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HRI chief executive denies Irish Champions Weekend is on the slide

HRI chief executive denies Irish Champions Weekend is on the slide

Crowds down on previous years but Curragh will host a leg in 2018 despite redevelopment

Sun Sept 10 2017 - 19:18
Order Of St George regains Irish St Leger in stunning fashion

Order Of St George regains Irish St Leger in stunning fashion

Nine-length rout helps Aidan O’Brien complete weekend Group One hat-trick

Sun Sept 10 2017 - 18:43
Decorated Knight leads home overseas clean sweep in Irish Champion Stakes

Decorated Knight leads home overseas clean sweep in Irish Champion Stakes

Hydrangea also springs 20-1 shock by beating Winter in Matron Stakes at Leopardstown

Sat Sept 09 2017 - 19:46
Churchill difficult to oppose in Irish Champion Stakes

Churchill difficult to oppose in Irish Champion Stakes

Aidan O’Brien 4-1 to record a Group One five-timer on ‘Irish Champions Weekend’

Sat Sept 09 2017 - 06:00
Frankie Dettori to bid for Champion Stakes victory on Eminent

Frankie Dettori to bid for Champion Stakes victory on Eminent

Queen’s runner, Dartmouth, a possible for Sunday’s Irish St Leger

Wed Sept 06 2017 - 06:00
Turf Club impose four-day suspension on Davy Russell

Turf Club impose four-day suspension on Davy Russell

Furore over split-second punch to neck of Kings Dolly at Tramore may finally be over

Wed Sept 06 2017 - 06:00
Davy Russell gets four day ban for striking a horse

Davy Russell gets four day ban for striking a horse

Ban begins in 14 days which leaves Russell free to ride at next week’s Listowel festival

Tue Sept 05 2017 - 13:16
O’Brien 8-1 for Grade One clean sweep over Champions Weekend

O’Brien 8-1 for Grade One clean sweep over Champions Weekend

Trainer has favourite for five top-flight contests following Expert Eye’s defection

Mon Sept 04 2017 - 22:00
Caravaggio set to skip Haydock in favour of Flying Five Stakes

Caravaggio set to skip Haydock in favour of Flying Five Stakes

Jamie Osborne targets Laytown in force with runners in all six races at beach meeting

Mon Sept 04 2017 - 17:15
Tipping Point: Turf Club missed chance to respond to horse punch incident

Tipping Point: Turf Club missed chance to respond to horse punch incident

Davy Russell’s error was a mistake that demanded a swift response - that didn’t come

Mon Sept 04 2017 - 06:00
HRI chief executive insists racing is 'not a nine to five, Monday to Friday' sector

HRI chief executive insists racing is 'not a nine to five, Monday to Friday' sector

Kavanagh says strict implementation of laws would make operations ‘impossible’

Sun Sept 03 2017 - 19:39
Odds cut on O’Brien delivering clean sweep in ‘Champions Weekend’

Odds cut on O’Brien delivering clean sweep in ‘Champions Weekend’

Churchill odds-on for Irish Champion Stakes; O’Brien is 25-1 to win all Group One races

Sat Sept 02 2017 - 01:00
Davy Russell case has turned into a 'two week press-fest'

Davy Russell case has turned into a 'two week press-fest'

Controversy over Tramore incident rumbles on with appeal due to be heard next Tuesday

Sat Sept 02 2017 - 00:00
O’Brien odds on to bridge six year gap in Irish Champion Stakes

O’Brien odds on to bridge six year gap in Irish Champion Stakes

Pat Smullen v Colin Keane jockey championship tussle moves to Bellewstown

Tue Aug 29 2017 - 20:00
Weld contemplating Prix Vermeille raid for Zhukova

Weld contemplating Prix Vermeille raid for Zhukova

Resurgent trainer pleased with string’s recent recovery from virus

Mon Aug 28 2017 - 17:30
Federer and Nadal continuing to defy rivals – and father time

Federer and Nadal continuing to defy rivals – and father time

We’re simply privileged to still enjoy the greatest one-on-one rivalry sport has seen

Mon Aug 28 2017 - 06:30
Aidan O’Brien scores Curragh hat-trick

Aidan O’Brien scores Curragh hat-trick

Japanese trainer Takashi Kodama lands Irish Cambridgeshire with 25-1 outsider

Sun Aug 27 2017 - 18:35
Turf Club boss defends Davy Russell verdict

Turf Club boss defends Davy Russell verdict

Jockey cautioned for punching Kings Dolly in head before maiden hurdle at Tramore

Sun Aug 27 2017 - 18:12
‘Remorseful’ Davy Russell receives caution for Tramore incident

‘Remorseful’ Davy Russell receives caution for Tramore incident

Video of jockey appearing to strike mount Kings Dolly had spread on social media

Sat Aug 26 2017 - 13:13
Ryan Moore faces hectic weekend starting with Idaho in New York

Ryan Moore faces hectic weekend starting with Idaho in New York

Top English jockey could secure Group Three hat-trick at Curragh

Fri Aug 25 2017 - 22:00
Davy Russell faces referrals committee hearing in Killarney

Davy Russell faces referrals committee hearing in Killarney

Former Champion Jockey has three rides on final day of festival

Fri Aug 25 2017 - 20:20
Max Dynamite primed to get back to winning ways

Max Dynamite primed to get back to winning ways

Willie Mullins secures a good opportunity at Killarney for ex-Melbourne Cup winner

Thu Aug 24 2017 - 05:30
Ulysses wins Juddmonte and boosts Enable’s superstar claims

Ulysses wins Juddmonte and boosts Enable’s superstar claims

Churchill could go to Leopardstown after finishing runner-up in York feature race

Wed Aug 23 2017 - 16:50
Churchill facing a stamina test in Juddmonte International

Churchill facing a stamina test in Juddmonte International

O’Brien’s dual-Guineas winner races beyond a mile for the first time in York feature

Tue Aug 22 2017 - 21:00
Jockeys’ body wants review of ‘non-trier’ rule introduced in January

Jockeys’ body wants review of ‘non-trier’ rule introduced in January

Pat Smullen aiming to close gap on leader Colin Keane in race for jockeys’ title

Tue Aug 22 2017 - 17:00
Jockeys urge ‘no rush to judgement’ over Davy Russell

Jockeys urge ‘no rush to judgement’ over Davy Russell

Turf Club anticipate a decision over Tramore incident before the end of the week

Mon Aug 21 2017 - 20:30
I’m mad as hell and not taking this Premier League nonsense any more

I’m mad as hell and not taking this Premier League nonsense any more

Multibillion pound league is a circus with no loyalty, integrity or even sportsmanship

Mon Aug 07 2017 - 06:30
Curragh on course to host Irish Derby again next year

Curragh on course to host Irish Derby again next year

Busy Bank Holiday schedule for Pat Smullen at headquarters

Mon Aug 07 2017 - 05:30
Slight drop in total attendance at this year’s Galway festival

Slight drop in total attendance at this year’s Galway festival

Galway-Tipperary All-Ireland hurling semi-final may have hit final-day crowd

Sun Aug 06 2017 - 20:41
Willie Mullins goes all out in race for leading trainer title

Willie Mullins goes all out in race for leading trainer title

Prominent businessman Luke Comer has first runner after four-month suspension

Sat Aug 05 2017 - 06:00
HRI proposes extending drug-testing system to studs

HRI proposes extending drug-testing system to studs

Caravaggio bids to restore reputation in Prix Maurice de Gheest at Deauville on Sunday

Sat Aug 05 2017 - 01:00
Declan McDonogh can guide Whiskey Sour to Galway double

Declan McDonogh can guide Whiskey Sour to Galway double

Digeanta and Renneti give Willie Mullins a strong hand in the final conditions event

Thu Aug 03 2017 - 23:36
Barry Geraghty lands first Galway Hurdle on Tigris River

Barry Geraghty lands first Galway Hurdle on Tigris River

Joseph O’Brien followed in the footsteps of his father who won the race 20 years ago

Thu Aug 03 2017 - 18:45
Galway Races: Swamp Fox on track to join exclusive company

Galway Races: Swamp Fox on track to join exclusive company

Only four horses have won big opening day amateur prize and ‘Ladies Day’ highlight

Thu Aug 03 2017 - 01:00
Davy Russell and Michael O’Leary take Galway Plate

Davy Russell and Michael O’Leary take Galway Plate

Bryan Cooper, who is no longer Gigginstown’s No1 jockey, only managed fourth place

Wed Aug 02 2017 - 20:46
Here Comes When lands 20-1 surprise in soft-ground Sussex Stakes

Here Comes When lands 20-1 surprise in soft-ground Sussex Stakes

O’Brien withdraws Churchill before race due to ‘extreme conditions’

Wed Aug 02 2017 - 18:13
Davy Russell gets nod for Balko Des Flos as he chases first Plate win

Davy Russell gets nod for Balko Des Flos as he chases first Plate win

Michael O’Leary aiming to win Plate for third time in four years

Wed Aug 02 2017 - 06:00
Robbie McNamara saddles first Galway Festival winner

Robbie McNamara saddles first Galway Festival winner

Favourite Riven Light survives stewards’ inquiry to land Quinn BMW Mile feature

Tue Aug 01 2017 - 22:05
Gold Spinner can maintain Colin Keane’s surge to the top

Gold Spinner can maintain Colin Keane’s surge to the top

Trainer Ger Lyons says he will back Meath jockey’s title bid ‘a million per cent’

Tue Aug 01 2017 - 06:00
Racing’s newest ‘Aubrey’ tastes Galway glory on Whiskey Sour

Racing’s newest ‘Aubrey’ tastes Galway glory on Whiskey Sour

Barry Geraghty has perfect return on only first -day winning favourite Le Richebourg

Mon Jul 31 2017 - 21:45
Joseph O’Brien can herald a change of the Galway guard

Joseph O’Brien can herald a change of the Galway guard

Young training sensation is aiming for some cross-code success at Ballybrit racecourse

Mon Jul 31 2017 - 06:30
Swamp Fox aims to become just fourth horse to win Galway feature back to back

Swamp Fox aims to become just fourth horse to win Galway feature back to back

Tony Martin can strike on day one of festival with Acclamatio

Mon Jul 31 2017 - 06:00
O’Brien gears up for Goodwood with Roly Poly Group One success

O’Brien gears up for Goodwood with Roly Poly Group One success

US Army Ranger takes on Big Orange in Tuesday’s Goodwood Cup

Sun Jul 30 2017 - 20:44
Bright future for on-course bookmakers far from a safe bet

Bright future for on-course bookmakers far from a safe bet

Busy Galway Festival the exception to the rule as digitalisation sees business move off-course

Sat Jul 29 2017 - 06:00
Dual King George tilt for Aidan O’Brien

Dual King George tilt for Aidan O’Brien

Highland Reel and Idaho in action at Ascot while Roly Poly goes to Deauville on Sunday

Sat Jul 29 2017 - 06:00
Turf Club rules out moves towards replacing voluntary stewards

Turf Club rules out moves towards replacing voluntary stewards

Appeals body says starters should not have final say as to the fairness of a start

Fri Jul 28 2017 - 18:20
Bryan Cooper: There’s been no falling out, it’s business as usual

Bryan Cooper: There’s been no falling out, it’s business as usual

‘We’ll still be using him a lot, he just won’t have automatic first choice as of today’

Fri Jul 28 2017 - 16:48
Athasi Stakes winner Rehana back in action at Naas

Athasi Stakes winner Rehana back in action at Naas

Panama Hat poised for his first start in 21 months and holds top weight

Tue Jul 25 2017 - 21:33
Mullins aiming to defend top trainer crown in Galway

Mullins aiming to defend top trainer crown in Galway

Well-backed Max Dynamite set to make Galway Hurdle return

Tue Jul 25 2017 - 20:11
Chris Meehan aims to keep luck going with Presenting Julio

Chris Meehan aims to keep luck going with Presenting Julio

Enable set to start favourite for King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes

Tue Jul 25 2017 - 07:00
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