Zoffany ruled out of 2,000 GuineasRACING: THE AIDAN O’Brien-trained Zoffany will not be running at the Curragh on Saturday after being ruled out of a potential…Tue May 17 2011 - 01:00
Imperial Rome heads to FranceRACING: DAVID WACHMAN hopes Imperial Rome can settle a Classic score in Sunday’s French 2,000 Guineas at Longchamp.Mon May 09 2011 - 01:00
Recital leaves Fallon waxing lyricalRACING: KIEREN FALLON didn’t win the Epsom Derby during his tumultuous three-year term as stable jockey to Aidan O’Brien but…Mon May 09 2011 - 01:00
One Giant Step for WachmanRACING: AIDAN O’BRIEN’S big-race reach stretches across the Atlantic this weekend with Master Of Hounds attempting history in…Sat May 07 2011 - 01:00
Unaccompanied can repel strong British challengeRACING: A MOMENTOUS 2010-2011 National Hunt season in Ireland winds up with the final day of the Punchestown Festival this afternoon…Sat May 07 2011 - 01:00
Quevega is the Queen of festivalRACING: PUNCHESTOWN REPORT AND PREVIEW: QUEVEGA’S LADBROKES World Series Hurdle victory yesterday had Willie Mullins extolling…Fri May 06 2011 - 01:00
Captain Chris has to work hard for rare doubleRACING: PUNCHESTOWN REPORT AND PREVIEW: CAPTAIN CHRIS completed a rare double at Punchestown yesterday evening when a narrow…Fri May 06 2011 - 01:00
Mullins's Hurricane Fly looks set to continue winning waysRACING: PUNCHESTOWN REPORT AND PREVIEW: SOME SPLENDID performances have lit up the 2011 Punchestown festival but there is no…Fri May 06 2011 - 01:00
Quevega to enhance her reputationWORLD SERIES HURDLE: IT IS 25 years since the greatest race mare in Irish jump racing history, Dawn Run, had one of her most…Thu May 05 2011 - 01:00
O'Leary gets the better of JP this timeREST OF DAY TWO REPORT: THE RACE between JP McManus and Michael O’Leary to be leading owner this season might be tight but not…Thu May 05 2011 - 01:00
Hobbs hopes rain doesn't scupper Captain's chancesDAY THREE PREVIEW: DAVY RUSSELL will continue his pursuit of the injured Paul Townend in the jockeys championship, with Cruising…Thu May 05 2011 - 01:00
Big Zeb cuts Europe down to sizeRACING: MANY HOTLY anticipated head-to-head duels have a habit of turning into anti-climaxes but Big Zeb’s hugely exciting defeat…Wed May 04 2011 - 01:00
Another chance to see greatnessRACING: HE’S A champion on the slide but Kauto Star’s appearance in the €160,000 Punchestown centrepiece today gives the festival…Wed May 04 2011 - 01:00
Waaheb set to provide immediate dividends for JPRACING: JP McMANUS recently purchased Dermot Weld’s unbeaten Waaheb and that move can provide immediate dividends for the leading…Wed May 04 2011 - 01:00
McManus back in the festive moodRACING: JP McMANUS got some welcome festival feeling yesterday when Shot From The Hip’s Grade One triumph was the highlight …Wed May 04 2011 - 01:00
So You Think franks superstar statusRACING: AUSTRALIANS AREN’T renowned for their understatement, but the widespread belief Down Under that So You Think might be…Tue May 03 2011 - 01:00
Loosen My Load can see out the extra tripRACING: IF SIZING Europe can’t add to his Cheltenham triumph in this afternoon’s Punchestown feature, it won’t be the end of…Tue May 03 2011 - 01:00
Big Zeb has Europe in his sightsRACING: IN A week that will decide jockeys’ and owners’ titles, as well as bring a tumultuous 2010-11 Irish National Hunt season…Tue May 03 2011 - 01:00
More than two minutes of fame for CanoneroTIPPING POINT: The story of how the Caracas Cannonball claimed the Kentucky Derby is by far the greatest racing fairytale of…Mon May 02 2011 - 01:00
Frankel can frank classRACING: IN 1970, on the morning of that year’s 2,000 Guineas, the now defunct Sporting Life led with the headline: “What will…Sat Apr 30 2011 - 01:00
Kirinda to reveal classic potentialRACING: KIRINDA CAN get back on the classic trail at Gowran Park tomorrow where John Oxx’s potential Oaks prospect lines up …Sat Apr 30 2011 - 01:00
O'Brien hopes may include LongchampAIDAN O’BRIEN’S Group One ambitions this weekend could also include France where both the 2010 Irish Derby hero Cape Blanco and…Wed Apr 27 2011 - 01:00
Take a cue from snooker's respect for rulesTIPPING POINT: The sport may have its suspicious side but other codes should follow its example in how to indulge our better…Mon Apr 25 2011 - 01:00
Loosen My Load a touch of valueRACING: THE TWO-MILE champion Sizing Europe is Henry De Bromhead’s star performer but Loosen My Load can join his stable companion…Sat Apr 23 2011 - 01:00
Master of Hounds to vie for huge prizeRACING/KENTUCKY DERBY: NEWMARKET’S GUINEAS meeting takes place next weekend but Aidan O’Brien’s classic ambitions are set to…Sat Apr 23 2011 - 01:00
Hourigan on the hunt for a doubleRACING: CHURCH ISLAND will attempt to join an exclusive club by winning back-to-back renewals of Sandown’s Gold Cup on Saturday…Tue Apr 19 2011 - 01:00
Weld's Erik for NationalFAIRYHOUSE: IT IS 23 years since Dermot Weld saddled an Irish Grand National runner, but Perris Valley won the Fairyhouse highlight…Mon Apr 18 2011 - 01:00
I don't care what Murty from Mullingar thinksTIPPING POINT: There’s a point in life when everyone twigs there’s no point even pretending to go with the technological flow…Mon Apr 18 2011 - 01:00
Back for more Fame And GloryRACING: NAVAN PREVIEW: FAME AND Glory returns to Navan tomorrow for the first time in two-and-a-half years when he takes a significant…Sat Apr 16 2011 - 01:00
Chicago can take AyrRACING: NEWS ROUND-UP: CHICAGO GREY will always have a place in Gordon Elliott’s heart after giving him a first Cheltenham festival…Sat Apr 16 2011 - 01:00
Sizing Europe on course for rematch with Big ZebPUNCHESTOWN FESTIVAL: SIZING EUROPE is firmly on course to try to confirm his position as the top two-mile chaser around when…Wed Apr 13 2011 - 01:00
Fame And Glory set for Vintage StakesNEWS ROUND-UP: THE 2009 Irish Derby hero Fame And Glory could take the first step on the road to Royal Ascot’s Gold Cup at Navan…Wed Apr 13 2011 - 01:00
Toole kept in coma until scanRACING: THE CO Meath-born jockey Peter Toole remained in a medically induced coma in hospital in Liverpool yesterday after his…Tue Apr 12 2011 - 01:00
Elliott eyes Scottish NationalRACING: THE FALLOUT from Aintree last weekend may still be reverberating through racing but Gordon Elliott has another National…Tue Apr 12 2011 - 01:00
Time for another crack at AintreeRACING: OSCAR TIME found only Ballabriggs too good in Saturday’s Aintree Grand National and trainer Martin Lynch confirmed yesterday…Tue Apr 12 2011 - 01:00
Family affair at Aintree as Ballabriggs adds to McCain legendRACING: GRAND NATIONAL : THERE WAS a familial familiarity to Ballabriggs’ success in Saturday’s Aintree Grand National which…Mon Apr 11 2011 - 01:00
No need for pantomime on the greatest stageTIPPING POINT: Novak Djokovic’s transformation from joker to king shows that sport’s inherent drama should be gripping enough…Mon Apr 11 2011 - 01:00
Recital just out of tuneRACING: LEOPARDSTOWN REPORT : RYAN MOORE rode a winner for Aidan O’Brien at Leopardstown yesterday that had bookmakers scribbling…Mon Apr 11 2011 - 01:00
Moore's visit may well suggest new Ballydoyle regimeRACING LEOPARDSTOWN MEETING: RACING’S PRINCIPAL focus this weekend may be on the Grand National but that isn’t going to stop…Sat Apr 09 2011 - 01:00
Siblings all the rage for Aintree gloryRACING NEWS: A THIRD pair of siblings will face the starter in Saturday’s John Smith’s Aintree Grand National after Dermot Weld…Wed Apr 06 2011 - 01:00
Recital ready for Ballysax Stakes testRACING: RECITAL IS set to take the first step towards possible Derby glory in Sunday’s Group Three PW McGrath Memorial Ballysax…Wed Apr 06 2011 - 01:00
Russell on courseRACING: DAVY RUSSELL has already managed a 50 to 1 victory over Aintree’s famous Grand National fences and the top jockey is…Tue Apr 05 2011 - 01:00
Dance Secretary looks up to thisRACING : ANYONE WRITING off this evening’s Limerick action as non-descript midweek fare will do well to remember that the winner…Tue Apr 05 2011 - 01:00
Quality favours Irish winnerRACING : BOOKMAKERS RECKON quantity allows the odds favour a home trained winner of Saturday’s Aintree Grand National but quality…Tue Apr 05 2011 - 01:00
Pink azaleas, blue ponds, redneck heavenGOLF: TIPPING POINT: Yes, Suh, it’s Masters time, and good ’ol corporate boys the world over have Georgia and uncool millionaires…Mon Apr 04 2011 - 01:00
Anything but a win will be big setback for St Nicholas AbbeyRACING: ST NICHOLAS Abbey, the horse plenty speculated would never be seen on a racecourse again, is set to return to action…Sat Apr 02 2011 - 01:00
Express has edge on O'Leary's trioRACING : RYANAIR BOSS Michael O’Leary is heavily represented in tomorrow’s Grade Two Limerick feature but the Gigginstown Stud…Sat Apr 02 2011 - 01:00
St Nicholas Abbey set for CurraghRACING NEWS: THE 2009 European champion juvenile St Nicholas Abbey is on course to make his first start in almost a year at …Wed Mar 30 2011 - 01:00
Waley-Cohen going for doubleRACING: LONG RUN’S jockey Sam Waley-Cohen could bring off a remarkable double at Liverpool on Saturday week if the Co Westmeath…Tue Mar 29 2011 - 01:00
Lynam eyes Newmarket for Sole PowerRACING: THE GROUP One-winning sprinter Sole Power could return to action in Newmarket’s Palace House Stakes in a month’s time…Tue Mar 29 2011 - 01:00
