Crucial appeal against severity of John ‘Shark’ Hanlon’s 10-month suspension to be heard‘I haven’t slept for six weeks. My heart’s gone out of the game, and I absolutely love the game,’ says King George-winning trainerSun Oct 13 2024 - 22:38
The Lion In Winter leads Aidan O’Brien’s team into superpower Dewhurst clash with GodolphinWillie Mullins aiming for record-equaling fourth Cesarewitch success with ex-German Sea Of SandsSat Oct 12 2024 - 06:00
Michael O’Leary hoping to open new Czech route to steeplechase success with Coko Beach Top cross-channel jockey James Doyle goes to Naas on Sunday for a single spin on Lope De LilasSat Oct 12 2024 - 06:00
Crammed October fixture list underlines how betting turnover is profitable priorityCross-channel warning of problems down the line if more racing takes place to generate more bettingFri Oct 11 2024 - 06:00
The Lion In Winter set to lead Aidan O’Brien’s attempt at a record ninth Dewhurst success Godolphin has supplemented Middle Park winner Shadow Of Light into the raceMon Oct 07 2024 - 19:00
Philip Fenton fined €2,500 following disqualification of Kilbeggan winner for failed drugs test Appeals by ‘Shark’ Hanlon and Luke W Comer against severity of license suspensions to be heard next weekMon Oct 07 2024 - 19:00
‘I never thought she’d win’: Irish jockey Rossa Ryan wins Europe’s biggest race on Bluestocking‘A horse can really change your life, and she has mine’ admits Tuam jockey after win in ParisSun Oct 06 2024 - 17:12
Joseph O’Brien and Yutaka Take combine in pursuit of Arc glory with Al RiffaO’Brien aims to become just the fifth Irish trainer to win Europe’s most coveted raceSat Oct 05 2024 - 06:00
Henry de Bromhead bids for first Group One success with Term Of EndearmentTarawa and Mountain Bear fly the Irish flag in Grade One action in Keeneland on Saturday nightFri Oct 04 2024 - 19:00
Revival in French racing fortunes could be underlined in Prix de l’Arc de TriompheEven in City Of Troy’s absence the stature of Europe’s greatest prize is secureFri Oct 04 2024 - 06:00
The Euphrates lands Cesarewitch as O’Brien family dominate big-money Curragh prizes Apples And Bananas strikes for Joseph O’Brien in Europe’s richest two-year-old race on SaturdaySun Sept 29 2024 - 18:31
Soft ground conditions a new challenge for Irish stars Babouche and Lake Victoria Whistlejacket favourite to be fourth horse in a row to complete Prix Morny-Middle Park Stakes doubleSat Sept 28 2024 - 06:00
Jockey Wesley Joyce hoping for biggest pay-day of his career at hugely lucrative Curragh programme Joseph O’Brien’s Apples And Bananas a leading contender for Europe’s most valuable two-year-old raceSat Sept 28 2024 - 06:00
Racing’s fingers crossed that reputational gaffes don’t impact Government’s annual budget allocation Government's substantial financial support entitles it to demand greater focus on priorities other than just prizemoneyFri Sept 27 2024 - 06:00
Ticket costs for next year’s Cheltenham Festival frozen at 2024 prices after review Conditions to five festival races changed with National Hunt Chase turned into handicap open to professional ridersThu Sept 26 2024 - 15:03
Porter floors Kerry National opposition with dominant front-running display Keith Donoghue partners former dual-Stayers Hurdle champion to big race success over fencesWed Sept 25 2024 - 18:05
Jockey Danny Gilligan back in big-race action as Duffle Coat targets Kerry National success Gavin Cromwell doubly represented in €200k Listowel feature with Flooring Porter and Perceval LegalloisWed Sept 25 2024 - 06:00
O’Brien hopes The Lion In Winter can make Goffs Million after sustaining foot bruiseConnections of just 29 entries can choose between Million or ‘500′ event at the Curragh on SaturdayTue Sept 24 2024 - 16:32
Ger Lyons star Babouche favourite to complete rare Group One double in Cheveley Park Whistlejacket part of strong Ballydoyle team as Aidan O’Brien pursues eighth Middle Mark successTue Sept 24 2024 - 06:00
Ryan Moore the focus of attention on his first appearance at Listowel festival The Real Whacker sole cross-channel challenger as 18 declared for Wednesday’s €200,000 Kerry NationalTue Sept 24 2024 - 06:00
Rachael Blackmore out for weeks with injury after fall at DownpatrickPioneering jockey injured her neck when her mount Hand Over Fist fellMon Sept 23 2024 - 21:16
Irish Cesarewitch sponsorship review to take place following Sunday’s renewal of €600k feature Jessica Harrington’s Trevaunance fourth to Rebel’s Romance in German Group OneMon Sept 23 2024 - 06:00
Jessica Harrington aiming for German Group One glory with Trevaunance City Of Troy remains 5/2 favourite for Breeders’ Cup Classic after Southwell workoutSat Sept 21 2024 - 06:00
Horse Racing Ireland publishes ‘shadow’ 2025 fixture list if Tipperary closes to develop all-weather circuit Total of 395 race meetings scheduled for 2025 is unchanged from this yearSat Sept 21 2024 - 06:00
Irish Champions Festival attendance levels suggest public verdict on event is largely ‘meh’Less than 19,000 attended last weekend’s showpiece action at Leopardstown and the CurraghFri Sept 20 2024 - 06:00
Top flat rider Ryan Moore tries his luck at Punchestown on Tuesday Sosie favourite to give renowned French trainer André Fabre a ninth Arc successTue Sept 17 2024 - 06:00
Leopardstown boss calls for further debate on boosting interest in Irish flat racingIncreased focus on attracting international runners for 2025 Irish Champions FestivalTue Sept 17 2024 - 06:00
Hollie Doyle joins husband Tom Marquand on Group One scoreboard at Irish Champions Festival Archie Watson-trained sprinter Bradsell overwhelms local Irish rivals in dominant Flying Five displaySun Sept 15 2024 - 19:48
Kyprios regains Leger crown to join elite Ballydoyle group of Group One winners Scorthy Champ gives Joseph O’Brien third win in five years in National StakesSun Sept 15 2024 - 19:12
Economics successfully steps up to Group One company with thrilling Irish Champion Stakes defeat of Auguste RodinEnglish jockey completes top-flight Champions Festival double as Porta Fortuna justifies favouritism in the Matron StakesSat Sept 14 2024 - 17:58
Economics and jockey Tom Marquand the targets for Irish Champion Stakes opposition English rider also teams up with Matron Stakes favourite Porta Fortuna at start of €5.1 million Irish Champions FestivalSat Sept 14 2024 - 06:00
Leger favourite Kyprios part of a blue-chip book of Curragh Group One rides for Ryan MooreChristophe Soumillon steps in for Prix Vermeille ride on Arc hope Opera Singer at LongchampSat Sept 14 2024 - 06:00
If optics are so important how ‘injurious’ to racing’s image is Comer Group’s Irish St Leger sponsorship?Billionaire businessman Luke Comer – whose Comer group still sponsors the Irish St Leger – lost his training licence for three years after most extensive doping scandal in Irish racing historyFri Sept 13 2024 - 06:00
IHRB turn down request from John ‘Shark’ Hanlon to delay start of his suspension10-month suspension for causing reputational damage to racing to start on December 1stThu Sept 12 2024 - 17:37
Economics favourite to break Aidan O’Brien’s run of Champion Stakes success Auguste Rodin tops Irish trainer’s hopes for a ‘Lucky 13th’ victory in Saturday’s Leopardstown feature the Champion StakesTue Sept 10 2024 - 17:38
Gordon Elliott sends Familiar Dreams to unfamiliar territory at Kentucky DownsVeteran former British champion trainer Michael Stoute announces he will retire at end of the seasonTue Sept 10 2024 - 17:13
Curragh and Comer Group plan a review of sponsorship arrangements later this year Trio of German-trained horses expected for Sunday’s St Leger sponsored by firm founded by suspended Luke ComerTue Sept 10 2024 - 06:00
Illinois tops Leger betting as Ballydoyle team set to attack St Leger in force Irish Oaks winner You Got To Me supplemented into Saturday’s St Leger at DoncasterTue Sept 10 2024 - 06:00
Track authorities reject suggestions that public appeal of Irish Champions Festival has levelled offJapanese star Shin Emperor books his ticket for Leopardstown with impressive workout at LongchampMon Sept 09 2024 - 06:00
Mickael Barzalona pulls off inspired Moulin success on Godolphin outsider TribalistBallydoyle hope Henry Longfellow can manage only third in Longchamp’s Group One featureSun Sept 08 2024 - 16:13
Trio of Irish-trained hopefuls attempt to change the trend in Haydock Sprint Cup Luke W Comer lodges appeal against one-year suspension of his training licence for causing reputational damageSat Sept 07 2024 - 06:00
Henry Longfellow aiming for Group One success in Moulin clash with Notable Speech and CharynFrankie Dettori teams up with Ballydoyle trio in hugely lucrative races at Kentucky DownsSat Sept 07 2024 - 06:00
Far greater systemic safety net required for racehorses after they stop racing The future for racehorses after they stop racing? Racing's authorities must establish the scale of the issue before appropriate measures to address it are attemptedFri Sept 06 2024 - 06:00
Trainer ‘Shark’ Hanlon to appeal 10-month suspension for reputational damage to racing Penalty imposed after social media clip of a dead horse being towed through village by Hanlon’s horseboxThu Sept 05 2024 - 17:51
City Of Troy skips Irish Champions Festival but remains the name on everyone’s lips Los Angeles set to join Auguste Rodin and Luxembourg in powerful Ballydoyle squad for Champion StakesTue Sept 03 2024 - 06:00
Leopardstown efforts pay off with Japanese star Shin Emperor set to line up in Champion StakesFree entry incentive ‘a big reason’ why connections of Japanese Derby third will line up at LeopardstownSun Sept 01 2024 - 16:10
Irish hopefuls aiming for big money rewards in KentuckyRyan Moore back at the Curragh for more promising Ballydoyle juvenilesSat Aug 31 2024 - 06:00
Trainer Luke W Comer has licence suspended for a year due to reputational damage to racing Son of billionaire businessman Luke Comer suspended following discovery of decomposed horse carcases on his property in 2021Fri Aug 30 2024 - 17:03
Coolmore all in on Breeders’ Cup Classic punt for City Of TroyAidan O’Brien star City of Troy now joint top-rated horse in the world but has plenty to prove in ‘greatness stakes’Fri Aug 30 2024 - 06:00
IHRB urged to tighten up rules after Killarney race where winner didn’t jump one of the fencesVeteran trainer Michael Hourigan rules out appeal against stewards’ decision to allow Arctic Fly keep controversial race in KillarneyMon Aug 26 2024 - 17:57
