Davy Russell announces retirement after Thurles winner Veteran jump jockey had taken the ride aboard Gordon Elliott’s Liberty DanceSun Dec 18 2022 - 15:08
Frankie Dettori could get one more chance in 2023 to fill in final Irish Classic blankFormer agent Ray Cochrane warns Dettori looming retirement will be ‘hardest bit of his life coming upSun Dec 18 2022 - 15:00
Galopin Des Champs finally gets chance to outline Cheltenham Gold Cup credentialsLast season’s top novice lines up in the Grade One John Durkan Chase at PunchestownSun Dec 18 2022 - 14:46
Trainer Gearoid Brouder has licence withdrawn for year for moving training operation Suspension of last half of ban means he can reapply for licence in MarchFri Dec 16 2022 - 19:13
Hopes increase for resumption of jumps racing ahead of forecast weekend thawSunday action at Navan and Thurles could kick off rare pre-Christmas racing glut in IrelandFri Dec 16 2022 - 19:00
Gordon Elliott on verge of breaking through €2m prizemoney mark for the season in IrelandTrainer has six entries for Sunday’s featured €100,000 handicap hurdle at NavanFri Dec 16 2022 - 19:00
Dreal Deal gets another chance at Dundalk to end losing streak Dreal Deal steps into the spotlight at Dundalk on Friday night when lining up for a two-mile handicap.Thu Dec 15 2022 - 19:00
Leopardstown to continue watering policy next week Leopardstown CEO reassures Christmas festival fans ‘racing will go ahead’ at south Dublin courseThu Dec 15 2022 - 15:09
Punchestown gets green light to run John Durkan card on MondayEagerly awaited seasonal debut for Gold Cup favourite Galopin Des Champs in Grade 1 featureMon Dec 12 2022 - 19:01
Naas officials clinging to hope track can beat freezing conditions on Thursday Freezing fog proving to be as much of a problem as frost at NaasMon Dec 12 2022 - 16:15
Under-fire Ronan McNally saddles Dreal Deal in final race at Dundalk Armagh trainer set to learn IHRB penalties in new year after long-running investigationSun Dec 11 2022 - 19:00
Punchestown’s John Durkan Chase could be delayed until next weekHenry De Bromhead keeps Mares' hurdle option open for Honeysuckle at CheltenhamSun Dec 11 2022 - 19:00
Michael O’Sullivan bids to continue big-race winning streak in Cheltenham featureProgramme has to pass 7.30 inspection with freezing overnight temperatures forecastFri Dec 09 2022 - 15:53
Cork could have Sunday spotlight to itself with ‘good chance’ of racing going aheadPunchestown needs ‘appreciable thaw’ in order to run John Durkan Chase programmeFri Dec 09 2022 - 15:45
Freezing conditions mean a ‘tight’ call is likely for Sunday’s Punchestown actionOfficials examining option of running John Durkan Chase programme on Tuesday if necessaryThu Dec 08 2022 - 16:20
Stone Age has maiden Group One victory in his sights in Hong Kong Aidan O’Brien looking to add to tally of 14 Group One victories so far in 2022Thu Dec 08 2022 - 16:03
Patrick Mullins hoping Cork provides perfect springboard for Energumene yet againTop two-miler hoping to break run of losses for last year’s Cheltenham championship race winnersTue Dec 06 2022 - 15:49
Ronan McNally will ‘almost certainly’ appeal IHRB findings into horses’ performanceIHRB said Armagh trainer breached long list of racing rules, including those relating to ‘non-trier’ and passing inside informationTue Dec 06 2022 - 15:16
Honeysuckle crowned Horse of the Year for second year in a rowWayne Lordan wins ‘ride of the year’ for Irish Cesarewitch victory on WatervilleTue Dec 06 2022 - 00:01
O’Brien aiming to end 2022 with more Group One glory in Hong KongAidan O'Brien has three horses in the mix for big Group One prizes at the final big international flat carnival of the year in Hong KongMon Dec 05 2022 - 19:00
Irish tracks hopeful that forecast freezing weather doesn’t disrupt racing programmePunchestown planning to put down covers ahead of Sunday’s John Durkan ChaseMon Dec 05 2022 - 16:17
Marine Nationale makes waves in Fairyhouse thrillerBarry Connell claims first win as trainer as Michael O’Sullivan enjoys first Grade One victory as jockey.Sun Dec 04 2022 - 18:04
Eerie silence at Fairyhouse as Honeysuckle’s unbeaten record comes to an endTeahupoo inflicts shock Hatton’s Grace defeat as Gordon Elliott and Jack Kennedy complete Grade One doubleSun Dec 04 2022 - 16:46
Facile Vega gets jumping career off to a start at FairyhouseWillie Mullins’s Gentleman de Mee takes on Shishkin & Co in Sandown’s Tingle Creek while Facile Vega begins jumping career at FairyhouseFri Dec 02 2022 - 19:00
Honeysuckle aiming to extend unbeaten record with fourth Hatton’s Grace victoryThe Dublin businessman Barry Connell is aiming for Grade 1 Winter Festival doubleFri Dec 02 2022 - 19:00
Honeysuckle has chance to make case for title defence at FairyhouseBumper champion Facile Vega entered for maiden hurdle in Saturday’s ‘Winter Festival’ programmeTue Nov 29 2022 - 19:00
Honeysuckle bids to follow Constitution Hill’s devastating weekend win in Hatton’s GraceEnglish star as short as 4-6 to dethrone Honeysuckle in Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham in MarchSun Nov 27 2022 - 19:00
The Big Dog wins another big handicap prize in Troytown ChaseDour stayer Big Dog claims the Troytown Chase at NavanSun Nov 27 2022 - 19:00
Gordon Elliott mob-handed as he bids to extend outstanding form at Navan American Mike continues his career over flights in Grade Three Monksfield Hurdle on SundayFri Nov 25 2022 - 15:06
British racing’s great white hope Constitution Hill returns to action in Fighting Fifth Hurdle Joseph O’Brien’s Busselton is sole Irish raider in Newbury’s Coral Gold CupFri Nov 25 2022 - 14:54
Angela Flanagan becomes first independent director appointed to IHRB board Flanagan has served as special adviser to both Leo Varadkar and Enda KennyTue Nov 22 2022 - 17:09
Henry de Bromhead has ‘good days and bad days’ in wake of family tragedyTrainer focusing as best he can on the season ahead following death of 13-year-old sonMon Nov 21 2022 - 19:15
Willie Mullins has ‘fingers crossed’ for quick Allaho recovery Jessica Harrington’s Magical Lagoon fails to fire in Japanese Group OneMon Nov 14 2022 - 05:00
Slevin pulls off unlikely Lismullen success on 28-1 outsider Home By The LeeBob Olinger adds to enigmatic reputation with runner-up performanceSun Nov 13 2022 - 16:05
Flooring Porter takes on Bob Olinger in eagerly anticipated Navan clashWillie Mullins in Grade 1 action at Auteuil over weekendSat Nov 12 2022 - 05:00
Jessica Harrington aiming for massive pay-day in Japan with Magical LagoonIrish hope is first overseas runner in Queen Elizabeth II Cup in more than a decadeSat Nov 12 2022 - 05:00
Proposed media rights offer to generate a basic €40 million a year for Irish racingForecasts that any deal may not be agreed until well into 2023Fri Nov 11 2022 - 16:42
Flooring Porter and Bob Olinger on course to clash in Sunday’s Lismullen Hurdle at NavanMichael O’Leary retitles mares novice hurdle at Cheltenham in memory of Jack De BromheadWed Nov 09 2022 - 05:00
Honeysuckle in running to be crowned Horse of the Year for second year in a rowSea The Stars stud fee reaches career-high €180,000 for 2023Wed Nov 09 2022 - 05:00
Magical Lagoon aimed at Group One glory in Japan for trainer Jessica HarringtonStable go-to jockey Shane Foley set to ride Irish Oaks winner in Queen Elizabeth II Cup at HanshinMon Nov 07 2022 - 19:00
French Dynamite favourite to end Irish drought in Cheltenham featureCoolmore Stud spends $17.9m on just four horses at Kentucky bloodstock saleMon Nov 07 2022 - 19:00
Contentious meeting predicted over Irish racing’s media rights deal Representatives of the country’s 26 racing tracks are set to get details of a proposed new five-year media rights deal due to start in 2024Mon Nov 07 2022 - 05:00
Aidan O’Brien’s best Breeders Cup haul overshadowed by victory of Flightline Aidan O’Brien records best ever Breeders Cup haul of three winners after Tuesday winSun Nov 06 2022 - 16:49
Aidan O’Brien completes Breeders’ Cup double as Meditate and Victoria Road triumph in KentuckyKeeneland once more proved a happy hunting ground for the Irish trainerFri Nov 04 2022 - 22:13
Keeneland gripped by Flightline show as US superstar tackles Breeders’ Cup Classic Aidan and Joseph O’Brien send out six runners between them on Day 2 at KeenelandFri Nov 04 2022 - 19:00
Galvin favourite to go one better in first Grade One of the jumps seasonThe first Grade One of the jumps season, Down Royal’s €150,000 Ladbrokes Champion Chase, has just a handful of runners headed by last year’s runner-up Galvin.Fri Nov 04 2022 - 19:00
Rugby’s future under threat as more people ask is it worth the riskThe very things that make rugby so enthralling also threaten to cut the ground from underneath itFri Nov 04 2022 - 13:09
Gordon Elliott assembles strong team again for Down Royal Festival Trainer Gordon Elliott has regularly used Down Royal’s biggest National Hunt dates of the year to unveil some of his brightest starsFri Nov 04 2022 - 06:00
Spirit Gal tries to pull off unlikely Breeders’ Cup victory in Keeneland on Friday night Victoria Road will bid to give Aidan O’Brien a fifth success in Juvenile Turf contestFri Nov 04 2022 - 05:00
Billy Lee’s title ambitions reliant on result of appeal against banColin Keane and Lee locked together in jockey’s championship on 89 winners apieceWed Nov 02 2022 - 05:00
