Clondaw Warrior joint topweight for double bid in Galway HurdleSandymount Duke on course to give Harrington another ‘first’ in Galway PlateMon Jul 24 2017 - 20:45
‘Conor McGregor ate my €5m Leprechaun! And 10 reasons why he hates Man Utd’Tipping Point: Why the all-engrossing era of clickbait is bad news for minority sportsMon Jul 24 2017 - 07:00
Dermot Weld believes yard has ‘turned the corner’ in virus battleThe Irish trainer says Zhukova could target the Arc or switch to North American campaignSun Jul 23 2017 - 16:20
Foot injury forces Cathy Gannon to retire from race ridingDubliner was inaugural winner of Irish Times Sportswoman of Year awardSun Jul 23 2017 - 16:19
Insayshable can boost Colin Keane’s top jockey claimsPat Smullen still favourite to overhaul his rival for the championshipFri Jul 21 2017 - 19:20
Winning owner to appeal decision to void Killarney raceRoger Brookhouse’s Stars Over The Sea was first past the post before stewards intervenedFri Jul 21 2017 - 19:10
Turf Club allow ‘warned off’ trainer go racing to watch his son ridePaul Gilligan granted permission on ‘compassionate grounds’ on ‘once off’ basisTue Jul 18 2017 - 01:03
Betting on Ireland’s racecourses continues to declineHRI boss Brian Kavanagh concedes: ‘It’s very hard to see a way in which it will turn around’Tue Jul 18 2017 - 01:00
Caravaggio set for Deauville Group One In AugustAidan O’Brien seals Group Two Curragh double with Spirit of Valor and Elizabeth BrowningSun Jul 16 2017 - 19:27
Enable proves her quality in Darley Irish Oaks routYorkshire Oaks could be next up for convincing Curragh Classic winnerSun Jul 16 2017 - 18:30
Enable completes Oaks double with Curragh cruiseJohn Gosden’s filly skates home to win Classic by five and a half lengthsSat Jul 15 2017 - 19:14
Dettori set to bring ‘Frankie factor’ to Curragh OaksAidan O’Brien seeks to equal Stoute’s Irish Oaks record with Rain Goddess and AlluringlyFri Jul 14 2017 - 16:53
Tommy Carberry: 'A genius who got the best out of everything'Racing world remembers Carberry as ‘marvellous horseman and a great jockey’Wed Jul 12 2017 - 23:00
Gosden odds-on to get better of O’Brien in Irish OaksEnglish trainer may also run Coronet along with 2/5 favourite Enable in weekend classicTue Jul 11 2017 - 17:54
Progress indicated in reorganisation of Luke Comer stablesHigh-profile businessman could be free to resume training again in AugustTue Jul 11 2017 - 16:45
Enable hot favourite to complete English-Irish Oaks doubleFrankie Dettori bidding for his fourth success in the race on John Gosden’s starTue Jul 11 2017 - 09:18
John Oxx planning twin bid for Irish Oaks gloryNaughty or Nice and Bengala set to take on favourite Enable at the CurraghTue Jul 11 2017 - 01:00
Former champion jockey Martin Molony dies, aged 91Limerick man won the Cheltenham Gold Cup on Silver Frame in 1951Mon Jul 10 2017 - 19:30
Attendance issue dominates Irish Derby postmortemCapri brought Aidan O'Brien's number of wins in the big race to 12 on SaturdayMon Jul 03 2017 - 05:00
Aidan O’Brien says Minding may never race againMeanwhile Nezwaah achieved Pretty Polly glory at the Curragh on SundaySun Jul 02 2017 - 20:19
Capri secures 12th Irish Derby success for Aidan O’BrienJohn Magnier defends decision to keep the premier home Classic at the CurraghSat Jul 01 2017 - 19:53
Public deemed surplus to requirements at this Irish DerbyCracksman can clip Wings of Eagles and get best of tripartite international contestFri Jun 30 2017 - 17:13
Andre Fabre targeting Irish Derby glory with WaldgeistRenowned French trainer seeking a third win in Irish classic at the CurraghWed Jun 28 2017 - 06:00
Butterflies can land Listed Oaks Trial at NaasGoldrush’s racing debut likely to prove of much interest to trainer Jim BolgerWed Jun 28 2017 - 01:00
Ryan Moore primed to tick Derby boxCurragh showpiece a notable classic gap for one of the world’s top ridersMon Jun 26 2017 - 15:56
Derby debacle shows racing public just an optional extraDecision to hold big event at Curragh under construction unthinkable in any other sportMon Jun 26 2017 - 06:00
Resurgent Godolphin unlikely to take on Coolmore in Irish DerbyNew chief executive Joe Osborne says royal ascot ‘a huge boost to morale’Mon Jun 26 2017 - 01:00
Irish Derby to remain at the Curragh in 2018Curragh board make their decision after ‘very in depth review’Mon Jun 26 2017 - 01:00
Idaho can go one better than his brother in Hardwicke StakesSeptember bids to emulate Churchill’s victory last year in Ascot OpenerSat Jun 24 2017 - 01:00
Tilly’s Chilli can serve up some Down Royal consolationJessica Harrington’s in-form charge fancied in lucrative Magners Ulster DerbyFri Jun 23 2017 - 23:00
Caravaggio proves to be a Royal Ascot masterpieceWinter completes Group One double for O’Brien in Coronation StakesFri Jun 23 2017 - 19:09
Coolmore aiming for lucrative pay-off with CaravaggioFriday’s Commonwealth Cup at Royal Ascot will commercially be number one priorityFri Jun 23 2017 - 07:11
James Doyle enjoys big day on Big OrangeAiden O’Brien gets second winner of the week with Sioux Nation in Norfolk StakesThu Jun 22 2017 - 18:20
Order of St George capable of defending Ascot Gold Cup crownBallydoyle stayer who came third in the Arc a top pattern performer with touch of classThu Jun 22 2017 - 06:00
Highland Reel heats up Ascot for Aidan O’Brien at lastPressure was on the Ballydoyle team to deliver a winner and they took the biggest of allWed Jun 21 2017 - 18:46
Queen’s Trust can prove value in Prince of Wales’s StakesDrop back to mile-and-a-quarter makes Highland Reel and Jack Hobbs vulnerableWed Jun 21 2017 - 06:00
Godolphin Power back to life with Royal Ascot hat-trickThomas Hobson is sole Irish winner on day one as Churchill flops in St James’s Palace StakesTue Jun 20 2017 - 18:59
O’Brien and Moore looking for quick start to Royal Ascot weekChurchill odds-on to beat Godolphin rival Barney Roy in St James’s Palace StakesMon Jun 19 2017 - 20:45
Players giving it their all and getting insulted - for nothingTipping point: there is now an intensity to the focus on players that is insaneMon Jun 19 2017 - 06:00
O’Brien, Moore favourites to be leading trainer and jockey at AscotFinal race of Leopardstown’s ‘February Jumps Festival’ to be revealed in coming weeksSun Jun 18 2017 - 16:28
Rhododendron bids to secure French Oaks glory for O’BrienMeanwhile, John Oxx targets Munster Oaks with bright prospect BengalaFri Jun 16 2017 - 21:20
Top handler Aidan O’Brien 28/1 to break Royal Ascot recordChampion trainer requires eight winners or more this year to stretch clear of all rivalsFri Jun 16 2017 - 16:29
Dermot Weld: Recent number of Irish jumps meetings ‘excessive’Trainer echoes comments of Ger Lyons who has urged flat racing should get ‘a fair go’Wed Jun 14 2017 - 13:44
O’Brien’s four big Royal Ascot favourites only 9-1 to winOrder of St George odds on for Gold Cup after French Star Vazirabad’s defectionTue Jun 13 2017 - 21:10
Ger Lyons demands flat racing gets ‘a fair go’ in IrelandTreasuring in Queen Mary Stakes will head Co Meath trainer’s team for Royal AscotTue Jun 13 2017 - 20:09
Willie Mullins targeting another Ascot successPenhill and Whiteout among his five possible starters in Ascot StakesMon Jun 12 2017 - 17:58
O’Brien odds-on favourite for Royal Ascot leading trainer titleRhododendron still in the frame to mount a challenge for French Oaks gloryMon Jun 12 2017 - 17:10
And the sporting snake oil salesman award goes to . . . golfModern sport thrives on flogging shortcuts to success, but golf has honed it to a fine artMon Jun 12 2017 - 06:30
Derby day will be ‘ultimate challenge’ for Curragh facilitiesAll eyes on how track caters for 6,000 crowd amid criticism of decision to continue racingSun Jun 11 2017 - 20:07
Kevin Prendergast-trained Penny Pepper surprises at CurraghMare in foal to Dragon Pulse recovers from poor start to beat 9-4 favourite Only MineSun Jun 11 2017 - 18:49
