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 Festival: Mullins keeps punters guessing on races for star performers

Wednesday marks latest acceptance stage for day-one festival card featuring Champion Hurdle

Supreme remains ‘most likely’ Cheltenham option for Talk The Talk

Joseph O’Brien waiting to make late decision on Banbridge festival target

Irish racing stars waiting to find out when they can fly home from Dubai

Meydan’s Super Saturday action turned ‘surreal’ with explosions in the sky during racing

IHRB chief says organisation policing drug cases needs to ‘sharpen up’

The results of two hearings into positive tests in races going back to October 2024 were only published last week

Colin Keane takes on Rebel’s Romance in Dubai aboard his father’s Crystal Black

Six-time champion flat jockey set to team up with The Mourne Rambler in Cheltenham’s Champion Bumper

Willie Mullins 5/1 to saddle record number of winners at Cheltenham

Gordon Elliott tries to extend lead in trainers championship with Found A Fifty in Navan feature

Anglo-Irish rivalry being relevant again is good news all round for Cheltenham Festival

British team has faded in recent years due to unprecedented dominance by raiders

If it is too dangerous for Constitution Hill to race at Cheltenham, what does it say about jump racing?

At one point Constitution Hill looked like maybe the greatest hurdler ever. Now we’ll never know about that

IHRB plans to take Luke Comer to court over costs involved in doping case

Billionaire businessman lost his licence to train racehorses for three years

IHRB disqualifies same horse twice in a year over positive tests for prohibited substances

Two separate trainers fined after Art Of Unity won races at the Curragh and Bellewstown

Constitution Hill is ‘50-50’ to line up in Cheltenham’s Champion Hurdle, says Nicky Henderson

English trainer appears to pour cold water on superstar jumper tackling Melbourne Cup

Relentless run of rain leaves Cheltenham surface soft ahead of festival

Cross Country hero Stumptown 5lbs higher in the weights for potential festival repeat

JP McManus just 4/1 to enjoy record Cheltenham Festival haul

Harry Redknapp says his Gold Cup contender The Jukebox Man not for sale at any price

Constitution Hill could win a Group One on the flat says Istabraq rider Charlie Swan

Former champion jockey says Nicky Henderson’s team facing ‘very tricky call’ over Champion Hurdle

Constitution Hill faces crucial schooling session before Cheltenham decision

Owner outlines ambition for 2023 Champion Hurdle winner to tackle Melbourne Cup in November

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