Dermot Weld

Trainers eye up Derby contenders at Ballysax Stakes in Leopardstown

Aidan O’Brien’s colt Glounthaune to run in Saturday’s Ballylinch 1,000 guineas

Leopardstown Day 4: Sharjah fancied to make it four-in-a-row in Matheson Hurdle

Final day Grade One Leopardstown highlight brings the best out of top-flight operator

O’Brien’s Mogul hoping to retain his crown in the Hong Kong Vase

1,000 Guineas heroine Mother Earth takes on local superstar Golden Sixty in the mile at Sha Tin

Oisín Murphy soaks it in after playing his part in Japanese history at Breeders’ Cup

French exertions catch up with favourite Tarnawa as Irish trainers fail to fire a shot

Weld admits Tarnawa will have to be at the top of her game to defy wide draw

Trainer reports horse ‘in super order’ ahead of Breeders’ Cup Turf

Tarnawa set to be Irish Breeders’ Cup banker in bid for back-to-back titles

Dermot Weld’s set to be hot favourite for $4m Turf despite outside draw

Mark Enright completes the full house with win on the beach at Laytown

Hell Left Loose’s success means jockey has now ridden a winner at every track in Ireland

Ger Lyons not surprised at growth of Ireland’s Breeders’ Cup raiding party

New faces among those trying their luck to win some of the overall $31m pot

Sunday’s meeting at Naas under threat from the weather

2021 Irish flat season set to draw to a close but heavy rain forecast on Saturday night

Joseph O’Brien adds to reputation in Australia after State Of Rest’s Cox Plate win

O’Brien family enjoy successful weekend with Aidan winning a 10th Vertem Futurity with Luxembourg

Rachael Blackmore returns almost 100 days after ankle injury

32-year-old back in action on Henry De Bromhead’s Balko Des Flos in Galway

Weld signals Search for a Song to take chance in French St Leger

Irish handler sending former dual Irish Leger star to Longchamp for Prix Royal Oak

Aidan O’Brien aims Luxembourg at Doncaster’s Vertem Futurity

Son of Camelot made a huge impression when landing the Beresford Stakes

Weld ponders big-race options for Search For A Song

Arc runner-up Tarnawa on course to defend her Turf crown at the Breeders Cup

Colin Keane has history in his sights with six mounts at Navan

Jockey goes into the meeting just one shy of Joseph O’Brien’s record of 126 winners in a season

Second a lonely place for Dermot Weld as Tarnawa is pipped in Arc

A Case Of You provided some Irish success for Ado McGuinness in the Prix de l’Abbaye

Germany’s Torquator Tasso causes 80-1 upset in a thrilling Arc

Dermot Weld’s Tarnawa edged on the line as Marcel Weiss-trained colt pounces late

Ever-hopeful Japanese still determined to crack the Arc code

Racing-obsessed nation try and finally claim Europe’s greatest all-aged race

Tarnawa’s credentials impressive as Weld targets crowning glory to 50-year career

Godolphin’s pair of Derby winners, Hurricane Lane and Adayar, pose major threat

Tarnawa could be leading player for Weld in Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe

Weld sees Japanese mare Chrono Genesis as being as big a danger to Tarnawa as any of the European classic winners

New HRI chief Suzanne Eade aims to bring clean slate to racing body

Dubliner had no background in racing before joining semi-State body in 2015 as CFO

Christophe Soumillon to ride Tarnawa in Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe

Colin Keane replaced by Belgian jockey for Europe’s premier all-aged race

Christophe Soumillon to ride Tarnawa in Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe

Decision has been taken to replace Colin Keane in Europe’s premier all-aged race

Snowfall’s defeat sees Tarnawa tighten in Prix de l’Arc betting

Weld switches focus to ultimate objective following frustrating Irish Champions Stakes defeat

Search For A Song targets hat-trick in Irish St Leger at the Curragh

Three-in-a-row for horse would see Dermot Weld claim a record 10th Irish Leger

Welcome return of crowd of 4,000 for Champions Weekend action

St Mark’s Basilica looks poised to deliver a 10th Champion Stakes for O’Brien

St Mark’s Basilica and Tarnawa on course for Leopardstown clash

Weld and Aidan O’Brien stars among 13 left in for Saturday’s Irish Champion Stakes

Poetic Flare to skip Paris as Bolger’s focus turns to ‘race of season’ at Leopardstown

Trainer believes horse has stamina to go the distance in €1m Irish Champion Stakes

Weld warns of ‘grave danger of losing owners to British racing’ if restrictions are not lifted

Leading trainer believes digital Covid passport could be used to allow more racegoers attend

Prix Vermeille remains an option for Snowfall ahead of Arc

Trainer Aidan O’Brien may choose to run star filly in Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown

HRI boss hopeful crowds of 5,000 will be able to attend upcoming major race meetings

Champions Weekend at Leopardstown and Listowel festival could benefit

Paddy Twomey’s La Petite Coco shows her class at Cork

Daughter of Ruler Of The World impresses in Group Three encounter

Dermot Weld’s Tarnawa to return to action on Thursday

Star mare is an odds on favourite to land Group Three feature at Leopardstown

Dermot Weld wears Galway crown again for a day as Coltor lands the big prize

Veteran trainer wins the Connacht Hotel Handicap for an eighth time at Ballybrit

Willie Mullins looking to continue his Galway Festival domination

Trainer has made nine declarations for the opening day of Flat racing at Ballybrit

Tarnawa being primed for possible Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe bid

Weld says Breeders’ Cup winner ‘in great form’ and set for a return to competitive action in August

Poetic Flare and Mother Earth looking to complete Guineas doubles in France

Poetic Flare looking to complete first English-French 2,000 Guineas double in 80 years

Aidan O’Brien’s Amhran Na Bhfiann set for Killarney run on Tuesday

Epsom Derby third has upcoming entries in Coronation Cup and Ascot Gold Cup

Irish Derby winner Santiago starts flat campaign at Navan

Classic champion set to turn out in Group 3 Vintage Crop Stakes at Navan on Sunday

Maradona and Jack Charlton among the sporting greats we lost in 2020

Pat Smullen, Kobe Bryant, Úna O’Connor, Harry Gregg, Kieran O’Connor all passed

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