Ex-Coolmore worker, who wrote book on stud, loses defamation claim

Judge said William Jones’s case was vexatious, frivolous and bound to fail

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Curragh’s new chief emphasises need for local backing

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

Garda inspector suspected of double-jobbing at Coolmore Stud is interviewed by detectives

AGSI member is accused of acting as a security consultant in his spare time

Aidan O’Brien’s Hermosa bids to join elite Coronation Stakes club

Ascot's stiff six furlongs could prove ideal for Ten Sovereigns in the Commonwealth Cup

Waterford Airport to get €5m despite no commercial flights for three years

Regional airports to get almost €14m in taxpayer funding

Hermosa and Magical give O’Brien-Moore team a Group One Curragh double

Curragh boss refuses to provide specific daily attendance figures for three-day festival

Curragh’s €80m makeover no racing cert for success

Racecourse must mean more than something to stare at as we whizz past on the M7

Garda group defends role in alleged double-jobbing row

At least two senior members of Agsi decide not to attend annual conference in Cavan

Irish billionaire trio close in on Barchester sale to Macquarie

Desmond, McManus, Magnier asking €2.9bn for care homes group

Barchester Healthcare sale attracts interest from US investor Welltower

Group owned by Dermot Desmond, JP McManus and John Magnier for sale for €2.8bn

Can Roaring Lion win Breeders’ Cup Classic where others failed?

Tipping Point: America’s lucrative race on dirt has defeated many a Euro turf runner

Asian funds circle Irish businessmen’s €2.8bn UK care homes group

Barchester Healthcare is attracting range of indicative bids

US Navy Flag tries to break new ground by scaling ‘Everest’ challenge

O’Brien’s July Cup winner bids for world’s most valuable turf race worth $13 million

Moore riding Mendelssohn points to ultimate Breeders Cup Classic ambition

The prestige for Aidan O’Brien of finally breaking his duck in America’s most valuable race is possibly even more incalculable than the value of the horse

Poignant memories and a presidential hopeful at the Dublin Horse Show

Showjumper Susan Fitzpatrick one of many remembering her brother Jonathan at RDS

Trio of Irish tycoons could net windfall of £2.5bn

Owners of Barchester Healthcare have mandated JP Morgan to assess their options

Racing fans to be given a look inside Coolmore Stud

Successful stud farm to open to public this summer as part of Co Tipperary initiative

John Magnier in line for €100m profit on Modigliani nude

Stud owner’s painting for auction on Monday has a record presale estimate of $150m

O’Brien pursues historic Kentucky Derby success with Mendelssohn

Good start from stall 14 could be crucial to big Irish hope in Lousville

Narrow definition of agriculture an existential threat to racing industry

HRI now desperately seeking a derogation from implications of industrial relations law

O’Brien again faces major Classic challenge as Churchill tackles dirt

Breeders Cup the highlight as Highland Reel in good position to defend turf title at Del Mar

Breeders Cup display may have big impact on Churchill’s stud fee

O'Brien-trained Caravaggio and Highland Reel will both stand at Coolmore next year

There has to be more to Aidan O’Brien’s success than just ‘luck’

Rather enigmatic sporting figure has really delivered and is likely to keep doing so

WRC shines light on long working hours at Ballydoyle racing yard

Some stable staff were working 27 or 28 days in a row even when horse racing was quiet

Ballydoyle stables staff worked up to 19 hours a day, Labour Court told

Horse training stables appeals Workplace Relations Commission notice on work hours

Derby debacle shows racing public just an optional extra

Decision to hold big event at Curragh under construction unthinkable in any other sport

Resurgent Godolphin unlikely to take on Coolmore in Irish Derby

New chief executive Joe Osborne says royal ascot ‘a huge boost to morale’

Caravaggio proves to be a Royal Ascot masterpiece

Winter completes Group One double for O’Brien in Coronation Stakes

New horse museum to put Fethard on the tourist map

Local resident Andrew Lloyd Webber opens €1.6m attraction in Co Tipperary walled town

Aidan O’Brien loses ‘Non-Trier’ appeal

Trainer was fined €2,000 over the running and riding of Music Box at Dundalk

Curragh redevelopment now budgeted to cost €70 million

Ryan Moore draws a blank from his dozen Ballydoyle rides over weekend meetings

Tipping Point: Aidan O’Brien appeal crucial test of ‘non-trier’ rules

Case of Coolmore-owned Music Box to reveal strength of regulators’ newly found teeth

Aidan O’Brien to appeal ‘non-trier’ penalties over Music Box

Trainer fined €2,000 after horse finished behind stable companion Asking at Dundalk

Aga Khan’s agent said Curragh should close for building work

Bloodstock manager ‘happy to discuss’ Derby switch to Leopardstown in 2018

Murtagh rules out appeal against Tobacco Bay penalty

Turf Club’s new ‘running and riding’ regulations found to be breached in Dundalk

John Magnier picks up English estate for reported €52m

Bloodstock billionaire will control more than 4,000 acres in Hampshire

Horse Racing Ireland appointments spark bitter row

Creed accuses Daly of ‘scurrilous’ remarks after she questions ‘insider’ appointees

Scramble to file lobbying returns as fines regime kicks in

Caveat: fixed penalties and matching power to prosecute finally give regulator teeth

Two new appointments to board of Horse Racing Ireland

Elizabeth Headon and Peter Nolan appointed by Minister Michael Creed

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