“Irish Champions Weekend” has €3.73 million up for grabs in SeptemberCurragh and Leopardstown will host a feast of Group One racesTue Mar 04 2014 - 01:00
Mouse Morris in a quandary over First Lieutenant’s Cheltenham Festival targetCo Tipperary-based trainer not sure whether to aim for Gold Cup or Ryanair ChaseTue Mar 04 2014 - 01:00
As good as it gets in the white-hot intensity of rugbyTrue icons such as O’Driscoll don’t get the chance to park their cultural significanceMon Mar 03 2014 - 11:03
BHA will make decision this week on Philip Fenton’s runners at Cheltenham FestivalThey include Last Instalment, third favourite for the Gold CupMon Mar 03 2014 - 01:00
Mount Colah puts in a high-class performance for Banbridge trainer Jerry Cosgrave“Two mile is his optimum trip. His dam is a half-sister to Newmill and he pulls hard”Mon Mar 03 2014 - 01:00
Willie Mullins confirms Annie Power a runner in the stayers’ hurdleDessie Hughes happy with Our Conor’s post-race gallop, saying: “He travelled well and had loads left”Mon Mar 03 2014 - 01:00
Our Conor warms up for Cheltenham after racing at LeopardstownDessie Hughes charge giving all the right signals ahead of a return to the festivalSat Mar 01 2014 - 07:53
Turf Club confident of ‘authorised’ statusMajor shake-up of drug-testing regime to include more rigorous policing powersSat Mar 01 2014 - 01:00
The Turf Club revamps drug testing systemsNew measures will include for the first time the ability to test horses that are out-of-trainingFri Feb 28 2014 - 13:34
Johnny Murtagh calls time on illustrious riding careerJockey won the Epsom Derby three times and Irish Derby at the Curagh four timesWed Feb 26 2014 - 01:00
Dermot Weld says neither Vigil nor Silver Concorde certain starters for festival bumperLegendary Curragh trainer reveals Vigil has had a few little problems since winning at LeopardstownWed Feb 26 2014 - 01:00
Uncertainty over Fenton horses to go right to the wireBritish Horseracing Authority test results not likely to be known until next weekTue Feb 25 2014 - 01:00
Geraghty to step in for Jezki ride in Champion HurdleHarrington waits on ground for StepsTue Feb 25 2014 - 01:00
Drug-testing regime for crucial bloodstock industry not at the racesOnce a horse is ‘out of training’ the Turf Club has no authority over an unlicensed stableMon Feb 24 2014 - 01:00
O’Leary to invite BHA to test Gold Cup hopeLast Instalment on target to run in festival’s blue-ribbon renewal, says Gigginstown bossMon Feb 24 2014 - 01:00
O’Brien hoping Plinth can take him back to Cheltenham festivalOn His Own to successfully follow up Thyestes victory at FairyhouseSat Feb 22 2014 - 01:00
Golantilla capable of landing bumperBarry Connell’s €375,000 purchase returns after year off for festival trialSat Feb 22 2014 - 01:00
Gigginstown Stud stands by FentonMichael O’Leary’s horse-training yard expresses support for Tipperary-based trainerFri Feb 21 2014 - 01:00
BHA may act after Philip Fenton court case detailsRyanair boss Michael O’Leary backs Last Instalment trainerWed Feb 19 2014 - 06:38
Alderwood returns to Nass in an effort to book his ticket for Cheltenham hat-trick bidTom Mullins-trained star is a general 16/1 shot for Queen Mother Champion Chase and also holds a Ryanair entryWed Feb 19 2014 - 01:00
Pat Hughes facing charges of possessing drugsHughes has been charged with possession of unauthorised drugs, including a 20ml bottle of Stanozolol, an anabolic steroid.Wed Feb 19 2014 - 00:38
Leading trainer charged with possession of anabolic steroidsPhilip Fenton to appear before Tipperary court over banned animal medicationsTue Feb 18 2014 - 01:00
Flash the card at macho critique of GAA move to tackle cynicismIt is hard to argue against a system that at least tries to sideline the hatchet menMon Feb 17 2014 - 09:00
Turf Club paying ‘close attention’ to Carrick-on-Suir caseCase is being taken by the Department of Agriculture following an inspection of a leading trainer’s stablesMon Feb 17 2014 - 01:00
Foxrock set for Cheltenham after Grade Two successFormer bumper champion Dunguib back in winner’s enclosure to seal festival chanceMon Feb 17 2014 - 01:00
Bog Warrior can make successful return in testing conditions at Gowran ParkUn De Sceaux should have little bother in extending unbeaten recordSat Feb 15 2014 - 01:00
Dunguib looks another fairytale in the making for trainer Philip FentonHeavy ground was never a problem for the former triple Grade One winnerSat Feb 15 2014 - 01:00
Very Wood can thrive on trip at ClonmelChampagne Fever still in Flyingbolt mix at NavanWed Feb 12 2014 - 01:00
On His Own set for third tilt at blue-ribbon eventVeteran Tidal Bay awarded top weight of 11st 10lbs but trainer happy with ratingWed Feb 12 2014 - 01:00
Last Instalment emerges sound after Hennessy Gold Cup heroicsTrainer Philip Fenton says Gold Cup looks obvious target but refuses to rule out RyanairTue Feb 11 2014 - 01:00
Guitar Pete puts in a sparkling display at LeopardstownDessie Hughes’s hurdler gets a general 10/1 quote for next month’s Triumph HurdleMon Feb 10 2014 - 01:00
Costly quest for next Frankel the ultimate speculative puntStallion’s services cost €150,000 and are likely to generate €18m per seasonMon Feb 10 2014 - 01:00
Last Instalment makes his comeback complete with victory in Hennessy Gold CupPhilip Fenton-trained gelding gallops on strongly to score by eight and a half lengths from Tidal BayMon Feb 10 2014 - 01:00
Mullins targets Newbury mission to land Betfair HurdleProlific Tarla returns to action at Naas in Opera Hat ChaseSat Feb 08 2014 - 01:00
Old firm eye Grade One success with Tidal BaySelect field to contest feature race but testing conditions likely to favour Nicholls’ veteranSat Feb 08 2014 - 01:00
John Cullen primed to deliver on KatnapEx-French runner can improve on a decent recent display at ThurlesWed Feb 05 2014 - 01:01
O’Leary grips top of Hennessy marketRuby Walsh teams up with old boss Nicholls for Tidal Bay Hennessy rideWed Feb 05 2014 - 01:00
Fenton gives Instalment Leopardstown green-lightMullins readies Hennessy meeting teamTue Feb 04 2014 - 01:00
Dramatic increase in testing of horses ’in-training’A total of 283 tests were carried out on horses in-training compared to 70 in 2012Tue Feb 04 2014 - 01:00
Sochi athletes could use platform to strike blow against demagogueWestern governments have cocked symbolic snoots at Vladimir Putin’s laws against freedom of speech and impact of anti-gay legislationMon Feb 03 2014 - 06:00
Nicholls ponders another Tidal Bay Gold Cup raid13-year-old star set to return to course and distance of 2012 Lexus successMon Feb 03 2014 - 01:00
Arvika Ligeonniere looks set to keep Punchestown run goingWillie Mullins charge has run four times around the Co Kildare track and won the lotSat Feb 01 2014 - 01:00
Competitive Edge can kick-start memorable weekend for Conor O’DwyerO’Dwyer’s Folsom Blue in Grand National Trial at PunchestownSat Feb 01 2014 - 01:00
Trainer Tony Martin will decide if Bog Warrior runs in Tied Cottage Chase after workout tomorrowGigginstown Stud star has endured an injury-interrupted career since memorably landing Drinmore ChaseWed Jan 29 2014 - 01:00
Solwhit set to return next seasonTrainer’s focus now on Trifolium in the ArkleTue Jan 28 2014 - 01:00
Jim Culloty hopes Lord Windermere can bounce back in Hennessy Gold CupLeopardstown race could see almost all of Ireland’s Gold Cup contenders take their chanceTue Jan 28 2014 - 01:00
Make way for the rugby referee – a ringmaster with an impossible jobDespite acres of rulebook, so much will always come down to one man’s hunchMon Jan 27 2014 - 06:00
