With diamonds made under pressure, 2025 saw Ireland’s sporting treasure chest overflow
From golf to athletics, this year saw Irish sports stars show their mettle on the biggest stages
Willie Mullins
Willie Mullins in unusual position of hoping for a festive upturn in stable form
King George hopes Gaelic Warrior and Fact To File head champion trainer’s St Stephen’s Day hopes
Without each other, Willie Mullins and Gordon Elliott would never have scaled such heights
Elliott might be ahead in the trainers’ championship but the shadow of his dominant rival looms large behind him
JP McManus aiming to break King George duck through Fact To File
Top owner twice finished runner-up in Kempton feature with Jack Of Trumps
Dead heat as two of Willie Mullins’s horses share HRI award
Galopin Des Champs and Ethical Diamond share Horse of the Year prize; Rachael Blackmore honoured at awards
Joseph O’Brien has big race weekend targets on both flat and over jumps
Al Riffa ‘the ideal type’ to take on Hong Kong Vase challenge in Sha Tin
Found A Fifty highlights another Gordon Elliott four-timer in Hilly Way victory
Trainer does not rule out supplementing Brighterdaysahead for Grade One Hurdle at Leopardstown
Majborough bids to establish Champion Chase credentials in Cork’s Hilly Way
Il Etait Temps in pursuit of more Grade One glory when returning to Sandown for Tingle Creek
Timely opportunity for Il Etait Temps to put stamp on two-mile division in Tingle Creek
Majborough on target to make his return to action in Cork’s Hilly Way Chase on Sunday
Jockey Jack Kennedy settles ‘Winter Festival’ score with outstanding four-timer
Gordon Elliott-trained four-timer topped by Hatton’s Grace hero Teahupoo, who becomes fifth horse to win race three times
In-form Elliott in prime position to continue ‘Winter Festival’ dominance
Teahupoo bidding to become fifth horse to complete Hatton’s Grace Hurdle hat-trick
Acid test for Constitution Hill in ultra-competitive Fighting Fifth Hurdle
Willie Mullins aiming to break his duck in Grade One Newcastle highlight
Gordon Elliott still putting it up to Willie Mullins and looking forward to Brighterdaysahead
‘Lads talk about Vincent O’Brien and Tom Dreaper; they’re not in the same league as this man’
Anzadam set to face the best of British on his Grade One debut in Fighting Fifth
Constitution Hill on course to try and repeat his spectacular 2022 success in Newcastle highlight
Mark Walsh and Fact To File bid to defend John Durkan title
Gold Cup hero Inothewayurthinkin returns to action in Punchestown feature crammed with talent
Lossiemouth the headline act in Punchestown’s Morgiana Hurdle
Mullins’s mare a winner first time up in each of her four seasons of action to date
Greater transparency needed to boost confidence in racing’s attendance figures
Counting Willie Mullins or Jack Kennedy as part of the crowd does not convince the public
Proven stamina could mean other National Hunt horses can make impression on flat
Ex-hurdler Ethical Diamond indicates extent and potential of raw talent competing over jumps
Joseph O’Brien settles for second as Jamie Melham leads Half Yours to Melbourne Cup glory
JP McManus-owned Goodie Two Shoes bested by local talent
Absurde bids to complete stunning international double for Willie Mullins in Melbourne Cup
Champion jumps trainer on a roll after his first Breeders’ Cup runner Ethical Diamond wins the $5 million Turf
Browne McMonagle replaced by Mark Zahra on Melbourne Cup favourite Al Riffa
Australian jockey has twice won the lucrative highlight at Flemington
Willie Mullins aiming for landmark Caulfield Cup success with Absurde
Local rider Ben Allen booked to ride Irish hope in Aus$5 million handicap highlight on Saturday
All-conquering Willie Mullins readies team for winter campaign
Champion trainer characterises new academy races due to start on Sunday as ‘sales ploy, nothing else’
Minnie Hauk on track for Arc despite threat of more testing ground conditions in Paris
Irish Arc contender White Birch entered for Horses In Training Sale at end of October
Willie Mullins hoping it’s second time lucky in the Ebor for Hipop De Loire
Aidan O’Brien targeting Deauville Group One double with Gstaad and Bedtime Story
Easing ground conditions can help course winner Nans View in Galway festival feature
Neveradullmoment could underline Ballybrit credentials with Galway Blazers success
Top amateur jockey Derek O’Connor aiming for Galway Plate glory on Anyway
Gordon Elliott has seven runners in the Plate as he pursues a record fifth success
Galway Races: Heart-warmingly bad start for bookies at Ballybrit
Week-long festival begins with Davy Crockett staying on strongly to oblige punters
Hopes high that Galway will continue trend in increased attendances for week-long festival
Top trainer Gordon Elliott aiming to break duck in ‘amateur Derby’ with Familiar Dreams
Ryan Moore has historic Irish Derby hat-trick in his sights aboard Epsom hero Lambourn
No jockey has ever before won Ireland’s premier Classic three years in a row
Joe Murphy team examining Irish Oaks as potential target for Royal Ascot heroine Cercene
Colin Keane back on local duty with five rides at Monday evening’s Ballinrobe fixture
Cercene provides Joe Murphy and Gary Carroll with first Group One success in Coronation
Willie Mullins saddles 11th Royal Ascot winner as Ethical Diamond scores under Ryan Moore
Ted Walsh set to appeal €3,000 fine for breaching ‘non-trier’ rules at Wexford
Saturday’s 2,000 Guineas Curragh card included for the first time in lucrative World Pool betting
Willie Mullins saddles his first horse owned by Charles and Camilla
Champion trainer met monarchs at Royal Ascot and were asked to take on Reaching High
Rachael Blackmore: ‘Winning the Grand National was never even a dream … I never thought any of this would be my life’
Firsts are nothing new for the groundbreaking Irish jockey, but she admits she might have underestimated the challenge of writing her debut book
Punchestown: Teahupoo and Hiddenvalley Lake give Robcour strong hand in bid to seal Stayers’ dominance
Willie Mullins aiming for 10th win in a row in Grade One novice chase
Galopin Des Champs completes Gold Cup ‘Triple Crown’ in stunning fashion at Punchestown
Willie Mullins’s star chaser puts Cheltenham disappointment behind him as trainer enjoys 296-1 festival five-timer
Willie Mullins set to overhaul Dan Skelton for British trainers’ title on final day of season
Constitution Hill on target to return to action at next week’s Punchestown festival
Fighting on two fronts no problem to Willie Mullins as he continues to make racing history
Whatever the gripes about Irishman being too dominant, only the most myopic can’t recognise the scale of his achievements
Willie Mullins lands Grade One Easter Sunday double at Fairyhouse
Absurde leads home one-two for Mullins in Plumpton feature to narrow gap in race for British trainers’ title
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
Asking for more public cash to boost prize money is worryingly shortsighted
Owners and trainers bodies argue that prizemoney is crucial to maintaining Irish racing’s international status
Grand National party shows no sign of ending for jubilant Mullins
Grand National champion Nick Rockett receives hero’s reception during his homecoming parade through the village of Leighlinbridge in Co Carlow
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
Aintree Grand National scripts keep delivering the goods despite conflicting views on race
Both Broadway Boy and Celebre D’Allen emerge unscathed from Grand National following concerns after Aintree spectacular
Willie Mullins odds-on to retain British trainers’ title after Aintree festival success
Irishman promises to go to ‘Ayr, Perth, Carlisle, wherever there is a race meeting’ as he chases down Dan Skelton
Willie Mullins breathes new life into race for British trainers’ title with 102-1 four-timer at Aintree
Lossiemouth’s Aintree Hurdle success was the centrepiece after Constitution Hill falls again
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
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
Another big day for Willie Mullins at Cheltenham despite Galopin Des Champs defeat
Friday’s wins take champion trainer’s tally for the week to 10, equalling his 2022 tally
Cheltenham 2025 day four: Inothewayurthinkin wins Gold Cup – As it happened
Galopin Des Champs finishes second, misses out on a three-in-a-row
JP McManus’s Inothewayurthinkin ends Galopin Des Champs’s hopes of Gold Cup hat-trick
‘Tempting’ to attempt Gold Cup-Grand National double, says Gavin Cromwell
Lulamba swagger may be too much for 11-strong Willie Mullins team in Triumph Hurdle at Cheltenham
Potential festival hotpot Dinoblue aiming to go one better than 2024 in Mares Chase
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