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James Doyle's virtuoso ride seals Irish Oaks on Sea Of Class

James Doyle's virtuoso ride seals Irish Oaks on Sea Of Class

English trainer William Haggas claims first Irish Classic at the Curragh

Sat Jul 21 2018 - 18:53
Magic Wand can give O’Brien record-equalling sixth Irish Oaks

Magic Wand can give O’Brien record-equalling sixth Irish Oaks

Champion trainer has 40th Curragh classic success in sights on Saturday afternoon

Fri Jul 20 2018 - 18:34
Horse racing body: ‘prior day notice’ drugs testing not ideal

Horse racing body: ‘prior day notice’ drugs testing not ideal

But regulatory body indicates it will sign up, and says stiffer penalties likely for steroid use

Fri Jul 20 2018 - 18:15
Racecourse body meet bookmakers over fall in on-course betting

Racecourse body meet bookmakers over fall in on-course betting

‘Everyone is walking around with a bookmaker in their pocket in terms of their phone’

Fri Jul 20 2018 - 16:35
BHA clear Tim Brennan of corruption charges

BHA clear Tim Brennan of corruption charges

Willie Mullins’s vet had been accused of passing on inside information to his brother

Thu Jul 19 2018 - 20:35
Sea of Class aims to secure landmark classic victory for her sire

Sea of Class aims to secure landmark classic victory for her sire

Former Irish Leger hero Wicklow Brave lines up in Killarney

Wed Jul 18 2018 - 06:00
Magic Wand heads powerful Ballydoyle team in Saturday’s Irish Oaks

Magic Wand heads powerful Ballydoyle team in Saturday’s Irish Oaks

Aidan O’Brien aims to maintain successful run in Curragh classics

Tue Jul 17 2018 - 06:00
Le Tour: We don’t believe it but we still consume it

Le Tour: We don’t believe it but we still consume it

Evidence suggests we might even cheer meat-covered robots if we really want to

Mon Jul 16 2018 - 07:00
Patrick Mullins passes Ted Walsh to become most successful amateur jockey

Patrick Mullins passes Ted Walsh to become most successful amateur jockey

28-year-old moved on to 546 after Queen Boulevard’s win at Sligo

Sun Jul 15 2018 - 20:18
New doping control policy being examined by racing’s representative bodies

New doping control policy being examined by racing’s representative bodies

Issues over jurisdiction have caused delays in implementing industry-wide measures

Sun Jul 15 2018 - 16:02
Tim Brennan to face BHA disciplinary panel on Monday

Tim Brennan to face BHA disciplinary panel on Monday

Willie Mullins’s vet accused of passing on information to his brother on Faugheen injury

Sun Jul 15 2018 - 15:23
Aidan O’Brien bidding for Group One double on Saturday

Aidan O’Brien bidding for Group One double on Saturday

Trainer aiming to land July Cup at Newmarket followed by Longchamp success

Fri Jul 13 2018 - 16:42

Irish Derby hero Latrobe set for York over Paris

Joseph O’Brien to give derby winner ‘a little mid-season freshen up’ at Ebor festival

Tue Jul 10 2018 - 21:54
Racing testing and traceability document circulated

Racing testing and traceability document circulated

Crucial feedback expected in time for HRI board meeting on July 23rd

Mon Jul 09 2018 - 19:32
O’Briens exert unique Irish Derby domination at the Curragh

O’Briens exert unique Irish Derby domination at the Curragh

Joseph and Donnacha O’Brien combine with Latrobe to win the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby

Sun Jul 01 2018 - 20:10
O’Brien boys make Irish Derby a family affair

O’Brien boys make Irish Derby a family affair

Latrobe wins Derby on a famous day for the O’Brien family at the Curragh

Sat Jun 30 2018 - 18:55
Saxon Warrior gets second chance to prove himself real Derby deal

Saxon Warrior gets second chance to prove himself real Derby deal

Ryan Moore aims to complete classic collection with first Irish Derby

Fri Jun 29 2018 - 16:54
Ryan Moore saddles Oaks heroine Forever Together at Curragh

Ryan Moore saddles Oaks heroine Forever Together at Curragh

Oaks Winner’s Task eased with Coronet running in the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud in France

Fri Jun 29 2018 - 15:36
Dettori set to partner Knight To Behold in Irish Derby

Dettori set to partner Knight To Behold in Irish Derby

Italian superstar has won nine Irish classics during his outstanding career

Tue Jun 26 2018 - 19:59
Saxon Warrior won’t have it all his own way at Irish Derby

Saxon Warrior won’t have it all his own way at Irish Derby

Epsom Derby runner-up Dee Ex Bee and King Edward VII Stakes winner Old Persian will race

Tue Jun 26 2018 - 17:45
Ryan Moore aiming to complete classic collection in Irish Derby

Ryan Moore aiming to complete classic collection in Irish Derby

John Gosden’s Coronet set to travel to Curragh for Juddmonte Pretty Polly Stakes

Mon Jun 25 2018 - 19:05
Phil Mickelson’s US Open moment showed golf’s unbearable smugness

Phil Mickelson’s US Open moment showed golf’s unbearable smugness

What Mickelson did proved golfers are as prone to the same human impulses as others

Mon Jun 25 2018 - 06:30
Saxon Warrior tipped to give Aidan O’Brien 13th Irish Derby win

Saxon Warrior tipped to give Aidan O’Brien 13th Irish Derby win

Trainer confident Japanese-bred colt to follow in Capri’s footsteps and prevail at Curragh

Sun Jun 24 2018 - 17:52
Harry Angel can prove he’s a horse for the Ascot course

Harry Angel can prove he’s a horse for the Ascot course

Dermot Weld aiming to bridge 18-year gap with Ulster Derby victory

Sat Jun 23 2018 - 01:00
Jessica Harrington enjoys first Royal Ascot success

Jessica Harrington enjoys first Royal Ascot success

Alpha Centauri lived up to favourite tag in breaking track record in Coronation Stakes

Fri Jun 22 2018 - 17:52
Gold Cup hero Stradivarius gives Dettori a 60th Royal Ascot winner

Gold Cup hero Stradivarius gives Dettori a 60th Royal Ascot winner

Hunting Horn and Magic Wand give Aidan O’Brien and Ryan Moore a Thursday double

Thu Jun 21 2018 - 19:01
Gordon Elliott targets Royal Ascot success with Pallasator

Gordon Elliott targets Royal Ascot success with Pallasator

Trainer is saddling 13 at Down Royal’s jumps fixture and two on the flat at Limerick

Thu Jun 21 2018 - 19:00
Threading can upset the Coronation Stakes boat

Threading can upset the Coronation Stakes boat

Sands of Mali is a major Commonwealth Cup contender

Thu Jun 21 2018 - 17:37
Order Of St George has chance to carve out his own niche

Order Of St George has chance to carve out his own niche

It’s uncertain how Stradivarius will relish the last half mile of the Ascot Gold Cup

Wed Jun 20 2018 - 21:33
Stoute becomes most successful Royal Ascot trainer with latest triumphs

Stoute becomes most successful Royal Ascot trainer with latest triumphs

Poet’s Word And Expert Eye take trainer to 77 winners after been tied with the late Henry Cecil on 75

Wed Jun 20 2018 - 19:51
Dettori hoping Ascot conditions don’t hamper Cracksman

Dettori hoping Ascot conditions don’t hamper Cracksman

Kew Gardens looks like Aidan O’Brien’s best chance of a sixth Vase victory

Wed Jun 20 2018 - 06:00
Frankie Dettori secures Day One Royal Ascot hat-trick

Frankie Dettori secures Day One Royal Ascot hat-trick

Willie Mullins scores with Lagostovegas, likely bound for Melbourne Cup

Tue Jun 19 2018 - 19:06
Condon and Foley target Royal Ascot success with Romanised

Condon and Foley target Royal Ascot success with Romanised

Aidan O’Brien pitches a dozen runners at Day One of British racing’s showpiece

Tue Jun 19 2018 - 06:00
County footballers aiming to help Carlow forge a new identity

County footballers aiming to help Carlow forge a new identity

Counties in Ireland usually associated with a stereotype linked to their GAA fortunes

Mon Jun 18 2018 - 06:00
Aidan O’Brien targeting first French Oaks success with Happily

Aidan O’Brien targeting first French Oaks success with Happily

Filly drawn in stall three, champion trainer confirms Saxon Warrior for Irish Derby

Sat Jun 16 2018 - 06:00
Colm O’Donoghue raring to add to Royal Ascot tally

Colm O’Donoghue raring to add to Royal Ascot tally

Jessica Harrington’s Alpha Centauri among favourites for Group One Coronation Stakes

Wed Jun 13 2018 - 06:00
Aidan O’Brien hoping it’s third time lucky for Happily in French Oaks

Aidan O’Brien hoping it’s third time lucky for Happily in French Oaks

Filly second-favourite for Chantilly Classic, rare June jumps meeting at Punchestown

Tue Jun 12 2018 - 16:38
Donnacha O’Brien plays down his championship chances

Donnacha O’Brien plays down his championship chances

Teenager is odds-on for jockey’s title at Royal Ascot after taking tally of Irish winners to 29

Tue Jun 12 2018 - 06:00
Davy Russell returns to action at Roscommon

Davy Russell returns to action at Roscommon

Champion jockey back in the saddle on Kaiser Black in the Tote Connacht National

Tue Jun 12 2018 - 06:00
Playing the World Cup in Putin’s Russia is a grotesque sham

Playing the World Cup in Putin’s Russia is a grotesque sham

Allowing Russia to be hosts helps normalise its outrageous actions over the last decade

Mon Jun 11 2018 - 06:30
More racing-free Sundays could be on the cards

More racing-free Sundays could be on the cards

Horse Racing Ireland gives stable staff breaks for the busiest time of racing year

Mon Jun 11 2018 - 01:16
Weld looks to Sussex Stakes for Imaging

Weld looks to Sussex Stakes for Imaging

No regrets over Irish 2,000 Guineas as powerful colt takes break until Goodwood

Mon Jun 11 2018 - 01:00
Willie Mullins starting on next ‘millennium’ in Paris

Willie Mullins starting on next ‘millennium’ in Paris

Trainer, who has reached the 3,000 winners mark, can call on Paul Townend for Auteuil

Sat Jun 09 2018 - 06:35
Justify odds-on to join the immortals of the American Triple Crown

Justify odds-on to join the immortals of the American Triple Crown

Tipperary's Fozzy Stack flies Irish flag at Belmont Stakes with Alexios Komnenos

Sat Jun 09 2018 - 06:00
Donnacha O’Brien on course for champion jockey family double

Donnacha O’Brien on course for champion jockey family double

O’Brien’s older brother Joseph was crowned back-to-back champion in 2012 and 2013

Wed Jun 06 2018 - 06:00
Ger Lyons warns courses to focus on racing, not concerts

Ger Lyons warns courses to focus on racing, not concerts

Top trainer urges tracks to ‘put racing first’ in context of fighting at British courses

Tue Jun 05 2018 - 20:09
Hopes grow for protocol which permits comprehensive testing of thoroughbreds

Hopes grow for protocol which permits comprehensive testing of thoroughbreds

Godolphin appears to backtrack on its initial impulse that Masar would run in Irish Derby

Mon Jun 04 2018 - 17:46
Athletes getting a little high sometimes doesn’t make them drug cheats

Athletes getting a little high sometimes doesn’t make them drug cheats

WADA should target resources on scourge of actual performance enhancing drugs

Mon Jun 04 2018 - 06:30
Saxon Warrior and Masar set for another duel in Irish Derby

Saxon Warrior and Masar set for another duel in Irish Derby

Godolphin celebrate breakthrough Epsom Derby success glory

Mon Jun 04 2018 - 01:00
Masar gives Godolphin first Epsom Derby as Saxon Warrior falters

Masar gives Godolphin first Epsom Derby as Saxon Warrior falters

No excuses for Aidan O’Brien as Appleby and Buick combine for famous Classic victory

Sat Jun 02 2018 - 17:08
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