Ireland’s dip in results doesn’t make Schmidt a busted flushWorship of head coach has come a long way from the Messianic heights of last NovemberMon Sept 02 2019 - 07:00
Irish Jockeys Association warns of rider shortage over whip rule breachesOver 120 riders have breached new rules since they were introduced in AprilSun Sept 01 2019 - 14:39
Gordon Elliott chasing a $500,000 prize on the flat in KentuckyTwo year old maiden Longclaw lines up in the Gainesway Juvenile StakesSat Aug 31 2019 - 06:00
IHRB defends decision to back-date Turbine steroid ban to JanuaryBHA guideline is for stand-down period starting from date of positive sampleFri Aug 30 2019 - 19:45
Classic winner Hayes says new whip rules not fit for purposeFellow senior jockeys Heffernan and Manning also ‘sent on’ over their whip useWed Aug 28 2019 - 06:00
Denis Hogan-trained horse banned until March after positive anabolic steroid testVet accepts responsibility for Turbine being administered drug by mistakeTue Aug 27 2019 - 22:05
Number of Curragh Friday fixtures could be reduced in 2020No Group One races likely to be run at headquarters on Fridays next yearTue Aug 27 2019 - 01:04
Japan favourite to take Irish Champion Stakes for Aidan O’BrienHowever, International Stakes winner could end up facing Elarqam againMon Aug 26 2019 - 16:47
Only ‘Kerryness’ can block Dublin’s road to five in a rowOne thing the Kerry players certainly won’t lack facing into Sunday is belief they can winMon Aug 26 2019 - 07:00
Lyons tempted by National Stakes for Siskin’s next startIn form trainer on course for most successful season after Mustajeer lands Ebor at YorkSun Aug 25 2019 - 16:01
Mullins aims two at Europe’s richest flat handicap in YorkNo IHRB action taken over Some Neck’s Galway Plate withdrawalSat Aug 24 2019 - 06:00
Champion Hurdle winner Espoir D’Allen put down after ‘freak accident’JP McManus-owned horse suffered accident at trainer Gavin Cromwell’s yard earlier this monthFri Aug 23 2019 - 19:02
Battaash smashes York sprint record and targets Curragh prizeCharlie Hills’s star sprinter wins Nunthorpe Stakes in blistering time of 55.90Fri Aug 23 2019 - 17:07
Japan facing definitive test in Juddmonte InternationalBeating an in-form Crystal Ocean would be a big milestone for O’Brien’s three-year-oldWed Aug 21 2019 - 06:00
Trainer Rothwell fined over altering date of vaccination on horse passportCo Wicklow trainer admits ‘error of judgment’ after providing misleading information to an officialTue Aug 20 2019 - 16:33
HRI seeking return of €539k from security firm in liquidationPotential total exposure for Irish racing interests estimated at close to €750kMon Aug 19 2019 - 16:42
Dangers of too much too soon not confined to soccerPutting youngsters into such a specialised environment hardly comes without problemsMon Aug 05 2019 - 06:00
Curragh changes designed to facilitate public for Phoenix Stakes meetingUnbeaten Ger Lyons-trained star Siskin a notable contender in this year’s renewalMon Aug 05 2019 - 01:00
Franke Dettori secures 12th Group one of the season at DeauvilleAdvertise lands Prix Maurice de Gheest with Aidan O’Brien’s pair both out of the frameSun Aug 04 2019 - 15:59
O’Brien bids to stop Dettori bandwagon in Deauville Group OneLe Brivido and So Perfect fly Ballydoyle flag in Prix Maurice de GheestSat Aug 03 2019 - 06:00
Strong cross-channel element to weekend Galway festival actionNicky Henderson makes rare raid on Ballybrit with TheinvalSat Aug 03 2019 - 06:00
Harrington’s Camphor in contention for Galway’s day five featureHorse trying a mile and a half for first time but she should be well suitedThu Aug 01 2019 - 19:04
Tudor City the toast of the town in GalwayRobbie Power times challenge to perfection at BallybritThu Aug 01 2019 - 18:38
Borice keeps up Gordon Elliott’s Galway Plate dominationTrainer wins race for third time in four years as English rider Bryony Frost has to settle for secondThu Aug 01 2019 - 06:45
Davids Charm team eye second time lucky in Galway HurdleIrish Leger hero Wicklow Brave has second start over fences in Grade Three novice chaseThu Aug 01 2019 - 06:00
Rachael Blackmore and Bryony Frost aiming for Galway Plate GloryAuthorities hope prize money boost can help increase dwindling crowd numbersWed Jul 31 2019 - 06:00
Colin Keane lands another big Galway pot as Saltonstall takes featureJockey enjoys double to extend championship lead on horse bought for €44kTue Jul 30 2019 - 21:24
Donnacha O’Brien aiming to fill in family gap with NumerianVeteran Baraweez set for 11th Galway Festival start but best days may be behind himTue Jul 30 2019 - 06:00
Jody Townend maintains big race family tradition at Galway FestivalJockey makes spectacular return from serious injury on Great White SharkMon Jul 29 2019 - 21:15
So much for technology as old-fashioned guts and glory win outTV View: After all the talk of hurling modernity, it’s looking like an old-school finalMon Jul 29 2019 - 12:26
Patrick Mullins hoping for lucky 13th ride in amateur derbyTrainer’s son aboard Legal Spin chasing elusive prize in day one feature at BallybritMon Jul 29 2019 - 07:28
Organisers optimistic for week as Galway Festival reaches 150Dermot Weld is hoping that Shekhem will be his best hope in Monday's Connacht Hotel HandicapSun Jul 28 2019 - 15:48
Anthony Van Dyck faces major King George task against EnableO’Brien star bidding to become 13th Irish -trained winner of Ascot featureSat Jul 27 2019 - 06:00
HRI chief unfazed about slip in Galway festival attendanceBrian Kavanagh believes boost in betting ring turnover can be maintained at eventFri Jul 26 2019 - 18:18
Curragh’s new chief emphasises need for local backingFuture success hinges on venue being ‘racecourse of the community’, says Pat KeoghTue Jul 23 2019 - 16:54
Keogh expected to take over the reins at the CurraghLeopardstown chief executive to take on head of racing operations at €81m facilitySun Jul 21 2019 - 21:01
TV View: Nothing tedious about watching Lowry’s march to gloryIrishman thrives on mental challenge on final day of British Open at PortrushSun Jul 21 2019 - 19:21
Dettori the star of the show in Irish OaksDettori pilots Star Catcher home in feature race at the CurraghSat Jul 20 2019 - 18:34
Colin Keane has potential first classic victory in his sights on Oaks ‘spare’Eight Irish Oaks winners in last decade have been trained overseasFri Jul 19 2019 - 16:28
Dettori returns to Kerry for four rides at Killarney FestivalItalian jockey set to bid for fifth Irish Oaks on Star Catcher this SaturdayTue Jul 16 2019 - 17:35
Sheikh Mohammed’s representative sorry to see Curragh chief executive goOsborne still optimistic about the future of beleaguered €81m facilityTue Jul 16 2019 - 01:02
Curragh chief executive Derek McGrath confirms departure‘If we failed . . . it was to integrate behind a shared vision for what we want the Curragh to be’Sun Jul 14 2019 - 16:14
Japan could prove pick of Aidan O’Brien’s bunch in ParisTrainer could finish weekend with two more Group One winning three-year-oldsFri Jul 12 2019 - 16:02
BHA denies bias over quizzing of Irish trainersIRTA says ‘it would appear that Irish trainers are being singled out for special attention’Tue Jul 09 2019 - 20:44
Frankie Dettori to ride at Killarney festival next weekItalian jockey is enjoying a superb summer with seven Group One winners in last six weeksTue Jul 09 2019 - 15:14
Ten Sovereigns could provide O’Brien with fifth July Cup victorySpeak In Colours another Irish contender at Newmarket while Wisdom Mind goes to PontefractTue Jul 09 2019 - 06:00
More than meets the eye when it comes to animal crueltyA randy thoroughbred can be intimidating in every way, a hazard to themselves and othersMon Jul 08 2019 - 12:16
Irish horseracing to stay on track despite UK betting shop closuresRacecourses’ ability to top up prize money may come under pressure, says HRI bossSun Jul 07 2019 - 17:56
Dettori gilds Group One credentials with Too Darn Hot at DeauvilleIrish handler Dermot Weld tries first time hood on Masaff in Roscommon Listed featureSun Jul 07 2019 - 16:35
Enable’s historic campaign starts with Coral Eclipse at SandownJohn Gosden’s star odds-on to see off Magical again as she begins her bid for Arc hat-trickFri Jul 05 2019 - 16:36
