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100,000 racegoers expected to attend Christmas meetings

100,000 racegoers expected to attend Christmas meetings

Wet weather conditons not likely to interfere with the four-day festival period

Fri Dec 23 2016 - 16:59
Gordon Elliott to release formidable team for Christmas duty

Gordon Elliott to release formidable team for Christmas duty

Season’s leading trainer could have a contender in all 63 races run in Ireland during the festive period

Tue Dec 20 2016 - 23:00
Cue Card and Thistlecrack all set for King George  clash

Cue Card and Thistlecrack all set for King George clash

Road To Riches and Roi Des Francs the only Irish-trained challengers for big prize

Tue Dec 20 2016 - 22:55
Anti-doping fight will be Turf Club’s priority in 2017

Anti-doping fight will be Turf Club’s priority in 2017

25 per cent increase in blood and urine testing planned for second half of the year

Mon Dec 19 2016 - 19:30
Paul Gilligan disqualified from racing for six months

Paul Gilligan disqualified from racing for six months

Co Galway trainer ruled out of all racing activities for six months

Mon Dec 19 2016 - 17:28
Many Clouds  to bid for lucrative Lexus Chase at Leopardstown

Many Clouds to bid for lucrative Lexus Chase at Leopardstown

Oliver Sherwood’s Grand National winner set to take on Irish stars on their home patch

Mon Dec 19 2016 - 17:17
Valseur Lido remains on track for Lexus Chase

Valseur Lido remains on track for Lexus Chase

Death Duty favourite for Albert Bartlett after impressive Navan victory

Mon Dec 19 2016 - 00:59
Gordon Elliott extends lead  with 260-1 Sunday ‘five-timer’

Gordon Elliott extends lead with 260-1 Sunday ‘five-timer’

Samcro follows in footsteps of Don Cossack by winning Listed Bumper at Navan

Sun Dec 18 2016 - 17:16
Invitation Only can continue Willie Mullins’s hot streak at Navan

Invitation Only can continue Willie Mullins’s hot streak at Navan

Asthuria should be difficult to beat in Sunday’s Listed feature at Thurles

Sat Dec 17 2016 - 01:00
David Mullins set to use  Brain Power to  advertise his talent

David Mullins set to use Brain Power to advertise his talent

Triple Grade One novice hurdler Yorkhill gets chasing career under way at Fairyhouse

Sat Dec 17 2016 - 01:00
Record prizemoney of  €60.5 million for Irish racing in  2017

Record prizemoney of €60.5 million for Irish racing in 2017

New €10,000 minimum race value will be a boost for the large majority of owners

Fri Dec 16 2016 - 21:00
Yorkhill on course to start over fences at Fairyhouse

Yorkhill on course to start over fences at Fairyhouse

Vroum Vroum Mag will be entered in both King George and Christmas Hurdle at Kempton

Wed Dec 14 2016 - 01:00
Valseur Lido on track for Leopardstown’s Lexus Chase

Valseur Lido on track for Leopardstown’s Lexus Chase

Gigginstown’s number one is set to skip Kempton’s King George VI Chase

Wed Dec 14 2016 - 01:00
Handicapper says Douvan has “potential to be  anything’

Handicapper says Douvan has “potential to be anything’

Willie Mullins’s star’s official rating unchanged at 169 despite Cork romp

Tue Dec 13 2016 - 01:00
JP McManus’s  Yanworth set for  Kempton’s Christmas Hurdle

JP McManus’s Yanworth set for Kempton’s Christmas Hurdle

Owner’s star novices Coney Island and Anibale Fly may be separated at Leopardstown

Tue Dec 13 2016 - 00:30
Walter Swinburn: The greatest hands in racing

Walter Swinburn: The greatest hands in racing

Behind the glamour lurked the mundane and painful reality of a struggle with weight

Mon Dec 12 2016 - 21:51
Shergar’s jockey Walter Swinburn dies aged 55

Shergar’s jockey Walter Swinburn dies aged 55

Swinburn won Epsom Derby three times and The Arc once

Mon Dec 12 2016 - 19:40
Paul Gilligan’s BHA rehearing to begin on Tuesday

Paul Gilligan’s BHA rehearing to begin on Tuesday

Co Galway trainer’s solicitor critical of delay in organising review of six-month ban

Mon Dec 12 2016 - 01:00
Douvan to stick to two-mile trip after brilliant return

Douvan to stick to two-mile trip after brilliant return

Djakadam claims Durkan Chase to help Willie Mullins to a Sunday six-timer

Sun Dec 11 2016 - 17:35
Exciting Douvan ready  to return to action in Cork

Exciting Douvan ready to return to action in Cork

Ruby Walsh rides Djakadam in Grade One John Durkan Chase at Punchestown

Sat Dec 10 2016 - 00:45
Highland Reel bids to claim 23rd Group  One win  for Aidan O’Brien

Highland Reel bids to claim 23rd Group One win for Aidan O’Brien

Champion trainer’s Cougar Mountain also runs in Hong Kong Mile on Sunday morning

Fri Dec 09 2016 - 22:30
Bryan Cooper faces Durkan choice between Sub Lieutenant and Outlander

Bryan Cooper faces Durkan choice between Sub Lieutenant and Outlander

Willie Mullins’s Djakadam set to defend his Grade One crown at Punchestown

Wed Dec 07 2016 - 10:47
Pat Smullen represents Ireland in Hong Kong jockey competition

Pat Smullen represents Ireland in Hong Kong jockey competition

Highland Reel on course to defend Vase crown in Sunday’s International Carnival

Tue Dec 06 2016 - 19:15
Douvan heads to Hilly Way in Cork

Douvan heads to Hilly Way in Cork

O'Brien's Highland Reel odds on for Vase at the International Carnival in Hong Kong

Tue Dec 06 2016 - 01:00
Minister Creed keen to minimise reputational damage in wake HRI  controversy

Minister Creed keen to minimise reputational damage in wake HRI controversy

Aidan O’Brien-trained Minding was crowned Horse of the Year for 2016

Tue Dec 06 2016 - 01:00
JP McManus reminds everyone at Fairyhouse and beyond that he hasn’t gone away

JP McManus reminds everyone at Fairyhouse and beyond that he hasn’t gone away

Coney Island headlines a 305-1 hat-trick for owner with Drinmore Novice Chase victory

Sun Dec 04 2016 - 16:34
Gordon Elliott’s winning streak continues with Apple’s Jade

Gordon Elliott’s winning streak continues with Apple’s Jade

Willie Mullins hit back with Grade 1 winner Airlie Beach but remains behind in title race

Sun Dec 04 2016 - 16:29
Vroum Vroum Mag leads Mullins’ charge in Hatton’s Grace Hurdle

Vroum Vroum Mag leads Mullins’ charge in Hatton’s Grace Hurdle

Mullins and Elliott set to do battle in ‘Winter Festival’ Grade One races

Sun Dec 04 2016 - 10:49
Un de Sceaux chasing tradition in Sandown’s Tingle Creek feature

Un de Sceaux chasing tradition in Sandown’s Tingle Creek feature

The Last Samurai and Mouse Morris’s Rogue Angel tackle Aintree fences in Becher Chase

Sat Dec 03 2016 - 01:00
Mouse Morris dreaming of Grand National success with  Rogue Angel

Mouse Morris dreaming of Grand National success with Rogue Angel

Tipperary-based trainer hopes to repeat Aintree success of Rule The World

Wed Nov 30 2016 - 01:15
Willie Mullins says Douvan ready to tackle two-mile route

Willie Mullins says Douvan ready to tackle two-mile route

Un De Sceaux remains in contention for Sandown’s Betfair Tingle Creek Chase

Tue Nov 29 2016 - 01:00
In-form Gordon Elliott aims to continue momentum at Fairyhouse

In-form Gordon Elliott aims to continue momentum at Fairyhouse

Trainer to run three horses as he targets Grade One success in Drinmore Novice Chase

Mon Nov 28 2016 - 18:31
Mullins impressed with Min’s superb debut over fences

Mullins impressed with Min’s superb debut over fences

Ruby Walsh guides new chasing star to a ten length success in Navan steeplechase

Sun Nov 27 2016 - 18:30
Gordon Elliott enjoys 41,276-1 ‘Super Sunday’ at Navan

Gordon Elliott enjoys 41,276-1 ‘Super Sunday’ at Navan

Elliott saddles 41,276-1 six-timer but plays down chances of taking champion trainer title

Sun Nov 27 2016 - 17:37
Empire of  Dirt crowns   Navan six-timer for Gordon Elliott

Empire of Dirt crowns Navan six-timer for Gordon Elliott

Meath trainer continues to throw down the gauntlet to champion trainer Willie Mullins

Sun Nov 27 2016 - 17:25
Elliott saddles 11 of 25 runners as he goes after  another  ‘Troytown’

Elliott saddles 11 of 25 runners as he goes after another ‘Troytown’

‘Troytown 11’ shows the extent of the power at the Longwood yard

Sat Nov 26 2016 - 01:00
Bellshill and Don’t Touch It set for Gowran showdown

Bellshill and Don’t Touch It set for Gowran showdown

Victory for Zabana would take Davy Russell to 40 winners for the season in Ireland

Sat Nov 26 2016 - 01:00
Petit Mouchoir O’Leary’s hope for Fighting Fifth Hurdle at Newcastle

Petit Mouchoir O’Leary’s hope for Fighting Fifth Hurdle at Newcastle

Henry De Bromhead aiming to land a second Grade One success with Gigginstown hope

Wed Nov 23 2016 - 01:00
Gordon Elliott rated only evens to complete Troytown hat trick

Gordon Elliott rated only evens to complete Troytown hat trick

A total of 14 of the 47 entries still left in the prestigious handicap are trained by Elliott

Tue Nov 22 2016 - 17:13
Joseph O’Brien in a hurry to get to the top of the training world

Joseph O’Brien in a hurry to get to the top of the training world

Already a champion jockey, the 23-year-old now embarks on training career

Tue Nov 22 2016 - 06:00
Nichols Canyon ensures another Morgiana triumph  for Mullins

Nichols Canyon ensures another Morgiana triumph for Mullins

Champion trainer seves notice of winter intentions with clinical Grade One victory

Mon Nov 21 2016 - 07:49
Emotional Punchestown victory for Tylicki family

Emotional Punchestown victory for Tylicki family

Madeleine, sister of severely injured jockey Freddy Tylicki, bags first winner as trainer

Mon Nov 21 2016 - 01:07
Nichols Canyon can provide Mullins with sixth Morgiana in a row

Nichols Canyon can provide Mullins with sixth Morgiana in a row

Faugheen and Annie Power to miss Punchestown but Hatton’s Grace remains an option

Sat Nov 19 2016 - 01:00
Mullins begins  to unveil some highly rated novices

Mullins begins to unveil some highly rated novices

Champion steps up campaign for trainer’s title with 10 weekend runners

Fri Nov 18 2016 - 23:00
Two new appointments to  board of Horse Racing Ireland

Two new appointments to board of Horse Racing Ireland

Elizabeth Headon and Peter Nolan appointed by Minister Michael Creed

Fri Nov 18 2016 - 21:07
Willie Mullins chases sixth Morgiana victory in a row

Willie Mullins chases sixth Morgiana victory in a row

Trainer has entered a seven-strong squad for Sunday's race at Punchestown

Wed Nov 16 2016 - 01:01
Willie Mullins hoping  to unleash A-List stars at Punchestown

Willie Mullins hoping to unleash A-List stars at Punchestown

Weather permitting, Annie Power and Faugheen could reappear in Mogiana Hurdle

Mon Nov 14 2016 - 21:15
Kerry Lee plans Clonmel Oil Chase raid  with Kylemore Lough

Kerry Lee plans Clonmel Oil Chase raid with Kylemore Lough

Shropshire trainer keen to try his luck across Irish Sea again after success at Fairyhouse

Mon Nov 14 2016 - 21:00
Dundalk’s success shines unkind light on long-ball Ireland

Dundalk’s success shines unkind light on long-ball Ireland

It says much about international football that League of Ireland fans are on high ground

Mon Nov 07 2016 - 07:01
Japan Cup could be Highland Reel’s next target

Japan Cup could be Highland Reel’s next target

Colt could be set to attempt to break new ground for top trainer Aidan O’Brien

Sun Nov 06 2016 - 22:00
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