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.

Albert Einstein returns to action in Gladness Stakes at the Curragh

Ryan Moore switches from Dubai World Cup card to partner 2,000 Guineas favourite in Listed contest

Trainer Michael O’Meara fined and horse disqualified from first place after positive drug test

Parnell Street won at Thurles last November but tested positive for phenobarbital

Ethical Diamond lines up in bid to give Willie Mullins the biggest pay-day of his career

Danny Tudhope rides big Irish hope after Dylan Browne McMonagle ruled out of World Cup card

Staging $30m Dubai World Cup programme in war zone a defiant feat

Trio of Irish runners take their chances on a card topped by the two best racehorses worldwide

Gordon Elliott does not think he has ‘any chance’ of dethroning Willie Mullins as champion trainer

Meathman holds a lead of about €400,000 in the trainer’s championship

Aidan O’Brien not ruling out 2,000 Guineas favourite Albert Einstein appearing at the Curragh

Champion trainer said horse fastest he has had in 30 years at Ballydoyle

Fact To File could face Gaelic Warrior in mouthwatering Punchestown Gold Cup

‘They do a great job with the ground in Punchestown’ says JP McManus’s racing manager Frank Berry

Irish racing authorities trial flag starts without starting tape following Cheltenham chaos

Irish stars arrive in Dubai ahead of weekend World Cup programme in Meydan

Willie Mullins and Joseph O’Brien set to fly Irish flag at World Cup meeting in Dubai

Causeway gets chance to prove himself a potential ‘Paddington’ when lining up at Naas on Sunday

Willie Mullins admits hat-trick of British trainers’ titles all but ‘impossible’

Irishman trails Dan Skelton by more than €2.2m in cross-channel championship tables

You don’t have to be Albert Einstein to reckon he’s O’Brien’s top hope for Classic success

Pierre Bonnard leading Ballydoyle hope for further Epsom glory as Aidan O’Brien says Derby still the ultimate prize

Cheltenham festival’s unusually narky vibe reflects the age

Willie Mullins and JP McManus delivered a one-two hit to the Cheltenham authorities

Aidan O’Brien starts 30th season at Ballydoyle as flat campaign kicks off

Brazilian trainer Robson de Aguiar hoping to make an immediate impression at the Curragh

Ireland edges festival tally 15-13 but Cheltenham rivalry rejuvenated

Willie Mullins saddles record-equalling seventh Triumph Hurdle winner with 50/1 shot

Paul Townend makes it a record fifth Cheltenham Gold Cup on Gaelic Warrior

Occasion marred as veteran Envoi Allen collapses and dies after finishing his final race

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