Weld has strong hand at NavanRACING: DERMOT WELD could attack this Sunday’s Vintage Crop Stakes at Navan in force after leaving in a trio of Moyglare Stud…Wed May 16 2012 - 01:00
Junior leads Irish chargeSOME OF Ireland’s top cross-country horses will be in action in France tomorrow with the La Touche winner Uncle Junior leading…Wed May 16 2012 - 01:00
Classic tale of Camelot and a legendHORSE RACING: ONE DOESN’T get to be in charge of Europe’s greatest racing empire by being unable to put in a full day’s work…Tue May 15 2012 - 01:00
Hopes high for Ernest HemingwayRACING NEWS: AIDAN O’BRIEN is set to try and tighten even further the stranglehold he appears to have on this year’s Epsom Derby…Mon May 14 2012 - 01:00
Let's celebrate this 'normal' Ulster rugby risingTIPPING POINT: IT ALWAYS comes back, that old chestnut about sport and politics not mixing. And it’s complete garbageMon May 14 2012 - 01:00
French mission for young O'BrienRACING: LONGCHAMP TEENAGE SENSATION Joseph O’Brien has already cracked the Guineas code in Ireland and Britain and will try …Sat May 12 2012 - 01:00
Moore eyes O'Brien doubleRACING: LEOPARDSTOWN PREVIEW HAVING TO settle for second in Ballydoyle’s pecking order of riders might not be doing much for…Sat May 12 2012 - 01:00
Carberry's strong handRACING: THE HIGH-CLASS hurdler Silverhand can be the centrepiece of a successful Kilbeggan session for Paul Carberry this evening…Sat May 12 2012 - 01:00
Fire Lily hopes to hit Classic markRACING : DAVID WACHMAN hopes to hit the Classic mark at Longchamp on Sunday when Fire Lily lines up for the French 1,000 Guineas…Wed May 09 2012 - 01:00
Smoking Aces to relish stamina testRACING: THE FINAL bits of the 2012 Punchestown festival will be wrapped up this evening with Smoking Aces fancied to land the…Wed May 09 2012 - 01:00
Mofeed goes on Derby trialRACING : AIDAN O’BRIEN may be dominating the Classic scene right now but John Oxx will hope to gate-crash the Derby picture …Wed May 09 2012 - 01:00
It may get better for O'Brien with BetterbetterbetterRACING: AIDAN O’BRIEN is set to try and add further to an already bulging Classic hand at Chester tomorrow when the aptly named…Tue May 08 2012 - 01:00
Ground conditions will suit CrashRACING: THE €46,500 first prize for this evening’s chase feature at Punchestown would have been useful to Michael O’Leary in…Tue May 08 2012 - 01:00
O'Donoghue can't wait for KentuckyRACING/KENTUCKY DERBY: CAMELOT WILL be the focus of Aidan O’Brien’s 2,000 Guineas attention this Saturday but the champion trainer…Mon Apr 30 2012 - 01:00
Hurricane a hit without the swaggerRACING/PUNCHESTOWN FESTIVAL REPORT: THE MERCURIAL influence of the late stallion Montjeu usually occupies the minds of trainers…Sat Apr 28 2012 - 01:00
Conditions will favour Rubi LightRACING: DAVY RUSSELL will be crowned champion jockey for the first time in his career when Ireland’s 2011-12 National Hunt season…Sat Apr 28 2012 - 01:00
Hurricane Fly to make amendsRACING: THE REAL Article is one of just four likely runners in today’s €160,000 Rabobank Champion Hurdle at Punchestown but …Fri Apr 27 2012 - 01:00
Hobbs rules Chris out of Gold CupRACING: PUNCHESTOWN’S BAD luck with the weather this week struck home again yesterday when the big English hope Captain Chris…Fri Apr 27 2012 - 01:00
Take a bow Queen QuevegaRACING: PUNCHESTOWN’S GROUND-STAFF worked feverishly through the night to produce a track fit enough for Quevega to effortlessly…Fri Apr 27 2012 - 01:00
First Lieutenant can fly flag in Ryanair for O'LearyRACING: MICHAEL O’LEARY can secure the main slice of today’s €100,000 prize-money for the Ryanair Chase if First Lieutenant …Thu Apr 26 2012 - 01:00
Mullins singing and dancing in rainRACING: IT FELT more endurance test than festival – and only the charitable could describe it as being visually edifying – but…Thu Apr 26 2012 - 01:00
Quevega to take battle of the maresRACING: IT IS being billed as the clash of the week and the battle of the mares but whatever the label, Quevega versus Voler…Thu Apr 26 2012 - 01:00
Rubi Light has grounds for relishing this testGOLD CUP PREVIEW: REVENGE IS a dish supposedly best served cold and with rotten weather conditions predicted for today’s Punchestown…Wed Apr 25 2012 - 01:00
Champagne Fever to complete elusive doublePUNCHESTOWN FESTIVAL DAY TWO PREVIEW: CHAMPAGNE FEVER has already beaten the odds at Cheltenham and Willie Mullins’ star will…Wed Apr 25 2012 - 01:00
Alderwood gets the real McCoyPUNCHESTOWN FESTIVAL DAY ONE REPORT: SIZING EUROPE did his job, and so did Sir Des Champs, but anyone backing the hat-trick …Wed Apr 25 2012 - 01:00
Sizing Europe shows his true gritMANY EXPERTS claim to have seen the future of two-mile chasing and its name is Sprinter Sacre, but the old stalwart Sizing Europe…Wed Apr 25 2012 - 01:00
Sir Des Champs set to show his credentialsJP McMANUS has less than €150,000 in hand of Michael O’Leary in the race for the owners championship which winds up on Saturday…Tue Apr 24 2012 - 01:00
Sizing Europe to keep Big Zeb at bayA LOT of planning goes into preparing for Punchestown’s five-day festival which generates an estimated 100,000 attendance, and…Tue Apr 24 2012 - 01:00
Strong hand for O'LearyFIRST LIEUTENANT will attempt to keep the sponsor’s money at home when he lines up in Thursday’s two-mile Grade One Ryanair Chase…Mon Apr 23 2012 - 01:00
O'Brien targets top double at NewmarketIT IS four years since Aidan O’Brien last tasted British classic success, but the champion trainer confirmed yesterday he is …Mon Apr 23 2012 - 01:00
Excelebration has Frankel in sights after impressive winEXCELEBRATION HAS tried to get the better of the mighty Frankel on three occasions, but will attempt to make it fourth time lucky…Mon Apr 23 2012 - 01:00
Guide to Punchestown's 10 grade one racesRACING Tuesday 4.20 – Evening Herald Champion Novice Hurdle – €80,000.Sat Apr 21 2012 - 01:00
Phelan hoping for big run from PortraitRACING: SCOTTISH GRAND NATIONAL PORTRAIT KING’S ability to travel across the Irish Sea and pick up a big prize was proved in…Sat Apr 21 2012 - 01:00
O'Brien looking to celebrateRACING: CURRAGH EXCELEBRATION is the latest high-profile transfer into Aidan O’Brien’s Ballydoyle stable and the Group One-winning…Sat Apr 21 2012 - 01:00
O'Brien team in rude health after trebleTHE VAST power of Aidan O’Brien’s Ballydoyle empire appears to be swinging into top gear at the right time on the evidence of…Mon Apr 16 2012 - 01:00
Face of great race may need alteringTHE GRAND National is the ultimate showpiece of a sport that sells itself on “thrills n’spills” and while Neptune Collonges’s…Mon Apr 16 2012 - 01:00
Planet Of Sound to make sweet musicRACING: TONY McCOY has cast a giant shadow over Richard Johnson’s career for well over a decade now but for once following in…Sat Apr 14 2012 - 01:00
Course winner Call To Battle can land Ballysax for OxxRACING: IT’S A Classic trial day shorn of its principal Classic contenders but Call To Battle can still give John Oxx’s big …Sat Apr 14 2012 - 01:00
Dundalk the first to try 48-hour declarationsRACING: A LITTLE piece of history will be made at Dundalk on Wednesday when it hosts a meeting featuring 48-hour declarations…Sat Apr 14 2012 - 01:00
Walsh and Carberry target winRACING : IT IS 35 years since Charlotte Brew became the first female jockey to ride in the Aintree Grand National and bookmakers…Wed Apr 11 2012 - 01:00
Guineas test for Born To SeaRACING: BORN TO Sea will attempt to emulate his legendary half-brother Sea The Stars and win Newmarket’s 2,000 Guineas on the…Wed Apr 11 2012 - 01:00
In-form McCoy lands another double for McManusSYNCHRONISED HAS to beat 78 years of history if he is to complete the Cheltenham Gold Cup- Aintree Grand National double this…Tue Apr 10 2012 - 01:00
Salsify can justify his star billingTHE JOSEPH O’Reilly Hunters Chase might be the least valuable contest on the final day of a Fairyhouse festival card worth nearly…Tue Apr 10 2012 - 01:00
Lion-hearted long shot makes it a fairytale successLIGHTENING MIGHT not strike twice but Lion Na Bearnai beat the odds again to spring another big-race shock in the Ladbrokes Irish…Tue Apr 10 2012 - 01:00
FI about grunt under bonnet not face in cockpitTIPPING POINT: JACQUES VILLENEUVE is 41 today. That name mightn’t mean much to some of you kidsMon Apr 09 2012 - 01:00
Flemenstar shines againRACING FAIRYHOUSE REPORT ANYONE WHO doubted Irish racing has a couple of new cult heroes only had to witness the reception given…Mon Apr 09 2012 - 01:00
Time is right for McCoy's mountRACING FAIRYHOUSE PREVIEW: IT’S OVER two years since Get Me Out Of Here has won a race but today’s Grade Two opener can see …Mon Apr 09 2012 - 01:00
Aigle d'Or is value choiceRACING GRAND NATIONAL: THERE IS hardly a big race worthy of the name that Barry Geraghty hasn’t won during his illustrious career…Mon Apr 09 2012 - 01:00
Owners face Grand showdownRACING/IRISH GRAND NATIONAL: EASTER MONDAY’S Ladbrokes Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse is shaping up into a heavyweight struggle…Sat Apr 07 2012 - 01:00
Call The Police looks improving sortRACING/FAIRYHOUSE PREVIEW: THE IRISH National has proved famously elusive to Willie Mullins but Fairyhouse’s other Grade One…Sat Apr 07 2012 - 01:00
