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Breeders Cup: Dermot Weld joins exclusive group as Tarnawa storms to victory

Breeders Cup: Dermot Weld joins exclusive group as Tarnawa storms to victory

Aidan O’Brien saddled a 1-2-3 led by shock 73-1 outsider Order Of Australia in the Mile

Sat Nov 07 2020 - 22:41
Dermot Weld targets first Breeders Cup success with Tarnawa

Dermot Weld targets first Breeders Cup success with Tarnawa

Christophe Soumillon replaced by Colin Keane after testing positive for Covid twice

Sat Nov 07 2020 - 01:00
Aidan O’Brien narrowly misses out at Breeders Cup

Aidan O’Brien narrowly misses out at Breeders Cup

Battleground had started as favourite in Juvenile Turf but was beaten by 30-1 shot

Fri Nov 06 2020 - 21:54
Aidan O’Brien looking for a change of fortune at Breeders’ Cup

Aidan O’Brien looking for a change of fortune at Breeders’ Cup

Trainer looking to add to his 12 winners to date at this weekend’s event in Kentucky

Tue Nov 03 2020 - 19:00
Triumph and tragedy for the O’Briens as Joseph lands second Melbourne Cup

Triumph and tragedy for the O’Briens as Joseph lands second Melbourne Cup

Twilight Payment wins but Anthony Van Dyck’s death adds to race’s tragic recent legacy

Tue Nov 03 2020 - 15:12
Pretty Boy Floyd seals a century of winners for Colin Keane

Pretty Boy Floyd seals a century of winners for Colin Keane

Champion jockey completes campaign in fitting style at the Curragh

Mon Nov 02 2020 - 20:43
Miss Amulet out to continue stunning rise at Breeders’ Cup

Miss Amulet out to continue stunning rise at Breeders’ Cup

Ken Conden’s two-year-old bargain filly to run in $1m race at Keeneland

Mon Nov 02 2020 - 15:38
No fairytale ending for John Oxx but golden memories will linger long

No fairytale ending for John Oxx but golden memories will linger long

Trainer saddles his final runners at the Curragh before retiring

Mon Nov 02 2020 - 15:06
Regulatory body confirms 60 negative drug tests on horses’ hair samples

Regulatory body confirms 60 negative drug tests on horses’ hair samples

Revelation comes in the wake of Bolger’s contention that IHRB testing regime is not up to scratch

Mon Nov 02 2020 - 01:07
Michael O’Leary is selling 11-time Grade 1 winner Apple’s Jade

Michael O’Leary is selling 11-time Grade 1 winner Apple’s Jade

‘Apple’s Jade could be the ultimate blue hen for any serious National Hunt operation’

Fri Oct 30 2020 - 18:04
O’Brien hoping for better fortunes in November

O’Brien hoping for better fortunes in November

Top trainer targets big international prizes following Sunday’s local action at Naas

Fri Oct 30 2020 - 17:45
Luke McGuinness suspended after testing positive for cocaine again

Luke McGuinness suspended after testing positive for cocaine again

The amateur rider has been suspended by IHRB until at least December 2021

Fri Oct 30 2020 - 17:30
Power back to bid for Grade One honours with Chris’s Dream

Power back to bid for Grade One honours with Chris’s Dream

Delta Work leads four-strong Gigginstown team in Down Royal feature on Saturday

Fri Oct 30 2020 - 17:08
Ladbrokes and Coral to leave racecourse betting rings in Ireland and Britain

Ladbrokes and Coral to leave racecourse betting rings in Ireland and Britain

Parent company to sell pitches to Sid Hooper firm as they exit racecourses

Tue Oct 27 2020 - 17:12
Delta Work aiming to extend O’Leary’s success in Down Royal festival feature

Delta Work aiming to extend O’Leary’s success in Down Royal festival feature

Elliott-trained star just one of five Gigginstown entries for first Grade One of the season

Tue Oct 27 2020 - 17:06
Harrington keen on breaking her Breeders’ Cup duck at Keeneland

Harrington keen on breaking her Breeders’ Cup duck at Keeneland

Irish trainer will runs three horses at the upcoming meeting in Kentucky

Tue Oct 27 2020 - 15:16
Champers Elysees to skip Breeders’ Cup with Royal Ascot next year’s target

Champers Elysees to skip Breeders’ Cup with Royal Ascot next year’s target

Trainer Johnny Murtagh lets Group One winning filly out to the paddock

Mon Oct 26 2020 - 16:03
Willie Mullins ‘pleasantly surprised’ at how strong racing is in face of Covid-19

Willie Mullins ‘pleasantly surprised’ at how strong racing is in face of Covid-19

Stratum and True Self readied for Melbourne Cup as jumps season gets into swing at home

Mon Oct 26 2020 - 15:21
Madness or defiance? The GAA is taking a huge gamble in staging Championships

Madness or defiance? The GAA is taking a huge gamble in staging Championships

It’s effectively been decided that an amateur recreational activity is an essential service

Mon Oct 26 2020 - 06:00
A changing of the seasons as Minella Indo lines up at Wexford

A changing of the seasons as Minella Indo lines up at Wexford

This week will see a number of Gold Cup contenders make their seasonal bows

Sun Oct 25 2020 - 15:40
Trainer Ger Lyons dismisses speculation linking jockey Colin Keane to Ballydoyle

Trainer Ger Lyons dismisses speculation linking jockey Colin Keane to Ballydoyle

‘He hasn’t put in a transfer request to me yet, that’s all I know’

Fri Oct 23 2020 - 17:34
Princess Zoe out to cap fairytale summer in Prix Royal-Oak

Princess Zoe out to cap fairytale summer in Prix Royal-Oak

Aidan and Joseph O’Brien looking for success in Melbourne’s $5m Cox Plate

Fri Oct 23 2020 - 15:29
Independent bookies under threat from Level 5 restrictions

Independent bookies under threat from Level 5 restrictions

Big three have online presence but many smaller shops will not survive new lockdown

Tue Oct 20 2020 - 17:43
O’Brien surprised at Buckhurst’s omission from Cox Plate

O’Brien surprised at Buckhurst’s omission from Cox Plate

Four-year-old only been made first-reserve for Australia’s most coveted all-age race

Tue Oct 20 2020 - 16:49
Johnny Murtagh to train for the Aga Khan in Ireland

Johnny Murtagh to train for the Aga Khan in Ireland

Pair had a high profile split in 2012 when Murtagh was a jockey for the owner

Tue Oct 20 2020 - 16:40
Racing continues at Level 5 while bookies have to close

Racing continues at Level 5 while bookies have to close

Government have given green light for elite sport to carry on behind closed doors

Mon Oct 19 2020 - 22:15
Princess Zoe primed for tilt at Prix-Royal Oak at Longchamp

Princess Zoe primed for tilt at Prix-Royal Oak at Longchamp

Tony Mullins’s Prix Du Cadran winner bidding for a sixth successive win

Mon Oct 19 2020 - 20:04
Ghaiyyath retired to stand as a stallion at Kildangan Stud

Ghaiyyath retired to stand as a stallion at Kildangan Stud

World’s top-rated horse won prestigious Coronation Cup and the Eclipse this season

Mon Oct 19 2020 - 17:28
O’Brien well set to land a 10th Vertem Futurity

O’Brien well set to land a 10th Vertem Futurity

Ballydoyle trainer has seven of the 18 entries in the race at Doncaster this weekend

Mon Oct 19 2020 - 16:09
HRI hoping racing will be allowed to go on under Level 5

HRI hoping racing will be allowed to go on under Level 5

Aidan O’Brien set to saddle both Armory and Magic Wand in Cox Plate in Melbourne

Mon Oct 19 2020 - 06:00
Lewis Hamilton’s place in the GOAT debate can’t be argued

Lewis Hamilton’s place in the GOAT debate can’t be argued

Soon to be seven-time world champion has a blend of both Schumacher and Senna

Mon Oct 19 2020 - 06:00
O’Brien hoping for a Magical end to official British flat season

O’Brien hoping for a Magical end to official British flat season

Ballydoyle mare bidding to defend Qipco Champion Stakes crown at Ascot

Fri Oct 16 2020 - 21:03
HRI unclear on where racing stands in Level 5 restrictions

HRI unclear on where racing stands in Level 5 restrictions

CMO had said elite sport can continue but national plan seems to say otherwise

Fri Oct 16 2020 - 15:59
Government’s €36m budget boost for sport ‘a huge welcome’

Government’s €36m budget boost for sport ‘a huge welcome’

Almost €10m will go towards development of projects at National Sports Campus

Tue Oct 13 2020 - 17:08
Anthony Van Dyck leads off Irish challenge in Caulfield Cup

Anthony Van Dyck leads off Irish challenge in Caulfield Cup

Joseph O’Brien to run Buckhurst while True Self goes for Willie Mullins in $5m race

Tue Oct 13 2020 - 14:54
Brian O’Connor: John Oxx’s rare skill was never getting in the way of talent

Brian O’Connor: John Oxx’s rare skill was never getting in the way of talent

Former champion trainer John Oxx to call time on training career after 41 years

Mon Oct 12 2020 - 20:10
Colin Keane hoping to profit from O’Brien rides in battle for champion jockey title

Colin Keane hoping to profit from O’Brien rides in battle for champion jockey title

2017 champion looking to extend his lead over Shane Foley at Cork on Tuesday

Mon Oct 12 2020 - 16:20
Magical takes centre stage as Aidan O’Brien confirms Love’s race is run for now

Magical takes centre stage as Aidan O’Brien confirms Love’s race is run for now

Trainer says fellow filly will target Champion Stakes at Ascot next weekend

Mon Oct 12 2020 - 16:07
HRI pleads racing’s special case in advance of Budget 2021

HRI pleads racing’s special case in advance of Budget 2021

Chief executive Kavanagh says sector ‘in the firing line’ of both coronavirus and Brexit

Mon Oct 12 2020 - 06:00
Government must now match its lip-service to sport with hard cash

Government must now match its lip-service to sport with hard cash

Sporting organisations relying on Budget 2021 to help maintain vital infrastructure

Mon Oct 12 2020 - 06:00
Contaminated feed episode traced to a batch of molasses

Contaminated feed episode traced to a batch of molasses

Gain has switched its supplier of molasses and resumed its manufacture of feed

Sun Oct 11 2020 - 17:48
Trainer McNally surprised over second investigation into Dreal Deal’s improved form

Trainer McNally surprised over second investigation into Dreal Deal’s improved form

‘I don’t know what they’re investigating. I’ve explained for clarity how the horses have improved’

Sun Oct 11 2020 - 17:16
Thunder Moon among four Irish hopefuls for Darley Dewhurst Stakes

Thunder Moon among four Irish hopefuls for Darley Dewhurst Stakes

Joseph O’Brien-trained juvenile to put unbeaten record on the line in top-class renewal

Sat Oct 10 2020 - 06:00
Aidan O’Brien faces large fine after case of mistaken identity at Newmarket

Aidan O’Brien faces large fine after case of mistaken identity at Newmarket

Embarrassment for Ballydoyle as wrong horse officially place third in fillies Group 1

Fri Oct 09 2020 - 20:45
Racing watchdog backs drug-testing regime after Gain feed episode

Racing watchdog backs drug-testing regime after Gain feed episode

Traces of Zilpaterol found by French laboratory in O’Brien runners prior to Arc card

Fri Oct 09 2020 - 19:41
Positive tests for Zilpaterol in France could be ‘an isolated issue’

Positive tests for Zilpaterol in France could be ‘an isolated issue’

Aidan O’Brien forced to withdraw four runners from Arc in Longchamps on Sunday

Tue Oct 06 2020 - 18:32
Bookmakers will be allowed back on track under Level 2 measures

Bookmakers will be allowed back on track under Level 2 measures

Up to three bookies per fixture will be allowed once restrictions are eased

Tue Oct 06 2020 - 15:34
Racing chief admits ‘a sigh of relief’ over rejection of Level 5 restrictions

Racing chief admits ‘a sigh of relief’ over rejection of Level 5 restrictions

Level 3 restrictions means spectator numbers of up to 200 people will no longer apply

Mon Oct 05 2020 - 19:44
O’Briens could return their horses to action at Navan on Wednesday

O’Briens could return their horses to action at Navan on Wednesday

10 horses trained by Aidan and Joseph O’Brien undergo testing in Australia

Mon Oct 05 2020 - 18:02
Irish soccer’s results v style culture war set to flare this week

Irish soccer’s results v style culture war set to flare this week

Stephen Kenny attempting change while trying to qualify for a championship

Mon Oct 05 2020 - 05:00
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