Galway track conditions proving hard to predict ahead of next week’s festival Officials hope festival bucks 2022 trend of slide in attendance figuresFri Jul 22 2022 - 19:00
Colin Keane aiming to break his Ascot duck in style with WestsoverIrish Derby winner Westover tries to strike rare blow for three year olds in King GeorgeFri Jul 22 2022 - 19:00
Galway look to return to 2019 crowd levels for festivalGalway Racing Festival hoping to bounce back post-pandemic with bumper attendances at BallybritTue Jul 19 2022 - 15:55
Irish jockeys see no need to follow divisive new whip rules from BritainNew rules include potential disqualification and restricting riders to using whips in the backhand positionMon Jul 18 2022 - 16:57
Ballinrobe ready for heatwave conditions and has Monday evening action to itselfRacing round-up: Blackbeard leads O’Brien 1-2 in Prix Robert Papin at ChantillySun Jul 17 2022 - 15:28
Magical Lagoon holds on as Jessica Harrington takes Irish Oaks honours Curragh success gives trainer her second Classic win after Irish 1,000 Guineas in 2018Sat Jul 16 2022 - 16:21
Ireland’s racing programme unchanged despite heatwaveJessica Harrington’s Magical Lagoon presented with Irish Oaks chance after Emily Upjohn defectionFri Jul 15 2022 - 16:16
IHRB have no plans to replicate British racing’s radical whip rule changes Emily Upjohn hot favourite to land Saturday’s Irish Oaks at the CurraghTue Jul 12 2022 - 15:51
Frankie Dettori has record-equalling sixth Irish Oaks in his sights with Emily UpjohnRacing News: Donnacha O’Brien supplements Piz Badile into Thursday’s Grand Prix de ParisMon Jul 11 2022 - 14:44
Tenebrism lands Prix Jean Prat at Deauville for Aiden O’Brien Ryan Moore-ridden Coolmore filly obliges to fill rare Group One blank for top handlerSun Jul 10 2022 - 19:00
Ryan Moore clocks up the air-miles in bid to repeat Belmont Derby-Oaks double Aidan O’Brien’s Stone Age and Concert Hall both handed outside draws at New York this weekendFri Jul 08 2022 - 19:00
Ireland’s jockeys still struggling to find indemnity coverJockeys’ Association says problem is an ‘industry issue’ and not just about ridersTue Jul 05 2022 - 15:03
Racecourse association stands over distribution of media rights income Aidan O’Brien’s Grade One ambitions switch to New York on SaturdayMon Jul 04 2022 - 15:34
French star Vadeni already has Leopardstown in his sightsIHRB say Rosscarbery weights investigation will completed ‘as swift as possible’Sun Jul 03 2022 - 19:00
High Definition has chance to boost O’Brien’s Group One ‘mojo’ Ballydoyle colt tackles Hurricane Lane in Sunday’s Grand Prix De Saint-CloudFri Jul 01 2022 - 19:00
Narrowing IHRB’s credibility gap is job for racing and not just one personTipping Point: Darragh O’Loughlin takes over CEO of regulatory body on WednesdayMon Jun 27 2022 - 06:00
Weighing procedure foul-up at Curragh referred for investigation Twomey’s La Petite Coco wins Pretty Polly but trainer loses third with RosscarberySun Jun 26 2022 - 17:47
Curragh boss rejects idea that Irish Derby attendances are plateauing Brian Kavanagh insists €50 admission not an issue in relation to 11,300 Derby crowdSun Jun 26 2022 - 16:59
Colin Keane lands first Irish Derby with wide-margin winner WestoverOfficial derby day attendance of 11,300 lower than 2019 figureSat Jun 25 2022 - 17:19
Irish Derby preview: Under pressure meet includes star filly Tuesday Renewed focus on attendance for Curragh’s €1 million classic highlightSat Jun 25 2022 - 05:00
Blackbeard tries to bounce back from Ascot with Railway victoryConcert Hall could emerge on top in Pretty Polly generation clashFri Jun 24 2022 - 15:37
Paddy Twomey’s Rosscarbery supplemented into Pretty Polly for €30,000Strength of Joseph O’Brien’s fillies underlined as Grecian Slipper and Seisai line up for Oaks trial at NaasTue Jun 21 2022 - 19:19
Ryan Moore aiming to finally break Irish Derby duck on TuesdayWestover camp drop Hornby and opt for Colin Keane’s Curragh experienceTue Jun 21 2022 - 19:00
Menuisier hoping Irish Derby plan for Lionel pays off at CurraghWaterville among Aidan O’Brien’s possible entries for Friday’s Curragh CupMon Jun 20 2022 - 20:33
HRI keeping ‘watching brief’ on track admission prices as attendances drop HRI chief Suzanne Eade insists going racing remains value for moneyMon Jun 20 2022 - 19:45
O’Brien examining option of running Tuesday against colts in Irish DerbyOaks winner could try to become first filly to win Ireland’s premier classic since 1994Mon Jun 20 2022 - 05:00
If Gaelic football’s banjaxed it’s the kind of banjax that’s sure to endureTipping point: This year’s quarter final spread indicates a rare competitive elementMon Jun 20 2022 - 05:00
Frankie Dettori bounces back with Inspiral victory in Coronation StakesAidan O’Brien reaches 80 Royal Ascot winners with Mediate and ChangingoftheguardFri Jun 17 2022 - 18:36
Coolmore vet loses ‘winner’ due to drug in family dogWeekend preview: Aidan O’Brien chases back-to-back wins in French Oaks with ToyFri Jun 17 2022 - 18:22
Royal Ascot: Jessica Harrington’s filly Discoveries lines up for Friday’s highlightTrainer hopes to keep it in the family, four years after horse’s sister won Coronation StakesThu Jun 16 2022 - 20:00
Kyprios secures eighth Royal Ascot Gold Cup for Aidan O’BrienJessica Harrington enjoys third win at Royal meeting as Magical Lagoon takes Ribblesdale StakesThu Jun 16 2022 - 17:13
Aidan O’Brien’s Kyprios aiming at happier Ascot experience in Gold CupJessica Harrington’s Magical Lagoon returns to action in RibblesdaleThu Jun 16 2022 - 06:00
State Of Rest secures first Royal Ascot training success for Joseph O’Brien Jockey Shane Crosse also secures first win at the Royal meeting with Prince of Wales’s Stakes winWed Jun 15 2022 - 18:44
Sussex stakes clash on the cards for Baaeed and CoroebusIrish runners draw a blank as Australian sprinter Nature Strip romps to victoryTue Jun 14 2022 - 19:03
Shahryar has chance to become first Japanese winner at Royal AscotO’Brien opts for headgear on Mother Earth in Group 2 assignmentTue Jun 14 2022 - 15:55
World’s highest-rated horse Baaeed lines up in Royal Ascot openerTop-turf speedsters from Australia and the US, as well as Europe, taking each other on in the King’s Stand StakesMon Jun 13 2022 - 17:00
LIV golfers merely hard-faced stooges for a deeply cynical regimeGreg Norman looks up to compatriot Kerry Packer and World Series Cricket while forgetting his own sportswashingMon Jun 13 2022 - 05:00
Paddy Twomey planning Irish Oaks weekend outing for Pearls GaloreIn-form mare may target Minstrel Stakes before resuming her Group One quest later in the seasonSun Jun 12 2022 - 18:15
Aidan O’Brien sets sights on 11th leading trainer award at Royal AscotTrainer brings strong two-year-old team to England for prestigious festivalSun Jun 12 2022 - 15:42
Dermot Weld wary of firm going as he plots Homeless Songs’ Ascot tiltTwo runners with the same name run in same race at Gowran on SundayFri Jun 10 2022 - 19:00
Curragh hoping Desert Crown avails of free entryEpsom winner not among entries but could be added at no cost under ‘win and you’re in’ schemeMon Jun 06 2022 - 19:00
Tipping Point: Kylian Mbappé's PSG deal signals continued growth of player power Manager’s job getting harder without viable ‘or else’ option as dressingroom dynamics shiftMon Jun 06 2022 - 06:00
Vadeni lands Qatar Prix du Jockey Club in superb style at ChantillyColt beats El Bodegon by five lengths with Christophe Soumillon to win €1.5m French DerbySun Jun 05 2022 - 19:00
Aidan O’Brien bids to equal Lester Piggott’s Derby haulFive Irish runners line up at Epsom on Saturday afternoon for racing's Blue Ribband'Sat Jun 04 2022 - 06:00
Family feelings set to one side as O’Brien’s prepare to vie for Derby honoursDonnacha O’Brien bids to become the youngest ever trainer to claim flat racing’s greatest prize when Piz Badile lines up in Epsom’s highlightSat Jun 04 2022 - 05:15
Aidan O’Brien breaks English Classic record as Tuesday wins Oaks Irish trainer will be double-handed in Sunday’s French Derby at ChantillyFri Jun 03 2022 - 18:11
Point Lonsdale heads trio of Ballydoyle French Derby options Aidan O’Brien has an English classic record in his sights at Epsom this weekTue May 31 2022 - 19:00
Aidan O’Brien triple-handed in pursuit of ninth Derby victoryPiz Badile and Glory Daze other Irish hopefuls left in colts classicMon May 30 2022 - 19:00
Willie Mullins sets Mayo National puzzle for puntersSandown Winner Hewick Bids To Successfully Revert To HurdlesMon May 30 2022 - 16:40
Lester Piggott had strong Irish links over his careerThe legendary jockey forged a great partnership with Vincent O’BrienSun May 29 2022 - 18:39
