Smallest big-race field in a decade lines out for Galway festival feature Slieve Binnian targets hat-trick of big handicap victories in BMW Mile Tue Jul 29 2025 - 06:00
Poignant success in Galway festival feature for Alan O’Sullivan aboard Filey Bay JP McManus pays tribute to the late Edward O’Grady after completing double on Day One of the festivalMon Jul 28 2025 - 20:42
Leading trainer Edward O’Grady dies aged 75Family confirm death of ‘one of the most respected and successful racehorse trainers of his generation’Mon Jul 28 2025 - 12:53
McMonagle goes into Galway festival top of the jockeys table after Gowran hat-trickDonegal rider reaches 52 winners for the season and goes ahead of suspended Colin KeaneMon Jul 28 2025 - 06:00
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 Mon Jul 28 2025 - 06:00
Green Impact drops to Group Two level at York but faces formidable rival in AlmaqamIrish jockey Ronan Whelan teams up with French hope Dare To Dream in Sunday’s German Group One contest Fri Jul 25 2025 - 19:00
Jan Brueghel and Calandagan promise another memorable King George head-to-head Saturday’s clash comes 50 years after ‘Race of the Century’ at Ascot between Grundy and BustinoFri Jul 25 2025 - 15:59
Racing’s failure to amend gambling Bill indicates sport is reaping betting industry’s reputational whirlwindComments by gambling authority boss suggest shifting political sands concerning the sport Fri Jul 25 2025 - 06:00
Racecourse attendance in Ireland up nearly 7% for first six months of 2025 Key contributory factor in rise a record-breaking Punchestown festival where number jumped 15% to almost 137,000 over five daysThu Jul 24 2025 - 19:21
Jan Brueghel and Calandagan set for round two clash in Ascot’s King George Galway festival authorities hoping for cross-channel attendance ‘bounce’ for next week’s action in BallybritMon Jul 21 2025 - 15:16
Minnie Hauk’s Irish Oaks success extends Aidan O’Brien’s stunning Group One winning streak Jan Brueghel set to head Ballydoyle team in Saturday’s King George & Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot Sun Jul 20 2025 - 15:01
Minnie Hauk makes it more exciting than anticipated but lands Irish Oaks at 2/11Aidan O’Brien trained hotpot needs to be shaken up by Ryan Moore to overhaul rival WemightakedlongwaySat Jul 19 2025 - 17:49
Joseph O’Brien aiming for Group Two glory in France on Sunday with Green SenseGrade One novice chase at Leopardstown on St Stephen’s Day restored to programme Fri Jul 18 2025 - 16:16
Minnie Hauk at prohibitive odds to become 16th filly to complete Epsom-Curragh Oaks doubleTrue Love takes on just three colts in rescheduled Railway Stakes at the CurraghFri Jul 18 2025 - 16:02
Four-way battle for jockeys’ championship is a major opportunity to sell the sport Title race harks back to epic 1987 battle for British crown between Pat Eddery and Steve Cauthen Fri Jul 18 2025 - 06:00
Saturday slot for Irish Oaks means no clash with major sporting competition Top jockey Billy Lee on the injury sidelines after breaking his collarbone at the weekendMon Jul 14 2025 - 15:46
Trinity College can’t graduate to Group One success as Leffard wins for Rouget Trainer Jean Claude Rouget bounces back from serious illness to land emotional victory in Grand Prix de Paris Sun Jul 13 2025 - 20:25
O’Brien confirms Minnie Hauk on course to try and become 16th filly to complete Oaks double Willie Mullins and Colin Keane combine for Alpha Capture on day one of Killarney July festival Sun Jul 13 2025 - 16:16
Colin Keane chasing Group One glory in France aboard New Ground Whistlejacket leads Aidan O’Brien’s pursuit of a record sixth July Cup success Fri Jul 11 2025 - 15:27
Moving Irish Derby date looks a non-runner in context of intricate European pattern systemEvidence of Irish Champions Festival suggests flat racing’s public appeal has found its level Fri Jul 11 2025 - 06:00
‘It’s my own fault’: Colin Keane hit with 14-day ban after miscalculating British whip rulesIreland’s champion jockey will miss ride on star colt Field Of Gold in Sussex StakesTue Jul 08 2025 - 17:03
Potential Group One graduation for Trinity College in Grand Prix de Paris Royal Ascot winner one of just six entries currently left in Sunday’s Longchamp highlight Tue Jul 08 2025 - 16:00
Aidan O’Brien’s Group One strike rate now threatening own world record Irish trainer saddled unrivalled 28 Group One winners during momentous 2017 campaign Mon Jul 07 2025 - 16:04
Derby hero Lambourn could face French star Calandagan in mouthwatering King George clash Derby attendance of 11,200 up 8 per cent on ‘adjusted’ figure returned for 2024 Sun Jun 29 2025 - 20:01
Lambourn delivers workmanlike performance to complete Epsom-Curragh Derby double Aidan O’Brien completes landmark hat-trick of Europe’s three major Derby prizes in a season Sun Jun 29 2025 - 18:53
Aidan O’Brien’s Lambourn aiming to become the 20th colt to land Epsom-Curragh doubleSunday’s marathon nine-race Curragh card features in World Pool betting and promises stamina test for racegoersSat Jun 28 2025 - 06:00
Colin Keane teams up with Kalpana for the first time in Pretty Polly clash with Whirl Lady Iman bids to extend her unbeaten record to four in Group Two Curragh contestSat Jun 28 2025 - 06:00
Cutting race trip to 10 furlongs could boost ailing Irish DerbyMove may revitalise Curragh classic’s role as a Derby ‘decider’ in European calendar Thu Jun 26 2025 - 19:00
Bookmakers rate Tennessee Stud as biggest Irish Derby threat to Epsom hero Lambourn A maximum field of 10 runners set to line up for €1.25m Curragh Classic Tue Jun 24 2025 - 19:00
Ryan Moore has historic Irish Derby hat-trick in his sights aboard Epsom hero LambournNo jockey has ever before won Ireland’s premier Classic three years in a row Mon Jun 23 2025 - 19:00
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 Sun Jun 22 2025 - 19:00
Curragh boss says marathon World Pool programmes not a problem for racegoers Irish Derby card is latest classic date to be extended to nine races Sun Jun 22 2025 - 19:00
Sprint star Satono Reve aiming to become first Japanese-trained winner at Royal AscotIrish racing mourns loss of training doyen Kevin Prendergast who has died aged 92Sat Jun 21 2025 - 06:00
Cercene provides Joe Murphy and Gary Carroll with first Group One success in CoronationWillie Mullins saddles 11th Royal Ascot winner as Ethical Diamond scores under Ryan MooreFri Jun 20 2025 - 18:36
Kevin Prendergast, influential trainer, dies aged 92He trained his first winner in 1963 and put well over 2000 winners through his hands during a lengthy careerFri Jun 20 2025 - 12:57
Underestimating Jonquil could prove costly in vintage Commonwealth Cup at Royal AscotJuddmonte’s No 1 jockey Colin Keane opts to ride Babouche in big sprintFri Jun 20 2025 - 06:00
Royal Ascot: Trawlerman sets new course record with stunning Gold Cup success Aidan O’Brien hat-trick takes him to just four shy of a century of winners at the meeting Thu Jun 19 2025 - 19:01
French star Candelari in the way of O’Brien hopes for 10th Ascot Gold Cup victory with Illinois Charles Darwin aiming to evolve team-Ballydoyle’s Norfolk Stakes record Wed Jun 18 2025 - 19:00
William Buick judges it perfectly on Ombudsman to seal Prince Of Wales’s victory Paddy Twomey saddles first Royal Ascot winner as Carmers enters St Leger picture Wed Jun 18 2025 - 18:57
Colin Keane labels Field Of Gold ‘the best I’ve ridden’ after securing first Group One Royal Ascot winJuddmonte’s new No 1 jockey wins St James’s Palace Stakes in impressive fashionTue Jun 17 2025 - 19:06
Royal Ascot: Los Angeles out to confirm class for Aidan O’Brien in showdown with old foe AnmaatUnbeaten Carmers among strong day-two team for Paddy Twomey Tue Jun 17 2025 - 19:00
Royal Ascot: All eyes on Colin Keane as Irish champion jockey teams up with Field Of Gold for Juddmonte Willie Mullins also aiming for royal success with Reaching High Tue Jun 17 2025 - 06:00
Colin Keane has first classic ride in new role aboard André Fabre runner in French Oaks Bedtime Story must overcome wide draw in €1m Prix De Diane if she’s to continue Aidan O’Brien’s hot streak Sat Jun 14 2025 - 06:00
Godolphin’s business sense trumps sporting narratives on both sides of the AtlanticTaking Ruling Court out of Derby and avoiding Triple Crown trail with Sovereignty look like gutless decisionsFri Jun 13 2025 - 06:00
Irish 1,000 Guineas winner Lake Victoria to miss Royal Ascot Aidan O’Brien’s filly to take a break from racing until later in the seasonMon Jun 09 2025 - 14:32
Colin Keane appointed as Juddmonte’s number one jockey in EuropeMove opens the way for Meath jockey to take his career to the next level on world stageMon Jun 09 2025 - 12:04
Clash of the Guineas winners shaping up in St James’s Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot Pied Piper aiming to maintain unbeaten record over fences at latest jumps fixture in Roscommon Sun Jun 08 2025 - 14:36
Lambourn odds-on to become the 20th horse to complete Epsom-Curragh Derby double Aidan O’Brien has landmark Derby hat-trick in his sights at the Curragh later this month Sun Jun 08 2025 - 14:18
It’s ‘Wayne’s World’ at Epsom as Lordan guides Lambourn to Derby glory 13/2 shot delivers Aidan O’Brien an 11th victory in English racing’s ‘Blue Riband’ Sat Jun 07 2025 - 17:09
Biggest Derby field for 22 years underlines unpredictability of Epsom classicRyan Moore rides Delacroix from Ballydoyle trio while Irish team completed by Joseph O’Brien’s Tennessee StudSat Jun 07 2025 - 06:00
