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Leading Light claims gold in driving finish

Leading Light claims gold in driving finish

Win delivers record sixth Gold Cup success for Aidan O’Brien who also takes Ribblesdale

Fri Jun 20 2014 - 01:00
The Fugue takes honours in feature event to deprive top-rated Treve

The Fugue takes honours in feature event to deprive top-rated Treve

French raider unable to quicken and bridge gap to Gosden-trained runner

Thu Jun 19 2014 - 01:00
Leading Light goes for gold in Ascot showpiece

Leading Light goes for gold in Ascot showpiece

Ballydoyle hope shows progressive profile but stamina doubt remains

Thu Jun 19 2014 - 01:00
Weld targets Group success in Ballycorus Stakes with Big Break

Weld targets Group success in Ballycorus Stakes with Big Break

Dansili filly set to get fast ground in bid to land prestigious Pattern showpiece

Thu Jun 19 2014 - 01:00
Power swoops late for Group glory

Power swoops late for Group glory

Brilliant sprinter takes King’s Stand for second year in succession

Wed Jun 18 2014 - 01:06
Nolan runners capable of success on tight Wexford track

Nolan runners capable of success on tight Wexford track

Trip and quick ground likely to extract best from handler’s contenders

Wed Jun 18 2014 - 01:00
French superstar Treve pick of the field

French superstar Treve pick of the field

Prix de’l Arc winner the class act in Royal Ascot renewal of Prince of Wales’s Stakes

Wed Jun 18 2014 - 01:00
Kingman can turn Guineas form on its head and land St James’s Palace Stakes

Kingman can turn Guineas form on its head and land St James’s Palace Stakes

Aidan O’Brien’s War Command takes his chance in a star-studded field at Royal Ascot

Tue Jun 17 2014 - 02:07
Tarziyna will be tough nut to crack in Sligo finale

Tarziyna will be tough nut to crack in Sligo finale

Course and distance winner Truthwillsetufree can win for trainer Dermot Weld

Tue Jun 17 2014 - 01:00
Ireland’s maverick number eight fails to score with rugby’s clubbable stuffed shirts

Ireland’s maverick number eight fails to score with rugby’s clubbable stuffed shirts

Jamie Heaslip may be unorthodox but he also qualifies as an exceptional backrow forward

Mon Jun 16 2014 - 11:44
Turf Club set to consider watering tracks to maintain ground consistency

Turf Club set to consider watering tracks to maintain ground consistency

Option is part of an overall investigation into how five horses were killed at Friday night’s Clonmel meeting

Mon Jun 16 2014 - 01:00
Weld’s Edelmira puts Irish Oaks credentials on line at Cork

Weld’s Edelmira puts Irish Oaks credentials on line at Cork

Task is to take on older fillies including last year’s Irish Oaks runner-up Venus De Milo

Sat Jun 14 2014 - 10:21
Aidan O’Brien odds-on to take sixth top trainer award at Royal Ascot

Aidan O’Brien odds-on to take sixth top trainer award at Royal Ascot

Leading Light in Gold Cup heads a typically-strong Ballydoyle contingent

Wed Jun 11 2014 - 01:00

Australia remains firmly in mix for Irish Derby

But Irish handicapper Garry O’Gorman thinks superstar colt’s best trip may be less than a mile and a half

Wed Jun 11 2014 - 01:00
Eddie Lynam on target to complete a momentous Royal Ascot double

Eddie Lynam on target to complete a momentous Royal Ascot double

Sprint stars Sole Power and Slade Power in top shape for one of racing’s iconic meetings

Tue Jun 10 2014 - 01:00
Australia’s Epsom Derby victory earns 123 rating

Australia’s Epsom Derby victory earns 123 rating

British handicapper puts Aidan O’Brien’s colt on a mark equal to Sea The Stars

Tue Jun 10 2014 - 01:00
World Cup flag-waving madness lost on football-crazy fans

World Cup flag-waving madness lost on football-crazy fans

There hasn’t been a problem not made worse by wrapping the colours around it

Mon Jun 09 2014 - 06:00
Ground to be major factor in whether Australia runs in Irish Derby

Ground to be major factor in whether Australia runs in Irish Derby

Indigo Lady thrives on soft surface under Seamus Heffernan

Mon Jun 09 2014 - 01:00
Regally-bred Australia lives up to star billing

Regally-bred Australia lives up to star billing

Ballydoyle’s son of Galileo may take chance in Irish Derby at Curragh headquarters

Mon Jun 09 2014 - 01:00
Powerful Irish contingent to contest renewal but Ebanoran has edge

Powerful Irish contingent to contest renewal but Ebanoran has edge

O’Brien’s Australia favourite to oblige but Oxx runner slips in under radar

Sat Jun 07 2014 - 01:00
Mullins eyes French Champion Hurdle success

Mullins eyes French Champion Hurdle success

Champion trainer sends out trio to contest €370,000 feature race

Sat Jun 07 2014 - 01:00
Taghrooda powers home to claims Oaks glory

Taghrooda powers home to claims Oaks glory

Sheikh Hamdan enjoys one-two as Weld runner Tarfasha behind in second place

Sat Jun 07 2014 - 01:00
Declan McDonogh convinced he has   ‘live chance’ on Ebanoran

Declan McDonogh convinced he has ‘live chance’ on Ebanoran

John Oxx’s record of two winners and a third from three Derby starters speaks for itself

Wed Jun 04 2014 - 01:00
Beach Of Falesa can break her duck over jumps at Punchestown

Beach Of Falesa can break her duck over jumps at Punchestown

Joseph O’Brien sends out positive vibes about Marvellous in Friday’s Oaks at Epsom

Wed Jun 04 2014 - 01:00
Epsom ground seems to be coming right for Australia

Epsom ground seems to be coming right for Australia

Ballydoyle trainer Aidan O’Brien bids for an historic Derby hat-trick this Saturday

Tue Jun 03 2014 - 01:00
Remarkable story of California Chrome a boon for romantics

Remarkable story of California Chrome a boon for romantics

Belmont Stakes victory would complete an unbelievable Triple Crown success and a place in American sporting history

Mon Jun 02 2014 - 06:00
Ryan Moore ponders his options for another tilt at Epsom Derby glory

Ryan Moore ponders his options for another tilt at Epsom Derby glory

Britain’s top rider will choose from Geoffrey Chaucer, Kingfisher and Orchestra

Mon Jun 02 2014 - 01:00
Smullen travels to Haydock for Garswood tilt at Group Three feature

Smullen travels to Haydock for Garswood tilt at Group Three feature

Six-time Irish champion jockey looking ahead to seventh Epsom Derby appearance

Sat May 31 2014 - 01:01
Kevin Ryan bids for landmark victory in French Derby

Kevin Ryan bids for landmark victory in French Derby

York’s Dante winner will again be ridden by Ryan Moore in the 16-runner Prix Du Jockey Club

Sat May 31 2014 - 01:00
Oxx confident ‘well bred’ Ebanoran capable of Derby glory

Oxx confident ‘well bred’ Ebanoran capable of Derby glory

‘We can’t be sure about him staying the mile-and-a-half but that isn’t the worst complaint’

Wed May 28 2014 - 01:00
Geoffrey Chaucer in mix for tilt at Prix Du Jockey

Geoffrey Chaucer in mix for tilt at Prix Du Jockey

O’Brien has pick of three colts for €1.5m French Derby

Tue May 27 2014 - 17:22
Aidan O’Brien gearing up for the most intense Classic week of  the year

Aidan O’Brien gearing up for the most intense Classic week of the year

Australia remains firmly on track for the Epsom Derby

Tue May 27 2014 - 01:00
Dermot Weld confident Fascinating Rock will handle any ground at Epsom

Dermot Weld confident Fascinating Rock will handle any ground at Epsom

Curragh trainer suspects biggest obstacle to the colt’s chances of Derby success will come from favourite Australia

Tue May 27 2014 - 01:00
Rory, let the machine get its jaws into someone else for a bit

Rory, let the machine get its jaws into someone else for a bit

Seriously McIlroy, stop talking. It wasn’t emotional incontinence that helped you win: it was turning off the tech

Mon May 26 2014 - 01:00
Marvellous gives Aidan O’Brien  30th domestic Classic in Irish 1,000 Guineas

Marvellous gives Aidan O’Brien 30th domestic Classic in Irish 1,000 Guineas

Ballydoyle second string earns a 7/1 quote and a shot at Epsom Oaks in 12 days time

Mon May 26 2014 - 01:00
Relief all round as Kingman shows his class in Tattersalls Irish 2,000 Guineas

Relief all round as Kingman shows his class in Tattersalls Irish 2,000 Guineas

John Gosden’s colt now on target for a rematch with Night Of Thunder in St James’s Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot

Mon May 26 2014 - 01:00
Kingman to give John Gosden and Prince Khalid Abdullah a first Irish 2,000 Guineas

Kingman to give John Gosden and Prince Khalid Abdullah a first Irish 2,000 Guineas

War Command leads team of five for Aidan O’Brien, who is looking for a 10th win

Sat May 24 2014 - 13:04
Al Thakhira to relish yielding conditions in Irish 1,000 Guineas at the Curragh

Al Thakhira to relish yielding conditions in Irish 1,000 Guineas at the Curragh

Lightning Thunder’s trainer Olly Stephens is holding fire on her participation until walking track tomorrow morning

Sat May 24 2014 - 01:00
Turf Club say Betfair’s input was huge in Yachvili case

Turf Club say Betfair’s input was huge in Yachvili case

Three more individuals disqualified from racing in connection with the corruption case, including horse’s owner Robert Martin

Fri May 23 2014 - 01:00
Yachvili owner Robert Martin banned

Yachvili owner Robert Martin banned

The businessman from Portrush has been ’warned off’ horseracing for ten years

Thu May 22 2014 - 12:40
Prince Khalid Abdullah set to make strong bids for Curragh’s three Group One races

Prince Khalid Abdullah set to make strong bids for Curragh’s three Group One races

Kingman dominates betting for Saturday’s Tattersalls Irish 2,000 Guineas

Wed May 21 2014 - 01:00
Eddie O’Connell may appeal landmark four-year ban

Eddie O’Connell may appeal landmark four-year ban

Solicitor Andrew Coonan says an appeal against the suspension is under consideration

Wed May 21 2014 - 01:00
Kingman hot favourite for rare classic double

Kingman hot favourite for rare classic double

The John Gosden-trained thoroughbred is set to claim the Tattersalls Irish 2,000 Guineas

Tue May 20 2014 - 01:03
Eddie O’Connell  banned from riding for four years

Eddie O’Connell banned from riding for four years

Jockey banned on racing corruption charges following Turf Club investigation into on-line betting on a race at Downpatrick in 2011

Tue May 20 2014 - 01:00
Jockey Eddie O’Connell banned for four years

Jockey Eddie O’Connell banned for four years

Jockey hit with severe punishment for breaching rules of racing

Mon May 19 2014 - 14:38
Fascinating Rock books his ticket to Epsom Derby

Fascinating Rock books his ticket to Epsom Derby

Dermot Weld can dream of adding Derby to his long list of big-race victories

Mon May 12 2014 - 01:00
On The Fringe can follow up his Punchestown win

On The Fringe can follow up his Punchestown win

She’s Got Grit should relish soft conditions in the Killarney National Handicap Chase

Mon May 12 2014 - 01:00
Reeling in political breakaway on cycling issue a worthy exercise

Reeling in political breakaway on cycling issue a worthy exercise

Time to focus minds on preventing lethal free-for-alls on public roads not closed off

Mon May 05 2014 - 06:00
Magician to cast a spell in Mooresbridge Stakes at the Curragh

Magician to cast a spell in Mooresbridge Stakes at the Curragh

Last year’s Irish 2,000 Guineas and Breeders’ Cup Turf hero faces just four rivals

Mon May 05 2014 - 01:00
Willie Mullins may go up in trip with Hurricane Fly

Willie Mullins may go up in trip with Hurricane Fly

Closutton trainer crowned champion for the ninth time on Saturday while stable jockey Ruby Walsh also lifts ninth title

Mon May 05 2014 - 01:00
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