Beckett causes major surpriseRemember how practically everybody at the time slagged off last year's National Stakes? Well there was a sore temptation to do…Mon Sept 18 2000 - 01:00
Arctic Owl for CupTraditionalists may baulk at a six-year-old having his 21st start winning the Jefferson Smurfit Irish St Leger, but Arctic Owl…Mon Sept 18 2000 - 01:00
Seviche to take openerA six-day festival and the prospect of soft ground throughout means the byword of the week at Listowel has to be staminaMon Sept 18 2000 - 01:00
Mutafaweq should win for GodolphinIt's a Group One weekend at the Curragh featuring today's Jefferson Smurfit Irish St Leger, and as the sole classic victor in…Sat Sept 16 2000 - 01:00
Godolphin runner is favouriteMutafaweq is the 5 to 2 favourite with Paddy Power to become the first horse in 18 years to add the Jefferson Smurfit Irish St…Fri Sept 15 2000 - 01:00
Winner 63 for SmullenPat Smullen may have been beaten on the 4 to 6 Among Equals at Fairyhouse yesterday but he only needed the next race to bounce…Thu Sept 14 2000 - 01:00
Rely on Golden AsterAidan O'Brien's Darwin is set to head a multiple Ballydoyle entry for Saturday's National Stakes but O'Brien admitted yesterday…Thu Sept 14 2000 - 01:00
Smullen to extend title leadIt might not have the profile of the UK version but the skirmish for the Irish jockeys title is turning into an interesting scrap…Wed Sept 13 2000 - 01:00
Last-minute entry for Chimes at MidnightThe British trained Arctic Owl has been made the 3 to 1 favourite for Saturday's Jefferson Smurfit Irish St Leger but the most…Wed Sept 13 2000 - 01:00
Mutafaweq may run in St LegerMichael Stoute's powerful stable is unlikely to be represented and the Godolphin team are employing wait-and-see tactics with…Tue Sept 12 2000 - 01:00
Hemingway for FranceGiant's Causeway may be the current focus of attention, but Aidan O'Brien is already planning for next year with his brother, …Mon Sept 11 2000 - 01:00
Giant's Causeway now set for Breeders' CupAidan O'Brien yesterday gave the remarkable Giant's Causeway a bullish vote of confidence to take on the best American dirt horses…Mon Sept 11 2000 - 01:00
Giant's Causeway to get his nose in frontMontjeu's non-appearance in the $1 million Esat Digifone Irish Champion Stakes has deprived Leopardstown of the world's finest…Sat Sept 09 2000 - 01:00
Two Irish challengers for Doncaster ClassicDermot Weld's Media Puzzle and Aidan O'Brien's Rostropovich will bid to score just the fifth Irish victory in the world's oldest…Fri Sept 08 2000 - 01:00
Queally to guide Rainbow homeTom Queally has unquestionably been the apprentice find of this season and the 15-year-old can further embellish his reputation…Thu Aug 31 2000 - 01:00
Channon's Hotelgenie is Moyglare favouriteThe Mick Channon trained filly Hotelgenie Dot Com has been made the 5 to 2 by Cashmans for Sunday's Moyglare Stud Stakes at the…Wed Aug 30 2000 - 01:00
Dettori displays old charmFrankie Dettori was in Dublin yesterday, playing the game as well as everWed Aug 30 2000 - 01:00
Media may make tripDermot Weld's winning record on four continents is so well documented that it's rather surprising he has recorded just one British…Tue Aug 29 2000 - 01:00
Channon filly for MoyglareMick Channon has had three Group winners at the Curragh in the last six weeks, including Lady Lahar in Saturday's Futurity, and…Tue Aug 29 2000 - 01:00
French test for Guineas favourite HemingwayAidan O'Brien yesterday indicated that Sunday week's Prix de la Salamandre at Longchamp is the likely next stop for the unbeaten…Mon Aug 28 2000 - 01:00
Testify should obligeThe Tralee festival winds up this weekend, and today's fixture can see Testify get his own back on one of the stars of the Galway…Sat Aug 26 2000 - 01:00
Goddess to keep up Hannon's runPunters are almost certain to apply an "if it works - don't fix it" policy to the Tattersalls Breeders Stakes, because among …Sat Aug 26 2000 - 01:00
Rush Brook sluices homeThe sort of rain that helped turn the ground "soft" on an already heavily criticised Tralee track may have been the last thing…Sat Aug 26 2000 - 01:00
Merry People returnsIt may have been three years since he won a race, and almost a year-and-a-half since he stunned the racing world by running a…Fri Aug 25 2000 - 01:00
Tushna is preferredAs if the fourth day of the Tralee festival isn't enough for the racing public's already bloated gullet, the race planners also…Fri Aug 25 2000 - 01:00
Gift Token rallies to winGift token had a welcome change of luck when just edging the verdict in yesterday's Guinness Gold Cup but it was the entire Tralee…Thu Aug 24 2000 - 01:00
Case made for Super FrankyThe £24,000 Denny Handicap Chase might appear something of a Galway Plate consolation prize but it might not pay to take the …Thu Aug 24 2000 - 01:00
Shorter distance to suit Weld's DarialannDermot Weld has had a record breaking season already and he can carve out another little bit of history at Tralee today if Darialann…Wed Aug 23 2000 - 01:00
Flat jockeys furious over strip of `false' groundTwo thin strips of ground across the Tralee straight dominated the opening day of the festival, with one exasperated jockey describing…Wed Aug 23 2000 - 01:00
Daunting debut for Ferguson's JuniperThe Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson will tomorrow make an audacious bid to win one of Britain's most prestigious two-…Tue Aug 22 2000 - 01:00
Cloda's Minstral to make amendsIt's a case of the usual festival suspects as Tralee's six-day blow out gets under way this afternoon with even more festival…Tue Aug 22 2000 - 01:00
Murtagh's two-day ban offset by Group doubleJohn Murtagh's day at the Curragh could be described as mixed considering he picked up a two-day ban but on balance the former…Mon Aug 21 2000 - 01:00
Distance to suit Palace RoyaleIt might not be Chicago, or even Dusseldorf, but what Roscommon's bread and butter fixture can provide Eddie Ahern with tonight…Mon Aug 21 2000 - 01:00
Busy Kinane ocean hoppingChampion jockey Michael Kinane will criss-cross the Atlantic this weekend trying to bring home the rich pickings of a Group One…Sat Aug 19 2000 - 01:00
Golden Silca good valueFairyhouse's Listed Belgrave Stakes gives a much-needed injection of quality to a Saturday fixture this afternoon but the domestic…Sat Aug 19 2000 - 01:00
Murtagh back on PetrushkaJohn Murtagh's successful partnership with Michael Stoute will be renewed in Wednesday's Aston Upthorpe Yorkshire Oaks when the…Fri Aug 18 2000 - 01:00
Kinane to ride Pyrus in chase for Deauville prizeAidan O'Brien and Michael Kinane's busy weekend has just got busier with the news that Pyrus is set to fly the Ballydoyle flag…Thu Aug 17 2000 - 01:00
Muakaad set for clash with Island SandsDermot Weld's highly rated Muakaad could have to overcome Godolphin's 1999 2,000 Guineas winner Island Sands if he is to win …Thu Aug 17 2000 - 01:00
Danoli, the People's Champion, is retiredIrish Racing's infatuation with the fairytale story of Danoli has ended with the news that the brilliant racehorse has been retired…Tue Aug 15 2000 - 01:00
Sea Leopard can put Galway run behind himThis week's eight fixtures, thrown on top of last week's 10, confirms the current racing glut but even with Dundalk and Tramore…Tue Aug 15 2000 - 01:00
Kinane proves Minardi has Formula One paceLiverpool's David Fairclough may have been the original super-sub, but Minardi was definitely the best when he destroyed yesterday…Mon Aug 14 2000 - 01:00
Ciro heads for the USThe Irish team for Saturday's Grade One Secretariat Stakes in Chicago has been strengthened with the news that Aidan O'Brien'…Mon Aug 14 2000 - 01:00
Walsh turns up the heatThe Minister for Agriculture, Joe Walsh, yesterday turned the heat up further on the Association of Irish Racecourses when he…Sat Aug 12 2000 - 01:00
Freud can psych out the opposition for O'BrienRarely in any Group One race can the battlelines have been so clearly drawn as they are for tomorrow's Independent Heinz 57 Phoenix…Sat Aug 12 2000 - 01:00
Farmost is a mustLeopardstown may have the Group pots, the big names and the £41,000 plus Jackpot carryover but tomorrow's Tramore fixture has…Sat Aug 12 2000 - 01:00
Siberian Truce comes good for surprised FlynnPat Flynn's assertion that "a win is a win" may have been uttered through gritted teeth at Fairyhouse last night after the 14…Thu Aug 10 2000 - 01:00
Kerry Isle will like this tripTango Pasion returned from a long lay-off to score in a maiden hurdle at the Galway festival and this evening returns to familiar…Thu Aug 10 2000 - 01:00
O'Brien team on offer at 64Aidan O'Brien's domination of the Heinz 57 Phoenix Stakes has led to Cashmans taking the drastic step of quoting his entire entry…Thu Aug 10 2000 - 01:00
