Three-mile test holds no fears for Sizing EuropeRACING A COUPLE of last season’s top novices take on their elders for the first time in today’s €140,000 JNwineSat Nov 05 2011 - 00:00
Smullen can set up a tight finishTHE RETURN of a star jumper like Oscars Well at Down Royal this afternoon is normally a sure sign of National Hunt racing’s renewed…Fri Nov 04 2011 - 00:00
O'Brien kicks off with threeTHE 28th Breeders’ Cup gets underway at Churchill Downs tonight with a showmanship that can’t quite disguise the cracks in some…Fri Nov 04 2011 - 00:00
Punchestown remain hopeful of racingTHE PUNCHESTOWN authorities believe they have a good chance of racing going ahead today but the track will have to survive an…Wed Oct 26 2011 - 01:00
Murtagh reins in Britain ridesJOHNNY MURTAGH has said he will dramatically cut back on his riding in Britain due to the controversial whip rules there but …Wed Oct 26 2011 - 01:00
Muirhead Ascot-bound if the weights are rightSEVERAL IRISH trainers will be keeping a close eye on what the British handicapper does today when formulating the weights for…Tue Oct 25 2011 - 01:00
Smullen running out of track as he tries to catch MurtaghPAT SMULLEN has three winners to make up on his big rival Johnny Murtagh in the race for the Irish flat jockeys championship …Tue Oct 25 2011 - 01:00
Realt Dubh set for Naas returnREALT DUBH could take the first step towards trying to break into the two mile chase establishment in a Grade Three event at …Tue Oct 25 2011 - 01:00
O'Brien may opt for Classic with So You ThinkRACING BREEDERS’ CUP : FRESH FROM Camelot’s exciting Racing Post Trophy triumph on Saturday, Aidan O’Brien is now turning his…Mon Oct 24 2011 - 01:00
Mantle of favouritism weighs heavily on IrishTIPPING POINT: Be afraid, be very afraid when Trapattoni’s cautious Republic of Ireland side are chalked up as odds-on favourites…Mon Oct 24 2011 - 01:00
Top Irish jockeys face stark decisionsRACING WHIP CONTROVERSY: SOME OF Ireland’s top National Hunt jockeys could be looking at a winter of discontent, with Ruby Walsh…Mon Oct 24 2011 - 01:00
PJA urges its members not to take strike actionRACING: THE REPERCUSSIONS of British racing’s whip problems now appear to have stretched to within the riding ranks with divisions…Sat Oct 22 2011 - 01:00
Step up to mile may suit Zip TopRACING: AIDAN O’BRIEN pursues a sixth success in today’s Racing Post Trophy at Doncaster but his former mentor Jim Bolger also…Sat Oct 22 2011 - 01:00
Murtagh to ride ShamanovaRACING: AN ALL-NATIONAL Hunt weekend in Ireland means Johnny Murtagh takes a break from pursuing the jockeys championship here…Sat Oct 22 2011 - 01:00
Midnight Chase eyes Down Royal featureRACING: IRISHMAN NEIL Mulholland is pondering whether to bring his star performer Midnight Chase to Down Royal next month for…Wed Oct 19 2011 - 01:00
Sole Power's Hong Kong targetRACING: EDDIE LYNAM’S stable star Sole Power is set to try to bring his 2011 campaign to a lucrative Group One conclusion in…Wed Oct 19 2011 - 01:00
Jockeys get review of whip rulesRACING: THE RESULTS of an emergency review into Britain’s controversial new whip rules could be released by this Friday as racing…Tue Oct 18 2011 - 01:00
Weld may go for Breeders' with ChoiceA MELBOURNE Cup bid by Galileo’s Choice was ruled out due to qualification problems but a major international flat prize could…Tue Oct 18 2011 - 01:00
Camelot leads O'Brien's Doncaster bidCAMELOT LOOKS set to lead Aidan O’Brien’s attempt at a sixth victory in the Racing Post Trophy at Doncaster on Saturday.Tue Oct 18 2011 - 01:00
Beau Amadeus gets off the mark at lastRACING/NAAS REPORT: BEAU AMADEUS hadn’t won in 10 starts prior to yesterday’s €65,000 Derrinstown Birdcatcher Nursery but he…Mon Oct 17 2011 - 01:00
Soumillon falls foul of whip ruleRACING/WHIP CONTROVERSY : THE BRITISH Horseracing Authority and representatives of the Professional Jockeys Association will…Mon Oct 17 2011 - 01:00
O'Brien's Choir to lead them homeRACING: IT IS almost four months since Choir has seen a racecourse but Aidan O’Brien’s juvenile can make light of that and win…Sat Oct 15 2011 - 01:00
Whip row overshadows ChampionsRACING: THE IRONY of how British racing’s inaugural “Champions Day” is rooted in selling the sport to the general public and…Sat Oct 15 2011 - 01:00
Murtagh in line to partner Dubawi Gold on a busy 'Champions Day' at AscotRACING NEWS: JOHNNY MURTAGH is in line to add another good ride to his “Champions Day” collection at Ascot this Saturday as …Wed Oct 12 2011 - 01:00
Chaperoned looks the answerRACING ROUND-UP: PUNCHESTOWN SWINGS into action again this afternoon and Chaperoned could be the answer to the feature event…Wed Oct 12 2011 - 01:00
Together stays in US for another Grade One bidRACING: TOGETHER HAD to settle for yet another second-place finish at Keeneland last weekend but Aidan O’Brien’s filly is set…Tue Oct 11 2011 - 01:00
O'Brien keeps his Qipco options openRACING/CHAMPIONS DAY : AIDAN O’BRIEN will hope switching the Qipco Champion Stakes from Newmarket to Ascot this Saturday will…Tue Oct 11 2011 - 01:00
Hurricane Fly set for returnCHAMPION HURDLER Hurricane Fly will return to action at Punchestown next month and is set to pursue a similar campaign to last…Mon Oct 10 2011 - 01:00
So You Think in 'unbelievable form' and may head for AscotRACING : FRANKEL IN the QEII may be the headline act for Saturday’s “Champions Day” bonanza at Ascot but So You Think looks …Mon Oct 10 2011 - 01:00
Sport gets short shrift from the great and goodTIPPING POINT: This Government’s attitude to sport can be gleaned from the shortage of sporting representatives at last weekend…Mon Oct 10 2011 - 01:00
Faltering Fullback looks bestRACING: RUNNING OVER hurdles has proved a useful warm-up to Grand National success in the past and it can also work for Faltering…Sat Oct 08 2011 - 01:00
Power eyes two-year-old crownRACING: AIDAN O’BRIEN’S top juvenile colt Power is in pursuit of a European two-year-old crown at a star-studded Newmarket this…Sat Oct 08 2011 - 01:00
O'Brien set for NewmarketRACING: AIDAN O’BRIEN wasn’t represented in either of Longchamp’s Group One races for two-year-olds at the weekend but the champion…Tue Oct 04 2011 - 01:00
Heffernan gets flak Down UnderRACING: REPORTS IN Australia indicate So You Think could race on in 2012 as the fallout from the horse’s fourth placing in Sunday…Tue Oct 04 2011 - 01:00
Danedream has jockey Starke living the dreamRACING: THE INTERNATIONAL flavour of yesterday’s Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe was mainly supposed to come from Aidan O’Brien’s …Mon Oct 03 2011 - 01:00
Snow Fairy to bridge gapRACING: ONLY ONE filly has won the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe in the last 17 years but Snow Fairy could be the value option to…Sat Oct 01 2011 - 01:00
Cape Blanco vies for prizeRACING: IRISH GROUP race interest will stretch from England to France this afternoon but it will be Cape Blanco who tackles …Sat Oct 01 2011 - 01:00
Zanughan looks a diamond in roughRACING: TONIGHT’S DIAMOND Stakes has a Group One history and while Zanughan may not be in that class he could still be good …Fri Sept 30 2011 - 01:00
Irish stewards to retain some discretion on whip issueRACING WHIP GUIDELINES: THE TURF Club are going to set up a committee to examine the implications of the British Horseracing…Wed Sept 28 2011 - 01:00
Ardglen goes againARDGLEN ATTEMPTS to secure a fourth win in 10 days when he lines up in the handicap chase at Sligo this afternoon and “Shark” …Wed Sept 28 2011 - 01:00
Ogden secures Montjeu colt for €300kIF THE car park is any indication, then this week’s Goffs Orby Yearling Sale is not going to be for the financially faint-hearted…Wed Sept 28 2011 - 01:00
O'Brien work riders in breach of rulesTWO EXERCISE riders at champion trainer Aidan O’Brien’s Ballydoyle stables in Co Tipperary were fined €2,000 each by the Turf…Wed Sept 28 2011 - 01:00
O'Brien's stars on their travelsRACING: SO YOU THINK will be the focus of Aidan O’Brien’s attention in Sunday’s Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe but Ireland’s champion…Tue Sept 27 2011 - 01:00
Lieutenant for GowranRACING: MICHAEL O’LEARY’S Cheltenham winner First Lieutenant could be in line to make his eagerly anticipated first start over…Tue Sept 27 2011 - 01:00
So You Think to lead O'Brien's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe bidRACING: SO YOU Think may be the Ballydoyle number one for the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe but Aidan O’Brien could be triple-handed…Mon Sept 26 2011 - 01:00
Livingston handles ground the bestRACING: BOOKMAKERS WERE mostly willing to forgive Akeed Mofeed’s narrow Beresford Stakes defeat by David Livingston but it still…Mon Sept 26 2011 - 01:00
Lyons invests in Lightening Pearl's prospectsRACING: GER LYONS is hoping a €14,000 gamble will pay off with a first Group One victory for the Co Meath-based trainer when…Sat Sept 24 2011 - 01:00
Oxx's Mofeed looks excitingJOHN OXX has used the Juddmonte Beresford Stakes as a stepping-stone for some of his great champions, principally the peerless…Wed Sept 21 2011 - 01:00
Oxx's Alanza on her travels againRACING: JOHN OXX will attempt to stretch his red-hot winning streak to Group One level at Newmarket this Saturday when the Aga…Tue Sept 20 2011 - 01:00
Lyons wouldn't swap his filly for anything in CheveleyRACING: GER LYONS described the €14,000 it cost to supplement Lightening Pearl into Saturday’s Jaguar Cars Cheveley Park Stakes…Tue Sept 20 2011 - 01:00
