Horse racing

Gavin Cromwell tries to put seal on landmark campaign with first Irish Grand National success

Local Gold Cup winning trainer runs seven in Ireland’s richest jumps race including the Daniel King ridden Noble Birth

Soft ground conditions forecast for Easter Monday’s Irish Grand National

Willie Mullins sends six runners to Plumpton on Sunday as he tires to retain British trainers’ title

Paul Townend back in action at Fairyhouse Easter festival and eyeing Grade One prizes on Sunday

Both The Big Westerner and Sixandahalf hoping to right some Cheltenham wrongs in Honeysuckle Hurdle

Willie Mullins readies Ayr squadron as handler zeroes in on British champion trainer title

Jessica Harrington indicates Green Impact set for tilt at Newmarket 2000 Guineas

Willie Mullins keen to make up ground on Dan Skelton in race for British trainers’ title

Irishman reckons Grand National outcome on Saturday will be crucial to chances of retaining landmark British championship

Delacroix 10/1 for Epsom Derby after impressive return to action in Ballysax

Aidan O’Brien and Ryan Moore also combine to land Guineas Trial with Breeders’ Cup winner Henri Matisse

Dermot Weld unwraps a pair of classic prospects at Leopardstown’s first flat meeting of 2025

welter lands Guineas Trial for Curragh trainer while regally bred filly Tarima makes winning debut

Aidan O’Brien pitches Group One stars Henri Matisse and Camille Pissarro into weekend classic trials

Tony Martin hopes Orandi will become first horse to complete Irish-English Lincoln double as British season kicks off in Doncaster

Bay City Roller could prove a 2025 chart-topper for George Scott

Trainer mulling run in Tattersalls Irish 2,000 Guineas for unbeaten two-year-old following win in Doncaster

Michael O’Sullivan death attributed to ‘inherent risks’ of racing

IHRB report finds ‘no evidence of human error’ following Cork jockey’s death

Fun Fun Fun among Paul Townend’s trio of weekend rides as he closes in on another century of winners

JJ Slevin on duty at Kelso for Saturday feature before taking on his employers in Limerick’s Grade Three highlight

Willie Mullins says starting on bends was main problem at Cheltenham

Handicapper reckons Gold Cup hero Inthewayurthinkin has 15lbs in hand should he try to double up in Aintree Grand National

Frankie Dettori reveals he is filing for bankruptcy in shock statement

‘I am saddened and embarrassed by this outcome’

Cheltenham 2025 day two: Marine Nationale wins the Champion Chase – As it happened

Cheltenham 2025 day two: Follow all the updates from day two of the racing festival which has seen an emotional win for the former mount of the late Michael O’Sullivan

Bluffer’s guide to Cheltenham: How to sound knowledgeable when you haven’t got a clue

Even if you’re not attending the storied Cotswolds racing festival this week, you can enjoy the excitement

Will Willie Mullins, with nothing left to prove, bow out after Cheltenham? Don’t bet on it

Champion trainer has transformed the face of National Hunt racing and begins Cheltenham next week on 103 festival victories

Willie Mullins just 9-4 to train more winners than whole British team at Cheltenham

Record-breaking trainer could have up to 80 runners over the four days topped by Gold Cup favourite Galopin Des Champs

Jack Kennedy as low as 7-1 to be leading rider at Cheltenham as he returns from broken leg

Champion jockey set to return action at Leopardstown on Monday just a week ahead of biggest meeting of the year

Trainer Eric McNamara wins appeal and overturns penalties imposed after Clonmel ‘non-trier’ inquiry

Mount Ferns found to be ‘lame on three legs’ day after finishing sixth in controversial race

Legendary steeplechaser Flyingbolt deserves long overdue recognition of his unique talent

Second only to Arkle in the all-time list of great jump stars, perhaps only illness prevented this horse from becoming a racing icon

Al Riffa leads Joseph O’Brien trio into Saudi Cup action in Riyadh as Continuous flies the flag for Ballydoyle

Hong Kong superstar Romantic Warrior tops the attractions in advance of the world’s richest race

Death of a jockey: ‘Michael O’Sullivan was full of ambition, full of passion ... he was just a beautiful person’

Amid increased awareness of safety requirements, jockeys know it is impossible to remove all risk from horseracing, a fact tragically underlined by the recent death of a much loved 24-year-old

BHA officials plan more out-of-competition drug testing in Ireland on Cheltenham Festival entries

Grand National hero I Am Maximus back at Fairyhouse on Saturday to try and defend Bobbyjo crown

Jockey Michael O’Sullivan ‘packed more into 24 years’ than many would in two lifetimes, funeral Mass hears

Members of racing community gather in north Co Cork to pay tribute to rider fatally injured in fall

Joseph O’Brien trio arrive in Saudi Arabia ahead of big money targets

Dual Group One winner Al Riffa to be ridden by top Japanese rider Yutaka Take in Neom Turf Cup

Jack Kennedy hoping to get green light to return to action in time for Cheltenham festival

Horse Racing Ireland schedules two-day fixture at Punchestown as sport continues to reel from loss of Michael O’Sullivan

Michael O’Sullivan death: Rarely has racing’s toll seemed more brutal than with loss of accomplished rider

Cork jockey cut a notably composed figure both on and off the track

Michael O’Sullivan receiving ‘best of care’ after Thurles fall

Jockey remains in intensive care at Cork University Hospital

Shergar mystery lives on after Aga Khan’s death

IRA informant claimed the highly strung thoroughbred went out of control and was destroyed by his abductors

The Aga Khan, spiritual leader whose riches enabled horse racing glory, dies at 88

Prince Shah Karim Al Husseini’s family’s engagement with Ireland’s equine industry spanned three generations

Leopardstown officials content to keep Gold Cup on day one of Dublin Racing Festival despite Willie Mullins comment

Champion trainer says Gold Cup horses like Galopin Des Champs deserve top billing and €250,000 feature should be on the Sunday

Relief at Leopardstown as Lossiemouth emerges unscathed from dramatic fall

State Man completes Irish Champion Hurdle hat-trick as Willie Mullins completes four-timer at Dublin Racing Festival

Gavin Cromwell aiming to breach Mullins domination with Grade One success at Dublin Racing Festival

Co Meath trainer’s unbeaten Hello Neighbour a leading fancy for Saturday’s big Juvenile Hurdle prize

I Am Maximus favourite to emulate Tiger Roll and land back-to-back Grand National victories

Hewick team waiting on ground conditions at Leopardstown ahead of Irish Gold Cup

Galopin Des Champs tops big Willie Mullins’ team for Dublin Racing Festival

Brighterdaysahead skips Irish Champion Hurdle to wait for Cheltenham and late decision will be made on her festival target

Champion Hurdle ‘dark horse’ Anzadam faces just two rivals in Naas contest

Powerful Willie Mullins weekend team underlines how champion trainer’s team is hitting top gear ahead of big festivals

Nick Rockett delivers Willie Mullins a 10th Thyestes success at Gowran

Paul Townend takes wide route to victory in prestigious €100,000 handicap feature

Lossiemouth has chance of revenge against Constitution Hill at Cheltenham Trials Day

Willie Mullins’s French-bred mare has two and a half lengths to make up on her English rival from Christmas Hurdle clash at Kempton

Appreciate It relishes ground conditions to bridge two-year gap and land Thurles feature

Protektorat’s odds cut for Ryanair repeat at Cheltenham following dominant success at Windsor

Nicky Henderson sets himself up for Cheltenham festival resurgence with latest big-race success

Veteran English trainer aiming to give Constitution Hill pre-festival spin at Prestbury Park this weekend

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