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.

Saudi Cup’s status in global schedule underlined by Forever Young double bid

Joseph and Donnacha O’Brien saddle runners on undercard of $35m Riyadh extravaganza

Freezing conditions threaten weekend jumps action in Ireland and Britain

JP McManus’s Jonbon has 12th Grade One victory in his sights in Ascot Chase on Saturday

Irish racing needs to wake up and pay for professional stewarding

Fallout from Redwood Queen unseat at Wexford should be the spur that propels the sport to act

Willie Mullins looks to time his Cheltenham festival challenge to perfection

Champion trainer likely to leave vital decisions on Fact To File, Gaelic Warrior and Lossiemouth until late

Joseph O’Brien closing in on 1,500 winners as a trainer in advance of Saudi raid

Former French champion jockey Pierre Charles Boudot set to team up with O’Brien’s Andab in Qatar

Impaire Et Passe could return to action in Gowran’s Red Mills Chase

Dan Skelton points Deafening Silence at Haydock National Trial in advance of potential Aintree bid

One month out from Cheltenham, Gordon Elliott likes the look of Brighterdaysahead

Co Meath trainer also cautioned against writing off Nicky Henderson’s Constitution Hill

IHRB stands over process that saw no enquiry into controversial Philip Byrnes unseat

Race-day officials did not consider ‘threshold for a stewards enquiry to be met’, says regulator

Dinoblue takes tried and trusted route to Cheltenham Festival

Donnacha O’Brien has $1 million Abu Dhabi target in his sights with Comanche Brave

Concerns flagged about unusual betting patterns in Philip Byrnes incident, says British regulator

Irish jockey was cleared by IHRB panel of wrongdoing in relation to his unseat from Redwood Queen in Wexford

Jump racing’s long-term survival an issue that can’t be fudged

Every measure to make a thrilling but risky sport as safe as possible must be explored

Philip Byrnes cleared of wrongdoing over unseat from Redwood Queen at Wexford last May

The rider had been accused of deliberately jumping off the mare, trained by his father, Charles

Dublin Racing Festival compared to Galway and Punchestown festivals as ‘a national event’

Leopardstown’s new chief executive says decision to halve price of tickets for bank holiday refixture paid off

Mark Walsh’s resilience pays off in spades as Fact To File secures Irish Gold Cup victory

Galopin Des Champs has to settle for a gallant third place as trainer Willie Mullins enjoys 1-2-3 in feature race

Oldschool Outlaw bids to book Cheltenham ticket in Tuesday’s Fairyhouse feature

Frankie Dettori finally brings curtain down on stellar career with Classic success in Brazil

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