Vincent O Brien
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Charles (Lal) M Burke – stalwart of Irish horse racing
- People
- December 27, 2020, 17:01
Charles “Lal” Burke, the only son of Flor and Tess Burke, passed away peacefully on October 19th, and was the last of a generation of Burkes responsib(...)

Breeders Cup: Dermot Weld joins exclusive group as Tarnawa storms to victory
- Racing
- November 7, 2020, 22:41
Dermot Weld joined an exclusive club when Tarnawa swept to Breeders Cup glory in the $4 million Turf at Keeneland on Saturday night. On a programme w(...)

Aidan O’Brien’s Serpentine could be supplemented for the Arc
- Racing
- September 27, 2020, 15:17
The star filly Love could be joined by her Derby winning stable companion Serpentine when Aidan O’Brien pursues a third success in this Sunday’s Prix (...)

K Club mansion with private jetty and sporting pedigree for €2.75m
- New to Market
- September 10, 2020
The impact of coronavirus has forced everyone to rethink how they work, live and spend their leisure time. And an interesting knock-on effect appears (...)

Ghaiyyath set to add considerable sparkle to Irish Champions Weekend
- Racing
- September 8, 2020, 15:45
The seventh Irish Champions Weekend will be like no other when staged behind closed doors but it is set to be boosted by the presence of the world’s t(...)

Sporting upsets: Arcangues flies the flag for Europe in 1993 Breeders Cup
- Racing
- September 2, 2020, 06:00
The Breeders Cup is racing’s version of the Ryder Cup. It’s different in that it is annual but similar in how the rivalry only works if the Americans (...)

Condon adds Laws Of Indices tolist of Group One hopefuls
- Racing
- August 30, 2020, 15:34
Curragh trainer Ken Condon has added the bargain buy two-year-old Laws Of Indices to his roster of Group One hopefuls for September. Condon’s older s(...)

Worst Sporting Moment: Mighty Nijinsky misses moment of triumph
- Racing
- August 14, 2020, 06:00
You don’t have to smell or touch to be in the presence of greatness, it can be witnessed and savoured from afar; and, in the year of 1970, as weeks an(...)

Crowds ruled out at Irish Champions Weekend and Listowel festival
- Racing
- July 23, 2020, 06:00
Two of Ireland’s biggest September fixtures, the Longines Irish Champions Weekend and the Listowel Harvest Festival, will be staged behind closed door(...)

Game Changers: Vincent O’Brien, a pioneer who took Irish racing to the world
- Racing
- July 7, 2020, 06:00
The simplest gauge of Vincent O’Brien’s impact on the sport of racing, and the bloodstock industry behind it, is how his influence is stamped all over(...)