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Brian O'Connor

Brian O'Connor

Racing Correspondent

Brian O'Connor is an award winning journalist and author. He is the racing correspondent of The Irish Times, and also contributes the "Tipping Point " column.

Saddler’s Rock rates a solid selection to lift the Gold Cup for Ireland at Royal Ascot.
Saddler’s Rock can strike gold at Royal Ascot for Curragh trainer John Oxx

Conditions ideal for the Irish raider but Dermot Weld will be hoping for overnight rain for Rite Of Passage

James Doyle riding Al Kazeem (right) wins the Prince of Wales Stakes ahead of Paul Hanagan riding Mukhadram during day two of Royal Ascot. Photograph: Charlie Crowhurst/Getty Images
O’Brien’s Camelot is out of the frame as Doyle scores 891/1 treble

Duntle wins at Royal Ascot for second year running

Dawn Approach, ridden by Kevin Manning (left), lands a thrilling St James’s Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot.
Jim Bolger’s Dawn Approach crowned king in St James’s Palace thriller

Ireland reign supreme on opening day of Royal Ascot with four winners, including the three Group Ones

Camelot: can return to winning ways in the Prince of Wales’s Stakes at Royal Ascot. Photograph: Lorraine O’Sullivan/Inpho
Camelot has too much class for his Prince of Wales’s rivals

O’Brien star was beaten by Al Kazeem at the Curragh but can gain his revenge at the Royal meeting

Henry De Bromhead: should be on the mark at Wexford with Saltmills Blackie.
Annie Other to relish firm surface at Wexford

Saltmills Blackie to lose maiden tag

Kevin Manning and Dawn Approach winning the 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket on May 04th. After the horror-show at the Epsom Derby the Jim Bolger-trained star will drop back to a mile for the St James’s Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot today. Photograph: Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images
Toronado may be a better option in St James’s Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot

Animal Kingdom set to get the ball rolling in Queen Anne Stakes

Billy Lee looks to maintain hot streak in Sligo

Lee is on the Tim Doyle-trained pair of Vasoni and Killourney Empress

Game of the Gael: Road bowling through Cork and Armagh

It’s starting to get a following in the US too, and not just from homesick Corkonians aching for Beamish and bowling

Trainer Aidan O’Brien with Magician who will face Dawn Approach in the St James Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot.
Royal Ascot appeal extends to jumpers

Dawn Approach favourite to bounce back

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