Ever-hopeful Japanese still determined to crack the Arc code
Racing-obsessed nation try and finally claim Europe’s greatest all-aged race
Tarnawa could be leading player for Weld in Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe
Weld sees Japanese mare Chrono Genesis as being as big a danger to Tarnawa as any of the European classic winners
Cromwell and Carroll chase Group One glory in France with Quick Suzy
Two-year-old filly blitzed opposition to win a maiden at Royal Ascot
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Moore partners Magic Wand for O’Brien’s assault on $5m Cox Plate
Master of Ballydoyle also saddles all but one of a dozen entries in the Vertem Futurity
IHRB doesn't want whip to be issue at Champions Weekend
Up Helly Aa to make just his fourth career start in the Listowel Stakes
Aidan O’Brien off to a flyer at 'special' new Curragh
Generally favourable reaction to facelift as facility opens in front of 3,650 racegoers
Lady Kaya on course to give Sheila Lavery a first Group One
Meath trainer runs Breaking Story at Fairyhouse with Robbie Colgan onboard
Magic Wand can give O’Brien record-equalling sixth Irish Oaks
Champion trainer has 40th Curragh classic success in sights on Saturday afternoon
Sea of Class aims to secure landmark classic victory for her sire
Former Irish Leger hero Wicklow Brave lines up in Killarney
Darragh Ó Sé: Kildare need to knuckle down after Mayo high
They won’t be able to call on the same sort of adrenaline rush that helped see off Mayo
McCreery predicts home advantage gives Kildare ‘best chance’ to beat Mayo
‘Newbridge or Nowhere’ one of the biggest GAA controversies to hit the organisation in recent years
Dettori set to partner Knight To Behold in Irish Derby
Italian superstar has won nine Irish classics during his outstanding career
Aidan O’Brien not flagging in pursuit of French success
Willie McCreery hopes Leopardstown ground will be good enough for Mary Tudor
O’Brien bidding for ninth Newmarket 2,000 Guineas win in 20 years
Top trainer saddles both likely favourites Gustav Klimt and Saxon Warrior
O’Brien odds on to bridge six year gap in Irish Champion Stakes
Pat Smullen v Colin Keane jockey championship tussle moves to Bellewstown
Aidan O’Brien scores Curragh hat-trick
Japanese trainer Takashi Kodama lands Irish Cambridgeshire with 25-1 outsider
Resurgent Godolphin unlikely to take on Coolmore in Irish Derby
New chief executive Joe Osborne says royal ascot ‘a huge boost to morale’
Cheltenham 2017: Straight from the horses’ mouths
Darragh Ó Sé, Willie Penrose, Jerry Kiernan, Paddy Power and Willie McCreery have their say
Royal Ascot: A Shin Hikari’s plunder of Europe set to continue
Japanese star can beat select field in Prince of Wales’s Stakes
Aidan O’Brien and Ryan Moore keeping Derby options open
Jockey enjoys first visit to Naas with dominant victory on Peace Envoy
2016 sporting predictions: We’ll make a good fist of it at the Olympics
Our players and pundits see chances for Rio gold, but aren't so optimistic about Euro 2016
Godolphin merger plan won’t affect their Irish interests
Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed to continue to have horses with three trainers here
Rogue Angel rallies late on to take Kerry National in Listowel
Mouse Morris’s seven-year-old fights back against Urano to take big pot
Willie McCreery keen to see Devonshire shine this season
Trainer is undecided on whether the daughter of Fast Company will race in Matron Stakes
Fit For The Job can add to JP McManus’s strike-rate
Prospect’s 89 mark looks attractive and his adaptability ground-wise is another plus
Found leads powerful Aidan O’Brien team in to Tattersalls Irish 1,000 Guineas
Jessica Harrington’s Bocca Baciata looks a frontline contender for classic victory at the Curragh
Dermot Weld can cap season and career with victory in Breeders’ Cup
Mustajeeb could be best hope among a quartet of Irish horses at Santa Anita
O’Brien seeking repeat of Breeders’ Cup magic
After Adelaide’s sweet Aussie success, attention now turns to Santa Anita
Dermot Weld aiming for Group 1 success at Longchamp
Curragh trainer will be represented in next week’s Breeders’ Cup Mile by Mustajeeb
Gordon Lord Byron set to take chance in Prix de la Foret
Pattern performer and previous winner to make third appearance in Group One renewal
The Grey Gatsby tears up the script on Australia’s day
Ryan Moore’s brilliant ride lands Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown
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
Ground to be major factor in whether Australia runs in Irish Derby
Indigo Lady thrives on soft surface under Seamus Heffernan
Simenon runs a blinder to finish fourth to Fiorente in Melbourne Cup
Trainer Willie Mullins may now take his star to Tokyo for the €4.1 million Japan Cup
Hayes gets quick Group 1 follow-up as Voleuse routs her Leger opposition
Toormore keeps unbeaten record in the National Stakes
The Fugue is big overseas Champion hope
Ground looks like turning against Al Kazeem and Cirrus Des Aigles
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