Brian O’Connor: Panorama’s look at euthanasia is horse racing’s latest wake-up callIf figures about euthanasia in Ireland are correct it leaves sport with an urgent challengeMon Jul 19 2021 - 22:29
No date set for trainer Stephen Mahon’s appeal of four-year banMichael O’Leary keeps open option of running Tiger Roll in next week’s Galway PlateMon Jul 19 2021 - 16:18
Love bidding to follow in Galileo’s footsteps at AscotAidan O’Brien’s star four-year-old is favourite for Saturday’s King George StakesMon Jul 19 2021 - 16:10
TV programme to examine what happens to racehorses after they finish racingMonday evening’s Panorama programme is titled The Dark Side of Horse RacingMon Jul 19 2021 - 10:10
Brian O’Connor: Tokyo’s Covid Olympics are an absurd exercise in greedJapanese government held in a contractual vice by IOC as pandemic rages awayMon Jul 19 2021 - 06:00
Impressive Snowfall set to help Moore end his barren Classic runRecord-breaking Epsom winner aiming to complete an Oaks double for O’Brien at the CurraghSat Jul 17 2021 - 06:01
Order of Australia a warm order to notch fourth career winPattern performer carries penalty in Romanised Minstrel Stakes, but still capable of winSat Jul 17 2021 - 06:00
Rachael Blackmore taken to hospital with leg injury after heavy fall in KillarneyJockey was partnering 11-10 favourite Merry Poppins in handicap hurdleFri Jul 16 2021 - 16:52
Trainers’ body disassociates itself from Bolger’s doping claimsIRTA chairman Halford tells Oireachtas committee good name of Irish racing has been ‘maligned’Tue Jul 13 2021 - 21:04
Snowfall set to be red-hot favourite to complete Oaks double at the CurraghThe Aidan O’Brien-trained filly won the English Oaks by a spectacular 16 lengthsTue Jul 13 2021 - 15:43
Horse Racing Ireland decline to comment on upcoming Panorama programmeInvestigation looks at what happens to racehorses when their racing careers are overTue Jul 13 2021 - 14:32
Roger Federer may not have a fairy tale ending, but that’s fineMaybe the 39-year-old is finally finished but he has earned the right to keep on swingingMon Jul 12 2021 - 06:00
Bolshoi Ballet’s victory in Belmont Derby a fitting salute to sire Galileo’s passingDeath of legendary stallion leaves sizeable hole in world bloodstockSun Jul 11 2021 - 16:29
Media rights income described as ‘lifeline’ for Irish racecourses amid negotiationsRacecourse Media Group secures deal but negotiations by HRI for new deal yet to beginSat Jul 10 2021 - 06:01
Busy weekend for Irish Grade One hopefuls on global stageO’Brien bids for Derby-Oaks double in US while Condon seeks fairytale win for Miss AmuletSat Jul 10 2021 - 06:00
Irish racing's head of anti-doping says there is no conflict of interest in IHRBDr Lynn Hillyer appears at Oireachtas committee on the back of Jim Bolger claimsThu Jul 08 2021 - 15:39
Horse Racing Ireland hoping for increased capacity pilot eventsGalway Festival and Irish Oaks among fixtures which could see more fans in attendanceTue Jul 06 2021 - 15:41
Aidan O’Brien aiming for Derby-Oaks double in New YorkBolshoi Ballet and Santa Barbara bidding for big race glory at Belmont on Saturday nightTue Jul 06 2021 - 15:24
Viking Hoard returns to racing at Roscommon on TuesdayThe horse was infamously ‘nobbled’ in Tramore’s racecourse stable-yard in 2018Tue Jul 06 2021 - 06:00
Racing authorities in Ireland and Britain dismiss doping claimsIHRB and BHA say samples carried out did not support allegations of steroid useMon Jul 05 2021 - 18:24
Suzanne Eade to be appointed Horse Racing Ireland CEOFinancial officer of the organisation will succeed Brian Kavanagh in SeptemberMon Jul 05 2021 - 15:56
Horseracing regulatory body insists it acts on all doping claimsUnder-fire IHRB to appear before Oireachtas agriculture committee this weekMon Jul 05 2021 - 01:00
Coral Eclipse a tempting opportunity for St Mark’s BasilicaVictory over world-class talents like Addeybb and Mishriff would be major coup for O’BrienSat Jul 03 2021 - 01:00
Horseracing regulatory body to introduce pre-race testingFinishing touches being applied to system despite it drawing controversy in the pastSat Jul 03 2021 - 01:00
Like it or not, Novak Djokovic is set to be the best men’s tennis player everFans don’t warm to Serb like they did Nadal or Federer but the numbers can’t be deniedMon Jun 28 2021 - 06:00
Thundering Nights helps Joseph O’Brien end Derby weekend on a highTrainer gets the better of his father to claim Pretty Polly Stakes at the CurraghSun Jun 27 2021 - 16:57
HRI aiming for crowds of 5,000 at Galway festival in JulyBrian Kavanagh believes success of Curragh trial can lead to increase in spectator numbersSun Jun 27 2021 - 14:56
Hurricane Lane storms home to deny Lone Eagle and claim Derby honoursWilliam Buick times run perfectly to claim big prize as English raiders dominate at the CurraghSat Jun 26 2021 - 16:16
Irish Derby marks racegoers’ return to tracks for first time since pandemicAidan O’Brien eyes 15th victory as Ryan Moore rides favourite High DefinitionSat Jun 26 2021 - 06:00
Oireachtas Committee looking into doping claims in racing set to be virtual eventLeading Irish trainer Jim Bolger has been invited by Committee to July 8th hearingFri Jun 25 2021 - 16:42
Punters at the Curragh will be restricted to Tote betting this weekendFailure to agree on an amendment of pitch rules means there will be no bookmakers at the trackFri Jun 25 2021 - 16:27
O’Brien’s High Definition facing strong foreign opposition in Irish DerbyMojo Star and Godolphin’s Hurricane Lane among 17 entries left in €1m classicWed Jun 23 2021 - 01:01
Tarnawa being primed for possible Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe bidWeld says Breeders’ Cup winner ‘in great form’ and set for a return to competitive action in AugustWed Jun 23 2021 - 01:00
Oireachtas Committee to invite Jim Bolger to speak about doping claimsTrainer recently said drugs are rife in Irish racing and regulators aren’t doing enoughTue Jun 22 2021 - 19:36
High Definition bids to make up for lost time in Irish DerbyAidan O’Brien pulled favourite from Epsom Derby but now he aims to land at the CurraghMon Jun 21 2021 - 16:11
Drug cheats in horseracing: If Jim Bolger is right it makes watchdog’s role all but untenableWhether the IHRB as it stands is the body to regulate in the long term is debatableMon Jun 21 2021 - 06:00
Joan Of Arc completes full house of European Classics for Aidan O’BrienIrish trainer wins French Oaks at Chantilly for the first time to complete clean sweepSun Jun 20 2021 - 15:48
Aidan O’Brien looking to fill the last piece in his Classic jigsawTrainer needs French Oaks on Sunday to complete set in Ireland, England and FranceSat Jun 19 2021 - 06:00
Sonaiyla flies the flag for Ireland and Paddy Twomey at Royal AscotRyan Moore to partner Stratum for Willie Mullins in the Queen Alexandria StakesSat Jun 19 2021 - 06:00
Oisin Murphy bounces straight back to land Coronation StakesAlcohol Free lands at Royal Ascot after win on Dragon Symbol overturned by stewardsFri Jun 18 2021 - 19:09
Down Royal set for first fans at Irish racing since March 2020Day four at Royal Ascot includes a strong Irish challenge in the Coronation StakesFri Jun 18 2021 - 05:30
Subjectivist earns trainer Mark Johnston a fourth Gold CupTony Mullins’s 28-1 shot Princess Zoe comes home second in big race at Royal AscotThu Jun 17 2021 - 18:28
Stradivarius bids to match Yeats feat in Ascot Gold CupAidan O’Brien supplements Serpentine as John Gosden’s star bids for four-in-a-rowThu Jun 17 2021 - 06:00
Love lands Prince Of Wales’s Stakes for Aidan O’BrienJockey Ryan Moore wins from the front at Royal AscotWed Jun 16 2021 - 18:42
Love primed to tear them apart again at Royal AscotAidan O’Brien’s star filly is bidding to make up for lost time in Wednesday’s featureWed Jun 16 2021 - 06:00
Poetic Flare sets Royal Ascot alight for Jim BolgerPalace Pier justifies the hype again in opener to leave a mouth-watering clash on the cardsTue Jun 15 2021 - 17:09
No shortage of motivation for Heffernan as he targets Royal Ascot gloryBallydoyle No 2 sent back to ‘jockey school’ after breach of whip regulationsTue Jun 15 2021 - 06:00
Irish racing regulator reiterates ‘zero tolerance’ stance on dopingLeading trainer Jim Bolger again questions how rigorous testing is in this countryMon Jun 14 2021 - 20:07
Irish contingent look well set as a more familiar Royal Ascot gets ready to rollAidan O’Brien’s numerical strength this week is another signal of normality returningMon Jun 14 2021 - 16:05
Is the Koepka-De Chambeau rivalry all it seems to be?Sincere edge between the two Americans could prove lucrative for golf and the PGAMon Jun 14 2021 - 07:21
