Yorkshire Oaks could see Ryan Moore more Content as O’Brien filly bids to hit Group One jackpotHeavens Gate flies Ballydoyle flag in Lowther Stakes clash with Queen Mary winner Leovanni at YorkThu Aug 22 2024 - 06:00
City Of Troy gets the job done again with Juddmonte International victory in course record time Ryan Moore guides Aidan O’Brien-trained star City of Troy to length defeat of French rival Calandagan in Juddmonte International at YorkWed Aug 21 2024 - 19:00
Irish Derby hero Los Angeles returns to action in Great Voltigeur Stakes at York Aidan O’Brien holds massive lead in race to be crowned champion trainer in Britain for a seventh timeTue Aug 20 2024 - 18:03
York stage looks set to give City Of Troy a chance to finally live up to his massive reputation Aidan O’Brien-trained star aiming to become sixth horse to complete Epsom Derby-Juddmonte International doubleTue Aug 20 2024 - 16:16
Ger Lyons hoping Babouche can strike a blow for fillies in Phoenix Stakes Whistlejacket likely to lead Aidan O’Brien’s attempt at an 18th win in Europe’s first Group One of the season for juvenilesMon Aug 05 2024 - 16:13
Ryan Moore in Naas for single ride in €300,000 bank holiday feature after Grade One ambitions frustrated in New YorkAidan O’Brien ‘not sure’ about next target for Diego Velazquez after $600,000 Saratoga Derby rained offMon Aug 05 2024 - 06:00
French maintain defence of Group One prizes as Lazzat stretches unbeaten run to six Irish hope Matilda Picotte can manage only seventh in Prix Maurice de Gheest at DeauvilleMon Aug 05 2024 - 06:00
Joseph O’Brien bidding to break new international ground with runner in German OaksDiego Velazquez favourite to secure Grade One honours for Ballydoyle in $600,000 Saratoga DerbySat Aug 03 2024 - 16:00
IHRB reviewing Galway festival horse fatalities but says ‘no commonality’ between incidents A total of five horses were euthanised after running over the first four days of the festivalFri Aug 02 2024 - 16:19
No big odds this time as Sirius bids for Galway festival double in Friday’s feature Connacht Hotel Handicap winner technically 5lbs well in on readjusted handicap terms for the €110,000 Guinness HandicapFri Aug 02 2024 - 06:00
JJ Slevin steers Nurburgring to Galway Hurdle glory despite controversial start to big race Joseph O’Brien trained 13-2 shot powers seven lengths clear to land €270,000 ‘Ladies Day’ featureThu Aug 01 2024 - 18:51
Trainer accuses IHRB of harassment after favourite Petrol Head pulled from Galway HurdleIHRB say confirmation came this morning that prohibited substance was found in horse’s sample after Bellewstown win on July 6thThu Aug 01 2024 - 15:37
Willie Mullins aims eight at Galway Hurdle as he bids for sixth win in nine yearsGalway Day 4 preview: Jockey Wesley Joyce teams up again with Red Heel two years after near disastrous spill in the Corrib StakesThu Aug 01 2024 - 06:00
Pinkerton rolls back the years with exciting Galway Plate success for Noel Meade Jockey Donagh Meyler makes most of opportunity on 20-1 outsider Pinkerton to win Galway steeplechase highlight for a second timeWed Jul 31 2024 - 21:05
Percival Legallois could spoil Gordon Elliott’s hopes of a landmark fifth Galway Plate success JP McManus-owned In Excelsis Deo bids to become first cross-channel trained Plate winner since 2008Wed Jul 31 2024 - 06:00
Joseph O’Brien breaks new family ground as Mexicali Rose lands Galway feature Aidan O’Brien insists Ascot ground softer than official description after Auguste Rodin’s King George defeatTue Jul 30 2024 - 21:01
Racing ‘minnow’ Brian Duffy hopes lightning strikes twice in Galway featureChampion jockey Colin Keane aiming for fourth win in Mile highlightTue Jul 30 2024 - 06:00
Dunsdon springs 50/1 shock on Willie Mullins-trained Sirius to land Galway feature English jockey enjoys first winner in five years to prevail in Ireland’s ‘amateur Derby’ contestMon Jul 29 2024 - 21:17
Galway festival’s ‘fair go’ credentials to be tested as seven days of Ballybrit action gets under way Five-time course winner Teed Up defends his title in €110,000 opening day featureMon Jul 29 2024 - 06:00
Dermot Weld has sights set on 25th success in Galway juvenile maiden with Truth Be Told Irish raiders no match for French favourite Mqse De Sevigne in Deauville Group One at GalwaySun Jul 28 2024 - 16:26
Joseph O’Brien turns to Barzalona as Rogue Millennium tries to break Group One duck Willie McCreery also runs Ocean Jewel in the €300,000 Prix Rothschild on SundaySat Jul 27 2024 - 06:00
Auguste Rodin and Rebel’s Romance hold promise of classic King George clashAidan O’Brien triple-handed as he pursues fifth success in Ascot’s all-aged midsummer featureSat Jul 27 2024 - 06:00
Amateur jockey Shane Bargary’s licence suspended for 10 years after second positive test for cocaine Penalty is the biggest for a drugs offence ever handed out to a rider in IrelandFri Jul 26 2024 - 18:37
Galway festival’s ‘retro racing’ still supplies firsthand sporting theatre Large numbers of people through the turnstiles remains integral to the Galway racing festival's enduring appealFri Jul 26 2024 - 06:00
Three-time Cheltenham Champion Hurdle winner Istabraq dies, aged 32Owner JP McManus: ‘He was a very special horse who gave us many great days of fun and enjoyment’Thu Jul 25 2024 - 16:58
Auguste Rodin favourite to join O’Brien elite with seventh Group One success in King George JP McManus well represented as he pursues eighth success in Galway Plate next weekTue Jul 23 2024 - 06:00
Meet Team Ireland - EquestrianFormidable team of talent and experience set to saddle up for Ireland in the Olympic equestrian events in ParisMon Jul 22 2024 - 20:23
You Got To Me continues cross-channel Classic success at Curragh with Oaks victoryBreeders’ Cup Filly & Mare ‘made for’ Content after O’Brien filly finishes unlucky runner-upSun Jul 21 2024 - 16:20
Joseph O’Brien has Arc in his sights with Eclipse runner-up Al RiffaEnglish amateur jockey Alice Proctor remains in intensive care after heavy fall at CartmelSun Jul 21 2024 - 16:14
You Got To Me wins Irish Oaks on incident-packed day at the CurraghThe biggest Oaks field in 14 years at the Kildare venue saw several runners endure traffic problemsSat Jul 20 2024 - 17:35
Biggest Irish Oaks field since 2010 underlines wide open look to Curragh classicFavourite Content could provide legendary sire Galileo with landmark ‘century’ of individual top-flight winnersFri Jul 19 2024 - 19:00
Kicking jockey indemnity problem down the road risks blowing up in racing’s face Despite game-changer Tylicki verdict in 2021 Irish jockeys still aren’t covered for personal liabilityFri Jul 19 2024 - 06:00
Tony Martin’s licence suspension increased by two months following Newcastle controversy Co Meath trainer now suspended until October 16th after IHRB referrals hearingThu Jul 18 2024 - 17:31
Luke Comer could run pair of horses trained by his son in Curragh Group Two race he sponsors Both Hanalia and Lava Stream supplemented into Irish Oaks at cost of €50,000 eachTue Jul 16 2024 - 19:00
Willie Mullins on course to try and secure Irish Oaks glory with Wathnan recruit Lope De Lilas Jockey James Doyle set to team up with Mullins filly in Tuesday workout ahead of Saturday’s €500,000 classicTue Jul 16 2024 - 06:00
City Of Troy passes Eclipse test but O’Brien star still has plenty to proveYork or Leopardstown likely next target for Derby winner after Sandown victory on rain-softened groundSun Jul 07 2024 - 15:34
Deauville could be the perfect Group One setting for Willie McCreery’s VespertilioOpposition to sole Irish hope on Sunday includes Frankel’s half-brother Kikkuli who will be ridden by Ryan MooreSat Jul 06 2024 - 06:00
City Of Troy set to start at cramped odds for what shapes as straightforward Eclipse taskJoseph O’Brien takes on his father’s Epsom Derby hero with older horse Al Riffa at SandownSat Jul 06 2024 - 06:00
Racing itself needs to create horse welfare safety net to reassure public confidenceLeaving it to individual owners to do right thing by horses after their racing career is finished is an unsustainable each-way bet for racing's authoritiesFri Jul 05 2024 - 06:00
Luke Comer weighing up options after failed appeal against three-year suspension of trainer’s licence Billionaire businessman Luke Comer ‘reviewing’ last week’s appeals body judgment ahead of his trainer's licence ban which begins in a fortnightMon Jul 01 2024 - 18:05
Los Angeles and Ryan Moore supply Aidan O’Brien with 16th Irish Derby success Coolmore boss John Magnier backs €1.25 million Curragh Classic staying at a mile and a halfSun Jun 30 2024 - 19:07
Wayne Lordan enjoys much better Irish Derby day with Railway Stakes success on Henri MatisseBilly Lee’s lone furrow pays dividends with Rockingham victory for in-foal Amazon LadySun Jun 30 2024 - 19:00
Irish Derby ‘dark horse’ Matsuri could emerge on top in €1.25 million Curragh classicInclusion of Irish Derby in Tote World Pool betting results in first nine-race Curragh programme of the modern eraSat Jun 29 2024 - 06:00
Point Lonsdale tries to keep it in the family in Sunday’s Grand Prix de Saint-CloudRichard Hannon team aiming to beat Ballydoyle team in Railway Stakes with PrincipalitySat Jun 29 2024 - 06:00
Outnumbered home team face big challenge against cross-channel raiders in Pretty Polly Top US rider Johnny Velazquez teams up with Aidan O’Brien for Saturday’s Curragh openerSat Jun 29 2024 - 06:00
It’s time to acknowledge how Irish Derby is starting to look worryingly datedTime to examine if cut to race distance could rejuvenate Curragh classic the Irish Derby’s traditional role as Derby ‘decider’Fri Jun 28 2024 - 06:00
Trainer Luke Comer loses appeal against three-year licence suspension for doping offencesBusinessman’s ban will come into force on July 15thThu Jun 27 2024 - 18:26
Rab Havlin aims to crown resurgence aboard Ambiente Friendly at Irish Derby Top US jockey Johnny Velazquez teams up with old ally Dermot Weld at Naas on WednesdayMon Jun 24 2024 - 20:42
Emily Upjohn set to have another tilt at landing Curragh Group One prize Qipco withdraws sponsorship of 2025′s Newmarket Guineas and Ascot’s King GeorgeMon Jun 24 2024 - 06:00
World Pool impact set to result in nine-race programme at the Curragh on Irish Derby day Roger Varian keen to spring ‘dark horse’ Matsuri into Sunday’s €1.25m premier classicSun Jun 23 2024 - 19:00
