Racecourse stewards to be given more responsibility over whip rules

Jockeys found guilty to be handed suspensions on the same day in a bid to speed up the process

IHRB says number of whip rule breaches is ‘unacceptable’

Six jockeys each get six-day bans for use of the whip under controversial new regulations

Irish Jockeys Association warns of rider shortage over whip rule breaches

Over 120 riders have breached new rules since they were introduced in April

Classic winner Hayes says new whip rules not fit for purpose

Fellow senior jockeys Heffernan and Manning also ‘sent on’ over their whip use

O’Brien’s French Derby hoodoo continues as Sottsass claims glory

Epsom hero Anthony Van Dyck 15-8 favourite to give O’Brien 13th Irish Derby win

Abandoned Ballinrobe card forces rethink on rescheduling

On-the-spot rearrangement of races rather than cancelling meetings now under review

Séamus Heffernan in line for Gustav Klimt ride in 2000 Guineas

Ryan Moore will miss Newmarket to ride Mendelssohn in Kentucky Derby

Aidan O’Brien odds-on to break Group One world record on Saturday

Saxon Warrior favourite to give O’Brien a 26th Group One winner of the season

Capri secures 12th Irish Derby success for Aidan O’Brien

John Magnier defends decision to keep the premier home Classic at the Curragh

Yucatan bids to earn Epsom ticket in Derby Trial

Seamus Heffernan can enjoy a bumper Sunday harvest at Leopardstown

Aidan O’Brien launches raid on Dubai World Cup

Ryan Moore hopeful of a big run from Highland Reel in Sheema Classic

Trainers concerned over impact of Turf Club’s new ‘non-trier’ rules

IRTA seeks meeting with chief Turf Club vet over issue of evidence

Murtagh rules out appeal against Tobacco Bay penalty

Turf Club’s new ‘running and riding’ regulations found to be breached in Dundalk

Japan Cup could be Highland Reel’s next target

Colt could be set to attempt to break new ground for top trainer Aidan O’Brien

Front-running Highland Reel takes Breeders Cup Turf for Aidan O’Brian

Stablemate and Arc heroine Found is retired after finishing third in defence of her crown

Seamus Heffernan aiming to break Breeders’ Cup duck

Aidan O’Brien’s number two jockey will ride Highland Reel at Santa Anita this weekend

Aidan O’Brien relentless in quest to break record

Trainer’s trip to Paris vital as he homes in on Frankel’s tally of top-flight victories

Aidan O’Brien closing in on a world record tally of Group One wins

Ballydoyle now eyeing targets in Australia and Canada after Churchill’s Dewhurst win

John Oxx should have success with Born To Be at Fairyhouse

Ground conditions expected to be a big factor for the €50,000 Blenheim Stakes

Odds favour Ryan Moore to bounce back on Capri at the Curragh

Aidan O’Brien going for his sixth Juddmonte Beresford Stakes in succession

Seamus Heffernan returns from injury to target 50 wins at Naas

Rival Pat Smullen will be looking for a double to take him to 100 winners for the season

Almanzor makes it year of the French in Irish Champions Stakes

Trainer Jean Claude Rouget’s colt wins ‘battle of the sexes’ against filly Found

St Leger to Champion Stakes channel hop will keep Moore on track

Doncaster to Leopardstown travels plans accommodated in race timing

Tipperary trainer’s two-year-old team advertise their prowess at the Curragh

Churchill breaks Radio Silence, while Rhododendron outblooms Hydrangea

Racing news: Feast of top flight racing on offer at York, the Curragh and Deauville

Busy weekend at home and away will reveal key pointers to the future

Heffernan back in saddle in Ballinrobe after Irish Oaks win

Victory on Seventh Heaven was seventh classic for O’Brien’s number two jockey

Pat Smullen set to pilot Time Test in Coral Eclipse

Ireland’s champion jockey to bid for more Grade One glory in the Sandown feature

Galileo Gold could be on course to complete 2,000 Guineas double

Aidan O’Brien fillies Ballydoyle and Found favourites for 1,000 Guineas and Gold Cup

All eyes on Tirmizi at Leopardstown

Epsom Derby attention could switch from Aidan O’Brien to Dermot Weld should the Sea The Stars colt oblige

Irish weekend racing hopes straddle Atlantic

Wayne Lordan and Aidan O’Brien in the running for lucrative wins in US and France

Heffernan banking on rising star Easter at Gowran Park

Ballydoyle chance ride a bright spot for the jockey as Turf Club upholds its 10-day ban

Order of St George rounds off winning weekend for Coolmore

Aidan O’Brien-trained horse romps home to victory in Irish St Leger at the Curragh

Bocca Baciata bounces back in style in Curragh Group Three

Softer ground helps Jessica Harrington charge in four-length rout of Easter and Brooch

Soft Curragh going proves no problem for Herald The Dawn

Aidan O’Brien hoping to run Gleneagles on ‘Champions Weekend’ at Leopardstown

Together Forever ready for smash and grab at Curragh

Coolmore have three options in Darley Irish Oaks but unfancied filly may be one to watch

Heffernan guides Diamondsandrubies to success in Pretty Polly Stakes

Ryan Moore edged out a second time as Bondi Beach edges out Order of St George

Pat Smullen sights set on half-century on home soil

Carla Bianca can bounce back in style in Cork Group Three for champion jockey

Epsom Derby: Lacklustre build-up leaves the betting wide open

Aidan O’Brien’s contender Highland Reel fails to impress in French 2,000 Guineas

Fairyhouse preview: Ballydoyle’s Heffernan one to follow

Adeste Fideles in particular can secure valuable success with step up in trip

Baraweez to put home brigade to sword in Galway’s Topaz Sprint

Yorkshire trainer Brian Ellison relies on the local knowledge of Colm O’Donoghue

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