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.

Cheltenham action returns after extensive work on new drainage system

More than 1,000 metres of drainage has been replaced ahead of Cheltenham’s return to jumps racing

Clock ticking on Aidan O’Brien’s pursuit of new Group One world record

Chelmsford set to resume hosting racing next month after ARC secures multiyear lease on track

Green Empress enhances Sun Goddess’s reputation with Group One win in France

Aidan O’Brien lands first Forêt success as Guineas heroine True Love emerges on top in thrilling finish

Daryz emulates Alleged by winning the Prix de l’Arc Triomphe back-to-back

Francis Graffard-trained star beats Bay City Roller and Diamond Necklace in €5m Longchamp highlight

Irish quartet take on Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe challenge on Sunday

French favourite Daryz bidding to be the first colt since Alleged to win Europe’s richest race back-to-back

Dermot Weld ignores French focus to try to break his duck in Canada with Purview

Colin Keane warms up for Arc ride on Kalpana with Blue Bolt’s Sun Chariot target

Increasing irrelevance of betting shops a growing problem for racing’s finances

Boss of one bookmaker has even predicted there will be no High Street betting shops by 2030

Uncertain weather outlook has Aidan O’Brien Arc plans ‘up in the air’

Joseph O’Brien’s Thundering On and Ballydoyle trio remain in €5m Paris highlight

Million success on Traen helps Billy Lee put one hand on the jockeys’ title

French star Goliath returns to Group One winning ways with all the way victory in Germany

Irish team yet to be finalised to take on defending champion Daryz in the Arc

Despite 13 runners Joseph O’Brien has to settle for third in Irish Cesarewitch won by topweight Chally Chute

Doyle aiming to be ‘Big Money James’ after jetting in from New York for Irish Cesarewitch

Europe’s richest two-year-old race opens lucrative prizemoney weekend at the Curragh

Aidan O’Brien hopes Sun Goddess can continue to shine in latest Group One target

Michael O’Callaghan aims for first top-flight success with Push The Boat Out

Royal-owned Reaching High wins at Listowel for Willie Mullins

Horse owned by the King and Queen of England ran out an easy 10-length winner

Goffs Orby Sale will reverberate to the hard-edged sounds of supply and demand

Top yearling sales can look like a playpen for a tiny elite with a lot of money

HRI’s new Tipperary all-weather track to stage first race meeting in October 2027

Nine fixtures will take place between October 23rd and the end of next year

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