Denis Hogan’s four-year-old into take chance in Saturday’s Group One Qipco renewal

November Festival begins the day after Britain is due to leave EU

Rugby doesn’t produce mavericks, possibly because it distrusts individuality

Joseph O’Brien’s Red Tea favourite for Canadian Grade One

Horses travelling from Britain told to take Liverpool-Belfast ferry route amid uncertainty

Buildmeupbuttercup could be joined by Great White Shark and Stratum at Newmarket

Minister for Finance again allocated €80 million to the Horse and Greyhound Fund

Emphatic National Stakes winner now primed for Darley Dewhurst Stakes

Both as a player and a manager, Barnsley native has given his best for the Republic

Frankie Dettori’s mount came in second after being pipped just metres short of the line

Shattered Love allowance could prove decisive in Gowran feature

Unexposed French Derby winner Sottsass looks the big danger

Ballydoyle also line up Anthony Van Dyck and Magical to halt Enable’s hat-trick bid

Gold Cup-winning jockey looking forward to Nolan link

Enable odds on for unprecedented Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe hat-trick

Jockey is 10th to win Beresford Stakes at the Curragh for his father, trainer Aidan O’Brien

Druim Samhraidh understood to have tested positive for anabolic steroid after winning at Ballinrobe

Davy Russell returns to action with five Navan rides

O’Brien triple-handed as he bids to maintain proud record in Beresford Stakes

John Hammond, trainer Of Montjeu, announces his retirement

Official ratings gives prestige boost to Champions Weekend

Popular jockey has not ridden in the last 50 days in a bid to recover from a number of niggles

Most successful handler in history of renewal enters four for prestigious Group One race

Colin Keane bids to extend title race lead at Fairyhouse on Saturday with 5-1 colt

Addition of 50 tonnes of fibre over the summer have improved the track

Breeders Cup in California ruled out for Ken Condon-trained star

Credenza is top rated for Gowran feature at sole Irish weekend card

Irish star heads for the Middle Park over six after missing Curragh clash with Pinatubo

Jockeys found guilty to be handed suspensions on the same day in a bid to speed up the process

Brian Kavanagh realistic but happy with crowds at Curragh HQ track on Sunday

Appleby-trained colt cut to 6-4 for the Guineas after thrilling nine-length rout

More than €1.3m raised as Search for a Song gives Dermot Weld an eighth Irish Leger win

Magical leads home 1-2-3 for Aidan O’Brien in Ireland’s highest rated race

Reserve system once again can play a significant role in a major handicap prize

Aidan O’Brien prepares to tackle Champions Weekend with strength in depth

The impressive Great Voltigeur winner Logician is generally evens to repel the Ballydoyle challenge

Albigna more likely to carry the Niarchos family colours in juvenile fillies highlight than Alpine Star

Up Helly Aa to make just his fourth career start in the Listowel Stakes

English star Laurens will be back to defend her crown in the Coolmore Matron

Irish runners Romanised and Circus Maximus fly the flag in Sunday’s Prix du Moulin

Richmond Stakes third Royal Dornoch bids to break duck at Gowran

High-profile festival’s final day clashes with Kerry’s appearance in Croke Park final

Six jockeys each get six-day bans for use of the whip under controversial new regulations

€1.25m Irish Champion Stakes will now start over two hours earlier at 4.15pm

Worship of head coach has come a long way from the Messianic heights of last November

Over 120 riders have breached new rules since they were introduced in April

Two year old maiden Longclaw lines up in the Gainesway Juvenile Stakes

BHA guideline is for stand-down period starting from date of positive sample

Fellow senior jockeys Heffernan and Manning also ‘sent on’ over their whip use

Vet accepts responsibility for Turbine being administered drug by mistake

No Group One races likely to be run at headquarters on Fridays next year

However, International Stakes winner could end up facing Elarqam again

One thing the Kerry players certainly won’t lack facing into Sunday is belief they can win

In form trainer on course for most successful season after Mustajeer lands Ebor at York

No IHRB action taken over Some Neck’s Galway Plate withdrawal

JP McManus-owned horse suffered accident at trainer Gavin Cromwell’s yard earlier this month

Beating an in-form Crystal Ocean would be a big milestone for O’Brien’s three-year-old

Co Wicklow trainer admits ‘error of judgment’ after providing misleading information to an official

Potential total exposure for Irish racing interests estimated at close to €750k

Putting youngsters into such a specialised environment hardly comes without problems

Unbeaten Ger Lyons-trained star Siskin a notable contender in this year’s renewal

Advertise lands Prix Maurice de Gheest with Aidan O’Brien’s pair both out of the frame

Le Brivido and So Perfect fly Ballydoyle flag in Prix Maurice de Gheest

Nicky Henderson makes rare raid on Ballybrit with Theinval

Horse trying a mile and a half for first time but she should be well suited

Robbie Power times challenge to perfection at Ballybrit

Irish Leger hero Wicklow Brave has second start over fences in Grade Three novice chase

Trainer wins race for third time in four years as English rider Bryony Frost has to settle for second

Authorities hope prize money boost can help increase dwindling crowd numbers

Jockey enjoys double to extend championship lead on horse bought for €44k

Veteran Baraweez set for 11th Galway Festival start but best days may be behind him

Jockey makes spectacular return from serious injury on Great White Shark

TV View: After all the talk of hurling modernity, it’s looking like an old-school final

Trainer’s son aboard Legal Spin chasing elusive prize in day one feature at Ballybrit

Dermot Weld is hoping that Shekhem will be his best hope in Monday's Connacht Hotel Handicap

O’Brien star bidding to become 13th Irish -trained winner of Ascot feature

Brian Kavanagh believes boost in betting ring turnover can be maintained at event

Future success hinges on venue being ‘racecourse of the community’, says Pat Keogh

Dettori pilots Star Catcher home in feature race at the Curragh

Irishman thrives on mental challenge on final day of British Open at Portrush

Eight Irish Oaks winners in last decade have been trained overseas

Italian jockey set to bid for fifth Irish Oaks on Star Catcher this Saturday

Osborne still optimistic about the future of beleaguered €81m facility

‘If we failed . . . it was to integrate behind a shared vision for what we want the Curragh to be’

Trainer could finish weekend with two more Group One winning three-year-olds

Speak In Colours another Irish contender at Newmarket while Wisdom Mind goes to Pontefract

A randy thoroughbred can be intimidating in every way, a hazard to themselves and others

Racecourses’ ability to top up prize money may come under pressure, says HRI boss

Irish handler Dermot Weld tries first time hood on Masaff in Roscommon Listed feature

John Gosden’s star odds-on to see off Magical again as she begins her bid for Arc hat-trick

New Approach, the world’s top-rated three-year-old in 2008, raced in the colours of Princess Haya

Colin Keane odds on favourite to regain jockeys’ title from Donnacha O’Brien

No whip inquiries at Derby festival indicates bedding-in period now over, claims regulator

Despite expensive revamp, 12,000 attendance less than half four years ago

Trainer Aidan O’Brien wins Curragh race for the 13th time with 33-1 outsider

Monarch of Egypt returns to action for first time since April in Railway Stakes

Aidan O’Brien chasing his 13th Derby victory at revamped Curragh

Option of delaying throw-in to 7pm ruled out due to complications over Mayo-Armagh game

Royal Ascot’s top rider will have to overcome Oaks runner-up Pink Dogwood in feature

Attendance could be affected by football qualifier between Kildare and Tyrone at Newbridge