Saying Grace should show benefit of runThe emphasis is very much on quantity tomorrow, with a couple of meetings at Navan and Cork falling mostly into the bread-and…Sat Apr 28 2001 - 01:00
Istabraq is floored againThe crowd of 7,000 came to honour Istabraq but for the second time this season the triple champion hurdler ended up burying his…Sat Apr 28 2001 - 01:00
Istabraq's class to tell as he winds up seasonIstabraq will try to bring an anti-climactic season to a successful end at Leopardstown today, but worryingly his trainer, Aidan…Fri Apr 27 2001 - 01:00
Bannow Bay in control as Limestone Lad fadesThe Fairyhouse punters got it spectacularly right yesterday when the gambled-on Bannow Bay got the better of Limestone Lad in…Fri Apr 27 2001 - 01:00
There's no stopping Moscow ExpressMoscow Express, the horse who caused his trainer Frances Crowley a sleepless night worrying about his jumping, provided a 14 …Thu Apr 26 2001 - 01:00
Limestone Lad to overcome setbackThe most valuable of the three Grade One races at Fairyhouse today is the £85,000 Champion Four-Year-Old Hurdle, but there is…Thu Apr 26 2001 - 01:00
Ned Kelly 14-1 for Champion HurdleA relieved Edward O'Grady looked at Ned Kelly after the horse's impressive six-length victory at Fairyhouse yesterday and grinned…Wed Apr 25 2001 - 01:00
Court may repeat last year's winFlorida Pearl bids to reinforce his status as Ireland's top rated chaser in today's £125,000 Powers Gold Label Tote Gold Cup, …Wed Apr 25 2001 - 01:00
Fingers crossed for Ned KellyIreland's National Hunt festival finally gets under way at the first of its new homes for 2001 and the estimated 40,000 race …Tue Apr 24 2001 - 01:00
Limestone to miss FairyhouseA stone bruise appears to have called a halt to Limestone Lad's gallop this season and he is now described as an "unlikely" starter…Mon Apr 23 2001 - 01:00
Softly Tread in good heartAccording to the betting ring, the wrong unbeaten three-year-old won yesterday's Castlemartin and La Louviere Studs Gladness …Mon Apr 23 2001 - 01:00
Weld set for merry DanceAn important weekend for the Ballydoyle classic team starts at the Curragh, but the top prize can fall to a horse who is "stopping…Sat Apr 21 2001 - 01:00
Dorans Pride looks bestLimestone Lad's confirmation for next week's £65,000 Ballymore Properties Champion Stayers Hurdle coincided yesterday with the…Sat Apr 21 2001 - 01:00
Native set for clashThe opposition is gathering strength to take on Florida Pearl for next Wednesday's Powers Gold Label-Tote Gold Cup at Fairyhouse…Fri Apr 20 2001 - 01:00
Withdrawal by sponsors leaves IHA with the billThe Irish Horseracing Authority faces a prizemoney bill of close on £300,000 after confirmation that some big races sponsors …Thu Apr 19 2001 - 01:00
Unbeaten Perigee Moon set for Gladness StakesThe unbeaten Perigee Moon looks set to be the next Ballydoyle classic hope to appear, with Sunday's Castlemartin-La Louviere …Thu Apr 19 2001 - 01:00
Gorman has mixed dayCurragh trainer Jim Gorman experienced a wide range of emotions at Leopardstown yesterday but finished on the up with the success…Wed Apr 18 2001 - 01:00
Micko's has conditions to his likingMicko's Dream has a Gowran Park warm-up this afternoon for possible attempts at the Heineken Gold Cup and the Powers Irish Grand…Wed Apr 18 2001 - 01:00
O'Brien set to record trebleThe Leopardstown and Cork two-step continues this afternoon, although there is an unusually late 3Tue Apr 17 2001 - 01:00
Galileo impressesNo sooner has racing restarted than the industry finds itself in a sweat about the escalating foot-and-mouth developments in …Tue Apr 17 2001 - 01:00
O'Brien expected to make up for lost timeRacing fans here have been waiting 50 days for this afternoon, when the sport resumes at Leopardstown and Cork despite the recent…Mon Apr 16 2001 - 01:00
Istabraq will bid for recordIstabraq will run in the £150,000 Shell Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown in a fortnight's time, but Aidan O'Brien admits the ultimate…Fri Apr 13 2001 - 01:00
Florida ride for JohnsonRichard Johnson is set to ride Ireland's top-rated chaser Florida Pearl at the rescheduled National Hunt festival.Tue Apr 10 2001 - 01:00
Sponsors give IHA a problemThe Irish Horseracing Authority are gearing themselves to pick up the sponsorship tab as a result of the National Hunt festival…Tue Apr 10 2001 - 01:00
Thrills and spills as Marauder triumphsAfter one of the most lunatic and compulsive races in history, what in the world can the Martell Grand National throw up in 2005…Mon Apr 09 2001 - 01:00
Edmond's stamina to prove decisiveThe statistics surrounding the Martell Grand National include a total of £100 million bet by over 10 million people and an worldwide…Sat Apr 07 2001 - 01:00
Walsh warms up for big test with win on FadalkoThe rain that continued to pour down on Aintree yesterday resulted in some speculation about the Martell Grand National going…Sat Apr 07 2001 - 01:00
Fairyhouse pick up prime datesFairyhouse has emerged as the big winner from the fixtures re-shuffle forced upon racing by the foot-and-mouth crisis and the…Fri Apr 06 2001 - 01:00
First Gold shows the right stuffFrancois Doumen and his son Thierry lit up the monsoon that was the opening day of Aintree yesterday, but even though their big…Fri Apr 06 2001 - 01:00
Papillon's trip is delayedPapillon and the other Irish-trained Grand National horses will be hoping for a smooth plane ride to Liverpool today after having…Fri Apr 06 2001 - 01:00
Bobbyjo put downThe 1999 Aintree Grand National winner, Bobbyjo, has been put downThu Apr 05 2001 - 01:00
First Gold is nappedThe build up to Saturday's Martell Grand National starts today, and while 650 million viewers worldwide won't tune into the Martell…Thu Apr 05 2001 - 01:00
Festival goes down drainThe happiness that greeted the Government's decision yesterday to allow a resumption of racing on Easter Monday disappeared for…Thu Apr 05 2001 - 01:00
Trainers unhappy with DepartmentWillie Mullins, the chairman of the Racehorse Trainers' Association, has attacked the Department of Agriculture over its late…Wed Apr 04 2001 - 01:00
Plan to rescheduleThe Fairyhouse executive hope to reschedule their Irish Grand National festival for before the end of April after last night'…Tue Apr 03 2001 - 01:00
Papillon to defend Aintree titlePapillon has been made 8 to 1 joint favourite with last year's runner up Mely Moss to retain his Martell Grand National crown…Tue Apr 03 2001 - 01:00
Walsh gets new ride in Grand NationalLast year's Grand National winning jockey, Ruby Walsh, looks set to team up with the Aintree legend Ginger McCain to ride Hanakham…Mon Apr 02 2001 - 01:00
Cheltenham off but bookmakers betting Irish will run at AintreeThe death rattle of Cheltenham 2001 was being drowned last night by the noise of confusion surrounding the prospects of Irish…Mon Apr 02 2001 - 01:00
Carberry's poserPaul Carberry has got the go-ahead to resume racing and immediately faces a difficult decision about returning to action in next…Sat Mar 31 2001 - 01:00
Advisers to study proposalsIt appears it will be Monday at the earliest before a decision about a date for the resumption of racing will be made.Sat Mar 31 2001 - 01:00
Turf Club and IHA to meet group today on start-up dateThe Turf Club and the Irish Horseracing Authority (IHA) will meet the Department of Agriculture's Expert Advisory Group today…Fri Mar 30 2001 - 01:00
Guineas may just be for home horsesThe foot-and-mouth crisis could yet provide a window of opportunity for Irish trainers, with the Turf Club admitting yesterday…Thu Mar 29 2001 - 01:00
Fairyhouse lose some sponsorsThe Fairyhouse authorities report the Department of Agriculture have assured them there is no danger of a foot-and-mouth outbreak…Mon Mar 26 2001 - 01:00
Easter resumption very remoteThe prospects for a resumption of racing in Ireland at Easter look to have disappeared with the Department of Agriculture yesterday…Sat Mar 24 2001 - 00:00
Racing holds its breath over latest crisisThe foot-and-mouth outbreak in Co Louth has left the racing industry in this country fretting on its hoped-for April 14th comeback…Fri Mar 23 2001 - 00:00
Double blow for CheltenhamThe prospects of Irish-trained horses running at Liverpool's Grand National meeting or the rescheduled Cheltenham Festival were…Tue Mar 20 2001 - 00:00
