Aidan O’Brien trained hotpot needs to be shaken up by Ryan Moore to overhaul rival Wemightakedlongway

Sat Jul 19 2025 - 17:49
Joseph O’Brien aiming for Group Two glory in France on Sunday with Green Sense

Joseph O’Brien aiming for Group Two glory in France on Sunday with Green Sense

Grade One novice chase at Leopardstown on St Stephen’s Day restored to programme

Fri Jul 18 2025 - 16:16
Minnie Hauk at prohibitive odds to become 16th filly to complete Epsom-Curragh Oaks double

Minnie Hauk at prohibitive odds to become 16th filly to complete Epsom-Curragh Oaks double

True Love takes on just three colts in rescheduled Railway Stakes at the Curragh

Fri Jul 18 2025 - 16:02
Four-way battle for jockeys’ championship is a major opportunity to sell the sport

Four-way battle for jockeys’ championship is a major opportunity to sell the sport

Title race harks back to epic 1987 battle for British crown between Pat Eddery and Steve Cauthen

Fri Jul 18 2025 - 06:00
Saturday slot for Irish Oaks means no clash with major sporting competition

Saturday slot for Irish Oaks means no clash with major sporting competition

Top jockey Billy Lee on the injury sidelines after breaking his collarbone at the weekend

Mon Jul 14 2025 - 15:46
Trinity College can’t graduate to Group One success as Leffard wins for Rouget

Trinity College can’t graduate to Group One success as Leffard wins for Rouget

Trainer Jean Claude Rouget bounces back from serious illness to land emotional victory in Grand Prix de Paris

Sun Jul 13 2025 - 20:25
O’Brien confirms Minnie Hauk on course to try and become 16th filly to complete Oaks double

O’Brien confirms Minnie Hauk on course to try and become 16th filly to complete Oaks double

Willie Mullins and Colin Keane combine for Alpha Capture on day one of Killarney July festival

Sun Jul 13 2025 - 16:16
Colin Keane chasing Group One glory in France aboard New Ground

Colin Keane chasing Group One glory in France aboard New Ground

Whistlejacket leads Aidan O’Brien’s pursuit of a record sixth July Cup success

Fri Jul 11 2025 - 15:27
Moving Irish Derby date looks a non-runner in context of intricate European pattern system

Moving Irish Derby date looks a non-runner in context of intricate European pattern system

Evidence of Irish Champions Festival suggests flat racing’s public appeal has found its level

Fri Jul 11 2025 - 06:00
‘It’s my own fault’: Colin Keane hit with 14-day ban after miscalculating British whip rules

‘It’s my own fault’: Colin Keane hit with 14-day ban after miscalculating British whip rules

Ireland’s champion jockey will miss ride on star colt Field Of Gold in Sussex Stakes

Tue Jul 08 2025 - 17:03
Potential Group One graduation for Trinity College in Grand Prix de Paris

Potential Group One graduation for Trinity College in Grand Prix de Paris

Royal Ascot winner one of just six entries currently left in Sunday’s Longchamp highlight

Tue Jul 08 2025 - 16:00
Aidan O’Brien’s Group One strike rate now threatening own world record

Aidan O’Brien’s Group One strike rate now threatening own world record

Irish trainer saddled unrivalled 28 Group One winners during momentous 2017 campaign

Mon Jul 07 2025 - 16:04
Derby hero Lambourn could face French star Calandagan in mouthwatering King George clash

Derby hero Lambourn could face French star Calandagan in mouthwatering King George clash

Derby attendance of 11,200 up 8 per cent on ‘adjusted’ figure returned for 2024

Sun Jun 29 2025 - 20:01
Lambourn delivers workmanlike performance to complete Epsom-Curragh Derby double

Lambourn delivers workmanlike performance to complete Epsom-Curragh Derby double

Aidan O’Brien completes landmark hat-trick of Europe’s three major Derby prizes in a season

Sun Jun 29 2025 - 18:53
Colin Keane teams up with Kalpana for the first time in Pretty Polly clash with Whirl

Colin Keane teams up with Kalpana for the first time in Pretty Polly clash with Whirl

Lady Iman bids to extend her unbeaten record to four in Group Two Curragh contest

Sat Jun 28 2025 - 06:00
Aidan O’Brien’s Lambourn aiming to become the 20th colt to land Epsom-Curragh double

Aidan O’Brien’s Lambourn aiming to become the 20th colt to land Epsom-Curragh double

Sunday’s marathon nine-race Curragh card features in World Pool betting and promises stamina test for racegoers

Sat Jun 28 2025 - 06:00
Cutting race trip to 10 furlongs could boost ailing Irish Derby

Cutting race trip to 10 furlongs could boost ailing Irish Derby

Move may revitalise Curragh classic’s role as a Derby ‘decider’ in European calendar

Thu Jun 26 2025 - 19:00
Bookmakers rate Tennessee Stud as biggest Irish Derby threat to Epsom hero Lambourn

Bookmakers rate Tennessee Stud as biggest Irish Derby threat to Epsom hero Lambourn

A maximum field of 10 runners set to line up for €1.25m Curragh Classic

Tue Jun 24 2025 - 19:00
Ryan Moore has historic Irish Derby hat-trick in his sights aboard Epsom hero Lambourn

Ryan Moore has historic Irish Derby hat-trick in his sights aboard Epsom hero Lambourn

No jockey has ever before won Ireland’s premier Classic three years in a row

Mon Jun 23 2025 - 19:00
Joe Murphy team examining Irish Oaks as potential target for Royal Ascot heroine Cercene

Joe Murphy team examining Irish Oaks as potential target for Royal Ascot heroine Cercene

Colin Keane back on local duty with five rides at Monday evening’s Ballinrobe fixture

Sun Jun 22 2025 - 19:00
Curragh boss says marathon World Pool programmes not a problem for racegoers

Curragh boss says marathon World Pool programmes not a problem for racegoers

Irish Derby card is latest classic date to be extended to nine races

Sun Jun 22 2025 - 19:00
Sprint star Satono Reve aiming to become first Japanese-trained winner at Royal Ascot

Sprint star Satono Reve aiming to become first Japanese-trained winner at Royal Ascot

Irish racing mourns loss of training doyen Kevin Prendergast who has died aged 92

Sat Jun 21 2025 - 06:00
Cercene provides Joe Murphy and Gary Carroll with first Group One success in Coronation

Cercene provides Joe Murphy and Gary Carroll with first Group One success in Coronation

Willie Mullins saddles 11th Royal Ascot winner as Ethical Diamond scores under Ryan Moore

Fri Jun 20 2025 - 18:36
Kevin Prendergast, influential trainer, dies aged 92

Kevin Prendergast, influential trainer, dies aged 92

He trained his first winner in 1963 and put well over 2000 winners through his hands during a lengthy career

Fri Jun 20 2025 - 12:57
Underestimating Jonquil could prove costly in vintage Commonwealth Cup at Royal Ascot

Underestimating Jonquil could prove costly in vintage Commonwealth Cup at Royal Ascot

Juddmonte’s No 1 jockey Colin Keane opts to ride Babouche in big sprint

Fri Jun 20 2025 - 06:00
Royal Ascot: Trawlerman sets new course record with stunning Gold Cup success

Royal Ascot: Trawlerman sets new course record with stunning Gold Cup success

Aidan O’Brien hat-trick takes him to just four shy of a century of winners at the meeting

Thu Jun 19 2025 - 19:01
French star Candelari in the way of O’Brien hopes for 10th Ascot Gold Cup victory with Illinois

French star Candelari in the way of O’Brien hopes for 10th Ascot Gold Cup victory with Illinois

Charles Darwin aiming to evolve team-Ballydoyle’s Norfolk Stakes record

Wed Jun 18 2025 - 19:00
William Buick judges it perfectly on Ombudsman to seal Prince Of Wales’s victory

William Buick judges it perfectly on Ombudsman to seal Prince Of Wales’s victory

Paddy Twomey saddles first Royal Ascot winner as Carmers enters St Leger picture

Wed Jun 18 2025 - 18:57
Colin Keane labels Field Of Gold ‘the best I’ve ridden’ after securing first Group One Royal Ascot win

Colin Keane labels Field Of Gold ‘the best I’ve ridden’ after securing first Group One Royal Ascot win

Juddmonte’s new No 1 jockey wins St James’s Palace Stakes in impressive fashion

Tue Jun 17 2025 - 19:06
Royal Ascot: Los Angeles out to confirm class for Aidan O’Brien in showdown with old foe Anmaat

Royal Ascot: Los Angeles out to confirm class for Aidan O’Brien in showdown with old foe Anmaat

Unbeaten Carmers among strong day-two team for Paddy Twomey

Tue Jun 17 2025 - 19:00
Royal Ascot: All eyes on Colin Keane as Irish champion jockey teams up with Field Of Gold for Juddmonte

Royal Ascot: All eyes on Colin Keane as Irish champion jockey teams up with Field Of Gold for Juddmonte

Willie Mullins also aiming for royal success with Reaching High

Tue Jun 17 2025 - 06:00
Colin Keane has first classic ride in new role aboard André Fabre runner in French Oaks

Colin Keane has first classic ride in new role aboard André Fabre runner in French Oaks

Bedtime Story must overcome wide draw in €1m Prix De Diane if she’s to continue Aidan O’Brien’s hot streak

Sat Jun 14 2025 - 06:00
Godolphin’s business sense trumps sporting narratives on both sides of the Atlantic

Godolphin’s business sense trumps sporting narratives on both sides of the Atlantic

Taking Ruling Court out of Derby and avoiding Triple Crown trail with Sovereignty look like gutless decisions

Fri Jun 13 2025 - 06:00
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