Darragh O’Keeffe odds on to be champion jockey as he continues to set scorching paceSea The Stars Ireland’s most expensive sire with career high €300,000 fee for 2026Fri Nov 07 2025 - 19:00
Proven stamina could mean other National Hunt horses can make impression on flat Ex-hurdler Ethical Diamond indicates extent and potential of raw talent competing over jumps Fri Nov 07 2025 - 06:00
Brighterdaysahead may debut over fences at Gowran on Saturday Gigginstown Stud-owned star is one of 10 entries left in Mares Beginners Chase after Tuesday’s acceptance stageWed Nov 05 2025 - 06:00
Joseph O’Brien settles for second as Jamie Melham leads Half Yours to Melbourne Cup gloryJP McManus-owned Goodie Two Shoes bested by local talentTue Nov 04 2025 - 15:52
Action to return over Grand National fences with Gordon Elliott’s Riann among potential Irish runnersIrish jockeys Oisin Murphy and Sean Levey receive hefty bans for whip useTue Nov 04 2025 - 06:00
Cheltenham winner Air Of Entitlement returns to action at FairyhouseCross-Country Chase at Cheltenham later this month rescheduled due to ground conditions Tue Nov 04 2025 - 06:00
Absurde bids to complete stunning international double for Willie Mullins in Melbourne Cup Champion jumps trainer on a roll after his first Breeders’ Cup runner Ethical Diamond wins the $5 million Turf Mon Nov 03 2025 - 06:00
Willie Mullins supplies Breeders’ Cup shock as Ethical Diamond secures a first win and $5m prizeNewly-crowned Irish champion jockey Dylan Browne McMonagle enjoys his debut Breeders’ Cup win at Del MarSat Nov 01 2025 - 23:36
Codes collide for rare clash of Aidan O’Brien and Willie Mullins in Breeders’ Cup featureChristophe Soumillon has been busy shrinking his frame for ride on Turf favourite Minnie Hauk Sat Nov 01 2025 - 06:00
Melbourne Cup: Pre-race veterinary checks could impact Irish hopes of successAbsurde and Goodie Two Shoes facing critical re-examinations to see if they can runFri Oct 31 2025 - 17:43
Trainer Charles O’Brien wins appeal against fine under ‘non-trier’ rulesGavin Brouder-ridden horse finished fifth at PunchestownFri Oct 31 2025 - 16:28
Ireland’s new champion jockey has three shots at a first Breeders’ Cup victory Frankie Dettori hoping for perfect Breeders’ Cup swansong at Del Mar after announcing retirement plans Fri Oct 31 2025 - 06:00
Racing’s own Ryder Cup can escape the worst flag-waving excesses of golfPeace could yet break out between Europe and the US at 42nd Breeders’ CupFri Oct 31 2025 - 06:00
Charles and Philip Byrnes to face IHRB hearing over Redwood Queen unseating at WexfordPhilip Byrnes was unshipped from the horse at the final flight when looking to have the race won back in MayThu Oct 30 2025 - 16:43
Jockey Christophe Soumillon aiming to bridge 20-year gap at Breeders’ Cup in Del MarBelgian rider faces meagre diet in effort to make weight for Minnie Hauk in $5 million Turf contestMon Oct 27 2025 - 15:32
Aidan O’Brien hits 25 Group One victories for season after weekend hat-trickPuerto Rico and Pierre Bonnard triumph at Saint-Cloud, with trainer now focusing on Breeders’ CupMon Oct 27 2025 - 06:00
Aidan O’Brien pursues valuable Group One juvenile prizes in Doncaster and ParisIrish trainer saddles three of the five runners in search for 12th Futurity victorySat Oct 25 2025 - 06:00
Joseph O’Brien gears up for busy international schedule with Galway runners Irish 2,000 Guineas hero Field Of Gold will race as as four-year-old in 2026Sat Oct 25 2025 - 06:00
State still holding up racing’s finances after nearly 25 years of funding Envious eyes cast to US and Donald Trump’s tax write-off stimulus for thoroughbred purchasesFri Oct 24 2025 - 06:00
Browne McMonagle replaced by Mark Zahra on Melbourne Cup favourite Al RiffaAustralian jockey has twice won the lucrative highlight at FlemingtonMon Oct 20 2025 - 19:00
Futurity outcome may be crucial to Aidan O’Brien’s pursuit of new Group One recordIrish trainer will also target Saint Cloud’s triple Group One card next Sunday Sun Oct 19 2025 - 15:47
Even the blight of more pacemakers can’t deflect from outstanding Champion Stakes clash Delacroix vs Ombudsman could crown Champions Day grudge match between O’Brien and GosdenSat Oct 18 2025 - 06:00
Willie Mullins believes Absurde may be ‘better suited’ to Caulfield Cup challenge Trio of Irish hopefuls tackle challenge of $250k American Grand National on Saturday Fri Oct 17 2025 - 16:11
Champion Stakes can live up to billing by supplying season defining performance Delacroix, Ombudsman and Calandagan supply potentially epic tripartite clash at AscotFri Oct 17 2025 - 06:00
Willie Mullins aiming for landmark Caulfield Cup success with AbsurdeLocal rider Ben Allen booked to ride Irish hope in Aus$5 million handicap highlight on Saturday Tue Oct 14 2025 - 16:18
Champion Stakes remains plan for Delacroix despite also getting QEII entry Aidan O’Brien supplements Stay True into Group One Long Distance Cup Mon Oct 13 2025 - 19:00
Champion Stakes plan for Delacroix sets up potential championship decider Three of the world’s top 12 horses are set to meet in the Champions Day featureMon Oct 13 2025 - 06:00
History made as Stumptown becomes first Irish-trained winner of storied Czech raceGavin Cromwell praised jockey Keith Donoghue for ‘super ride’ in 135th renewal of the Velka PardubickaSun Oct 12 2025 - 17:27
Gstaad leads Aidan O’Brien’s attempt at record ninth Dewhurst Stakes success Colin Keane and Dylan Browne McMonagle continue title battle at Naas over weekend Fri Oct 10 2025 - 19:00
Racing’s great disrupter Jim Bolger – an enemy of complacency within the sportLandmark moment as hugely experienced figure is downsizing his training and breeding operation Fri Oct 10 2025 - 06:00
All-conquering Willie Mullins readies team for winter campaignChampion trainer characterises new academy races due to start on Sunday as ‘sales ploy, nothing else’Wed Oct 08 2025 - 19:00
Aidan O’Brien reaches 21 Group One wins for season with Longchamp doubleChristophe Soumillon rides Ballydoyle pair Diamond Necklace and Puerto Rico to success on Arc day Sun Oct 05 2025 - 17:22
Minnie Hauk narrowly edged out of Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe glory by DaryzJessica Harrington and Shane Foley combine for Prix de l’Opera success with Barnavara Sun Oct 05 2025 - 17:11
Aidan O’Brien aiming for third Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, with Minnie Hauk his main hope Japanese star Croix Du Nord has car park draw to overcome in renewal, but may yet be able to challengeSat Oct 04 2025 - 06:00
Frankie Dettori teams up with Diego Velazquez for $1.25m Keeneland Mile Donnacha O’Brien sends Atsila to Group One Sun Chariot Stakes in NewmarketSat Oct 04 2025 - 06:00
Allowing race-day reserves for €600k Cesarewitch made Irish racing look ridiculousJP McManus-owned Puturhandstogether lands gamble after morning promotion from reservesFri Oct 03 2025 - 06:00
Minnie Hauk on track for Arc despite threat of more testing ground conditions in Paris Irish Arc contender White Birch entered for Horses In Training Sale at end of OctoberTue Sept 30 2025 - 16:37
Minnie Hauk set to try and join an elite group of Irish winners in Arc Dry weather outlook for Paris over coming week encourages hopes for Irish starSun Sept 28 2025 - 19:00
Curragh taking care of business with Goffs Million topping big money weekend Jockey Ronan Whelan anticipating lucrative day’s work aboard O’Brien filly Composing Sat Sept 27 2025 - 06:00
O’Brien targeting Group One Newmarket double as he closes in on new record Irishman just 3-1 to break his world record tally of 28 Group One winsSat Sept 27 2025 - 06:00
Racing needs to recognise less is more when it comes to bloated fixture listToo many race meetings risks diluting the sport’s appeal to punters and fans Fri Sept 26 2025 - 06:00
Danny Mullins guides Spanish Harlem to Kerry National victoryWillie Mullins-trained 16/1 shot sees off Three Card Brag and French Dynamite at ListowelWed Sept 24 2025 - 17:43
Australian media reports that Aidan O’Brien’s Scandinavia failed Melbourne Cup vet checks Speculation suggests that the Irish trainer’s chequered relationship with Australian racing authorities continuesWed Sept 24 2025 - 14:23
Meath trainer fined €2,800 after racehorse Nibiru fails drug testCathy O’Leary sanctioned after success in claiming race at Dundalk in October last yearTue Sept 23 2025 - 19:34
Anyway could prove solution to typically competitive Kerry National You Oughta Know leads Willie Mullins trio into €200,000 Listowel festival feature Tue Sept 23 2025 - 19:00
Bloodstock world rocked by death of Coolmore Stud’s star stallion Wootton Bassett Cheltenham announce measures to encourage people back, including a cut in the price of a pintTue Sept 23 2025 - 15:39
Ombudsman absence a lily-livered move by Godolphin that robs Champion Stakes of must-see raceRubber match with Delacroix would have captured the imagination of the massesFri Sept 12 2025 - 06:00
Star Japanese rider warms up for Champions Festival with two rides in Cork British racing protest leaves Cork with the spotlight to itselfWed Sept 10 2025 - 06:00
Aidan O’Brien horses fail to fire in Arc Trials at Longchamp as Byzantine Dream boosts Japanese hopes Last year’s Arc runner-up Aventure lands Vermeille as Whirl fades to last Sun Sept 07 2025 - 19:00
Mercurial Soumillon steps into the Ballydoyle hot seat as Whirl heads Arc-Trials raid Henri Matisse leads Aidan O’Brien trio into Group One Prix Du MoulinFri Sept 05 2025 - 19:00
