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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
Jessica Harrington aiming for Grade One success in Keeneland with Paris Peacock

Jessica Harrington aiming for Grade One success in Keeneland with Paris Peacock

Galway Plate hero Hewick bids for ‘National’ glory in the US

Fri Oct 14 2022 - 16:27
National Hunt season takes another step forward with return of Galvin

National Hunt season takes another step forward with return of Galvin

Horse Racing Ireland confirm changes to 2023 pre-Christmas jumps programme

Tue Oct 11 2022 - 16:13
Michael O’Leary well represented as jump racing action returns at Punchestown

Michael O’Leary well represented as jump racing action returns at Punchestown

Robbie Dunne makes Hereford comeback after 10-month suspension for bullying and harassing Bryony Frost

Mon Oct 10 2022 - 19:00
Baaeed favourite to emulate Frankel and end career unbeaten

Baaeed favourite to emulate Frankel and end career unbeaten

Adayar appears biggest danger among nine potential opponents after Monday’s acceptance stage

Mon Oct 10 2022 - 18:12
Irish Guineas winner Homeless Songs set to skip Ascot but return to race as a four-year-old

Irish Guineas winner Homeless Songs set to skip Ascot but return to race as a four-year-old

Trainer Dermot Weld rates Moyglare winner Tahiyra as good a prospect as he’s ever had

Sun Oct 09 2022 - 14:44
Ballydoyle team aim to underline juvenile strength with Aesop’s Fables in Dewhurst

Ballydoyle team aim to underline juvenile strength with Aesop’s Fables in Dewhurst

Aesop's Fables can underline Ballydoyle's two-year-old strength in the Darley Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket

Fri Oct 07 2022 - 16:16
Christophe Soumillon given chance by Aidan O’Brien to make headlines for right reasons

Christophe Soumillon given chance by Aidan O’Brien to make headlines for right reasons

‘There’s no doubt he’s a world-class rider,’ says O’Brien about controversial Belgian jockey

Fri Oct 07 2022 - 15:58
Six-time champion flat jockey Liam Ward has died aged 92

Six-time champion flat jockey Liam Ward has died aged 92

Ward was Vincent O’Brien’s main rider in Ireland and in that role also won a number of races on Nijinsky

Tue Oct 04 2022 - 16:27
Murtagh backs Christophe Soumillon to bounce back from losing Aga Khan retainer

Murtagh backs Christophe Soumillon to bounce back from losing Aga Khan retainer

Arc runner up Vadeni will continue racing career as a four-year-old

Tue Oct 04 2022 - 14:36
Aidan O’Brien aiming for record-equalling eighth Dewhurst Stakes with Aesop’s Fables

Aidan O’Brien aiming for record-equalling eighth Dewhurst Stakes with Aesop’s Fables

Waterville early favourite to record Cesarewitch double in Newmarket

Tue Oct 04 2022 - 05:00
IHRB pledge CCTV will be in place at racecourse stable yards

IHRB pledge CCTV will be in place at racecourse stable yards

New cameras already in place at Naas and Gowran Park

Mon Oct 03 2022 - 15:15
‘She’s never travelled better’ - Prescott revels in Alpinista Arc win

‘She’s never travelled better’ - Prescott revels in Alpinista Arc win

Blushes saved as Christophe Soumillon has to settle for runner up spot on Vadeni

Sun Oct 02 2022 - 17:36
Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe: Aidan O’Brien pins hope of third renewal win on Luxembourg

Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe: Aidan O’Brien pins hope of third renewal win on Luxembourg

Testing ground conditions likely at Longchamp for Europe’s most valuable race

Fri Sept 30 2022 - 19:00
Christophe Soumillon hit with 60-day ban for elbowing Rossa Ryan off saddle

Christophe Soumillon hit with 60-day ban for elbowing Rossa Ryan off saddle

Soumillon was riding Syros in the Prix Thomas Bryon Jockey Club de Turquie

Fri Sept 30 2022 - 15:51
Frankie Dettori on captaincy duty for inaugural Barney Curley Charity Cup

Frankie Dettori on captaincy duty for inaugural Barney Curley Charity Cup

Italian jockey unable to ride at the Bellewstown track in Meath track due to suspension

Tue Sept 27 2022 - 15:08
Luxembourg on target to join elite group of Irish-trained Arc winners

Luxembourg on target to join elite group of Irish-trained Arc winners

Good to soft ground is the aim for Longchamp’s €5 million feature this Sunday

Tue Sept 27 2022 - 05:00
Racing officials face nervous wait on Budget announcement for 2023 funding

Racing officials face nervous wait on Budget announcement for 2023 funding

Colin Keane opts to ride Affogato in Cork’s Listed feature

Mon Sept 26 2022 - 17:04
Aidan O’Brien’s Waterville scoops massive Irish Cesarewitch prize

Aidan O’Brien’s Waterville scoops massive Irish Cesarewitch prize

Wayne Lordan ridden 5-1 favourite foils Rachael Blackmore on Echoes In Rain by a neck

Sun Sept 25 2022 - 18:07
Goffs Million tops rich weekend action at the Curragh

Goffs Million tops rich weekend action at the Curragh

Boosted Irish Cesarewitch pot of €600,000 attracts maximum field of 30 runners

Fri Sept 23 2022 - 15:07
Colin Keane set to have enviable choice for Goffs Million

Colin Keane set to have enviable choice for Goffs Million

Vadeni given green light to take chance in Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe

Wed Sept 21 2022 - 19:00
Cousins Joseph O’Brien and JJ Slevin combine for Kerry National glory with Busselton

Cousins Joseph O’Brien and JJ Slevin combine for Kerry National glory with Busselton

Dramatic final fence blunder robs Hewick of chance for more big race success

Wed Sept 21 2022 - 17:45
Horse Racing Ireland’s financial statements for 2020 to be discussed by PAC

Horse Racing Ireland’s financial statements for 2020 to be discussed by PAC

Representatives of the semi-State body will appear before the Committee on Thursday

Wed Sept 21 2022 - 16:55
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