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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Landers banned after positive cannabis testRACING: JOCKEY CATHAL Landers has been suspended for three months and fined €500 by the Turf Club after testing positive for…Wed Apr 04 2012 - 01:00
Flemenstar set for FairyhouseRACING: VETERAN CO Dublin trainer Peter Casey hit the national headlines with his exuberant celebration of Flemenstar’s previous…Wed Apr 04 2012 - 01:00
Russell aims to grow lead on WalshRACING THURLES PREVIEW: TODAY’S MIDWEEK Thurles action might be unremarkable in itself but it could yet play a significant role…Tue Apr 03 2012 - 01:00
Morris keen on Four CommandersRACING NEWS: FOUR COMMANDERS will attempt to build on his big-race pedigree in Easter Monday’s Ladbrokes Irish Grand National…Tue Apr 03 2012 - 01:00
Taaffe has sights on illustrious National doubleRACING: TOM TAAFFE hopes to write another chapter in his own Ladbrokes Irish Grand National story when Ninetieth Minute lines…Mon Apr 02 2012 - 01:00
Daddy Long Legs gives O'Brien timely fillip ahead of KentuckyRACING: DADDY LONG Legs provided Aidan O’Brien with a landmark success in Dubai at the weekend and looks set to try and give…Mon Apr 02 2012 - 01:00
St Nicholas Abbey may be Ballydoyle's best chanceRACING/MEYDAN, DUBAI: EVEN THE €4Sat Mar 31 2012 - 01:00
Zaarito can make it a black day for Realt DubhRACING: ZAARITO CAN score for Colm Murphy and Robbie Power in the Webster Cup Chase in Navan.Sat Mar 31 2012 - 01:00
Triumph Hurdle runner-up Hisaabaat for PunchestownRACING: DERMOT WELD confirmed yesterday that his Triumph Hurdle runner up Hisaabaat will attempt to gain a second Grade One …Wed Mar 28 2012 - 01:00
Instalment's season overRACING: THE UNBEATEN Sir Des Champs might currently be Michael O’Leary’s most high-profile hope for Cheltenham Gold Cup glory…Wed Mar 28 2012 - 01:00
O'Brien's Meydan team in good orderRACING: SO YOU Think and Aidan O’Brien’s five other contenders for Saturday’s Dubai World Cup festival are settling into their…Wed Mar 28 2012 - 01:00
Groody Hill catches sponsor's eyeRACING: BOTH JP McManus and Michael O’Leary’s Gigginstown Stud team look set to pull out all the stops for Easter Monday’s Ladbrokes…Wed Mar 28 2012 - 01:00
Lynch's ban disgraceful, says De BromheadSIZING EUROPE’S trainer Henry De Bromhead hopes lessons have been learned from the last-fence fiasco that marred the finish of…Tue Mar 27 2012 - 01:00
O'Brien and Think the headline actsSO YOU Think and Joseph O’Brien will headline a strong Irish challenge at Meydan on Saturday when they line up for the Dubai …Tue Mar 27 2012 - 01:00
Lordan switches back to turf with a trebleRACING: IRELAND’S NEWEST champion jockey, Wayne Lordan, smoothly made the transition back to turf racing yesterday when securing…Mon Mar 26 2012 - 01:00
Funny to have Queen's County playing Brit cardTIPPING POINT: GAA moved to put that ‘sledging’ incident at the Laois-Armagh game back in its box but it just shows how partitionist…Mon Mar 26 2012 - 01:00
Strong O'Brien team impressesRACING: THE MASSIVE fire-power of Aidan O’Brien’s Ballydoyle team took another step in gearing up for the 2012 campaign when…Mon Mar 26 2012 - 01:00
Long Run poised to spoil epic storylineRACING/GOLD CUP PREVIEW: IT’S QUITE simpleFri Mar 16 2012 - 00:00
Big Buck's to make it sweet 16RACING/WORLD HURDLE PREVIEW: TO GET a proper grasp of Big Buck’s and his winning streak over hurdles it is necessary to leave…Thu Mar 15 2012 - 00:00
Morris happy to take Crus onDAY TWO PREVIEW: WHETHER HIS name is pronounced with a ‘Loo’ or a ‘Leff,’ First Lieutenant can still be a Cheltenham winner…Wed Mar 14 2012 - 00:00
Sizing all set to defend crownRACING : SIZING EUROPE might be one of the hottest favourites at Cheltenham to defend his Queen Mother Champion Chase crown …Wed Feb 22 2012 - 00:00
Lieutenant fills breach for O'LearyRACING NEWS ROUND-UP: GRANDS CRUS might be one of the festival hotpots at Cheltenham in three weeks time, but First Lieutenant…Tue Feb 21 2012 - 00:00
Cash and Go still in mix for SupremeCASH AND Go remains in the mix for Cheltenham’s Supreme Novices Hurdle despite having been put on the sick-list following a disappointing…Tue Feb 21 2012 - 00:00
Minsk finally set for jumping debutTHE LEADING Triumph Hurdle fancy Minsk could make his long-awaited debut over jumps at Fairyhouse on Saturday.Tue Feb 21 2012 - 00:00
Donnas Palm makes it five wins from fiveRACING NAVAN REPORT: DONNAS PALM advertised the “horses for courses” theory with a vengeance at Navan yesterday when he secured…Mon Feb 20 2012 - 00:00
Elite GAA players giving everything for nothingTIPPING POINT: How long can the GAA expect intercounty players to train and prepare like full-time athletes for no financial…Mon Feb 20 2012 - 00:00
