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Marine Nationale makes waves in Fairyhouse thriller

Marine Nationale makes waves in Fairyhouse thriller

Barry 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 end

Eerie silence at Fairyhouse as Honeysuckle’s unbeaten record comes to an end

Teahupoo inflicts shock Hatton’s Grace defeat as Gordon Elliott and Jack Kennedy complete Grade One double

Sun Dec 04 2022 - 16:46
Facile Vega gets jumping career off to a start at Fairyhouse

Facile Vega gets jumping career off to a start at Fairyhouse

Willie Mullins’s Gentleman de Mee takes on Shishkin & Co in Sandown’s Tingle Creek while Facile Vega begins jumping career at Fairyhouse

Fri Dec 02 2022 - 19:00
Honeysuckle aiming to extend unbeaten record with fourth Hatton’s Grace victory

Honeysuckle aiming to extend unbeaten record with fourth Hatton’s Grace victory

The Dublin businessman Barry Connell is aiming for Grade 1 Winter Festival double

Fri Dec 02 2022 - 19:00
Honeysuckle has chance to make case for title defence at Fairyhouse

Honeysuckle has chance to make case for title defence at Fairyhouse

Bumper champion Facile Vega entered for maiden hurdle in Saturday’s ‘Winter Festival’ programme

Tue Nov 29 2022 - 19:00
The Big Dog wins another big handicap prize in Troytown Chase

The Big Dog wins another big handicap prize in Troytown Chase

Dour stayer Big Dog claims the Troytown Chase at Navan

Sun Nov 27 2022 - 19:00
Honeysuckle bids to follow Constitution Hill’s devastating weekend win in Hatton’s Grace

Honeysuckle bids to follow Constitution Hill’s devastating weekend win in Hatton’s Grace

English star as short as 4-6 to dethrone Honeysuckle in Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham in March

Sun Nov 27 2022 - 19:00
Gordon Elliott mob-handed as he bids to extend outstanding form at Navan

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 Sunday

Fri Nov 25 2022 - 15:06
British racing’s great white hope Constitution Hill returns to action in Fighting Fifth Hurdle

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 Cup

Fri Nov 25 2022 - 14:54
Angela Flanagan becomes first independent director appointed to IHRB board

Angela Flanagan becomes first independent director appointed to IHRB board

Flanagan has served as special adviser to both Leo Varadkar and Enda Kenny

Tue Nov 22 2022 - 17:09
Henry de Bromhead has ‘good days and bad days’ in wake of family tragedy

Henry de Bromhead has ‘good days and bad days’ in wake of family tragedy

Trainer focusing as best he can on the season ahead following death of 13-year-old son

Mon Nov 21 2022 - 19:15
Willie Mullins has ‘fingers crossed’ for quick Allaho recovery

Willie Mullins has ‘fingers crossed’ for quick Allaho recovery

Jessica Harrington’s Magical Lagoon fails to fire in Japanese Group One

Mon Nov 14 2022 - 05:00
Slevin pulls off unlikely Lismullen success on 28-1 outsider Home By The Lee

Slevin pulls off unlikely Lismullen success on 28-1 outsider Home By The Lee

Bob Olinger adds to enigmatic reputation with runner-up performance

Sun Nov 13 2022 - 16:05
Flooring Porter takes on Bob Olinger in eagerly anticipated Navan clash

Flooring Porter takes on Bob Olinger in eagerly anticipated Navan clash

Willie Mullins in Grade 1 action at Auteuil over weekend

Sat Nov 12 2022 - 05:00
Jessica Harrington aiming for massive pay-day in Japan with Magical Lagoon

Jessica Harrington aiming for massive pay-day in Japan with Magical Lagoon

Irish hope is first overseas runner in Queen Elizabeth II Cup in more than a decade

Sat Nov 12 2022 - 05:00
Proposed media rights offer to generate a basic €40 million a year for Irish racing

Proposed media rights offer to generate a basic €40 million a year for Irish racing

Forecasts that any deal may not be agreed until well into 2023

Fri Nov 11 2022 - 16:42
Flooring Porter and Bob Olinger on course to clash in Sunday’s Lismullen Hurdle at Navan

Flooring Porter and Bob Olinger on course to clash in Sunday’s Lismullen Hurdle at Navan

Michael O’Leary retitles mares novice hurdle at Cheltenham in memory of Jack De Bromhead

Wed Nov 09 2022 - 05:00
Honeysuckle in running to be crowned Horse of the Year for second year in a row

Honeysuckle in running to be crowned Horse of the Year for second year in a row

Sea The Stars stud fee reaches career-high €180,000 for 2023

Wed Nov 09 2022 - 05:00
French Dynamite favourite to end Irish drought in Cheltenham feature

French Dynamite favourite to end Irish drought in Cheltenham feature

Coolmore Stud spends $17.9m on just four horses at Kentucky bloodstock sale

Mon Nov 07 2022 - 19:00
Magical Lagoon aimed at Group One glory in Japan for trainer Jessica Harrington

Magical Lagoon aimed at Group One glory in Japan for trainer Jessica Harrington

Stable go-to jockey Shane Foley set to ride Irish Oaks winner in Queen Elizabeth II Cup at Hanshin

Mon Nov 07 2022 - 19:00
Contentious meeting predicted over Irish racing’s media rights deal

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 2024

Mon Nov 07 2022 - 05:00
Aidan O’Brien’s best Breeders Cup haul overshadowed by victory of Flightline

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 win

Sun Nov 06 2022 - 16:49
Aidan O’Brien completes Breeders’ Cup double as Meditate and Victoria Road triumph in Kentucky

Aidan O’Brien completes Breeders’ Cup double as Meditate and Victoria Road triumph in Kentucky

Keeneland once more proved a happy hunting ground for the Irish trainer

Fri Nov 04 2022 - 22:13
Galvin favourite to go one better in first Grade One of the jumps season

Galvin favourite to go one better in first Grade One of the jumps season

The 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
Keeneland gripped by Flightline show as US superstar tackles Breeders’ Cup Classic

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 Keeneland

Fri Nov 04 2022 - 19:00
Rugby’s future under threat as more people ask is it worth the risk

Rugby’s future under threat as more people ask is it worth the risk

The very things that make rugby so enthralling also threaten to cut the ground from underneath it

Fri Nov 04 2022 - 13:09
Gordon Elliott assembles strong team again for Down Royal Festival

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 stars

Fri Nov 04 2022 - 06:00
Spirit Gal tries to pull off unlikely Breeders’ Cup victory in Keeneland on Friday night

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 contest

Fri Nov 04 2022 - 05:00
Billy Lee’s title ambitions reliant on result of appeal against ban

Billy Lee’s title ambitions reliant on result of appeal against ban

Colin Keane and Lee locked together in jockey’s championship on 89 winners apiece

Wed Nov 02 2022 - 05:00
Willie Browne aiming at unlikely Breeders Cup success with Spirit Gal

Willie Browne aiming at unlikely Breeders Cup success with Spirit Gal

Spirit Gal to launch unlikely Breeders Cup bid for Tipperary trainer Willie Browne

Tue Nov 01 2022 - 19:00
Frankie Dettori reveals new career twist with plan to ride in US for the winter

Frankie Dettori reveals new career twist with plan to ride in US for the winter

Italian superstar hasn’t ruled out extending stay at Santa Anita if Kentucky Derby mount emerges

Mon Oct 31 2022 - 16:44
Veteran Classic winning jockey Kevin Manning retires aged 55

Veteran Classic winning jockey Kevin Manning retires aged 55

‘The pro’s pro’ calls time on career after winning on Jim Bolger-trained Vocal Studies in Galway

Mon Oct 31 2022 - 15:58
Irish jockey eyes $8m Melbourne Cup amid reduced international participation

Irish jockey eyes $8m Melbourne Cup amid reduced international participation

Wayne Lordan bidding to follow in Michael Kinane’s footsteps with victory on outsider Point Nepean

Sun Oct 30 2022 - 19:00
Billy Lee’s appeal against six-day ban to be heard on Wednesday

Billy Lee’s appeal against six-day ban to be heard on Wednesday

Jockey’s battle with Colin Keane has invigorated the wind-down to flat season

Fri Oct 28 2022 - 22:00
Wayne Lordan picks up Melbourne Cup ride on Point Nepean

Wayne Lordan picks up Melbourne Cup ride on Point Nepean

Aidan O’Brien rules out trio of two-year-old stars from Breeders Cup in Keeneland

Fri Oct 28 2022 - 15:44
‘It was very simple, there were no great meetings’ - Willie Mullins on working again with Michael O’Leary

‘It was very simple, there were no great meetings’ - Willie Mullins on working again with Michael O’Leary

Champion trainer criticises 35-minute gap between races and urges sport to ‘sharpen itself up’ ahead of jumps season

Wed Oct 26 2022 - 16:05
Horse Racing Ireland select SIS and RMG as preferred bidders for new media rights deal

Horse Racing Ireland select SIS and RMG as preferred bidders for new media rights deal

Direct to home pictures of Irish racing look set to remain behind Racing TV paywall

Tue Oct 25 2022 - 16:58
Colin Keane and Billy Lee continue title struggle at the Curragh on Wednesday

Colin Keane and Billy Lee continue title struggle at the Curragh on Wednesday

Jockeys tied at 88 winners each with just six meetings left in season

Tue Oct 25 2022 - 16:04
Aidan O’Brien loses best chance of winning Breeders Cup in Keeneland as Blackbeard retires

Aidan O’Brien loses best chance of winning Breeders Cup in Keeneland as Blackbeard retires

Rock Of Gibraltar, top racehorse at the centre of Alex Ferguson-Coolmore dispute, dies aged 23

Mon Oct 24 2022 - 19:00
Mullins has Gold Cup in his sights with Galopin Des Champs

Mullins has Gold Cup in his sights with Galopin Des Champs

Willie Mullins has given his stamp of approval to Galopin Des Champs as a potential Cheltenham Gold Cup star

Mon Oct 24 2022 - 19:00
Jockey championship contender Billy Lee to appeal six-day whip ban imposed at Dundalk

Jockey championship contender Billy Lee to appeal six-day whip ban imposed at Dundalk

After Sunday’s Curragh action Colin Keane and Lee are tied on 88 winners each for the season

Sun Oct 23 2022 - 19:00
Search For A Song retired after honourable second to Iresine in French St Leger

Search For A Song retired after honourable second to Iresine in French St Leger

O’Brien renews grip at top of European juvenile rankings after Auguste Rodin’s Futurity success

Sun Oct 23 2022 - 19:00
Top Irish handler Aidan O’Brien eyes record 11th Futurity success

Top Irish handler Aidan O’Brien eyes record 11th Futurity success

Search For A Song and Princess Zoe fly flag for Ireland in Sunday’s French St Leger

Sat Oct 22 2022 - 06:00
Davy Russell hoping for happier Munster National outcome on Floueur

Davy Russell hoping for happier Munster National outcome on Floueur

Emily Dickinson makes quick return to action in Curragh feature, but up to 25mms of rain forecast

Sat Oct 22 2022 - 05:00
Lynam has Breeders’ Cup ambitions with Group One winner Romantic Proposal

Lynam has Breeders’ Cup ambitions with Group One winner Romantic Proposal

Harry’s Hill aimed at four in a row on Wednesday in Navan

Wed Oct 19 2022 - 05:00
Aidan O’Brien waiting on ground conditions before deciding on Group One weekend options

Aidan O’Brien waiting on ground conditions before deciding on Group One weekend options

Ballydoyle juvenile team set to be divided between Doncaster, Saint-Cloud and Leopardstown

Tue Oct 18 2022 - 15:25
Willie Mullins backs decision to keep Cheltenham festival at four days

Willie Mullins backs decision to keep Cheltenham festival at four days

Jockey Club opt against extending Cheltenham festival to five days

Mon Oct 17 2022 - 19:00
Champion Stakes winner Bay Bridge weighs up Breeders Cup attempt

Champion Stakes winner Bay Bridge weighs up Breeders Cup attempt

Co Kilkenny-based Ballylinch Stud enjoy Group One double on Champions Day

Sun Oct 16 2022 - 16:54
Irish-trained horse Hewick wins the American Grand National

Irish-trained horse Hewick wins the American Grand National

Trainer Shark Hanlon pays tribute to the late Jack De Bromhead after American National success

Sun Oct 16 2022 - 14:18
Baaeed aiming to finish career unbeaten by clinching Champion Stakes

Baaeed aiming to finish career unbeaten by clinching Champion Stakes

2021 Derby winner Adayar could provide Haggas’ superstar with biggest challenge

Sat Oct 15 2022 - 05:00
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