A strand's appeal draws keen eyesDamien Oliver is arguably the top jockey of Australia. And by that, Australians really mean the world.Wed May 31 2000 - 01:00
Smullen's Gold betIt may still be only early in the summer but already a battle is brewing between the champion, Michael Kinane, and the young …Wed May 31 2000 - 01:00
Brosnan says time is running out over offerDenis Brosnan, the Irish Horseracing Authority chairman, yesterday admitted that Irish racing is bitterly split over the Minister…Tue May 30 2000 - 01:00
O'Brien confirms Ciro for FranceAidan O'Brien has confirmed that Ciro will try and break Ballydoyle's classic duck for the season in Sunday's Prix du Jockey …Tue May 30 2000 - 01:00
O'Brien looks for revenge at AscotBachir levelled the score 1-1 in his personal duel with Giant's Causeway by winning Saturday's Entenmann's Irish 2,000 Guineas…Mon May 29 2000 - 01:00
Montjeu shows awesome powerIt takes something special to take the spotlight away from a classic and there was enough merit in Crimplene's Entenmann's Irish…Mon May 29 2000 - 01:00
Flood to take openerFrom the likes of Montjeu and Bachir to the first Kilbeggan fixture of the yearMon May 29 2000 - 01:00
Theoretically to relish the testQuite what floats the boat of the Irish race-going public is something which has kept marketing and research people gainfully…Sat May 27 2000 - 01:00
Giant's Causeway looks good enoughLook down the Irish 2,000 Guineas roll of honour and you see some of racing's great namesSat May 27 2000 - 01:00
Istabraq on topIstabraq is almost a stone better than any other hurdler in Britain and Ireland - and that's official.Sat May 27 2000 - 01:00
Shanahan to deliverPat Shanahan is on standby for Dermot Weld's Quality Team in Sunday's Italian Derby and the classic-winning jockey can get in…Fri May 26 2000 - 01:00
Giant's Causeway is ready for big testGiant's Causeway is a best priced 15 to 8 favourite with the British Tote to beat seven opponents in tomorrow's Entenmann's Irish…Fri May 26 2000 - 01:00
Royal Rebel upsets EnzeliThe Ascot Gold Cup winner Enzeli got turned over at 4 to 7 in last night's Saval Beg Stakes, and while English trainer Mark Johnston…Thu May 25 2000 - 01:00
Doire's tripThe 10 furlongs of the Clonmel track worked the oracle for Doire-Chrinn last November, and back over the same turf Doire-Chrinn…Thu May 25 2000 - 01:00
Punters ignore the soft goingGiant's Causeway has been cut to as short as 5 to 4 favourite for Saturday's Entenmann's Irish 2,000 Guineas, despite the ground…Thu May 25 2000 - 01:00
Giant's Causeway favourite to go one betterGiant's Causeway is 7 to 4 favourite to go one better than when runner-up at Newmarket in Saturday's Entenmann's Irish 2,000 …Wed May 24 2000 - 01:00
Enzeli for Savel BegJohn Oxx's main priority at the moment may be getting Sinndar to Epsom but even the Derby candidate will take a back seat on …Mon May 22 2000 - 01:00
Colins trebleColins double brought off a remarkable weekend treble at an eventful Navan fixture yesterday.Mon May 22 2000 - 01:00
Montjeu a certainty for Curragh's Gold CupMontjeu has been confirmed a definite runner in next weekend's Tattersalls Gold Cup at the CurraghSat May 20 2000 - 01:00
Lahan to attempt elusive Guineas doubleLahan will take a shot at history in nine days time when the English 1,000 Guineas winner lines up for an unprecedented double…Fri May 19 2000 - 01:00
Guest's Group One questNewmarket trainer George Margarson is eyeing a first trip to the Curragh in 16 years for Saturday week's Entenmann's Irish 2,…Wed May 17 2000 - 01:00
Saffron Walden to run at LongchampCiro provided Aidan O'Brien's first Group One success of the season in Sunday's Prix Lupin and the Ballydoyle trainer is formulating…Tue May 16 2000 - 01:00
Reminder is worth notingIt's a long way from a Leopardstown Listed to a Killarney 0-60 but a pattern might just be developing that will see Final Reminder…Mon May 15 2000 - 01:00
Sinndar shows his classSinndar emerged yesterday as a genuine Derby prospect and will arrive at Epsom in 26 days with all the right words ringing in…Mon May 15 2000 - 01:00
Monashee Mountain to win at LongchampThe giant-framed Monashee Mountain goes into tomorrow's French 2,000 Guineas unbeaten and impressive, but Aidan O'Brien admits…Sat May 13 2000 - 01:00
Grassick to get off the markMichael Grassick and Eddie Ahern can warm up for Preseli's seasonal debut at Leopardstown by scoring at Fairyhouse today, courtesy…Sat May 13 2000 - 01:00
Busy weekend for KinaneMichael Kinane will be clocking up the air miles over the weekend as the champion jockey is set to ride Apollo Victoria in tomorrow…Fri May 12 2000 - 01:00
Bach for Derrinstown TrialThe unbeaten Bach emerged yesterday as the probable first-choice Ballydoyle runner for Sunday's clash with Sinndar in the Derrinstown…Thu May 11 2000 - 01:00
Treble for OxxJohn Oxx and Jim Bolger both trained three winners apiece and John Bowles trained the other oneWed May 10 2000 - 01:00
Monashee for FranceThe unbeaten Monashee Mountain emerged yesterday as a surprise contender for Sunday's Dubai Poule d'Essai des Poulins, the French…Wed May 10 2000 - 01:00
Meade Punch dayAfter four days of quality, Punchestown stages what can only be described as a day of quantity with five of the races scheduled…Sat May 06 2000 - 01:00
Day of reckoning for CausewayThe CLICHE goes "the bigger the field the bigger the certainty" and confidence is growing that Giant's Causeway will inject the…Sat May 06 2000 - 01:00
Grimes in controlGrimes and Feathered Leader, two horses that in the past might have been kindly called frustrating, turned themselves into heroes…Sat May 06 2000 - 01:00
Stage set to deliverIf there's a distinct feeling of Hamlet without the prince regarding Istabraq's absence from today's £110,000 Shell Champion …Fri May 05 2000 - 01:00
Thunder enters record booksRisk Of Thunder entered the record books at Punchestown yesterday, and Nicky Henderson and Mick Fitzgerald proved yet again they…Fri May 05 2000 - 01:00
Another red letter day for WalshesLike so many times before, Ted Walsh colourfully summed it up best: "When your luck is in, your cow will calf - and have a bull…Thu May 04 2000 - 01:00
Conditions to favour TiutchevAt the start of the week very few would have believed quick ground would be a factor at PunchestownThu May 04 2000 - 01:00
Bookies the real winners at sunny PunchestownThe sun shone, the crowds poured in and most of them went home last night with considerably lighter pockets.Wed May 03 2000 - 01:00
Get Real moves into overdriveNicky Henderson and Mick Fitzgerald proved yet again they are the Festival kings when Get Real provided an unlikely success in…Wed May 03 2000 - 01:00
O'Dwyer to take centre stageConor O'Dwyer may have missed the first day of the Punchestwon Festival, but if the jockey doesn't take centre stage today then…Wed May 03 2000 - 01:00
Edredon Bleu set to shineThe sun is set to shine, up to 25,000 people a day are set to descend and close on a £1 million will be squabbled over on the…Tue May 02 2000 - 01:00
Magnier hits out at Turf ClubCoolmore Stud boss John Magnier last night lashed out at the Turf Club's opposition to the Government's offer of cash for amalgamation…Mon May 01 2000 - 01:00
Gill's Honey looks sweetDown Royal picks up the slack for the jumpers today and a notable jockey booking is Norman Williamson for the Fairyhouse scorer…Mon May 01 2000 - 01:00
Prince bounces backThe controversial Mantles Prince bounced back from illness to score a well-backed success at Navan yesterday and will now be …Mon May 01 2000 - 01:00
Peslier will ride BernsteinThe top French jockey Olivier Peslier will ride Bernstein for Aidan O'Brien in Saturday's Sagitta 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket …Mon May 01 2000 - 01:00
Montjeu backEurope's champion racehorse, Montjeu, could be set to return to action in the Tattersalls Gold Cup at the Curragh next month.Sat Apr 29 2000 - 01:00
Christy Senior bestNavan has beaten off the weather threat to stage 14 Flat races this weekend, a fact that may not do much for the hordes of National…Sat Apr 29 2000 - 01:00
Killultagh Storm triumphs in thrilling finishKillultagh Storm won the £75,000 Powers Handicap Hurdle in a thrilling finish with Brigade Charge at Fairyhouse yesterday but…Wed Apr 26 2000 - 01:00
Stillanall to break Flynn's bad runCork gets the Easter programme underway this afternoon with a mixed card but it's the opening two flat races that can pay off…Sat Apr 22 2000 - 01:00
