Cheltenham punters give their tips for this week’s festivalJerry Kiernan, Andrew McNamara, Darragh Ó Sé, Leon Blanche and Willie PenroseMon Mar 09 2020 - 09:00
Altior doubtful for Champion Chase after he is found lameGordon Elliott confirms Envoi Allen will target the Ballymore Novices HurdleSun Mar 08 2020 - 17:44
Cheltenham Festival 2020: Day-by-day guideBrian O’Connor looks at the Irish contenders for next week's Cheltenham FestivalSat Mar 07 2020 - 09:00
Barriers broken, Rachael Blackmore rides on to greater heightsThe Tipperary jockey arrives at Cheltenham with an impressive a book of ridesSat Mar 07 2020 - 06:00
Flanagan makes a quick return to action a month after breaking his jawJP McManus runner Castle Oliver bids for four in a row in Naas featureSat Mar 07 2020 - 01:04
Eddie O’Leary believes Cheltenham behind closed doors is better than a delayIndustry hoping coronavirus doesn’t prevent National Hunt Festival going aheadFri Mar 06 2020 - 17:04
IHRB referrals hearing sees four winners disqualified for positive testsThree of the four trainers have penalties waived after it was found they took all reasonable precautionsThu Mar 05 2020 - 15:04
Coronavirus: Cheltenham advises racegoers with ‘symptoms’ not to travelRacegoers who have transited through high risk countries should also stay awayThu Mar 05 2020 - 12:32
Honeysuckle and Benie Des Dieux look set for Cheltenham showdownMouth-watering Mares’ Hurdle clash could prove one of the highlights of the festivalTue Mar 03 2020 - 18:41
HRI wants racing funding increased to €98 million by 2024Racing’s ruling body reveals new five-year strategic planTue Mar 03 2020 - 18:36
Irish trainers favourites to beat home side to Prestbury Cup at CheltenhamNo decision on which festival race De Bromhead’s Honeysuckle will take her chanceMon Mar 02 2020 - 18:38
Coronavirus: Racing behind closed doors not ruled out by HRIThree fixtures in France will have admittance restricted to racing professionalsSun Mar 01 2020 - 19:00
Elliott set to work Cheltenham big guns after racing at LeopardstownMaking the most of the opportunity just over a week out from CheltenhamSun Mar 01 2020 - 16:27
Mullins boosted by Dettori riding True Self in $2.5m raceTrainer bids farewell to ‘huge star’ Un De Sceaux as horse retires following injurySat Feb 29 2020 - 06:00
‘Business as normal’ for racing amid coronavirus concernsDecisions on cancellation of meetings will be led by governments, says HRI chief executiveFri Feb 28 2020 - 17:27
Battleoverdoyen only ‘50-50’ to take chance at CheltenhamGiant novice remains a general 10-1 shot in the betting for the RSA Chase in a fortnightTue Feb 25 2020 - 22:00
Cheltenham keeping a watching brief on coronavirusFestival due to start in two weeks with 15,000 Irish racegoers expected to attendTue Feb 25 2020 - 16:38
City Island to return to hurdles and take on Paisley Park in stayers’McManus team wait on likely Festival ground conditions before Fakir D’oudairies decisionMon Feb 24 2020 - 20:50
Tipping Point: Extinction fears for TV species of lesser spotted Shit StirrerThere’s still nothing better than a loose-tongued gouger lobbing grenades into the mixMon Feb 24 2020 - 07:00
Magic Wand in the running to conjure Riyadh winCoolmore Stud’s globetrotting mare flying Irish flag at inaugural $20m Saudi CupMon Feb 24 2020 - 06:00
Weld to represent trainers on new Irish Thoroughbred Welfare CouncilEight-member body will advise Horse Racing Ireland on equine welfareMon Feb 24 2020 - 01:01
O’Leary calls for Cheltenham Champion Bumper to be restricted to amateur jockeysGigginstown spokesman indicates Darling Daughter will line up in festival contestFri Feb 21 2020 - 18:00
David Mullins returns to action four months after spinal fractureGrand National winning jockey has a total of three weekend rides at Fairyhouse and NaasFri Feb 21 2020 - 16:15
Willie Mullins manoeuvring his Cheltenham forces into positionFestival’s most successful trainer confirms Al Boum Photo on track for Gold CupWed Feb 19 2020 - 19:30
Mark Walsh switches sides to take plum mount on Delta Work for Gold CupJockey takes over from injured Jack Kennedy for big race at CheltenhamTue Feb 18 2020 - 18:04
Willie Mullins prefers to ‘keep it simple’ and run Benie in Mares HurdleLaurina set to return to action over flights at Punchestown on WednesdayTue Feb 18 2020 - 06:00
Tiger Roll on track for Aintree after solid run in Navan“He came to win two out and just got tired,” reported jockey Keith Donoghue afterwardsMon Feb 17 2020 - 16:17
Tipping Point: Eddie Jones’s rhetoric is out of place in a febrile political climateMischievous verbal firecrackers are unnecessary in turbulent timesMon Feb 17 2020 - 06:00
Tiger Roll’s path to potential National hat-trick begins in NavanO’Leary confirms most popular horse in training will be aimed at Aintree featureSat Feb 15 2020 - 06:00
Cantillon launches bid for a seat in Seanad ÉireannNaas chairman frustrated by a perceived lack of influence for thoroughbred industry in political circlesSat Feb 15 2020 - 06:00
Tiger Roll ‘will he – won’t he’ National saga set to run some more'Tiger is very, very special to us. We’ll look after him first and foremost' - Eddie O’LearyWed Feb 12 2020 - 01:00
Grand National on the agenda with Elliott playing a central roleRacing world waits to find out weight allotted by British handicapper to Tiger RollMon Feb 10 2020 - 18:50
Racing the biggest loser if Tiger Roll doesn’t line up at AintreeMichael O’Leary has taken the welfare genie out of the bottle and there’s no putting it backMon Feb 10 2020 - 07:00
Horse Racing Ireland confident public money will keep coming post-electionSinn Féin has in the past criticised the amount of money put into the Horse & Greyhound FundSun Feb 09 2020 - 17:34
Punchestown officials ‘hopeful’ Sunday’s cancelled card can be run on TuesdayStorm Ciara claims Boylesports Grand National Trial programme after ‘freak’ cloudburst drops inch of rain in 20 minutesSun Feb 09 2020 - 16:43
Leopardstown examining idea of Friday start for next year’s Dublin Racing FestivalTrainer and RTÉ pundit Ted Walsh calls it a ‘hare-brained’ ideaSat Feb 08 2020 - 06:00
Non-standard race times get first outing at NaasTrial period during February will see greater flexibility with ‘off’ timesSat Feb 08 2020 - 06:00
British Horseracing Authority to monitor Irish betting trendsIrish Horseracing Regulatory Board agrees four-year dealFri Feb 07 2020 - 22:14
O’Leary team unsure whether Tiger Roll will defend Grand National crownFocus on BHA handicapper ahead of the release of weights for the big race next TuesdayWed Feb 05 2020 - 06:00
Dubai Duty Free extends sponsorship of Irish DerbyCompany renews current deal for another two years until 2021Wed Feb 05 2020 - 06:00
Ciel De Neige to fly the Irish flag in Newbury Betfair HurdleAltior set to return to action for the first time since Cyrname defeat in Game Spirit ChaseTue Feb 04 2020 - 06:00
De Bromhead in no rush to make decision on Honeysuckle’s Cheltenham targetChris’s Dream likely to test credentials in Red Mills Chase at Gowran ParkTue Feb 04 2020 - 06:00
Jack Kennedy to miss Cheltenham Festival after leg break20-year-old sustained injury after falling off Dallas Des Pictons at LeopardstownMon Feb 03 2020 - 17:42
Australian tennis faces moral dilemma with honour for Margaret CourtTipping Point: Separating the player from their toxic personal views is a tough callMon Feb 03 2020 - 06:00
Jack Kennedy set to miss Cheltenham after breaking leg at LeopardstownYoung Jockey had just won Irish Gold Cup before falling at the first in the next raceSun Feb 02 2020 - 19:51
Faugheen proves he’s still a winning machine at age 12Willie Mullins’s veteran brings the house down with Grade One win at LeopardstownSun Feb 02 2020 - 18:40
Rachael Blackmore lights up day one at Leopardstown with Grade One doubleConcern over ground continues for a second year with watering to take place overnightSat Feb 01 2020 - 14:30
Veteran Faugheen could bring the house down with Grade One novice winKemboy primed to give Willie Mullins 11th Irish Gold Cup success at LeopardstownSat Feb 01 2020 - 08:00
Rachael Blackmore has Grade One ammunition for Dublin Racing FestivalHoneysuckle among eight weekend top-flight rides for pioneering jockey at LeopardstownFri Jan 31 2020 - 18:00
Trainer David Dunne has licence suspended for four months after appealOriginal €2,000 fine halved but appeals body concludes original penalty was unduly lenientFri Jan 31 2020 - 17:53
