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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Emulous has Sun Chariot in sightsRACING: SOME OF the best fillies in Ireland could try to dominate Newmarket’s Group One fixture this week with Emulous in line…Mon Sept 19 2011 - 01:00
Croisultan bids to keep up McCullagh's big-race runVETERAN IRISH jockey Niall McCullagh hopes to keep his recent big-race hot streak going with a vengeance in Scotland today as…Sat Sept 17 2011 - 01:00
Azamata to pick up Tattersalls big potSOME PROVEN black type performers go in pursuit of big money at Fairyhouse tomorrow but it could be the unexposed Azamata who…Sat Sept 17 2011 - 01:00
Blazing Tempo looks the pickLISTOWEL HAS provided something of a mixed bag over the years for Ruby Walsh but today’s €160,000 festival feature, the Guinness…Wed Sept 14 2011 - 01:00
McCoy and Mangan set to renew rivalry at ListowelRACING: THE LAST time Tony McCoy and Paddy Mangan fought out a close finish there was plenty of fall-out due to the “The Real…Tue Sept 13 2011 - 01:00
Murtagh sets sights on fifth titleRACING: AFTER COMPLETING a career clean-sweep of the Irish classics on board Jukebox Jury in the Curragh Leger at the weekend…Tue Sept 13 2011 - 01:00
Murtagh completes nap handRACING: ANY SCEPTICS questioning the Irish Field St Leger’s status in the greater scheme of the bloodstock game would have had…Mon Sept 12 2011 - 01:00
Dublin have the brawn but have they the brains?TIPPING POINT: Dublin possess the physical attributes to claim the Sam Maguire but Kerry will provide the acid test of the team…Mon Sept 12 2011 - 01:00
O'Brien to grab Fame And Glory with two Group One winsRACING: WEEKEND PREVIEWS ANY LINGERING hopes Aidan O’Brien has of overhauling Bobby Frankel’s world record tally of 25 Group…Sat Sept 10 2011 - 01:00
Choice ruled out of Melbourne CupDERMOT WELD’S hopes of scoring a Melbourne Cup hat-trick in November have been dealt a big blow with the news that his progressive…Wed Sept 07 2011 - 01:00
Distance holds no fears for MullinsBLAZING TEMPO has a rare double in her sights in next Wednesday’s Guinness Kerry National and champion trainer Willie Mullins…Wed Sept 07 2011 - 01:00
Blossom to bounce backRACING: FRESH FROM So You Think’s Irish Champion Stakes success, the all-conquering Aidan O’Brien could have up to five Group…Mon Sept 05 2011 - 01:00
So You Think prevails after thrilling duelRACING NEWS: THOSE FEARFULLY forecasting an expensive procession for the 1 to 4 favourite So You Think in Saturday evening’s…Mon Sept 05 2011 - 01:00
Playing the 'right way' not an obligation for IrishTIPPING POINT: Aesthetic obligations are usually the preserve of the top dogs and that’s not really an Irish role..Mon Sept 05 2011 - 01:00
So You Think looks ChampionRACING : ED DUNLOP is entitled to some “guest-of-honour” treatment at Leopardstown this evening because the Newmarket trainer…Sat Sept 03 2011 - 01:00
Lynam hoping going suits Sole PowerRACING : IRISH TRAINER Eddie Lynam is hoping the rain stays away from Haydock this weekend to allow him run his Group One sprinter…Wed Aug 31 2011 - 01:00
Dettori faces late dash to ride Dunlop's Snow FairyRACING: FRANKIE DETTORI will attempt to beat the odds and turn back the clock at the same time when he makes a cross-channel…Wed Aug 31 2011 - 01:00
Think has big race at his mercyRACING: AIDAN O’BRIEN’S ex-Australian star So You Think looks to have had another top Irish Group One prize put on a plate for…Tue Aug 30 2011 - 01:00
Steps To Freedom looks pick in OysterRACING: STEPS TO Freedom won a Grade Two bumper at Aintree’s Grand National meeting last April and can bridge the gap to black…Mon Aug 29 2011 - 01:00
Maybe keeps unbeaten record in great styleRACING/CURRAGH REPORT: THERE WEREN’T too many ifs or buts floating around the Curragh yesterday after Maybe maintained her brilliant…Mon Aug 29 2011 - 01:00
No ifs, ands or buts, it has to be Maybe in Moyglare StakesRACING: THERE OUGHT to be no Maybe after tomorrow’s Moyglare Stud Stakes at the Curragh about Aidan O’Brien’s star being the…Sat Aug 27 2011 - 01:00
Geraghtys do battle in SaratogaRACING: THE FAMOUS Saratoga track in upstate New York will see a ‘battle of the Geraghtys’ tomorrow with former champion jockey…Wed Aug 24 2011 - 01:00
Giant's Quest to land featureRITE OF Passage has proved that top sire Giant’s Causeway can produce high-class dual-purpose horses and Giant’s Quest can confirm…Wed Aug 24 2011 - 01:00
Maybe and La Collina set for fascinating rematchRACING: THE SCENE is set for a potentially fascinating rematch between Europe’s two top-rated juvenile fillies, Maybe and La…Wed Aug 24 2011 - 01:00
Zoffany and Famous Name bid for MileRACING: IT is 33 years since an Irish horse – Captain James – last won Goodwood’s Betfair Celebration Mile but Zoffany and Famous…Tue Aug 23 2011 - 01:00
Stunning View looks the pick in RubyRACING: THE GALWAY festival winner Stunning View can secure a Listed success at Killarney this evening almost 15 years since…Tue Aug 23 2011 - 01:00
