Jockey Michael O’Sullivan ‘packed more into 24 years’ than many would in two lifetimes, funeral Mass hears
Members of racing community gather in north Co Cork to pay tribute to rider fatally injured in fall
Horse racing
Joseph O’Brien trio arrive in Saudi Arabia ahead of big money targets
Dual Group One winner Al Riffa to be ridden by top Japanese rider Yutaka Take in Neom Turf Cup
Jack Kennedy hoping to get green light to return to action in time for Cheltenham festival
Horse Racing Ireland schedules two-day fixture at Punchestown as sport continues to reel from loss of Michael O’Sullivan
Michael O’Sullivan death: Rarely has racing’s toll seemed more brutal than with loss of accomplished rider
Cork jockey cut a notably composed figure both on and off the track
Michael O’Sullivan receiving ‘best of care’ after Thurles fall
Jockey remains in intensive care at Cork University Hospital
Shergar mystery lives on after Aga Khan’s death
IRA informant claimed the highly strung thoroughbred went out of control and was destroyed by his abductors
The Aga Khan, spiritual leader whose riches enabled horse racing glory, dies at 88
Prince Shah Karim Al Husseini’s family’s engagement with Ireland’s equine industry spanned three generations
Leopardstown officials content to keep Gold Cup on day one of Dublin Racing Festival despite Willie Mullins comment
Champion trainer says Gold Cup horses like Galopin Des Champs deserve top billing and €250,000 feature should be on the Sunday
Relief at Leopardstown as Lossiemouth emerges unscathed from dramatic fall
State Man completes Irish Champion Hurdle hat-trick as Willie Mullins completes four-timer at Dublin Racing Festival
Gavin Cromwell aiming to breach Mullins domination with Grade One success at Dublin Racing Festival
Co Meath trainer’s unbeaten Hello Neighbour a leading fancy for Saturday’s big Juvenile Hurdle prize
I Am Maximus favourite to emulate Tiger Roll and land back-to-back Grand National victories
Hewick team waiting on ground conditions at Leopardstown ahead of Irish Gold Cup
Galopin Des Champs tops big Willie Mullins’ team for Dublin Racing Festival
Brighterdaysahead skips Irish Champion Hurdle to wait for Cheltenham and late decision will be made on her festival target
Champion Hurdle ‘dark horse’ Anzadam faces just two rivals in Naas contest
Powerful Willie Mullins weekend team underlines how champion trainer’s team is hitting top gear ahead of big festivals
Nick Rockett delivers Willie Mullins a 10th Thyestes success at Gowran
Paul Townend takes wide route to victory in prestigious €100,000 handicap feature
Lossiemouth has chance of revenge against Constitution Hill at Cheltenham Trials Day
Willie Mullins’s French-bred mare has two and a half lengths to make up on her English rival from Christmas Hurdle clash at Kempton
Nicky Henderson sets himself up for Cheltenham festival resurgence with latest big-race success
Veteran English trainer aiming to give Constitution Hill pre-festival spin at Prestbury Park this weekend
Appreciate It relishes ground conditions to bridge two-year gap and land Thurles feature
Protektorat’s odds cut for Ryanair repeat at Cheltenham following dominant success at Windsor
Energumene on course to try to make it third time lucky in Clarence House Chase
Former dual-Champion Chase winner set to take on star English two-miler Jonbon in Ascot feature
The Yellow Clay extends unbeaten record for season to four with victory at Naas
Snow forecast overnight failed to materialise
Naas waiting on ‘fine margins’ to see if Sunday’s Grade One programme can beat the weather
Bumper champion Jasmin De Vaux tops four-strong Willie Mullins team for €100,000 Naas feature
Willie Mullins sends three runners to Cork after new-year resurgence
Energumene on course for Clarence House Chase clash with Jonbon later this month
Minister says he faced ‘extraordinary’ lobbying over legislation to reform rules on gambling
Bookmakers told Government about concerns some pubs were permitting black-market betting
Lossiemouth against Constitution Hill set to be a Kempton Christmas Hurdle cracker
Paul Townend and Rachael Blackmore among top Irish riders in King George VI Chase action
Emaciated horse rescued by ISPCA at Ballinasloe fair had raced just three months earlier
Dash (7) was found tied to a fence and covered in sores in October
Cathy Gannon: ‘I used to ride my pony to school, tie him up and ride him back’
No woman rider has been apprentice champion in Ireland since Gannon. Nobody has come close. She beat the odds
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
Festive plans for star McManus chasers could be clearer next week
Fact To File, Spillane’s Tower and Corbetts Cross all excelled as novices last term
Ex-trainer points to ‘pressure from Europe’ as possible route to improving welfare standards
Ger Hussey has no regrets about about going public with proposals to address wastage rates in racing
Energumene on course to make long-awaited return to action in Hilly Way
Ireland’s champion jockey Colin Keane takes part in international jockeys challenge at Happy Valley track in Hong Kong
Golfing aces hoping to be on a par with home runners at Fairyhouse
Harry Derham is hoping to see Givemefive give a good account when he travels to Ireland for the WillowWarm Hurdle
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
Fact To File clear Gold Cup favourite after exciting Durkan finish signals changing of the guard
Willie Mullins star beats Spillane’s Tower by half a length with reigning dual-Gold Cup winner Galopin Des Champs in third
Vintage Durkan clash in prospect at star studded ‘Premiere Weekend’ in Punchestown
Farcical scenario in Saturday’s Grade Two as all three runners owned by Michael O’Leary and trained by Gordon Elliott
Irish star Auguste Rodin to receive historic retirement ceremony after his final race in Japan Cup
Aidan O’Brien runner joined by French hope Goliath and Germany’s Fantastic Moon in attempt to end 18-year run of Japanese dominance
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