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Japanese star Shin Emperor set for another crack at Irish Champion Stakes success

Japanese star Shin Emperor set for another crack at Irish Champion Stakes success

Interim racecourse chief executive Vicki Donlon to leave Leopardstown after Irish Champions Festival

Tue Aug 26 2025 - 19:00
Jockey-title battle goes to Bellewstown where Colin Keane has six chances to narrow gap

Jockey-title battle goes to Bellewstown where Colin Keane has six chances to narrow gap

Dylan Browne McMonagle leads reigning champion by 67 winners to 63

Tue Aug 26 2025 - 06:00
They said it can’t be done, but Aidan O’Brien is on course to beat his own world record for Group One wins

They said it can’t be done, but Aidan O’Brien is on course to beat his own world record for Group One wins

Ireland’s champion trainer already on 15 top-flight victories for the season

Mon Aug 25 2025 - 16:24
Gstaad has to settle for second behind Venetian Sun in Deauville’s Prix Morny

Gstaad has to settle for second behind Venetian Sun in Deauville’s Prix Morny

Wayne Lordan continues good weekend with Goodwood victory on Precise

Sun Aug 24 2025 - 17:10
Wayne Lordan eyeing up Group Two Curragh double

Wayne Lordan eyeing up Group Two Curragh double

Cross-channel challenger Miss Attitude could prove best in Sunday’s Naas feature

Sat Aug 23 2025 - 06:00
Willie Mullins hoping it’s second time lucky in the Ebor for Hipop De Loire

Willie Mullins hoping it’s second time lucky in the Ebor for Hipop De Loire

Aidan O’Brien targeting Deauville Group One double with Gstaad and Bedtime Story

Sat Aug 23 2025 - 06:00
Exciting juvenile Lady Iman leads powerful Irish team into York’s Nunthorpe Stakes

Exciting juvenile Lady Iman leads powerful Irish team into York’s Nunthorpe Stakes

Trainer Ger Lyons’s star bids to become first two-year-old winner of prestigious sprint in 18 years

Fri Aug 22 2025 - 06:00
Minnie Hauk gives impression of even better to come after Yorkshire Oaks romp

Minnie Hauk gives impression of even better to come after Yorkshire Oaks romp

Filly gives Aidan O’Brien a record-equalling ninth success in Day Two Ebor festival feature

Thu Aug 21 2025 - 16:57
Minnie Hauk short odds to add name to stellar Yorkshire Oaks roll of honour

Minnie Hauk short odds to add name to stellar Yorkshire Oaks roll of honour

Colin Keane bids to take advantage of Dylan Browne McMonagle’s suspension in race for jockeys’ title

Thu Aug 21 2025 - 06:00
Ombudsman eventually sweeps to York glory after another 150-1 pacemaker threatens upset

Ombudsman eventually sweeps to York glory after another 150-1 pacemaker threatens upset

Dual Derby winner Lambourn can finish only fifth in Great Voltigeur Stakes on frustrating day for Aidan O’Brien

Wed Aug 20 2025 - 17:01
Lambourn returns to action in York’s Great Voltigeur, with St Leger looming over horizon

Lambourn returns to action in York’s Great Voltigeur, with St Leger looming over horizon

Godolphin and Coolmore shape up for another Acomb Stakes clash on day one of Ebor festival

Tue Aug 19 2025 - 17:54
Top-quality International line-up a timely morale boost for British racing

Top-quality International line-up a timely morale boost for British racing

Aidan O’Brien aiming for record-extending win as Delacroix bids to back up Eclipse success

Tue Aug 19 2025 - 16:29
Jockeys’ body says any new watering system for Thurles not anticipated until 2026

Jockeys’ body says any new watering system for Thurles not anticipated until 2026

Irish Jockeys Association expected racing to go ahead at Thurles this autumn

Mon Aug 04 2025 - 18:07
Smaller racetracks ‘under pressure’ from rising costs and declining income from media rights

Smaller racetracks ‘under pressure’ from rising costs and declining income from media rights

Horse racing industry is taken aback by decision of owners of Thurles course to close track suddenly

Mon Aug 04 2025 - 06:00
Jel Pepper looks good enough to deny Joseph O’Brien in Naas

Jel Pepper looks good enough to deny Joseph O’Brien in Naas

Henry De Bromhead’s Letiza bids to follow up her June success at Down Royal

Mon Aug 04 2025 - 06:00
Aidan O’Brien hoping to break new classic ground with Garden Of Eden in German Oaks

Aidan O’Brien hoping to break new classic ground with Garden Of Eden in German Oaks

Champion trainer saddles Exactly and January in Group One Prix Rothschild at Deauville

Sat Aug 02 2025 - 06:00
Jessica Harrington’s Hotazhell goes for Grade One US glory in $750,000 Saratoga Derby

Jessica Harrington’s Hotazhell goes for Grade One US glory in $750,000 Saratoga Derby

Galway Mile hero Dunum aiming to repeat his 2023 festival success in Sunday’s Ahonoora Handicap

Sat Aug 02 2025 - 06:00
‘A huge blow for Irish racing’ - Thurles racecourse closure met with shock and sadness

‘A huge blow for Irish racing’ - Thurles racecourse closure met with shock and sadness

Thurles racecourse is first Irish track to shut its doors since Tralee in 2008

Fri Aug 01 2025 - 16:53
Easing ground conditions can help course winner Nans View in Galway festival feature

Easing ground conditions can help course winner Nans View in Galway festival feature

Neveradullmoment could underline Ballybrit credentials with Galway Blazers success

Fri Aug 01 2025 - 06:00
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
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