Dunguib set for FairyhouseRACING NEWS: DUNGUIB IS set to be the headline act at Sunday week’s triple Grade One fixture at Fairyhouse when the bumper champion…Thu Nov 19 2009 - 00:00
Houdini back for TroytownOPERATION HOUDINI came up just short of winning last year's Troytown Chase, but trainer Davy Fitzgerald hopes the in-form star…Wed Nov 18 2009 - 00:00
Sea The Stars 'Horse of Year'AS EXPECTED, Sea The Stars began racing's awards season by being crowned Cartier Horse of the Year in London last night.Wed Nov 18 2009 - 00:00
Murphy keeps options openMASTER MINDED’S Cheltenham defeat on Sunday has thrown open the two mile chase division and Colm Murphy hasn’t ruled out going…Tue Nov 17 2009 - 00:00
Is smug Dunphy the Pee Flynn of punditry?TV VIEW : Souey fails to convince Giles ’n’ Dunphy that if the other team has better players, you are, how you say, screwed…Mon Nov 16 2009 - 00:00
Sea can turn tide for CarberryTRANQUIL SEA has been the Irish horse for ante-post money in the run up to today’s Paddy Power Gold Cup at Cheltenham but there…Sat Nov 14 2009 - 00:00
O'Grady is looking for weekend double abroadEDWARD O’GRADY’S horses have been in sparkling form in Ireland recently and the Co Tipperary-based trainer will hope to carry…Thu Nov 12 2009 - 00:00
Rip to remain in trainingAIDAN O’BRIEN has a final Group One target in his sights for 2009 in France on Saturday but, with 2010 in mind, the champion …Wed Nov 11 2009 - 00:00
Zenyatta restores home prideBREEDERS’ CUP: A BREEDERS’ CUP that threatened to become a European benefit ultimately climaxed on Saturday night with a quintessentially…Mon Nov 09 2009 - 00:00
Notre Pere fine after fall, says DreaperNOTRE PERE appears to have emerged unscathed from his fall at Down Royal over the weekend, although Jim Dreaper is not rushing…Mon Nov 09 2009 - 00:00
Casey Jones looks the pick in Down Royal featureIRISH PREVIEWS: UNLIKE SANTA Anita, this weekend’s Grade One feature in Ireland places a premium on stamina and although Notre…Sat Nov 07 2009 - 00:00
Rip Van Winkle can deliver a Classic Santa Anita taleBREEDERS’ CUP: THE GLOBAL nature of top-class Flat racing may mean it is more than a little ludicrous billing tonight’s Breeders…Sat Nov 07 2009 - 00:00
Rainbow looks Classic valueBREEDERS’ CUP PREVIEW: LINGERING FEARS among American horse players that Santa Anita’s synthetic Pro-Ride surface is more suitable…Fri Nov 06 2009 - 00:00
Rayeni can wrap up a memorable season for Oxx and KinaneJOHN OXX and Mick Kinane have enjoyed an unparalleled year through the exploits of Sea The Stars, so Rayeni would be an appropriate…Thu Nov 05 2009 - 00:00
Big Zeb heads to NavanNEWS ROUND-UP : BOOKMAKERS RATE Big Zeb the biggest threat to Master Minded completing a Queen Mother Champion Chase hat-trick…Wed Nov 04 2009 - 00:00
Keredari looks the pickLEOPARDSTOWN’S BANK Holiday Monday Group Three feature has a classic pedigree in the last decade and the John Oxx-Mick Kinane…Mon Oct 26 2009 - 00:00
Hopes are high for AbbeyNEWS ROUND-UP: SEARCHING FOR the next Sea The Stars may be an impossible task but St Nicholas Abbey could fill the role as Europe…Sat Oct 24 2009 - 01:00
Permit sought for new Flat trackTHE FIRST steps on the road to a possible new racecourse in Ireland will be taken next week when a planning application will …Thu Oct 22 2009 - 01:00
Beethoven to join Alfred for Breeders' Cup Juvenile on dirtRacing: ANY SUSPICIONS Beethoven’s 33 to 1 success in last weekend’s Dewhurst Stakes might be a fluke could be banished at Santa…Wed Oct 21 2009 - 01:00
Finger Onthe Pulse bound for Aintree chase returnAS WELL as the Racing Post Trophy at Doncaster, there will be Irish interest in the Saturday feature at Aintree with Tom Taaffe…Wed Oct 21 2009 - 01:00
Sweet success for SurrenderWEEKEND REPORTS: JOHNNY MURTAGH and Ger Lyons have had their eyes on yesterday’s Derrinstown Stud Birdcatcher Nursery for two…Mon Oct 19 2009 - 01:00
Puncher Clynch to do it in styleNAAS PREVIEW : ORDINARILY THERE would be a question mark over a two-year-old dropping back to six furlongs after winning twice…Sat Oct 17 2009 - 01:00
Mikael D'Haguenet out until DecemberRACING NEWS : CHAMPION TRAINER Willie Mullins is going to have to bide his time before being able to run some of his stable …Thu Oct 15 2009 - 01:00
Bill sets up inviting string of sitters after several solo runsTV VIEW: WITH SO much talk of “dead rubbers” and “anti-climax” last night’s international really should have been a pun paradise…Thu Oct 15 2009 - 01:00
Sizing Europe ready to deliverRACING PUNCHESTOWN PREVIEW : A MOUTH-WATERING clash between some of the best known jumpers in Ireland takes place at Punchestown…Thu Oct 15 2009 - 01:00
Fame And Glory set to fill in rare blank for O'BrienRACING NEWS ROUND-UP: FAME AND Glory is a clear favourite to wind up his classic year with another Group One victory in Saturday…Tue Oct 13 2009 - 01:00
Chabal to switch to Godolphin after DewhurstSHEIKH MOHAMMED’S Godolphin team have struck again for one of the most promising classic prospects in Ireland with confirmation…Tue Oct 13 2009 - 01:00
Stars may go to Breeders' CupRACING NEWS : A FINAL decision on whether Sea The Stars will run in the Breeders’ Cup Classic could be made within the next …Mon Oct 12 2009 - 01:00
Deja vu as Dunphy champions his latest 'cause'TV VIEW : WITH EVERY game that goes by in his absence, Andy Reid is turning into a better and better playerMon Oct 12 2009 - 01:00
Drop in distance to suit Oxx's RayeniSUNDAY’S MEETINGS : IN CONTRAST to his ground headaches with Sea The Stars this season, John Oxx will be hoping for more rain…Sat Oct 10 2009 - 01:00
Handicapper says Sea The Stars is a shoo-in for ClassicSEA THE STARS is far from a certain starter in next month’s Breeders’ Cup Classic, but official encouragement came yesterday …Wed Oct 07 2009 - 01:00
Sweeps Hill to clean upTIPPERARY PREVIEW: ALTHOUGH HE is approaching his 11th year, the enigmatic top-class hurdler Harchibald is be tried over fences…Tue Oct 06 2009 - 01:00
Move over Arkle - there's a new Irish star on the horizonARKLE HAS always been the most popular symbol of Irish racing excellence but the totemic steeplechaser now looks to have competition…Mon Oct 05 2009 - 01:00
Sea The Stars in different galaxySEA THE STARS put the seal on an incredible 2009 season by winning yesterday’s Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe with a display that …Mon Oct 05 2009 - 01:00
Sea The Stars joins elite list of all-time greatsPRIX DE L’ARC DE TRIOMPHE REPORT: PERFECTION MAY indeed be a road, not a destination, but it is hard to imagine where else Sea…Mon Oct 05 2009 - 01:00
Alfred Nobel looks Newmarket pickAIDAN O’BRIEN will target four Group One races at Longchamp tomorrow but the champion trainer is after big money at Newmarket…Sat Oct 03 2009 - 01:00
Recession bites deeper as another sponsor pulls plug ReportsNEWS ROUND-UP: THE RECESSION has claimed another racing victim with yesterday's announcement that Boylesports have dropped their…Wed Sept 30 2009 - 01:00
In hard times good horses still make a priceBLOODSTOCK SALES GOFFS ORBY SALE TOP 20 LOTS: ONE OF the advertisements at Goffs this year features a picture of Kingsfort, …Wed Sept 30 2009 - 01:00
Paris forecast is good news for Oxx and Sea The StarsIT LOOKS increasingly likely that the ground will be ideal for Sea The Stars to end his European classic season in style in Sunday…Tue Sept 29 2009 - 01:00
Godolphin the likely buyer of Kingsfort from PrendergastTHE UNBEATEN, Group One-winning juvenile Kingsfort, a 10 to 1 market leader for next year’s 2,000 Guineas, is on the verge of…Tue Sept 29 2009 - 01:00
Oxx keeps an eye on Paris goingRACING NEWS: JOHN OXX is desperate to avoid making another, last-minute call on Sea The Stars running in Sunday’s Prix de l’…Mon Sept 28 2009 - 01:00
Weld looks for Stunning success at Curragh's last hurrahIRISH PREVIEW: THE LAST multi-million euro gasp of racing’s Celtic Tiger era can provide home trainers with an afternoon to …Sat Sept 26 2009 - 01:00
Rip Van Winkle to confirm his ratingIT’S BEEN a long time since racing’s superpowers were able to eyeball each other directly, but today’s Queen Elizabeth II Stakes…Sat Sept 26 2009 - 01:00
Duff switched to NewmarketRACING DIGEST : THE CO Meath-based trainer Eddie Lynam is aiming his Group Two-winning star Duff at Newmarket’s Challenge Stakes…Thu Sept 24 2009 - 01:00
Goffs take centre stageCURRAGH MILLIONS: THE LAST flash of racing’s Celtic Tiger tail takes place at the Curragh on Sunday when Ireland’s richest day…Wed Sept 23 2009 - 01:00
Rite Of Passage looks the pick at BallinrobeAN ORIGINAL blank racing day to coincide with the All-Ireland final is now filled by an all-flat Ballinrobe fixture that could…Sat Sept 19 2009 - 01:00
Broomielaw gets chance to live up to billingHORSE RACING : MICHAEL KINANE travels to Newbury this afternoon to renew acquaintances with Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson…Sat Sept 19 2009 - 01:00
Vital Plot looking to make up for lost time in Listowel featureA BRUISED FOOT ruled Vital Plot out of last month’s Galway Hurdle, but Dermot Weld’s charge can make up for lost time in today…Thu Sept 17 2009 - 01:00
Stars set to start odds-on for ArcSEA THE STARS is set to be an odds-on favourite for the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe if ground conditions allow the season’s outstanding…Thu Sept 17 2009 - 01:00
