Aidan O'Brien

Delacroix makes light of pre-race scare to land Derby Trial and earn Epsom ticket

Dual-French Group Two winner Sober is an intoxicating jumps prospect in Killarney

Aidan O’Brien wins French 2,000 Guineas for sixth time as Henri Matisse lights up Longchamp

More classic heartache for Kieran Shoemark as English jockey disqualified from first in French 1,000 Guineas

Tricky Longchamp draw favours Hotazhell as Jessica Harrington tries to win first French classic

Delacroix aiming to book his place at Epsom in Leopardstown’s Derby Trial

Aidan O’Brien back on track with Chester Classic trials double

Minnie Hauk and Lambourn both look bound for Epsom after wins under jockey Ryan Moore

Historic 72-hour final declarations for Epsom Derby aim to generate ‘sense of anticipation and excitement’

Group One winner Babouche set to return in Cork, although Ger Lyons admits he is struggling to get her fit

Tony O’Reilly’s lost Dublin town house has a new owner: his godson

Plus: Eoghan Harris’s presumed muse may have worked for MI5; no advantage for Paddy Cosgrave at tennis club; and Abbeyleix puts cleanliness before godliness

Kyprios starts down road to potential Arc tilt when returning to action at Navan

Al Riffa and Higher Leaves fly Irish flag in Europe’s first Group One of 2025 in Paris

No match for Marty Morrissey when it comes to RTÉ moonlighters

Plus: Michael O’Leary’s brush with the Residential Tenancies Board; and Michael Lynn’s latest legal move

Delacroix 10/1 for Epsom Derby after impressive return to action in Ballysax

Aidan O’Brien and Ryan Moore also combine to land Guineas Trial with Breeders’ Cup winner Henri Matisse

Aidan O’Brien pitches Group One stars Henri Matisse and Camille Pissarro into weekend classic trials

Tony Martin hopes Orandi will become first horse to complete Irish-English Lincoln double as British season kicks off in Doncaster

Twain replaces The Lion In Winter as the apple of Aidan O’Brien’s eye for 2,000 Guineas

Champion trainer unsure if top two-year-old filly Lake Victoria will make 1000 Guineas in Newmarket

City Of Troy and Laurel River share world’s best horse honours

Aidan O’Brien’s Derby hero ranked alongside Dubai World Cup winner in annual awards

Absence of ‘vision thing’ results in problems not being headed off at the pass

Unprecedented achievement in Irish racing doesn’t prevent insecurity bubbling beneath the surface of the sport going into 2025

Energumene returns to action in style with third Hilly Way success in Cork

Willie Mullins star cut to 5/1 to pull off another hat-trick in Champion Chase at Cheltenham

Aidan O’Brien believes Luxembourg in right race as Group One winner closes career in Hong Kong

Ballydoyle fillies Content and Wingspan try to prevent local superstar Romantic Warrior from pulling off Hong Kong Cup hat-trick

Luxembourg leads Ballydoyle team into Hong Kong Carnival action on Sunday

Henry De Bromhead targeting more Tingle Creek success as Quilixios set to take on Jonbon at Sandown

Galopin Des Champs named HRI’s 2024 Horse of the Year

Aga Khan acclaimed as ‘one of our own’ by HRI boss after receiving Contribution to Industry prize

Racing’s bittersweet progress makes popular underdog success stories unlikely

Modern jump racing has become too hardnosed to allow feelgood stories such as Danoli, Limestone Lad and Solerina

Charyn defeat underlines scale of task facing Auguste Rodin against best of Japan

Aidan O’Brien star gearing up for next Sunday’s Japan Cup after marathon 27½ hour trip to Far East

Auguste Rodin in contention to try and give O’Brien breakthrough success in Japan

Ireland’s only Japan Cup winner was the Frank Dunne-owned and trained Stanerra in 1983

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