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O’Brien bids to tighten hold on betting for 2023 Classics with Prix Morny duo

O’Brien bids to tighten hold on betting for 2023 Classics with Prix Morny duo

Star filly Meditate returns to action in Debutante Stakes at the Curragh

Sat Aug 20 2022 - 05:00
Twomey aiming to break cross-channel duck in Group One style with La Petite Coco

Twomey aiming to break cross-channel duck in Group One style with La Petite Coco

Tuesday and Magical Lagoon also comprise strong Irish team in pursuit of Yorkshire Oaks glory

Thu Aug 18 2022 - 05:00
‘Perfect racehorse’ Baaeed lands Juddmonte International with exceptional performance

‘Perfect racehorse’ Baaeed lands Juddmonte International with exceptional performance

Unbeaten star stretches splendid career record to 10 wins on first attempt beyond a mile

Wed Aug 17 2022 - 19:00
Baaeed primed for Ebor festival’s most coveted prize

Baaeed primed for Ebor festival’s most coveted prize

Baaeed expected to show his undoubted class in Juddmonte International at York

Tue Aug 16 2022 - 19:00
O’Brien’s High Definition faces major York task against Baaeed

O’Brien’s High Definition faces major York task against Baaeed

World’s highest rated racehorse set to step up from a mile for the first time in Juddmonte

Tue Aug 16 2022 - 05:00
Weld looking to Champions Weekend with exciting Tahiyra

Weld looking to Champions Weekend with exciting Tahiyra

Brian Cody set for ‘Bainisteoir’ role once more at Tuesday’s Hurling For Cancer Research match

Mon Aug 15 2022 - 15:42
Tipping Point: British racing embroiled in crisis over use of the whip

Tipping Point: British racing embroiled in crisis over use of the whip

There’s an obvious contradiction between insisting the whip is both a valid and painless tool of the trade while restricting how it is wielded

Mon Aug 01 2022 - 06:00
Billy Lee chasing big Ballyhane pot at Naas on Matilda Picotte

Billy Lee chasing big Ballyhane pot at Naas on Matilda Picotte

Title-chasing jockey at Deauville on Tuesday to ride Pearls Galore in Group One Prix Rothschild

Mon Aug 01 2022 - 06:00
Galway festival figures reflect slide in racing attendances this year

Galway festival figures reflect slide in racing attendances this year

Overall Galway festival attendance of 116,720 down over nine per cent on the pre-pandemic 2019 figure of 129,058

Sun Jul 31 2022 - 18:35
Luxembourg on course for return to action in Royal Whip

Luxembourg on course for return to action in Royal Whip

Ambitious autumn schedule could end with October tilt at the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe in Paris

Fri Jul 29 2022 - 16:55
Jockey Wesley Joyce remains in intensive care after ‘freakish’ Galway fall

Jockey Wesley Joyce remains in intensive care after ‘freakish’ Galway fall

19-year-old apprentice jockey was unseated from Red Heel when horse fly-leapt before road crossing during racing on Thursday

Fri Jul 29 2022 - 16:33
Joey Sheridan tries to maintain race record on Cask Mate in Galway feature

Joey Sheridan tries to maintain race record on Cask Mate in Galway feature

Holiday crowds set to swell attendance on what has become busiest date of festival

Fri Jul 29 2022 - 06:00
McKenna makes fairytale return to action with Galway Hurdle success on Tudor City

McKenna makes fairytale return to action with Galway Hurdle success on Tudor City

Winning jockey hadn’t ridden since breaking collarbone in Irish National at Easter

Thu Jul 28 2022 - 18:49
Jessica Harrington sends out Autumn Evening in pursuit of second Galway Hurdle success

Jessica Harrington sends out Autumn Evening in pursuit of second Galway Hurdle success

Ger Lyons hoping for better fortune with Affogato in Listed Flat feature

Thu Jul 28 2022 - 06:00
Jordan Gainford steers Hewick to Galway Plate success despite wayward loose horse

Jordan Gainford steers Hewick to Galway Plate success despite wayward loose horse

Spanish international soccer star Odriozola wins at the festival with Sir Antonio

Wed Jul 27 2022 - 20:56
Early Doors returns to try to regain Galway Plate crown

Early Doors returns to try to regain Galway Plate crown

Emmet Mullins pair Cape Gentleman and The Shunter among the market leaders for biggest steeplechase of the summer at Galway

Wed Jul 27 2022 - 06:00
Magic Chegaga overcomes all sorts of traffic for fairytale Mile victory

Magic Chegaga overcomes all sorts of traffic for fairytale Mile victory

Fairytale victory for Trim-based trainer Brian Duffy as Magic Chegaga claims lucrative Galway feature

Tue Jul 26 2022 - 21:44
Ado McGuinness chasing record four in a row in Galway feature

Ado McGuinness chasing record four in a row in Galway feature

Co Dublin trainer mob-handed in big mile handicap with eight runners — almost half the field

Tue Jul 26 2022 - 05:00
Galway races: Patrick Mullins finally breaks his amateur Derby duck on Echoes In Rain

Galway races: Patrick Mullins finally breaks his amateur Derby duck on Echoes In Rain

Opening day festival crowd of 15,179 down over 5,000 on 2019

Mon Jul 25 2022 - 21:11
Aidan O’Brien’s Kyprios aiming to prove Goodwood Cup ‘spoilsport’

Aidan O’Brien’s Kyprios aiming to prove Goodwood Cup ‘spoilsport’

Ascot Gold Cup winner Kyprios could foil Stradivarius’s chances of a fairytale career finale in Goodwood Cup

Mon Jul 25 2022 - 19:00
Galway festival gets back to normal with return of crowds

Galway festival gets back to normal with return of crowds

Top handler Willie Mullins aiming to maintain modern-day festival dominance for week ahead

Sun Jul 24 2022 - 15:40
Foveros could prove value to go one better than 2021 in Galway feature

Foveros could prove value to go one better than 2021 in Galway feature

Willie Mullins saddles Scandinavian star Lot Of Joy in her first Irish start at Galway

Sun Jul 24 2022 - 15:29
Colin Keane aiming to break his Ascot duck in style with Westsover

Colin Keane aiming to break his Ascot duck in style with Westsover

Irish Derby winner Westover tries to strike rare blow for three year olds in King George

Fri Jul 22 2022 - 19:00
Galway track conditions proving hard to predict ahead of next week’s festival

Galway track conditions proving hard to predict ahead of next week’s festival

Officials hope festival bucks 2022 trend of slide in attendance figures

Fri Jul 22 2022 - 19:00
Galway look to return to 2019 crowd levels for festival

Galway look to return to 2019 crowd levels for festival

Galway Racing Festival hoping to bounce back post-pandemic with bumper attendances at Ballybrit

Tue Jul 19 2022 - 15:55
Irish jockeys see no need to follow divisive new whip rules from Britain

Irish jockeys see no need to follow divisive new whip rules from Britain

New rules include potential disqualification and restricting riders to using whips in the backhand position

Mon Jul 18 2022 - 16:57
Ballinrobe ready for heatwave conditions and has Monday evening action to itself

Ballinrobe ready for heatwave conditions and has Monday evening action to itself

Racing round-up: Blackbeard leads O’Brien 1-2 in Prix Robert Papin at Chantilly

Sun Jul 17 2022 - 15:28
Magical Lagoon holds on as Jessica Harrington takes Irish Oaks honours

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 2018

Sat Jul 16 2022 - 16:21
Ireland’s racing programme unchanged despite heatwave

Ireland’s racing programme unchanged despite heatwave

Jessica Harrington’s Magical Lagoon presented with Irish Oaks chance after Emily Upjohn defection

Fri Jul 15 2022 - 16:16
IHRB have no plans to replicate British racing’s radical whip rule changes

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 Curragh

Tue Jul 12 2022 - 15:51
Frankie Dettori has record-equalling sixth Irish Oaks in his sights with Emily Upjohn

Frankie Dettori has record-equalling sixth Irish Oaks in his sights with Emily Upjohn

Racing News: Donnacha O’Brien supplements Piz Badile into Thursday’s Grand Prix de Paris

Mon Jul 11 2022 - 14:44
Tenebrism lands Prix Jean Prat at Deauville for Aiden O’Brien

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 handler

Sun Jul 10 2022 - 19:00
Ryan Moore clocks up the air-miles in bid to repeat Belmont Derby-Oaks double

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 weekend

Fri Jul 08 2022 - 19:00
Ireland’s jockeys still struggling to find indemnity cover

Ireland’s jockeys still struggling to find indemnity cover

Jockeys’ Association says problem is an ‘industry issue’ and not just about riders

Tue Jul 05 2022 - 15:03
Racecourse association stands over distribution of media rights income

Racecourse association stands over distribution of media rights income

Aidan O’Brien’s Grade One ambitions switch to New York on Saturday

Mon Jul 04 2022 - 15:34
French star Vadeni already has Leopardstown in his sights

French star Vadeni already has Leopardstown in his sights

IHRB 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’

High Definition has chance to boost O’Brien’s Group One ‘mojo’

Ballydoyle colt tackles Hurricane Lane in Sunday’s Grand Prix De Saint-Cloud

Fri Jul 01 2022 - 19:00
Narrowing IHRB’s credibility gap is job for racing and not just one person

Narrowing IHRB’s credibility gap is job for racing and not just one person

Tipping Point: Darragh O’Loughlin takes over CEO of regulatory body on Wednesday

Mon Jun 27 2022 - 06:00
Weighing procedure foul-up at Curragh referred for investigation

Weighing procedure foul-up at Curragh referred for investigation

Twomey’s La Petite Coco wins Pretty Polly but trainer loses third with Rosscarbery

Sun Jun 26 2022 - 17:47
Curragh boss rejects idea that Irish Derby attendances are plateauing

Curragh boss rejects idea that Irish Derby attendances are plateauing

Brian Kavanagh insists €50 admission not an issue in relation to 11,300 Derby crowd

Sun Jun 26 2022 - 16:59
Colin Keane lands first Irish Derby with wide-margin winner Westover

Colin Keane lands first Irish Derby with wide-margin winner Westover

Official derby day attendance of 11,300 lower than 2019 figure

Sat Jun 25 2022 - 17:19
Irish Derby preview: Under pressure meet includes star filly Tuesday

Irish Derby preview: Under pressure meet includes star filly Tuesday

Renewed focus on attendance for Curragh’s €1 million classic highlight

Sat Jun 25 2022 - 05:00
Blackbeard tries to bounce back from Ascot with Railway victory

Blackbeard tries to bounce back from Ascot with Railway victory

Concert Hall could emerge on top in Pretty Polly generation clash

Fri Jun 24 2022 - 15:37
Paddy Twomey’s Rosscarbery supplemented into Pretty Polly for €30,000

Paddy Twomey’s Rosscarbery supplemented into Pretty Polly for €30,000

Strength of Joseph O’Brien’s fillies underlined as Grecian Slipper and Seisai line up for Oaks trial at Naas

Tue Jun 21 2022 - 19:19
Ryan Moore aiming to finally break Irish Derby duck on Tuesday

Ryan Moore aiming to finally break Irish Derby duck on Tuesday

Westover camp drop Hornby and opt for Colin Keane’s Curragh experience

Tue Jun 21 2022 - 19:00
Menuisier hoping Irish Derby plan for Lionel pays off at Curragh

Menuisier hoping Irish Derby plan for Lionel pays off at Curragh

Waterville among Aidan O’Brien’s possible entries for Friday’s Curragh Cup

Mon Jun 20 2022 - 20:33
HRI keeping ‘watching brief’ on track admission prices as attendances drop

HRI keeping ‘watching brief’ on track admission prices as attendances drop

HRI chief Suzanne Eade insists going racing remains value for money

Mon Jun 20 2022 - 19:45
O’Brien examining option of running Tuesday against colts in Irish Derby

O’Brien examining option of running Tuesday against colts in Irish Derby

Oaks winner could try to become first filly to win Ireland’s premier classic since 1994

Mon Jun 20 2022 - 05:00
If Gaelic football’s banjaxed it’s the kind of banjax that’s sure to endure

If Gaelic football’s banjaxed it’s the kind of banjax that’s sure to endure

Tipping point: This year’s quarter final spread indicates a rare competitive element

Mon Jun 20 2022 - 05:00
Frankie Dettori bounces back with Inspiral victory in Coronation Stakes

Frankie Dettori bounces back with Inspiral victory in Coronation Stakes

Aidan O’Brien reaches 80 Royal Ascot winners with Mediate and Changingoftheguard

Fri Jun 17 2022 - 18:36
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