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
Willie Mullins
Minella Indo back in action over hurdles as De Bromhead team aim for resurgence in form
‘We feel we’re on top of it. You stick to your processes and tweak little things here and there'
Mullins delivers Dublin Racing Festival one-two as shadow boxing with Horse Racing Ireland continues
‘Ink on the press release was hardly dry before threats of legal letters were flying about’
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
Leopardstown crowd show their love as Galopin Des Champs completes Irish Gold Cup hat-trick
Willie Mullins’s star chaser stamped his authority on the race to win by four and three-quarter lengths
Galopin Des Champs has pride of place in massive Willie Mullins squad as he pursues Irish Gold Cup hat-trick
Champion trainer on the verge of a ‘half century’ of winners 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
Galopin Des Champs takes on nine rivals in Irish Gold Cup hat-trick hunt
Banbridge connections in no rush to firm up future big-race plans
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
Grade One Scilly Isles option at Sandown open for Impaire Et Passe
State Man half-brother Soir De Garde hoping to be promoted from reserves and follow in family footsteps
Willie Mullins is 10-1 to again land all eight Grade One races at Dublin Racing Festival
Trainer says Anzadam could skip Cheltenham and wait for Aintree after facile Naas victory
Aurora Vega continues on the right path at Fairyhouse
Beautifully-bred mare cut in ante-post market for Cheltenham but could wait for other targets
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
Constitution Hill has unbeaten career ‘Perfect 10′ in his sights at Cheltenham Trials Day
Mouse Morris sends Gentlemansgame to tackle L’Homme Presse in Cotswold Chase clash
Nicky Henderson resurgence is good news for cross-channel racing and the Cheltenham Festival overall
Veteran English trainer’s run of success has helped give British jump racing some much-needed pep in its step
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 sidesteps Constitution Hill clash at Cheltenham
Ireland will still have a challenger at Prestbury Park in the Gordon Elliott-trained Fils d’Oudairies
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
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
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
Blood Destiny Paul Townend’s pick for Grade Two Thurles highlight
Only By Night bids to follow up impressive Cork victory in mares’ chase
Energumene hoping to overcome veteran status in Clarence House clash with Jonbon
Willie Mullins’s mare Kargese puts her Cheltenham credentials on trial in Grade Two at Ascot
Leopardstown attendance at Dublin Racing Festival capped at 18,500 and all tickets to be pre-booked
Day one of DRF up against Ireland-England rugby international which has 4.45 kick-off in Dublin
Gerri Colombe could warm up over hurdles for another Cheltenham Gold Cup bid
Gold Cup runner-up ruled out of tilt at this Sunday’s Fleur De Lys Chase at Windsor
Energumene on course to try to make it third time lucky in Clarence House Chase
Former dual-Champion Chase winner set to take on star English two-miler Jonbon in Ascot feature
The Yellow Clay extends unbeaten record for season to four with victory at Naas
Snow forecast overnight failed to materialise
‘He can get into a horse’s head’: The rise, scandal and reinvention of Gordon Elliott
School dropout from Co Meath has become an extraordinarily successful trainer, recovered from a self-inflicted scandal and built a ‘fascinating chemistry’ with his chief rival
Willie Mullins sends three runners to Cork after new-year resurgence
Energumene on course for Clarence House Chase clash with Jonbon later this month
Willie Mullins happy to move forward with State Man after Brighterdaysahead eclipse
Jockey Paul Townend said the gelding felt “flat” in the aftermath
Racing round-up: Six of the best as Willie Mullins starts 2025 in flying fashion
Embassy Gardens too good for Monty’s Star in Tramore while Allegorie De Vassy takes Grade Three honours at Fairyhouse
Sainte Lucie hailed as ‘top drawer’ by Willie Mullins after Punchestown triumph
Nine-year-old Ballyadam had to fight hard for success under Rachael Blackmore in hurdle race
Monty’s Star tests Gold Cup credentials in Tramore’s New Year’s Day feature
Rachael Blackmore teams up with Henry de Bromhead trained star who is as low as 14-1 in some Gold Cup betting lists
Focus on Willie Mullins runners as champion trainer ends 2024 with some rare uncertainty around stable form
Bumper champion Jasmin De Vaux among eight Mullins entries for first Grade One of 2025 at Naas on Sunday
Mouthwatering prospect as Galopin Des Champs and Fact to File renew rivalry
A clash between the top two in the Cheltenham Golf Cup betting is one to relish
Denis Walsh: Irish sport’s underdog mentality has been replaced with an unabashed hunger to be the best
In the Golden Age of Irish sport, winning has become intentional
Leopardstown festival: Gordon Elliott and Gavin Cromwell pursue major staying handicap chase double
Willie Mullins set to saddle 10 runners in €200,000 Paddy Power Chase on Day Two of Leopardstown
Lossiemouth against Constitution Hill set to be a Kempton Christmas Hurdle cracker
Paul Townend and Rachael Blackmore among top Irish riders in King George VI Chase action
Gordon Elliott saddles three of the four runners in Leopardstown’s €100k St Stephen’s Day feature
Willie Mullins will again be expected to dominate the week overall but the champion trainer has no representative in the new Grade One Novice Chase
Absence of ‘vision thing’ results in problems not being headed off at the pass
Unprecedented achievement in Irish racing doesn’t prevent insecurity bubbling beneath the surface of the sport going into 2025
JP McManus’s new purchase The Wallpark on target for tilt at Grade One glory in Ascot’s Long Walk
Rachael Blackmore forced to settle for minor money at Naas on her comeback from a neck injury
Paul O’Donovan named RTÉ Sportsperson of the Year 2024
Paralympic medallist Róisín Ní Ríain chosen as Young Sportsperson of the Year
Ile Atlantique team weighing up January options
Willie Mullins-trained six-year old made a perfect start to his chasing career when landing the QuinnBet Beginners Chase at Navan recently
Majborough makes magnificent chasing debut at Fairyhouse
Willie Mullins’s Triumph Hurdle hero proved far too good for stablemates Tullyhill and Asian Master
James’s Gate sheds maiden tag over hurdles at Punchestown
Willie Mullins dominates rest of Tuesday’s card with four winners
Energumene returns to action in style with third Hilly Way success in Cork
Willie Mullins star cut to 5/1 to pull off another hat-trick in Champion Chase at Cheltenham
Festive plans for star McManus chasers could be clearer next week
Fact To File, Spillane’s Tower and Corbetts Cross all excelled as novices last term
Galopin Des Champs named HRI’s 2024 Horse of the Year
Aga Khan acclaimed as ‘one of our own’ by HRI boss after receiving Contribution to Industry prize
Lossiemouth stamps her authority on Champion Hurdle betting with defeat of Teahupoo
Willie Mullins says he will try and keep Lossiemouth and State Man apart until Cheltenham in March
McManus team not ruling out Christmas Leopardstown option for Fact To File
Constitution Hill back in the frame to make return to action in Christmas Hurdle at Kempton
Fact To File clear Gold Cup favourite after exciting Durkan finish signals changing of the guard
Willie Mullins star beats Spillane’s Tower by half a length with reigning dual-Gold Cup winner Galopin Des Champs in third
Willie Mullins set to take wraps off some of his biggest stars at Punchestown
Top three in Cheltenham Gold Cup betting set to clash in vintage John Durkan Chase as winter weather sets in
Gordon Elliott aiming to maintain Troytown dominance with strong team topped by American Mike
Bob Olinger back to defend Lismullen Hurdle on day one of Navan Racing Festival
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