The Irish Times

Angel Bleu secures Group One double at Saint-Cloud

Aidan O’Brien’s Stone Age finishes runner-up in Criterium de Saint-Cloud

Sat Oct 23 2021 - 15:04

Galway preview: Mazagran could stall Saltonstall’s historic treble bid

Joseph O’Brien’s unknown quantity could have potential Group race quality

Tue Jul 27 2021 - 06:00

Poetic Flare and Mother Earth looking to complete Guineas doubles in France

Poetic Flare looking to complete first English-French 2,000 Guineas double in 80 years

Tue May 11 2021 - 15:48

Aidan O’Brien has four in Arc as Serpentine is supplemented

Enable heads Sunday’s field of 16 with more rain forecasted at Longchamp this week

Wed Sept 30 2020 - 12:42

Champions Weekend prizemoney to be third less than last year's, says HRI chief

Irish Champion Stakes value falls 40% to €750,000 due to impact of coronavirus crisis

Mon Sept 07 2020 - 06:00

Sporting upsets: Arcangues flies the flag for Europe in 1993 Breeders Cup

133-1 French shot silences the crowd at Santa Anita after a shock for the ages on the dirt

Wed Sept 02 2020 - 06:00

Johnny Murtagh keen to know racing’s return date ‘one way or the other’

‘We’re ready to go’ admits trainer and former champion jockey

Tue May 05 2020 - 06:00

Frankie Dettori shows he’s still the man with 75-1 Royal Ascot double

Crystal Ocean holds off Magical as Oisin Murphy enjoys Queen’s Vase redemption

Wed Jun 19 2019 - 18:17

Aidan O’Brien denied Derby double as Sottsass sets Chantilly record

Cape Of Good Hope stays on well to take fourth behind Rouget-trained winner

Sun Jun 02 2019 - 16:39

Willie Mullins enjoys Cesarewitch one-two as Low Sun holds off Uradel

Too Darn Hot takes Dewhurst Stakes thanks to turbo-charged finish

Sat Oct 13 2018 - 16:34

Enable’s credentials for back-to-back Arc wins hard to dispute

Aidan O’Brien saddles five runners in Prix de l’Arc De Triomphe

Fri Oct 05 2018 - 19:30

Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe: Favourite Enable berthed in stall six

Gosden-trained filly appears to have recovered from injury ahead of flat-season high point

Thu Oct 04 2018 - 19:56

Kew Gardens best O’Brien’s hope in Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe

St Leger winner is a general 10-1 shot as race returns to its Longchamp home

Tue Oct 02 2018 - 06:30

Laurens takes a run at fifth top-flight victory at Newmarket

Probably favourite inflicted shock defeat on Alpha Centauri in the Matron Stake

Tue Oct 02 2018 - 06:00

Sussex Stakes looks a viable target for O’Brien’s Gustav Klimt

Without Parole and Expert Eye top the betting in a less than vintage renewal

Tue Jul 31 2018 - 21:10

Harrington’s Torcedor looks to end Stradivarius’s string of wins

Aidan O’Brien’s Idaho also tackles Goodwood Cup on opening day

Tue Jul 31 2018 - 06:00

Aidan O’Brien’s Highland Reel bows out in style in Hong Kong

Five-year-old caps off a stunning career with a seventh Group One victory at Sha Tin

Sun Dec 10 2017 - 13:41

Aidan O’Brien’s five-strong team set to take on Enable in Arc

Ryan Moore booked to ride Winter in prestigious annual highlight at Chantilly

Thu Sept 28 2017 - 19:36

Attendance issue dominates Irish Derby postmortem

Capri brought Aidan O'Brien's number of wins in the big race to 12 on Saturday

Mon Jul 03 2017 - 05:00

Capri secures 12th Irish Derby success for Aidan O’Brien

John Magnier defends decision to keep the premier home Classic at the Curragh

Sat Jul 01 2017 - 19:53

Public deemed surplus to requirements at this Irish Derby

Cracksman can clip Wings of Eagles and get best of tripartite international contest

Fri Jun 30 2017 - 17:13

Epsom hero Wings Of Eagles faces eight rivals in Irish Derby

Derby winner will line up against John Gosden’s raider Cracksman at the Curragh

Thu Jun 29 2017 - 11:29

Andre Fabre targeting Irish Derby glory with Waldgeist

Renowned French trainer seeking a third win in Irish classic at the Curragh

Wed Jun 28 2017 - 06:00

Pat Smullen gets Cracksman Irish Derby ride

Smullen to step in for the injured Frankie Dettori at the Curragh

Tue Jun 27 2017 - 13:29

Wings of Eagles is ‘joint-lowest rated Epsom Derby winner this century’

Colt likely to line up next in the Dubai Duty-Free Irish Derby

Tue Jun 06 2017 - 21:45

There are 1,000 Irish Derby tickets still available

Cracksman, not Wings Of Eagles, made the early favourite for €1.5 million classic

Mon Jun 05 2017 - 16:52

War Decree heads O’Brien’s hopes for a first French Derby

Recoletos and Peslier look to have major hopes of a classic success at Chantilly

Sat Jun 03 2017 - 01:00

Aidan O’Brien hoping for a record eighth Guineas success

Churchill and Rhododendron the weekend classic favourites for top trainer

Fri May 05 2017 - 23:38

Aidan O’Brien’s record hopes in doubt after Saint-Cloud defeats

Irish trainer’s bid to record most Group One wins in a year may now be beyond reach

Sun Oct 30 2016 - 17:26

New Bay may add extra spice to Champion Stakes

Leopardstown’s authorities hopeful of an even stronger French connection for ‘Champions Weekend’

Sat Sept 03 2016 - 01:00

My Dream Boat stuns Ascot to take Prince of Wales’s Stakes

Adam Kirby partners 16-1 outsider to victory as Japanese favourite A Shin Hikari flops

Wed Jun 15 2016 - 17:00

Cloth Of Stars may edge it in most open Epsom Derby in years

Aidan O’Brien has five of seven horses from Ireland in richest race ever run in Britain

Sat Jun 04 2016 - 01:00

Aidan O’Brien has seven of 18-strong field left for Epsom Derby

Market leader Wings of Desire among four horses supplemented for Saturday’s classic

Mon May 30 2016 - 13:30

Dermot Weld says Harzand a possibility for Epsom Derby

Aidan O’Brien’s US Army Ranger and Wings Of Desire are 4-1 joint favourites in most lists

Tue May 24 2016 - 01:00