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
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
Very Wood can thrive on trip at ClonmelChampagne Fever still in Flyingbolt mix at NavanWed 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
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
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
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
Hurricane brewing as Fly stamps his classMullins's charge now a general 5/2 fav to secure third Champion Hurdle at CheltenhamMon Jan 27 2014 - 01:01
Willie Mullins has 10th Hennessy Gold Cup in sightsChampion trainer confirmed Rubi Ball is on target for the Leopardstown highlightMon Jan 27 2014 - 01:00
Jockey David Casey to bring off big double with Sea Light and Talbot RoadIn some ways the most interesting of the JP McManus four runners in the Boylesports Hurdle is ReizovicSat Jan 25 2014 - 01:00
Hard to see Hurricane Fly being beaten at his favourite LeopardstownBHP Insurance Irish Champion Hurdle to be run on inner track which should suit the Willie Mullins-trained geldingSat Jan 25 2014 - 01:00
Paul Townend to put seal on successful week with MozoltovGilt Shadow can provide an Antrim success in Grade Two novice hurdleSat Jan 25 2014 - 01:00
Jezki and Our Conor set for BHP Champion HurdleDominent trio in Ryanair Hurdle set to renew rivalry in €110,000 Leopardstown featureWed Jan 22 2014 - 06:00
JP McManus has first success in Boylesports Hurdle in his sightsHigh-profile handicap has proved frustratingly elusive to top owner over the decades but he has five of 28 entries left inTue Jan 21 2014 - 01:00
Irish Cheltenham Festival team just 6/1 to beat last year’s record-breaking 14 tally2013 total was the first time Irish-trained winners outscored the home team, 14-13Tue Jan 21 2014 - 01:00
Putin’s homophobia centre stage at expense of Winter OlympicsElements of Russian society painfully backward when it comes to sexual politicsMon Jan 20 2014 - 06:00
Bookmakers confident Hurricane Fly can see off young pretenders again in BHP Irish Champion HurdleJezki and Our Conor have another crack at the reigning champion at LeopardstownMon Jan 20 2014 - 01:00
Rule The World to deny the returning Dunguib at NaasPhilip Fenton’s star, who once looked to have the racing world at his feet, returns from nearly three years on injury sidelinesSat Jan 18 2014 - 01:00
John “Shark” Hanlon bids for big Ascot pot with Hidden Cyclone“The manager of the track has told me it’s soft to heavy and I think our lad will handle it”Sat Jan 18 2014 - 01:00
Un de Sceaux’s rating remains the same despite winning streakFrench imports winning plaudits and now a ‘dark horse’ for Champion HurdleWed Jan 15 2014 - 01:00
Mouse Morris may run First Lieutenant in Hennessy Gold CupTrainer has often skipped running his top Cheltenham candidates at the prestigious Leopardstown fixtureWed Jan 15 2014 - 01:00
Henry De Bromhead’s Sizing Gold set for three mile test at NaasCheltenham festival hero Dunguib to return to actionTue Jan 14 2014 - 01:00
Tom Mullins hopeful Alderwood will be ready for festival10-year-old looking for Cheltenham hat-trickTue Jan 14 2014 - 01:00
