Zankle's happy returnAs expected Aidan O'Brien completed a short-priced treble at a rain-lashed Fairyhouse last night, but a greater and happier surprise…Thu Aug 05 1999 - 01:00
Swan has plate inserted in armChampion jockey Charlie Swan underwent an operation yesterday to have a metal plate inserted in his right arm after his horrific…Thu Aug 05 1999 - 01:00
Fasliyev will runAidan O'Brien confirmed his Coventry Stakes winner Fasliyev is on course for Sunday's Group 1 Heinz 57 Phoenix Stakes despite…Wed Aug 04 1999 - 01:00
Musketeer set to be one of three winners for O'BrienMusketeer and Chaparral Lady, two horses that could be said to have been less than fortunate at Galway, can gain quick compensation…Wed Aug 04 1999 - 01:00
Weld takes trainers' title as records get blown awayThe first seven-day Galway festival wound up yesterday after a week that predictably blew all records out of the water.Mon Aug 02 1999 - 01:00
Canaletto can doAfter Galway's marathon bender there isn't even time for a hangover with Cork and Naas providing the Bank Holiday entertainment…Mon Aug 02 1999 - 01:00
Stay on right side of Joe BoskyHarry Rogers won the £20,000 Dawn Milk Handicap Hurdle last year as a rider on Cairncross; this year he looks set to win it with…Sat Jul 31 1999 - 01:00
Theatreworld starsMichael Kinane has ridden better horses than Theatreworld but rarely a tougher one, a point that the remarkable Aidan O'Brien…Sat Jul 31 1999 - 01:00
Improving Royal Dane to get the tripAs warm up races go, Theatreworld has been handed a particularly sweaty assignment at Galway this evening when he has to shoulder…Fri Jul 30 1999 - 01:00
Festival bonanza in new year calendarThere will be a festival overload next year when the Fairyhouse Grand National meeting and the Punchestown festival will be run…Fri Jul 30 1999 - 01:00
Firm ground to suit VivoEight races with a total of 114 runners on ground that is drying out all the time presents the giant Galway crowds with some …Thu Jul 29 1999 - 01:00
Moscow rules in red-hot raceOver two hours after winning the Compaq Galway Plate, Ruby Walsh emerged from the stewards' room having been given a two-day …Thu Jul 29 1999 - 01:00
Disaster for bookmakers as Moscow Express winsThe 26-year-old trainer Frances Crowley, who qualified from UCD with a Bachelor of Commerce degree, had the bookmakers scrambling…Thu Jul 29 1999 - 01:00
Lively Lanturn likely to come home firstThings rarely get boring when Lanturn is around and that can be emphatically proved today if the Pat Hughes trained chaser can…Wed Jul 28 1999 - 01:00
Tiger Shark adds touch of classJim Bolger learned some years ago that the McDonogh Handicap can demand class and his progressive three-year-old Tiger Shark …Wed Jul 28 1999 - 01:00
Fenton has gutsy winThe joint amateur champion Philip Fenton filled one of the few gaps in his riding CV when he guided Just Wondering to a gutsy…Tue Jul 27 1999 - 01:00
Pirro can storm homeJohn Oxx has the distinction of having trained the best ever McDonogh Handicap winner in Timarida and while Pirro is unlikely…Tue Jul 27 1999 - 01:00
Large crowd enjoys sunshine and tax-free betting at Galway RacesThe start of the Galway race week was also supposed to be the start of Irish racing's no-tax paradise, but yet again it was the…Tue Jul 27 1999 - 01:00
Christiansted set to give Murphy a Ballybrit firstThe annual extravaganza that is the Galway Festival has an air of novelty to it this year what with it being the first seven-…Mon Jul 26 1999 - 01:00
Stay on KilkennyThe surprise withdrawal of Theatreworld from next Thursday's Guinness Galway Hurdle has caused a substantial shift in the weights…Sat Jul 24 1999 - 01:00
Weld Makes No MistakeMake no mistake put a four length dent into Saffron Walden's reputation in last night's Meld Stakes at the Curragh and in the…Sat Jul 24 1999 - 01:00
Sparky heaviest for PlateSparky Gayle was yesterday confirmed on course to carry top weight in next Wednesday's Compaq Galway Plate.Fri Jul 23 1999 - 01:00
Saffron comeback the major focusThe Meld Stakes is a rather unusual comeback race for Saffron Walden after his Epsom Derby disappointment and tonight's Curragh…Fri Jul 23 1999 - 01:00
Kinane chooses RossiniMichael Kinane will ride Rossini in Saturday's Prix Robert Papin, and trainer Aidan O'Brien has also outlined plans for his star…Thu Jul 22 1999 - 01:00
Giant's Causeway takes a giant stepWhat had appeared a nondescript, midweek meeting was shaken up by the winning first appearance of Giant's Causeway last night…Thu Jul 22 1999 - 01:00
Bolger's form IndividualRossini, Aidan O'Brien's unbeaten Anglesey Stakes winner, is set to bypass Goodwood and run instead in Saturday's Prix Robert…Wed Jul 21 1999 - 01:00
Graduate repeats in Bolger's master classAlex Ferguson was present to see his much heralded newcomer, Zentov Street, beaten at 2 to 1 on, but yet again the star of Leopardstown…Mon Jul 19 1999 - 01:00
O'Brien still undecidedTchaikovsky, third in the Irish Derby to Monjeu, remains a possible runner in Saturday's King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Diamond…Mon Jul 19 1999 - 01:00
Royal Dane worth a wagerA measly 50 pence entry to Leopardstown today will test the theory that it's high costs that keep the casual racegoer awaySat Jul 17 1999 - 01:00
Take How RanTipperary's Aer Rianta Handicap Chase has fulfilled its function as a Galway Plate trial in some style with a subsequent Galway…Sat Jul 17 1999 - 01:00
Wonder winnerWonder Will He guaranteed a massive gamble came off in some style at Killarney yesterday when justifying 2 to 1 favouritism in…Fri Jul 16 1999 - 01:00
Galway tax freeBookmakers yesterday welcomed the official confirmation that a new tax-free era for Irish racing will begin at the Galway Festival…Fri Jul 16 1999 - 01:00
Sea Leopard best betKillarney's July festival winds up this afternoon with a seven-race card that has the Dawn Milk Handicap as a feature.Thu Jul 15 1999 - 01:00
Easy for QuintusSaturday's Golden Pages Handicap at Leopardstown is next on the agenda for Quintus who won last night's Great Southern Handicap…Thu Jul 15 1999 - 01:00
Kerry air suits PaconPacon, a Listed winner on the flat in Germany last year, found the Kerry air agreeable and won yesterday's featured Murphys Handicap…Wed Jul 14 1999 - 01:00
Kaldan Khan certainlyKaldan Khan, a stalwart for Aidan O'Brien over the last four years and now owned by his wife, Anne Marie, has been in rare form…Wed Jul 14 1999 - 01:00
Lanturn's comeback winLanturn re-established himself as a major force and copperfastened his Galway Plate claims with a stylish comeback victory in…Tue Jul 13 1999 - 01:00
Winged Hussar to swoopIt may not compare to winning the Kentucky version three times but the American jockey Gary Stevens gets the chance to add another…Tue Jul 13 1999 - 01:00
Ramruma records emphatic successRamruma duly completed the English/Irish Oaks double at the Curragh yesterday in one of those rare classic races that turned …Mon Jul 12 1999 - 01:00
Lanturn to show the wayRichard Dunwoody tuned up for this evening's opening of the Killarney July festival with a spin around Silverstone yesterday …Mon Jul 12 1999 - 01:00
Bernstein outBernstein, the 12 to 1 favourite for next year's 2,000 Guineas, misses his intended engagement in tomorrow's Anglesey Stakes …Sat Jul 10 1999 - 01:00
Ramruma to complete doubleFrom a punters point of view, interest in tomorrow's Kildangan Stud Irish Oaks is likely to be limited to those whose stake contains…Sat Jul 10 1999 - 01:00
Hours bestAidan O'Brien has a runner in the last at Wexford today and while Playing Hours is one of the lesser lights in the Ballydoyle…Sat Jul 10 1999 - 01:00
Pearl set for OaksMother Of Pearl is expected to get the green light this morning to run in Sunday's Kildangan Stud Irish Oaks at the Curragh.Fri Jul 09 1999 - 01:00
Curley strikesThe first salvo in what could turn out to be a five-week blitz on the bookmakers by the legendary gambler Barney Curley hit home…Thu Jul 08 1999 - 01:00
Go for GallowayA 75 per cent success rate with his two-year-olds means that opposing Aidan O'Brien this season has been a sorely expensive business…Thu Jul 08 1999 - 01:00
Bernstein bidBernstein, already generally quoted at 12 to 1 for next year's 2,000 Guineas, will bid to keep his unbeaten record in Sunday'…Thu Jul 08 1999 - 01:00
Weld and Smullen the ones to followA crowd of up to 10,000 people is expected at Leopardstown this evening though whether the majority of them will be there for…Wed Jul 07 1999 - 01:00
Absent Queen cuts Ramruma's oddsRamruma has been made a 4 to 9 favourite to complete the English-Irish Oaks double at the Curragh on SundayWed Jul 07 1999 - 01:00
Ban over equipment is upheldFrankie Dettori was last night "considering his options" after his appeal to the Turf Club against a seven-day suspension for…Tue Jul 06 1999 - 01:00
