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Horse Racing Ireland see funding reduced by over €6 million in budget

Horse Racing Ireland see funding reduced by over €6 million in budget

HRI chief Suzanne Eade confirms strategic plan will have to be revised

Tue Oct 12 2021 - 21:16
Aidan O’Brien aims Luxembourg at Doncaster’s Vertem Futurity

Aidan O’Brien aims Luxembourg at Doncaster’s Vertem Futurity

Son of Camelot made a huge impression when landing the Beresford Stakes

Tue Oct 12 2021 - 15:45
Weld ponders big-race options for Search For A Song

Weld ponders big-race options for Search For A Song

Arc runner-up Tarnawa on course to defend her Turf crown at the Breeders Cup

Mon Oct 11 2021 - 17:31
British Champions Day could live up to billing if Adayar and Mishriff clash

British Champions Day could live up to billing if Adayar and Mishriff clash

One-two from July’s King George could meet again at Ascot to decide world leader

Mon Oct 11 2021 - 16:39
Tipping Point: Being the butt of the joke an unenviable position for a sports star

Tipping Point: Being the butt of the joke an unenviable position for a sports star

Missing an open goal or simply your appearance can lead to ongoing public derision

Mon Oct 11 2021 - 06:37
Colin Keane sets new record mark for winners the ‘old-fashioned way’

Colin Keane sets new record mark for winners the ‘old-fashioned way’

Jockey’s 127th win of the Flat season sends him past Joseph O’Brien’s previous mark

Sun Oct 10 2021 - 16:22
Adayar could make quick return to track in Qipco Champion Stakes

Adayar could make quick return to track in Qipco Champion Stakes

Ground conditions at Ascot set to suit Charlie Appleby’s Derby and King George hero

Sun Oct 10 2021 - 15:03
Native Trail looks set to keep up Godolphin’s dream season in Dewhurst Stakes

Native Trail looks set to keep up Godolphin’s dream season in Dewhurst Stakes

Aidan O’Brien sends Glounthaune to contest Newmarket race

Sat Oct 09 2021 - 06:00
EU law complicates any Irish move to ban sending of thoroughbred horses to abattoirs

EU law complicates any Irish move to ban sending of thoroughbred horses to abattoirs

British Horseracing Authority announced that racehorses are to be taken out of human food chain

Fri Oct 08 2021 - 17:26
McCurtin gets early wedding present after successful appeal of ‘non-trier’ charge

McCurtin gets early wedding present after successful appeal of ‘non-trier’ charge

Jockey’s 14-day ban and fine overturned from race at Listowel festival

Fri Oct 08 2021 - 15:18
Colin Keane has history in his sights with six mounts at Navan

Colin Keane has history in his sights with six mounts at Navan

Jockey goes into the meeting just one shy of Joseph O’Brien’s record of 126 winners in a season

Tue Oct 05 2021 - 16:38
Ado McGuinness considering Breeders’ Cup option for A Case Of You

Ado McGuinness considering Breeders’ Cup option for A Case Of You

Trainer also considering Hong Kong option for his star sprinter after Paris success

Tue Oct 05 2021 - 16:29
Aidan O’Brien opts for Johnny Velasquez to ride Order Of Australia

Aidan O’Brien opts for Johnny Velasquez to ride Order Of Australia

Breeders’ Cup winner is back at Keeneland on Saturday night for $750k race

Tue Oct 05 2021 - 15:59
Lyons looking for Straight Answer in England’s top juvenile contest

Lyons looking for Straight Answer in England’s top juvenile contest

Unbeaten two year old bids for Grade One Darley Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket

Mon Oct 04 2021 - 17:50
Mullins eyeing a fourth successive Newmarket Cesarewitch win

Mullins eyeing a fourth successive Newmarket Cesarewitch win

M C Muldoon installed as favourite while top trainer outlines plans for jump stars Appreciate It and Ferny Hollow

Mon Oct 04 2021 - 16:55
Forget philosophy - any sort of win will do for Stephen Kenny and Ireland this week

Forget philosophy - any sort of win will do for Stephen Kenny and Ireland this week

The Ireland manager is in a strange type of limbo and needs a result against Azerbaijan

Mon Oct 04 2021 - 10:02
Second a lonely place for Dermot Weld as Tarnawa is pipped in Arc

Second a lonely place for Dermot Weld as Tarnawa is pipped in Arc

A Case Of You provided some Irish success for Ado McGuinness in the Prix de l’Abbaye

Sun Oct 03 2021 - 17:32
Germany’s Torquator Tasso causes 80-1 upset in a thrilling Arc

Germany’s Torquator Tasso causes 80-1 upset in a thrilling Arc

Dermot Weld’s Tarnawa edged on the line as Marcel Weiss-trained colt pounces late

Sun Oct 03 2021 - 15:41
Aidan O’Brien: Claims about doping in racing ‘very damaging and unnecessary’

Aidan O’Brien: Claims about doping in racing ‘very damaging and unnecessary’

Ballydoyle trainer tells the Racing Post people are ‘talking out the side of their mouths’

Sun Oct 03 2021 - 14:16
Ever-hopeful Japanese still determined to crack the Arc code

Ever-hopeful Japanese still determined to crack the Arc code

Racing-obsessed nation try and finally claim Europe’s greatest all-aged race

Sat Oct 02 2021 - 11:00
Tarnawa’s credentials impressive as Weld targets crowning glory to 50-year career

Tarnawa’s credentials impressive as Weld targets crowning glory to 50-year career

Godolphin’s pair of Derby winners, Hurricane Lane and Adayar, pose major threat

Sat Oct 02 2021 - 06:00
Princess Zoe poised to defend her Qatar Prix Du Cadran crown

Princess Zoe poised to defend her Qatar Prix Du Cadran crown

Trainer Mullins confident his charge can see off the likes of Trueshan and Stradivarius

Fri Oct 01 2021 - 18:20
IHRB rules out pre-race identity checks despite Harrington error

IHRB rules out pre-race identity checks despite Harrington error

Applications close for job of new IHRB chief as Denis Egan steps down this week

Tue Sept 28 2021 - 01:09
Tarnawa could be leading player for Weld in Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe

Tarnawa could be leading player for Weld in Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe

Weld sees Japanese mare Chrono Genesis as being as big a danger to Tarnawa as any of the European classic winners

Mon Sept 27 2021 - 19:29
Aidan O’Brien hails St Mark’s Basilica as star colt is retired

Aidan O’Brien hails St Mark’s Basilica as star colt is retired

Colt’s last outing was the Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown earlier this month

Mon Sept 27 2021 - 17:42
New HRI chief Suzanne Eade aims to bring clean slate to racing body

New HRI chief Suzanne Eade aims to bring clean slate to racing body

Dubliner had no background in racing before joining semi-State body in 2015 as CFO

Sun Sept 26 2021 - 15:13
Colin Keane targets quickfire Group One double at Newmarket

Colin Keane targets quickfire Group One double at Newmarket

Sacred Bridge and Dr Zempf run in back-to-back races for trainer Ger Lyons

Sat Sept 25 2021 - 06:00
Christophe Soumillon to ride Tarnawa in Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe

Christophe Soumillon to ride Tarnawa in Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe

Colin Keane replaced by Belgian jockey for Europe’s premier all-aged race

Wed Sept 22 2021 - 01:00
Gordon Elliott sends out four in pursuit of Kerry National success

Gordon Elliott sends out four in pursuit of Kerry National success

Trainer’s hopefuls split between wealthy owners JP McManus and Michael O’Leary

Tue Sept 21 2021 - 17:04
Christophe Soumillon to ride Tarnawa in Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe

Christophe Soumillon to ride Tarnawa in Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe

Decision has been taken to replace Colin Keane in Europe’s premier all-aged race

Tue Sept 21 2021 - 15:18
Negotiations to secure Irish racing’s new media rights deal set to intensify

Negotiations to secure Irish racing’s new media rights deal set to intensify

Bidding war between RMG, SIS and Sky Sports Racing could increase value of deal

Mon Sept 20 2021 - 22:52
Lyons targeting Grade One success with unbeaten Sacred Bridge

Lyons targeting Grade One success with unbeaten Sacred Bridge

In-form trainer’s filly favourite for glory in the Cheveley Park Stakes at Newmarket

Mon Sept 20 2021 - 16:40
Snowfall’s defeat sees Tarnawa tighten in Prix de l’Arc betting

Snowfall’s defeat sees Tarnawa tighten in Prix de l’Arc betting

Weld switches focus to ultimate objective following frustrating Irish Champions Stakes defeat

Sun Sept 12 2021 - 18:55
Johnny Murtagh trains first Classic winner as Sonnyboyliston strikes to win Irish St Leger

Johnny Murtagh trains first Classic winner as Sonnyboyliston strikes to win Irish St Leger

Jockey Ben Coen caps brilliant first season with trainer in popular win at the Curragh

Sun Sept 12 2021 - 17:23
St Mark’s Basilica wins Champion Stakes after controversial finish

St Mark’s Basilica wins Champion Stakes after controversial finish

Aidan O’Brien’s three-year-old holds off Tarnawa and Poetic Flare at Leopardstown

Sat Sept 11 2021 - 15:17
Search For A Song targets hat-trick in Irish St Leger at the Curragh

Search For A Song targets hat-trick in Irish St Leger at the Curragh

Three-in-a-row for horse would see Dermot Weld claim a record 10th Irish Leger

Sat Sept 11 2021 - 06:00
Hunger for success keeps Kevin Manning at the top of toughest game of them all

Hunger for success keeps Kevin Manning at the top of toughest game of them all

Having rode his first winner in 1983, Ireland’s senior jockey shows no signs of letting up

Sat Sept 11 2021 - 06:00
Welcome return of crowd of 4,000 for Champions Weekend action

Welcome return of crowd of 4,000 for Champions Weekend action

St Mark’s Basilica looks poised to deliver a 10th Champion Stakes for O’Brien

Fri Sept 10 2021 - 19:00
Aidan O’Brien opts to pair Dettori with Snowfall in Paris

Aidan O’Brien opts to pair Dettori with Snowfall in Paris

Elsewhere, there will be 4,000 spectators allowed in to Leopardstown

Wed Sept 08 2021 - 14:42
Order Of Australia a gallant second in Prix Du Moulin

Order Of Australia a gallant second in Prix Du Moulin

Baaeed justifies price as Aidan O’Brien gears up for an intense Group One weekend

Sun Sept 05 2021 - 16:00
Galway set to welcome 800 spectators for Monday’s fixture

Galway set to welcome 800 spectators for Monday’s fixture

Leopardstown and the Curragh will host up to 4,000 at each day of Champions Weekend

Sun Sept 05 2021 - 13:51
Poetic Flare to skip Paris as Bolger’s focus turns to ‘race of season’ at Leopardstown

Poetic Flare to skip Paris as Bolger’s focus turns to ‘race of season’ at Leopardstown

Trainer believes horse has stamina to go the distance in €1m Irish Champion Stakes

Sat Sept 04 2021 - 01:06
Horse trainer Stephen Mahon’s four-year suspension reduced by six months

Horse trainer Stephen Mahon’s four-year suspension reduced by six months

IHRB reveals Geoffrey’s Girl had to be euthanised due to ‘catastrophic injury’

Sat Sept 04 2021 - 01:00
Irish Champions Weekend to welcome crowds of 4,000 each day

Irish Champions Weekend to welcome crowds of 4,000 each day

Racecourses will be able to welcome 50 per cent of outdoor capacity from Monday

Thu Sept 02 2021 - 18:03
Horse Racing Ireland welcome increase in attendances as they await final details

Horse Racing Ireland welcome increase in attendances as they await final details

Irish Champions Weekend and Listowel festival set to benefit from bigger crowds

Tue Aug 31 2021 - 18:34
Charles Byrnes set to resume training after suspension over Viking Hoard case

Charles Byrnes set to resume training after suspension over Viking Hoard case

Trainer’s licence was withdrawn after runner ‘nobbled’ with sedative in 2018

Tue Aug 31 2021 - 06:00
Gustavus Weston to bid for glory in Haydock’s Betfair Sprint Cup

Gustavus Weston to bid for glory in Haydock’s Betfair Sprint Cup

Veteran trainer Joe Murphy seeking a first Grade One success with five year old

Mon Aug 30 2021 - 16:48
Del Potro an unfortunate example of the physical toll top-class tennis can take

Del Potro an unfortunate example of the physical toll top-class tennis can take

Decimated US Open field suggests Djokovic can complete a calendar Grand Slam

Mon Aug 30 2021 - 06:07
Trainer Ger Lyons targets 1,000th winner at Roscommon on Monday

Trainer Ger Lyons targets 1,000th winner at Roscommon on Monday

Colin Keane will partner Tuwaiq and Offiah after he reached 100 winners for season in record time

Mon Aug 30 2021 - 06:00
Japan in the frame as O’Brien continues his overseas campaign at Saratoga

Japan in the frame as O’Brien continues his overseas campaign at Saratoga

Champion trainer has already notched up a couple of big Grade One wins in the US this summer

Fri Aug 27 2021 - 19:47
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