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Racing watchdog working towards drug testing agreement

Racing watchdog working towards drug testing agreement

Body facing tight finish to have accord in place with Department of Agriculture

Tue Nov 05 2019 - 06:00
True Self fails to make the field for Melbourne Cup

True Self fails to make the field for Melbourne Cup

Top handler Willie Mullins admits frustration at runner missing out on valuable renewal

Mon Nov 04 2019 - 19:30
Joseph O’Brien looks to Melbourne Cup after Iridessa success

Joseph O’Brien looks to Melbourne Cup after Iridessa success

Aidan O’Brien and son Joseph have seven of the 24 runners in field on Tuesday morning

Sun Nov 03 2019 - 14:47
Nicholls tries to end O’Leary’s winning streak in Down Royal feature

Nicholls tries to end O’Leary’s winning streak in Down Royal feature

2019 Irish flat season winds up at Naas on Sunday

Sat Nov 02 2019 - 06:00
US trainer Chad Brown could be European Breeders' Cup bogeyman

US trainer Chad Brown could be European Breeders' Cup bogeyman

Anthony Van Dyck bids to add Breeders Cup triumph to Derby win

Sat Nov 02 2019 - 06:00
No joy for Jessica Harrington at her first Breeders’ Cup

No joy for Jessica Harrington at her first Breeders’ Cup

Sharing takes the Juvenile Fillies as European horses fail to make a mark on turf

Fri Nov 01 2019 - 22:40
Aidan O’Brien and son Joseph provide bulk of Irish challenge for Breeders Cup

Aidan O’Brien and son Joseph provide bulk of Irish challenge for Breeders Cup

Most of the European runners in California over the two days will run on anti-bleeding medication

Thu Oct 31 2019 - 16:55
Keith Donoghue set to team up with Delta Work at Down Royal

Keith Donoghue set to team up with Delta Work at Down Royal

Michael O’Leary going for a seventh straight win in the Ladbrokes Champion Chase

Thu Oct 31 2019 - 15:24
Willie Mullins to continue to train Supreme Club horses despite ban

Willie Mullins to continue to train Supreme Club horses despite ban

Champion trainer describes controversial club as ‘good customers’

Wed Oct 30 2019 - 18:15
Magical will miss the Breeders Cup and has been retired

Magical will miss the Breeders Cup and has been retired

She had been one of the market leaders for the Breeders Cup Filly and Mare on Saturday

Mon Oct 28 2019 - 18:05
Competition for Aidan O’Brien as he aims nine at Vertem Futurity

Competition for Aidan O’Brien as he aims nine at Vertem Futurity

Gordon Elliott’s Samcro is set to make his debut over fences at Down Royal on Friday

Mon Oct 28 2019 - 15:57
Tipping Point: Brooks Koepka rivalry could rekindle Rory McIlroy’s fire

Tipping Point: Brooks Koepka rivalry could rekindle Rory McIlroy’s fire

If McIlroy can respond in 2020 then ‘Brory’ could become one of the truly great rivalries

Mon Oct 28 2019 - 09:58
Aidan O’Brien bidding for Group One success on Newcastle all-weather

Aidan O’Brien bidding for Group One success on Newcastle all-weather

Trainer’s two-year-old colts yet to land top honours in 2019 with Godolphin dominant

Sun Oct 27 2019 - 16:08
HRI accused of failing to fulfil statutory obligations over Supreme Racing Club

HRI accused of failing to fulfil statutory obligations over Supreme Racing Club

‘They don’t have to affect the horses and the individual small owners because we’ve done nothing wrong’

Fri Oct 25 2019 - 18:13
Kameko is only competition to Ballydoyle team in Doncaster Futurity

Kameko is only competition to Ballydoyle team in Doncaster Futurity

Aidan O’Brien also targeting two French Juvenile Group One prizes

Fri Oct 25 2019 - 16:32
Ban on Supreme Racing Club has serious implications for Kemboy

Ban on Supreme Racing Club has serious implications for Kemboy

Cheltenham Gold Cup favourite was poised to return to action at Down Royal

Thu Oct 24 2019 - 21:28
Supreme Racing Club suspended from running horses by HRI

Supreme Racing Club suspended from running horses by HRI

Syndicate has had account suspended due to alleged financial misdemeanours

Thu Oct 24 2019 - 13:09
Moore partners Magic Wand for O’Brien’s assault on $5m Cox Plate

Moore partners Magic Wand for O’Brien’s assault on $5m Cox Plate

Master of Ballydoyle also saddles all but one of a dozen entries in the Vertem Futurity

Tue Oct 22 2019 - 20:00
Overwhelming Ballydoyle team could have just a single Futurity opponent

Overwhelming Ballydoyle team could have just a single Futurity opponent

Kameko is only one of dozen Doncaster entries not trained by O’Brien

Tue Oct 22 2019 - 01:00
Naas chairman critical of Racing TV’s ‘second class coverage’ of Irish racing

Naas chairman critical of Racing TV’s ‘second class coverage’ of Irish racing

Cantillon urges sports administration bodies to adopt more proactive approach

Mon Oct 21 2019 - 21:05
Second all-weather track could be hit by budget considerations

Second all-weather track could be hit by budget considerations

Estimates of the cost are around €10 million with Tipperary the likely location

Mon Oct 21 2019 - 17:33
WTA age restrictions aiming to protect Coco Gauff for the long haul

WTA age restrictions aiming to protect Coco Gauff for the long haul

Charismatic young American can be the face of women’s tennis for decades to come

Mon Oct 21 2019 - 06:30
Aidan O’Brien hails ‘unbelievable mare’ Magical after Champions Stakes win

Aidan O’Brien hails ‘unbelievable mare’ Magical after Champions Stakes win

Trainer now sets sights on Vertem Futurity in search for 16th Group One of the year

Sun Oct 20 2019 - 15:08
Willie Mullins pays tribute to ‘uniquely versatile’ Wicklow Brave

Willie Mullins pays tribute to ‘uniquely versatile’ Wicklow Brave

10-year-old died after final fence fall when leading in the American Grand National

Sun Oct 20 2019 - 14:45
Magical tries to break O’Brien’s Champion Stakes duck

Magical tries to break O’Brien’s Champion Stakes duck

Moore skips ‘British Champions Day’ to partner Ten Sovereigns in Australia

Sat Oct 19 2019 - 06:00
Curragh could employ free admission strategy again in 2020

Curragh could employ free admission strategy again in 2020

Track officials delighted with ‘community day’ attendance

Wed Oct 16 2019 - 01:07
Gigginstown mob-handed at Punchestown

Gigginstown mob-handed at Punchestown

Balko Des Flos one of 11 runners set to dominate Punchestown’s fixture

Tue Oct 15 2019 - 17:25
Make A Challenge supplemented for Ascot Champions Sprint

Make A Challenge supplemented for Ascot Champions Sprint

Denis Hogan’s four-year-old into take chance in Saturday’s Group One Qipco renewal

Mon Oct 14 2019 - 18:00
Mullins hopeful Down Royal won’t be impacted by Brexit

Mullins hopeful Down Royal won’t be impacted by Brexit

November Festival begins the day after Britain is due to leave EU

Mon Oct 14 2019 - 17:03
The Ireland rugby team are Irish sport's real Stepford Wives

The Ireland rugby team are Irish sport's real Stepford Wives

Rugby doesn’t produce mavericks, possibly because it distrusts individuality

Mon Oct 14 2019 - 06:36
Aidan O’Brien to throw Ten Sovereigns at $14m Sydney prize

Aidan O’Brien to throw Ten Sovereigns at $14m Sydney prize

July Cup winner set to line up at Royal Randwick in the world’s richest sprint race

Sun Oct 13 2019 - 16:32
Two-year-old sensation Pinatubo takes centre stage in Dewhurst

Two-year-old sensation Pinatubo takes centre stage in Dewhurst

Joseph O’Brien’s Red Tea favourite for Canadian Grade One

Fri Oct 11 2019 - 16:14
Down Royal in ‘limbo’ over prospect of no-deal Brexit

Down Royal in ‘limbo’ over prospect of no-deal Brexit

Horses travelling from Britain told to take Liverpool-Belfast ferry route amid uncertainty

Wed Oct 09 2019 - 01:00
Willie Mullins could have Cesarewitch double in his sights

Willie Mullins could have Cesarewitch double in his sights

Buildmeupbuttercup could be joined by Great White Shark and Stratum at Newmarket

Wed Oct 09 2019 - 01:00
Cautious budget means tighter 2020 for Horse Racing Ireland

Cautious budget means tighter 2020 for Horse Racing Ireland

Minister for Finance again allocated €80 million to the Horse and Greyhound Fund

Tue Oct 08 2019 - 20:31
Pinatubo set to finish unbeaten season on a high

Pinatubo set to finish unbeaten season on a high

Emphatic National Stakes winner now primed for Darley Dewhurst Stakes

Tue Oct 08 2019 - 01:00
McCarthy due more appreciation for his sterling service to Irish football

McCarthy due more appreciation for his sterling service to Irish football

Both as a player and a manager, Barnsley native has given his best for the Republic

Mon Oct 07 2019 - 06:00
Waldgeist surges to deny Enable a third Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe

Waldgeist surges to deny Enable a third Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe

Frankie Dettori’s mount came in second after being pipped just metres short of the line

Sun Oct 06 2019 - 15:35
Ballydoyle team in top-flight weekend action in three countries

Ballydoyle team in top-flight weekend action in three countries

Shattered Love allowance could prove decisive in Gowran feature

Sat Oct 05 2019 - 06:00
Dettori set for for day of Arc destiny on hat-trick seeking Enable

Dettori set for for day of Arc destiny on hat-trick seeking Enable

Unexposed French Derby winner Sottsass looks the big danger

Sat Oct 05 2019 - 01:00
O’Brien sees Moore partnering Japan for assault on Arc

O’Brien sees Moore partnering Japan for assault on Arc

Ballydoyle also line up Anthony Van Dyck and Magical to halt Enable’s hat-trick bid

Tue Oct 01 2019 - 18:37
O’Brien’s Ballydoyle team looks main Arc threat to Dettori and Enable

O’Brien’s Ballydoyle team looks main Arc threat to Dettori and Enable

Enable odds on for unprecedented Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe hat-trick

Mon Sept 30 2019 - 18:23
Bryan Cooper set to resume this week after lengthy break

Bryan Cooper set to resume this week after lengthy break

Gold Cup-winning jockey looking forward to Nolan link

Mon Sept 30 2019 - 18:15
Innisfree win sees Donnacha O’Brien join unique roll of honour

Innisfree win sees Donnacha O’Brien join unique roll of honour

Jockey is 10th to win Beresford Stakes at the Curragh for his father, trainer Aidan O’Brien

Sun Sept 29 2019 - 19:30
IHRB refuse to comment on reports of another racehorse testing positive for steroids

IHRB refuse to comment on reports of another racehorse testing positive for steroids

Druim Samhraidh understood to have tested positive for anabolic steroid after winning at Ballinrobe

Sun Sept 29 2019 - 15:49
Apprentice star Andrew Slattery aiming for first Group race victory

Apprentice star Andrew Slattery aiming for first Group race victory

Davy Russell returns to action with five Navan rides

Sat Sept 28 2019 - 01:10
Competitive Middle Park Stakes could throw up rival to Pinatubo

Competitive Middle Park Stakes could throw up rival to Pinatubo

O’Brien triple-handed as he bids to maintain proud record in Beresford Stakes

Sat Sept 28 2019 - 01:00
Pinatubo rated best two year old in a quarter of a century

Pinatubo rated best two year old in a quarter of a century

Official ratings gives prestige boost to Champions Weekend

Wed Sept 25 2019 - 01:00
O’Brien bids to extend remarkable Beresford Stakes dominance

O’Brien bids to extend remarkable Beresford Stakes dominance

John Hammond, trainer Of Montjeu, announces his retirement

Wed Sept 25 2019 - 01:00
Davy Russell could return to action at Navan on Saturday

Davy Russell could return to action at Navan on Saturday

Popular jockey has not ridden in the last 50 days in a bid to recover from a number of niggles

Mon Sept 23 2019 - 18:10
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