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HRI will put human and animal welfare at top of priority list

HRI will put human and animal welfare at top of priority list

Meanwhile, Gordon Elliott has kept open the prospect of a tilt at Saturday’s Betfair Chase

Mon Nov 19 2018 - 18:38
Apple’s Jade returns in style on day of mixed emotions at Navan

Apple’s Jade returns in style on day of mixed emotions at Navan

Gordon Elliott’s star mare romps to victory but Identity Thief loses life in same race

Sun Nov 11 2018 - 14:21
Russell favourite to retain champion jockey crown this season

Russell favourite to retain champion jockey crown this season

Doctor Phoenix could get conditions to suit in Fortria Chase at Navan

Sat Nov 10 2018 - 01:00
Footpad the latest national hunt big gun to return to action at Naas

Footpad the latest national hunt big gun to return to action at Naas

Elliott’s popular mare Apple’s Jade bids to repeat Lismullen Hurdle victory at Navan

Sat Nov 10 2018 - 01:00
O’Brien: Cliffs of Moher death is sad but incident may have been worse

O’Brien: Cliffs of Moher death is sad but incident may have been worse

Trainer hoping for a better experience on Saturday with Latrobe at Flemington Park

Wed Nov 07 2018 - 01:00
Mullins ponders options for Footpad’s planned return to action at Navan

Mullins ponders options for Footpad’s planned return to action at Navan

English trainer Whittington planning an Irish raid with Saint Calvados

Wed Nov 07 2018 - 01:00
Fifty winners for the season a major milestone for Blackmore

Fifty winners for the season a major milestone for Blackmore

Top rider just 7-1 to become first woman to be crowned Irish champion jockey

Tue Nov 06 2018 - 06:32
Irish trainers aiming to finish British flat season on a high at Doncaster

Irish trainers aiming to finish British flat season on a high at Doncaster

O’Brien’s 1,000 Guineas runner-up Could It Be Love could feature in Listed Wentworth Stakes

Tue Nov 06 2018 - 06:00
Jockey Chris Timmons handed four-year ban over positive cocaine test

Jockey Chris Timmons handed four-year ban over positive cocaine test

Meath jockey regrets his action and can appeal the ban after 12 months

Mon Nov 05 2018 - 18:13
Trainer Tony Mullins fined £1,000 by British Horseracing Authority

Trainer Tony Mullins fined £1,000 by British Horseracing Authority

Panel imposed fine relating to running of Glencairn View back in April

Mon Nov 05 2018 - 16:49
Aidan O’Brien’s focus switches to potential first Melbourne Cup win

Aidan O’Brien’s focus switches to potential first Melbourne Cup win

Yucatan set to lead Irishman’s three-pronged assault on ‘race that stops a nation’

Sun Nov 04 2018 - 17:40
Douvan set to miss National Hunt season with pastern problem

Douvan set to miss National Hunt season with pastern problem

Willie Mullins confirms star chaser has suffered injury to same leg as last season

Sun Nov 04 2018 - 16:49
O’Brien’s Breeders’ Cup Classic wait goes on as Mendelssohn finishes fifth

O’Brien’s Breeders’ Cup Classic wait goes on as Mendelssohn finishes fifth

Accelerate takes Classic while Enable secures historic win by beating Magical in the Turf

Sat Nov 03 2018 - 22:30
Breeders Cup win for Mendelssohn could prove O’Brien’s finest hour

Breeders Cup win for Mendelssohn could prove O’Brien’s finest hour

Enable bids to become first Arc winner to double up in Breeders Cup Turf

Sat Nov 03 2018 - 06:00
Europeans come up short at Breeders Cup

Europeans come up short at Breeders Cup

First day not one to remember for Aidan O’Brien and European raiders

Fri Nov 02 2018 - 21:47
Blackmore has first Grade One victory in her sights at Down Royal

Blackmore has first Grade One victory in her sights at Down Royal

Mullins has 10 starters in handicap feature on final day of the flat

Fri Nov 02 2018 - 20:19
Even Douvan’s latest setback fails to ruffle Mullins’s feathers

Even Douvan’s latest setback fails to ruffle Mullins’s feathers

Champion trainer makes fastest ever start to a national hunt season with 107 winners already

Thu Nov 01 2018 - 01:00
Dettori targeting Breeders Cup Turf glory with Enable

Dettori targeting Breeders Cup Turf glory with Enable

Dual Arc winner odds on to create some history at Churchill Downs

Thu Nov 01 2018 - 01:00
Gigginstown Stud set to dominate first Grade One of jumps campaign

Gigginstown Stud set to dominate first Grade One of jumps campaign

Eight of 14 horses left in Saturday’s €140,000 feature at Down Royal are owned by Ryanair chief Michael O’Leary

Tue Oct 30 2018 - 16:59
Breeders Cup racing will see 15 Irish-trained horses among European challenge

Breeders Cup racing will see 15 Irish-trained horses among European challenge

Aidan O’Brien’s 13 entries include Mendelssohn in Saturday night’s climax to the event, the $6m Classic on dirt

Tue Oct 30 2018 - 16:32
Gordon Elliott confirms Samcro is being kept to hurdling this season

Gordon Elliott confirms Samcro is being kept to hurdling this season

Dettori set to team up with Weld’s Eziyra in Saturday night’s Breeders Cup Filly & Mare race

Tue Oct 30 2018 - 11:45
Can Roaring Lion win Breeders’ Cup Classic where others failed?

Can Roaring Lion win Breeders’ Cup Classic where others failed?

Tipping Point: America’s lucrative race on dirt has defeated many a Euro turf runner

Mon Oct 29 2018 - 07:00
Samcro could make return to action at Down Royal

Samcro could make return to action at Down Royal

Eddie O’Leary says plans are ground dependent as uncertainty over future of track continues

Sun Oct 28 2018 - 16:33
O’Brien aiming to identify possible classic stars for 2019

O’Brien aiming to identify possible classic stars for 2019

Magna Grecia favourite to give Irish trainer ninth win in Doncaster Futurity

Sat Oct 27 2018 - 06:00
Horse Racing Ireland confident over Down Royal’s future

Horse Racing Ireland confident over Down Royal’s future

Meeting on Wednesday worked through detail of transition of management at track

Wed Oct 24 2018 - 18:09
Rostropovich has mountain to climb to deny Winx fourth Cox Plate

Rostropovich has mountain to climb to deny Winx fourth Cox Plate

Aidan O’Brien’s Colt is a 16-1 shot in most ante-post lists for his first run in Australia

Wed Oct 24 2018 - 06:00
Aidan O’Brien hoping to see a contender for Too Darn Hot

Aidan O’Brien hoping to see a contender for Too Darn Hot

Dewhurst winner already dominates next year’s classic picture

Mon Oct 22 2018 - 20:47
Willie Mullins encouraged by latest Down Royal developments

Willie Mullins encouraged by latest Down Royal developments

Dublin based Merrion Property Group say they are committed to maintaining course

Mon Oct 22 2018 - 20:43
Formula One drivers the nearest thing sport has to a boy band

Formula One drivers the nearest thing sport has to a boy band

If even drivers think F1 is an engineering bore how tough a sell can it be to the rest of us?

Mon Oct 22 2018 - 06:30
HRI boss ready for crucial meeting with  Down Royal owners

HRI boss ready for crucial meeting with Down Royal owners

Racing’s ruling body has given €1.2 million in capital funding over 15 years

Mon Oct 22 2018 - 06:00
US Navy Flag to lead strong O’Brien bid in Manikato Stakes

US Navy Flag to lead strong O’Brien bid in Manikato Stakes

Ballydoyle maestro looking for a 14th Group One success of year in Melbourne

Mon Oct 22 2018 - 06:00
Gosden looks poised for a bumper ‘Champions Day’ at Ascot

Gosden looks poised for a bumper ‘Champions Day’ at Ascot

Capri among a dozen Aidan O’Brien starters at on last big day of English flat season

Sat Oct 20 2018 - 06:15
Future of racing at current Down Royal site still to be decided

Future of racing at current Down Royal site still to be decided

Racing’s ruling body will meet with the Merrion Property Group next week

Wed Oct 17 2018 - 19:17
Enable odds-on to make history in Breeders Cup Turf

Enable odds-on to make history in Breeders Cup Turf

Dual-Arc heroine gets green light to bid for glory at Churchill Downs in Kentucky

Wed Oct 17 2018 - 06:00
Gold Cup candidate Road To Respect returns at Punchestown

Gold Cup candidate Road To Respect returns at Punchestown

Ronnie Wood-owned Sandymount Duke could make his fitness count in day’s feature

Wed Oct 17 2018 - 06:00
Joseph O’Brien has more Melbourne Cup Glory in his sights with Latrobe

Joseph O’Brien has more Melbourne Cup Glory in his sights with Latrobe

Trainer saddles Us And Them and Far Reach in Tuesday’s action at Punchestown

Tue Oct 16 2018 - 01:00
Capri set to try and plug Champion Stakes gap for O’Brien at Ascot

Capri set to try and plug Champion Stakes gap for O’Brien at Ascot

John Gosden will walk track on Thursday to decide target for Roaring Lion

Tue Oct 16 2018 - 01:00
Violence is as old as the GAA – as is the usual hand-wringing

Violence is as old as the GAA – as is the usual hand-wringing

Tipping Point: Administrative has role in shattering violent delusions in expressions of manhood

Mon Oct 15 2018 - 06:30
Brazos wins Irish Cesarewitch for trainer John Murphy

Brazos wins Irish Cesarewitch for trainer John Murphy

O’Brien’s Yucatan now one of the 10-1 favourites for the Melbourne Cup

Sun Oct 14 2018 - 19:56
Horse Racing Ireland ‘preparing for the worst’ as Brexit looms

Horse Racing Ireland ‘preparing for the worst’ as Brexit looms

Authorities hopeful ‘common sense’ prevails and free movement of horses can continue

Sun Oct 14 2018 - 14:42
Willie Mullins in hot pursuit of Cesarewitch double

Willie Mullins in hot pursuit of Cesarewitch double

Anthony Van Dyck flies Ballydoyle flag in vintage Dewhurst Stakes

Sat Oct 13 2018 - 06:15
Injury-hit Ruby Walsh returns to action at Limerick on Sunday

Injury-hit Ruby Walsh returns to action at Limerick on Sunday

Gordon Elliott-trained Rogue Angel chasing another ‘National’ under Jack Kennedy

Fri Oct 12 2018 - 21:20
Ballydoyle’s resources at full stretch around the globe

Ballydoyle’s resources at full stretch around the globe

Donnacha O’Brien and Heffernan Newmarket-bound as Moore heads ‘Down Under’ for Everest

Wed Oct 10 2018 - 01:00
Racing relieved as budget increases funding by €3.2 million to €67.2

Racing relieved as budget increases funding by €3.2 million to €67.2

Betting tax increase will result in 1,500 job loses, say Irish Bookmakers Association

Tue Oct 09 2018 - 18:56
US Navy Flag tries to break new ground by scaling ‘Everest’ challenge

US Navy Flag tries to break new ground by scaling ‘Everest’ challenge

O’Brien’s July Cup winner bids for world’s most valuable turf race worth $13 million

Tue Oct 09 2018 - 06:00
Four words to make any parent shudder – ‘Can I play rugby?’

Four words to make any parent shudder – ‘Can I play rugby?’

Even those within the sport are struggling to define what constitutes an acceptable level of risk

Mon Oct 08 2018 - 06:00
Enable once again shows her class at Prix de l’Arc

Enable once again shows her class at Prix de l’Arc

Gosden Star overcomes interrupted preparation to become eighth dual Arc winner

Sun Oct 07 2018 - 19:32
Enable holds off valiant Sea Of Class to retain Arc crown

Enable holds off valiant Sea Of Class to retain Arc crown

John Gosden’s stunning filly justifies favoritism at Longchamp under Frankie Dettori

Sun Oct 07 2018 - 15:48
Enable’s credentials for back-to-back Arc wins hard to dispute

Enable’s credentials for back-to-back Arc wins hard to dispute

Aidan O’Brien saddles five runners in Prix de l’Arc De Triomphe

Fri Oct 05 2018 - 19:30
Willie Mullins aiming for French Group One flat glory with Max Dynamite

Willie Mullins aiming for French Group One flat glory with Max Dynamite

Cheltenham winner Balko Des Flos returns to action in Gowran

Fri Oct 05 2018 - 16:29
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