Istabraq on track for his returnThe Champion Hurdler Istabraq delighted Charlie Swan in a schooling session yesterday and the partnership are set for their first…Thu Oct 22 1998 - 01:00
O'Brien likely to go with ColiseumAidan O'Brien has all but ruled Tchaikovsky out of Saturday's Racing Post Trophy at Doncaster, which leaves Coliseum as the most…Thu Oct 22 1998 - 01:00
Cardinal Hill trots home for MeadeNoel Meade's search for a first Cheltenham Festival winner has proved to be famously elusive but it doesn't take a great deal…Thu Oct 22 1998 - 01:00
Cardinal Hill set to take honours on hurdling debutPaul Carberry's link up with Noel Meade has put him in second place in the current Irish jockeys table behind Ruby Walsh and …Wed Oct 21 1998 - 01:00
Dazzling Park can do itThere is no question about what the most significant two-year-old race of the weekend is, but whereas the Dewhurst Stakes has…Sat Oct 17 1998 - 01:00
Take a chance on Tell The NipperImperial Call, the 1996 Cheltenham Gold Cup winner, bids to resurrect his career under new management at Limerick tomorrow where…Sat Oct 17 1998 - 01:00
Lisa's Storm winsConsidering the 25 to 1 shot Lisa's Storm beat another 25 to 1 runner Fountain Page at the end of the Smithwicks Handicap Hurdle…Fri Oct 16 1998 - 01:00
Ithastobedon bestBlinkers are usually not the most encouraging item for a racehorse, but the consistent Ithastobedone lacks nothing in courage…Fri Oct 16 1998 - 01:00
Commanding display by Dorans PrideDorans Pride won yesterday's Kilkenny Champion Chase, the returning hero Danoli finished third, and everybody ended up happyThu Oct 15 1998 - 01:00
She's Our Mare out for revengeMeath trainer Tony Martin's ability to place his horses has been highlighted in the last number of months by some successful …Thu Oct 15 1998 - 01:00
Kinane joins O'BrienRacing's worst kept secret - that Michael Kinane will be stable jockey at Ballydoyle next season - was finally confirmed yesterday…Wed Oct 14 1998 - 01:00
Dorans Pride looks bestThe inaugural three-day Gowran festival of racing gets under way this afternoon, with the reappearance of the old rivals Dorans…Wed Oct 14 1998 - 01:00
Consistent Cobourg Lodge seals victory for GormanCurragh trainer Jim Gorman landed his second prestigious handicap of the season when Cobourg Lodge won yesterday's £25,000 Derrinstown…Mon Oct 12 1998 - 01:00
Cockney Lad moves up to the fencesCockney Lad, just off the very top class over hurdles, makes his first appearance over fences at Roscommon today, and, although…Mon Oct 12 1998 - 01:00
Coburg Lodge worthy of support in BirdcatcherAn interesting seven-race card highlighted by the £25,000 Birdcatcher Nursery is a suitable occasion for the unveiling by the…Sat Oct 10 1998 - 01:00
Trojan Bridge should be popular winner for EnnisMiddleham trainer Mark Johnston was busy buying at the Goffs Sales during the week but he will be hoping that the cash changes…Sat Oct 10 1998 - 01:00
In-form Orpen may be Kentucky-boundAidan O'Brien announced yesterday that the exciting two-year-olds Black Rock Desert and Sunspangled will not run again this season…Sat Oct 10 1998 - 01:00
Success on cards for WalshToday's six-race session at Downpatrick is hardly one to set the pulse racing but a winner is a winner and nobody has had more…Fri Oct 09 1998 - 01:00
Cecil and Carson pleased with 400,000 guineas buy"Fifty thousand, sixty, seventy thousand," rattles the auctioneerThu Oct 08 1998 - 01:00
Foxchapel King bestToday's eight-race Thurles card features an intriguing clash on the flat between two horses who have the potential to be excellent…Thu Oct 08 1998 - 01:00
Coliseum to run in FranceColiseum is set to try and become Aidan O'Brien fourth juvenile Group One scorer this season in Sunday's Grand Criterium at Longchamp…Thu Oct 08 1998 - 01:00
Rush Brook for hat-trickThe Hopefuls at Goffs sales may be banking on potential but today's meeting at Fairyhouse caters for the hardy durables that …Wed Oct 07 1998 - 01:00
Lot 105 takes the lootSix days ago Sheikh Mohammed paid three million Guineas for a yearling at Newmarket, a new European recordWed Oct 07 1998 - 01:00
National Stud purchase Croco RougeCroco Rouge, fourth in yesterday's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, has been bought to stand as a stallion at the Irish National Stud…Mon Oct 05 1998 - 01:00
Pleasing debut by O'Brien juvenileAidan O'Brien already has three Group One winners among his juvenile team and Black Rock Desert's impressive debut at the Curragh…Mon Oct 05 1998 - 01:00
His Song off to good start over fencesHis song duly won the first chase of his career at Tipperary yesterday but only after a crashing fall by Go Roger Go saw a badly…Mon Oct 05 1998 - 01:00
Leading bloodstock agent diesThe renowned bloodstock agent Jack Doyle died on Saturday morning, aged 83Mon Oct 05 1998 - 01:00
Easier assignment for Rolo TomasiIt will be all roads to Paris tomorrow for the Arc de Triomphe but the road out of Paris should prove profitable for Rolo Tomasi…Sat Oct 03 1998 - 01:00
Confidence in His SongFor a beleagured racecourse Tipperary produces a very interesting programme tomorrow and it's a sure sign of the approaching …Sat Oct 03 1998 - 01:00
Hill Society cruises inHill Society, beaten a whisker in Cheltenham's Arkle Trophy, reverted to the smaller obstacles in some style at Punchestown yesterday…Fri Oct 02 1998 - 01:00
Formbook points to Tarfaa victoryThe revamped Punchestown gets its first airing since its rain-soaked baptism at the April festival this afternoonThu Oct 01 1998 - 01:00
Ebadiyla misses Arc and is retiredEbadiyla, last season's Irish Oaks and French St Leger winner, has been retired, just days before an intended appearance in the…Thu Oct 01 1998 - 01:00
Empire a possible for Breeders' CupSecond Empire, placed third to Desert Prince for the third time this season in Saturday's Queen Elizabeth II Stakes, could yet…Tue Sept 29 1998 - 01:00
Betting and controversy at new highs at ListowelA new one-mile stretch of track down the backstretch at Listowel is aimed to be in place for the 1999 September festival at a…Mon Sept 28 1998 - 01:00
Moscow Express bestYesterday's Purcell Novice Chase promised to be a thriller and it didn't disappoint, with Moscow Express eventually running out…Sat Sept 26 1998 - 01:00
Equalise is nappedThe Listowel festival binge winds up this afternoon, and with the card on offer, anybody even slightly ahead financially after…Sat Sept 26 1998 - 01:00
Lady Daisy chosen in intriguing eventAs early season novice chases go, today's Purcell Bros Novice Chase is about as good as they get, and Lady Daisy is selected …Fri Sept 25 1998 - 01:00
Treacy takes honours with 865-1 trebleThe favourite backers had an in-and-out day at Listowel yesterday, but after Cairncross's 20 to 1 shocker in the featured Smithwicks…Fri Sept 25 1998 - 01:00
Try For Ever has speed to leave it lateThere may have been easier winners this year than Try For Ever at the Curragh five days ago, but not many.Thu Sept 24 1998 - 01:00
Treble Bob returns to top form with resounding victoryThat tough old gunslinger Treble Bob roared back into town with a resounding success in yesterday's Guinness Kerry National at…Thu Sept 24 1998 - 01:00
Dunwoody given two-day banRichard Dunwoody was given a two-day ban at Listowel yesterday after a weighing out mini-drama which revolved around a girthWed Sept 23 1998 - 01:00
Tell The Nipper can solve puzzleToday's £60,000 Guinness Kerry National is the centrepiece of Listowel week and, appropriately, the field of 18 presents the …Wed Sept 23 1998 - 01:00
Have Merci crashes outThe old adage about racing's only certainty being its uncertainty sprang to mind after the raging hot 4 to 9 favourite Have Merci…Tue Sept 22 1998 - 01:00
Rely on Master CooperThe feature on the second day of Listowel is the £20,000 Supporters Club Lartigue Hurdle and in a typically competitive contest…Tue Sept 22 1998 - 01:00
Kinane switches to Mus-If for winA blast from the past inspired a blast to punters' pockets when Mus-If held off the red-hot 7 to 4 on favourite Coliseum to win…Mon Sept 21 1998 - 01:00
Kayf Tara makes most of the chanceWhile John Reid punched the air in celebration after Kayf Tara swept past the post first in Saturday's Jefferson Smurfit Irish…Mon Sept 21 1998 - 01:00
Robzelda to benefit from a drop in the distanceThe summer festival circuit comes to its conclusion with Listowel the last big blow out this yearMon Sept 21 1998 - 01:00
Coliseum looking for first victoryMaybe one of the runners in tomorrow's Aga Khan sponsored National Stakes will become a champion yet but at the moment there …Sat Sept 19 1998 - 01:00
Ebadiyla has the stamina, the class and the jockey for classicDogmatic statements in racing usually end up falling to earth more quickly than burning Spitfires, but even in such a quality…Sat Sept 19 1998 - 01:00
Murtagh tightens his grip on titleThe tag of champion jockey elect looks secure on John Murtagh's shoulders after he powered home his 75th winner of the season…Thu Sept 17 1998 - 01:00
