Award for top trainerChampion trainer Aidan O'Brien is the Goffs Irish Racing Personality for 1997 after emerging as a clear winner in a poll of Irish…Thu Dec 04 1997 - 00:00
Hurdle money raisedThe value of the Ladbroke Hurdle, to be run at Leopardstown on January 10th, has been increased by £15,000, bringing the overall…Thu Dec 04 1997 - 00:00
Magical Lady best but fog is worryWith a jackpot of £3,000 being carried over, punters will be hoping that Thurles passes a 7Thu Dec 04 1997 - 00:00
Moore keeps options openBoth Klairon Davis and Grimes look set to travel to Sandown on Saturday for the Tingle Creek Chase and the William Hill Handicap…Wed Dec 03 1997 - 00:00
Trainers want talks on jockey rulesThe Irish trainers association will refuse to support the new overnight declaration of jockeys unless agreement can be reached…Wed Dec 03 1997 - 00:00
Chasing debut for PearlThe Cheltenham bumper winner Florida Pearl is set to make his chasing debut at Navan on Saturday week.Wed Dec 03 1997 - 00:00
Papillon wings his way to joint favouritePapillon was yesterday confirmed a runner in the £105,000 Paddy Power Handicap Chase on December 27th by trainer Ted Walsh and…Tue Dec 02 1997 - 00:00
O'Brien's Kerry honourChampion Trainer Aidan O'Brien was presented with a £4,000 cheque yesterday for being the leading trainer on the three Co Kerry…Tue Dec 02 1997 - 00:00
Istabraq proves too strong for Cockney LadIstabraq moved to the top of the Smurfit Champion Hurdle market with a smooth display in winning the Avonmore Waterford Hattons…Mon Dec 01 1997 - 00:00
Swan book is a banker betIf there is a more recognisable racing face to the general public than Charlie Swan, it's difficult to name himSat Nov 01 1997 - 00:00
Swan runner fanciedClonmel's seven-race card may not have some of the quality of the fare at Navan but it definitely makes up in quantitySat Nov 01 1997 - 00:00
Theatreworld's stamina will see him past quality fieldThe chasing debut of Champion Hurdle runner-up Theatreworld has kept on being postponed because of his excellent recent flat …Sat Nov 01 1997 - 00:00
Kelly and Smith team up for doubleAppropriately it was a Curragh trainer who won the last race of the season at headquarters yesterday, yet it wasn't one of the…Sat Nov 01 1997 - 00:00
Ballyellery ready to hit form for O'BrienThe Curragh winds up for the year today with a card that is only a shadow of some of the glories seen earlier this seasonFri Oct 31 1997 - 00:00
Boss Doyle brightens with sharp reminderThe Sun Alliance Chase prospect Boss Doyle maintained his unbeaten record over fences at Gowran Park yesterday, but those who…Fri Oct 31 1997 - 00:00
Mitra has right gearsThe ground, which is officially forecast to be good to firm, will be a major factor at Gowran Park this afternoon but hopefully…Thu Oct 30 1997 - 00:00
Impressive Grimes sets up trip to CheltenhamFollowing the money in the betting ring proved the key to unlocking yesterday's Gas Network Handicap Hurdle at Leopardstown when…Tue Oct 28 1997 - 00:00
Delay bonus for RyhaneAny trainer who turned up at Wexford yesterday expecting the ground to tally with the advance going report of good to yielding…Mon Oct 27 1997 - 00:00
Walsh team strike formTed Walsh's end-of-term critique on this season's two-yearold crop should be especially interesting for RTE viewers today as …Mon Oct 27 1997 - 00:00
Takarian to take feature for OxxAidan O'Brien's dominance of two year-old Group races this season has been almost total, but although he sends a team of four…Mon Oct 27 1997 - 00:00
Gold Cup duo for ClonmelThe 1996 Cheltenham Gold Cup winner, Imperial Call, and the current Gold Cup favourite, Dorans Pride, are set for a titanic early…Mon Oct 27 1997 - 00:00
Lets Clic Together may prove the best value betA bumper bank holiday weekend of racing kicks off at Leopardstown this afternoon and it could be that the most valuable contest…Sat Oct 25 1997 - 01:00
Tell The Nipper can win with styleRichard Dunwoody makes a rare trip to Wexford tomorrow, primarily to ride Tell The Nipper for Michael Hourigan in the featured…Sat Oct 25 1997 - 01:00
Dunwoody pleased with Klairon Davis's displayKlairon Davis took a successful first step towards recapturing his Champion Chase crown when beating his two rivals in yesterday…Fri Oct 24 1997 - 01:00
Klairon Davies ensures interestWith "only" seven races and a feature containing three runners, punters won't know themselves at Fairyhouse this afternoon but…Thu Oct 23 1997 - 01:00
Carmody's faith is rewardedSo far training may not have provided Tommy Carmody with the same success that his illustrious riding career did, but Keeping…Thu Oct 23 1997 - 01:00
Meade's Kilcalm King is bred to clear the hurdlesIt usually pays dividends to keep on the right side of local trainer Noel Meade at Navan, perhaps especially so in today's first…Wed Oct 22 1997 - 01:00
Swan has a lash at stewardsCharlie Swan launched his authorised biography, Champion Charlie, yesterday with a stinging attack on the whip rules in Britain…Wed Oct 22 1997 - 01:00
Doncaster beckons for Saratoga SpringsThe two-year-old pecking order for 1997 will be completed in Saturday's Racing Post Trophy at Doncaster where Saratoga Springs…Mon Oct 20 1997 - 01:00
Sabre Mountain is favoured by ground conditionsAidan O'Brien's string have been in such sparkling form lately that it goes against the grain to oppose him in almost any race…Sat Oct 18 1997 - 01:00
Kilcar bestAfter a plethora of eightrace cards, Downpatrick gives us a featherweight six contest this afternoon where Paul Carberry's trip…Fri Oct 17 1997 - 01:00
Istabraq very impressiveChampion trainer Aidan O'Brien experienced elation and exasperation at a rainsoaked Tipperary yesterday after he was hit with…Fri Oct 17 1997 - 01:00
Shahtoush brings O'Brien 200th winAidan O'Brien has been by far the dominant training presence this season and the Ballydoyle handler hit another high at Gowran…Thu Oct 16 1997 - 01:00
Istabraq to make a winning returnWith £120,000 in prize-money waiting to be picked up, owners will be praying that the forecast heavy rain isn't sufficient to…Thu Oct 16 1997 - 01:00
Shahtoush to continue O'Brien's winning runThe weekend winner total of seven proved there is no let up in the Aidan O'Brien success story this season and it can be confirmed…Wed Oct 15 1997 - 01:00
Kelly takes his chanceAidan O'Brien may have left Longchamp yesterday dreaming of possible Derby glory with the Grand Criterium winner, Second Empire…Mon Oct 13 1997 - 01:00
Distance will suit MazurkaThere is yet another eight-race card this afternoon at Cork, where John Oxx's Mazurka looks the one to speed the punters pulses…Sat Oct 11 1997 - 01:00
Balla Sola's last chanceAlthough charges of masochism may be levelled at this column for the following selection, it still could be worth giving the …Sat Oct 11 1997 - 01:00
Second Empire for FranceIreland's highest-rated juvenile, Second Empire, will run in Sunday's Grand Criterium at LongchampThu Oct 09 1997 - 01:00
O'Dwyer to show Boss the wayThurles stages quite an attractive card this afternoon despite having one of the increasingly prevalent eight-race marathons …Thu Oct 09 1997 - 01:00
Colm's Rock keeps the punters happyCharlie Swan brought his score for the season to 37 with a double at Fairyhouse yesterdayThu Oct 09 1997 - 01:00
Peintre Celebre gives superb displayThe conventional wisdom before yesterday's Prix de L'Arc de Triomphe was that this season's Classic crop weren't a match for …Mon Oct 06 1997 - 01:00
Peintre Celebre makes his namePeintre Celebre shattered the course record in winning yesterday's Prix de L'Arc de TriompheMon Oct 06 1997 - 01:00
Pilsudski and Kinane can take laurels from class fieldTomorrow's £750,000 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe provides yet another potentially dramatic culmination to a season with a quality…Sat Oct 04 1997 - 01:00
No escaping Wizard KingIt may not be the Prix de l'Arc but Tipperary's Coolmore Concorde Stakes tomorrow is an attractive contest in its own right and…Sat Oct 04 1997 - 01:00
Screen Idol to please her many admirers in Curragh featureMichael Kinane can warm up for the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in the best possible style by taking today's featured Group Three…Sat Oct 04 1997 - 01:00
Spencer rounds off memorable meetingListowel 1997 will always hold fond memories for the talented young apprentice Jamie Spencer who eclipsed the Kinanes and Murtaghs…Mon Sept 29 1997 - 01:00
Oxx's Oaks winner for ArcIreland will be two-handed in Sunday's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe after John Oxx confirmed that Irish Oaks winner Ebadiyla will…Mon Sept 29 1997 - 01:00
King of Kings has operationKing Of Kings, as low as 6 to 1 joint favourite for next year's 2,000 Guineas, underwent a leg operation yesterdaySat Sept 27 1997 - 01:00
