Il Etait Temps on course for more Grade One glory in Ascot’s Clarence House Last year’s winner Jonbon set to take on Irish rival in weekend feature Tue Jan 13 2026 - 06:00
Harry Cobden teams up with JP McManus in racing’s new superpower partnership ‘Hollywood Harry’ will be champion owner’s No. 1 rider in Ireland and Britain from start of next seasonMon Jan 12 2026 - 13:48
Naas officials monitoring freezing conditions ahead of first Grade One of 2026Cork must pass 8am inspection for racing to go ahead on SaturdaySat Jan 03 2026 - 06:00
Mill Reef’s trainer Ian Balding dies aged 87Champion jockey Paul Townend due to return to action at Cork Fri Jan 02 2026 - 17:00
Trainers ought to charge owners realistic fees rather than grumble about prize money Prize money argument is a red herring when it comes to majority of trainersFri Jan 02 2026 - 06:00
Bumper New Year’s Day attendance at Cheltenham outstrips festival crowdDan Skelton faces festival poser over impressive Relkeel winner Kabral Du MathanThu Jan 01 2026 - 16:48
Sport 2026 crystal ball: Our team of pundits share their predictionsWho will win the World Cup? Does the Six Nations still matter? Who will claim the All-Ireland? And who is set for a breakthrough year?Thu Jan 01 2026 - 06:00
Henry de Bromhead hoping for more New Year’s Day success with Heart Wood Windsor has to pass 8am inspection if it is to stage first race of 2026 in Britain or Ireland Wed Dec 31 2025 - 16:03
Willie Mullins strikes back as Lossiemouth overcomes Brighterdaysahead in Leopardstown thrillerGordon Elliott saddles Leopardstown four-timer to end Christmas period with 18 winners Mon Dec 29 2025 - 16:51
Leopardstown set for potential epic clash between top mares Lossiemouth and Brighterdaysahead Prolific Wodhooh has first start in Ireland in over two years at final day of festival Mon Dec 29 2025 - 06:00
Sam Ewing’s luck continues as Affordale Fury lands star-studded Savills Chase Teahupoo new favourite for Stayers at Cheltenham after leading home Robcour 1-2 in Christmas Hurdle Sun Dec 28 2025 - 16:51
Sam Ewing completes treble after springing shock in Leopardstown featureJockey lands 12,662-1 treble including 66-1 shot Favori De Champdou winning the Paddy Power ChaseSat Dec 27 2025 - 16:34
Patrick and Danny Mullins set to battle it out again for Limerick’s Grade One featureTopweight Intense Raffles one of three Irish hopes in Saturday’s Welsh Grand NationalSat Dec 27 2025 - 06:00
All eyes on racing’s top-two rated chasers in Savills Chase clashTwo-mile champion Marine Nationale returns to action at Leopardstown on Saturday Sat Dec 27 2025 - 06:00
Gordon Elliott is King of the St Stephen’s Day racing jungle with six winners Former football manager and reality star Harry Redknapp owns King George Chase hero The Jukebox ManFri Dec 26 2025 - 16:10
Leopardstown festival: Darragh O’Keeffe makes most of chance and starts Christmas action as country’s leading riderCork jockey has slipped seamlessly into role as De Bromhead number one after Rachael Blackmore’s retirementThu Dec 25 2025 - 08:00
Willie Mullins in unusual position of hoping for a festive upturn in stable formKing George hopes Gaelic Warrior and Fact To File head champion trainer’s St Stephen’s Day hopesTue Dec 23 2025 - 15:22
JP McManus aiming to break King George duck through Fact To File Top owner twice finished runner-up in Kempton feature with Jack Of Trumps Mon Dec 22 2025 - 06:00
Tracks report ‘weather gods’ behaving in advance of busy Christmas schedule Harry Cobden takes over from James Reveley aboard King George hopeful Il Est Francais Sun Dec 21 2025 - 19:00
Honesty Policy leads hopes of a first Irish success in Ascot’s Long Walk Hurdle Horse Racing Ireland announces record prize money of €74.7 million for 2026 despite stalled Government funding Sat Dec 20 2025 - 06:00
IHRB’s top investigative and security officials have left racing’s regulatory bodyBoth Chris Gordon and Declan Buckley finished working at the IHRB last SundayFri Dec 19 2025 - 14:34
Cutting the Derby trip is the real way to rejuvenate Epsom Classic’s flagship statusBritish racing’s blue riband event is no longer racing’s ‘Holy Grail’ due to breeding fashionsFri Dec 19 2025 - 06:00
Professionals are ‘very small percentage’ of overall attendees at racecoursesCrowd figures during busy Christmas period will include trainers and jockeysTue Dec 16 2025 - 06:00
Hearing into jockey’s unseating by Redwood Queen at Wexford in May set for Monday Bumper champion Bambino Fever makes her debut hurdles at Naas Sun Dec 14 2025 - 19:00
Gordon Elliott aiming to continue red hot Sunday form at NavanJockey Club boosts Derby prize-fund as part of measures to boost flagging attendance levels at EpsomSat Dec 13 2025 - 06:00
Joseph O’Brien aiming for big-race success in both Cheltenham and Hong KongLos Angeles and The Lion In Winter give Aidan O’Brien a shot at equaling world record for top-flight winsSat Dec 13 2025 - 06:00
IHRB faces big task in untangling knotty problem of Redwood Queen unseat Hearing into controversial unseating of jockey Philip Byrnes at Wexford in May due to be held on Monday Fri Dec 12 2025 - 06:00
Dead heat as two of Willie Mullins’s horses share HRI award Galopin Des Champs and Ethical Diamond share Horse of the Year prize; Rachael Blackmore honoured at awards Mon Dec 08 2025 - 23:00
Joseph O’Brien has big race weekend targets on both flat and over jumps Al Riffa ‘the ideal type’ to take on Hong Kong Vase challenge in Sha TinMon Dec 08 2025 - 18:26
Found A Fifty highlights another Gordon Elliott four-timer in Hilly Way victory Trainer does not rule out supplementing Brighterdaysahead for Grade One Hurdle at LeopardstownSun Dec 07 2025 - 16:42
Majborough bids to establish Champion Chase credentials in Cork’s Hilly Way Il Etait Temps in pursuit of more Grade One glory when returning to Sandown for Tingle Creek Sat Dec 06 2025 - 06:00
Jockey Danny Gilligan free to race over festive period after ‘non-trier’ ban liftedAppeal panel accepted new evidence from Gordon Elliott’s vetSat Dec 06 2025 - 06:00
What now for Constitution Hill? One of horse racing’s finest faces a tough decisionJump racing’s biggest star has fallen three times in his last four racesFri Dec 05 2025 - 06:00
Banbridge on track to have another crack at Cork’s Hilly Way ChaseJoseph O’Brien’s star as low as 8-1 to repeat his 2024 King George success at Kempton over Christmas Tue Dec 02 2025 - 15:07
Ryan Moore makes long-awaited comeback ahead of Hong Kong International actionAidan and Joseph O’Brien each set to be doubly represented in next week’s lucrative Sha Tin meetingTue Dec 02 2025 - 06:00
Timely opportunity for Il Etait Temps to put stamp on two-mile division in Tingle CreekMajborough on target to make his return to action in Cork’s Hilly Way Chase on SundayMon Dec 01 2025 - 16:32
Jockey Jack Kennedy settles ‘Winter Festival’ score with outstanding four-timerGordon Elliott-trained four-timer topped by Hatton’s Grace hero Teahupoo, who becomes fifth horse to win race three times Sun Nov 30 2025 - 16:24
In-form Elliott in prime position to continue ‘Winter Festival’ dominanceTeahupoo bidding to become fifth horse to complete Hatton’s Grace Hurdle hat-trickSat Nov 29 2025 - 06:00
Acid test for Constitution Hill in ultra-competitive Fighting Fifth Hurdle Willie Mullins aiming to break his duck in Grade One Newcastle highlight Fri Nov 28 2025 - 16:32
Dundalk is a long way from Tipperary but €34m is a lot for convenience Ireland’s second all-weather circuit due to open in 2027 at Horse Racing Ireland’s Tipperary track Fri Nov 28 2025 - 06:00
Gordon Elliott still putting it up to Willie Mullins and looking forward to Brighterdaysahead ‘Lads talk about Vincent O’Brien and Tom Dreaper; they’re not in the same league as this man’ Mon Nov 24 2025 - 17:58
Anzadam set to face the best of British on his Grade One debut in Fighting Fifth Constitution Hill on course to try and repeat his spectacular 2022 success in Newcastle highlightMon Nov 24 2025 - 17:36
Gaelic Warrior edges out Fact To File in superb Durkan Chase finish Willie Mullins lands €150,000 Grade One highlight for an 11th time after breathtaking race to the lineSun Nov 23 2025 - 16:51
Feet Of A Dancer secures valuable black type success for in-form trainer Paul Nolan Trainer Martin Brassil out of luck with Fastorslow in big race but still completes Punchestown double Sun Nov 23 2025 - 16:17
Lossiemouth the headline act in Punchestown’s Morgiana HurdleMullins’s mare a winner first time up in each of her four seasons of action to dateSat Nov 22 2025 - 06:00
Mark Walsh and Fact To File bid to defend John Durkan titleGold Cup hero Inothewayurthinkin returns to action in Punchestown feature crammed with talentSat Nov 22 2025 - 06:00
Greater transparency needed to boost confidence in racing’s attendance figuresCounting Willie Mullins or Jack Kennedy as part of the crowd does not convince the public Fri Nov 21 2025 - 06:00
Anzadam set for Grade One premiere in Morgiana Hurdle Gold Cup hero Inothewayurthinkin on course to return in Sunday’s John Durkan Chase Wed Nov 19 2025 - 06:00
Navan counting commercial cost of having to postpone Festival card to Monday Arkle favourite Kopek Des Bordes sparkles on first start over fences in Beginners’ Chase Mon Nov 17 2025 - 18:56
Joseph O’Brien’s Galen set to fly Irish flag in $1m Bahrain Trophy on Friday Irish Champion Stakes third Royal Champion represents Karl Burke in 10-furlong feature Mon Nov 10 2025 - 06:00
