Brian O'Connor

Brian O'Connor

Racing Correspondent

Brian O'Connor is the racing correspondent of The Irish Times. He also writes the Tipping Point column.

Ombudsman absence a lily-livered move by Godolphin that robs Champion Stakes of must-see race

Rubber match with Delacroix would have captured the imagination of the masses

Star Japanese rider warms up for Champions Festival with two rides in Cork

British racing protest leaves Cork with the spotlight to itself

Aidan O’Brien horses fail to fire in Arc Trials at Longchamp as Byzantine Dream boosts Japanese hopes

Last year’s Arc runner-up Aventure lands Vermeille as Whirl fades to last

Mercurial Soumillon steps into the Ballydoyle hot seat as Whirl heads Arc-Trials raid

Henri Matisse leads Aidan O’Brien trio into Group One Prix Du Moulin

Mikey O’Connor, veteran point-point rider and trainer, dies aged 44

Cork man fell ill while working at his yard on Thursday

My Mate Alfie to try improve dire Irish record in Group One Haydock Sprint Cup

Wayne Lordan loses appeal against 10-day whip ban that rules him out of Irish Champions Festival

Survival is the only metric for success at some of Ireland’s struggling racetracks

Thurles saga reflects a sector under increasing pressure

Christophe Soumillon comes up trumps after Aidan O’Brien forced into jockey reshuffle

Delacroix on course for another clash with Ombudsman in Irish Champion Stakes

Gavin Cromwell’s In My Teens bids to live up to pedigree in Roscommon

AMO team eye Prix de l’Abbaye chance with high-class sprinter Arizona Blaze

Ryan Moore starts recovery from leg fracture and leaves Aidan O’Brien with logistical headache

Former French champion Christophe Soumillon could be jockey to benefit from Moore’s absence

Ex-rider Robson Aguiar set to join Group One trainer Adrian Murray on joint licence

Ryan Moore teams up with English hope Godwinson in €100k Irish Cambridgeshire at the Curragh

Thurles’ stay of execution turns focus back on HRI’s Tipperary project

Ex-US sprinter Fandom makes first start for Joseph O’Brien in Abergwaun Stakes

The pacemaker is a blight on racing and it needs to be addressed urgently

Integrity of the sport dragged down by races run at an artificial pace

Thurles racecourse to remain open until next March as HRI take on operational responsibility

Track will fulfill its remaining 11 fixtures after deal struck with the owners on Tipperary track

Marois hero Diego Velazquez has $1.25m Keeneland Mile next on his agenda

Promising claimer Alex Harvey bids to continue successful momentum at Bellewstown

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