Jockey Ronan Whelan hoping it’s Christmas again as he targets Derby doubleBenvenuto Cellini is Ballydoyle number one as Aidan O’Brien pursues an 18th Irish Derby success Sat Jun 27 2026 - 06:00
Racing’s written rules overlooked far too frequently in favour of unwritten onesChristophe Soumillon’s appeal against an eight-day ban for controversial Royal Ascot ride will be heard on FridayFri Jun 26 2026 - 06:00
World Pool ‘not a factor’ in stewarding decisions for nine-race Irish Derby cardHong Kong Jockey Club co-mingling pool worth close to €700k to Irish racing on Sunday Mon Jun 22 2026 - 19:19
Christmas Day and Benvenuto Cellini part of strong Aidan O’Brien team for Irish Derby Wednesday’s cross-channel racing action reduced to a single meeting due to red-weather warning conditions Mon Jun 22 2026 - 19:18
Unclear whether HRI and IHRB will meet Maurice Regan over controversial claimsNewtown Anner owner wants examination of starting procedures by both of racing’s ruling bodiesSun Jun 21 2026 - 19:00
Major Irish hopes in Hardwicke Stakes that looks Group One in all but name Ryan Moore opts for Japan’s Satono Reve in battle of top international sprinters at Royal AscotSat Jun 20 2026 - 06:00
Precise overcomes poor start to finish a Coronation winner at Royal Ascot Aidan O’Brien reaches six winners for Royal Ascot week as Causeway lands King Edward VII StakesFri Jun 19 2026 - 18:44
Ryan Moore hoping to get it Precisely right in Coronation Stakes at Royal AscotCommonwealth Cup will test theories about Albert Einstein’s relative greatnessFri Jun 19 2026 - 06:00
Scandinavia wins Gold Cup thriller to earn Aidan O’Brien his 100th Royal Ascot winner Ryan Moore and Scandinavia deny last year’s winner Trawlerman in epic renewal of famous race Thu Jun 18 2026 - 18:23
Scandinavia aiming to become Aidan O’Brien’s 10th Ascot Gold Cup successSt Leger winner joined in marathon test by other Irish hopes Al Riffa and CarmersThu Jun 18 2026 - 06:00
Ombudsman looks a world beater with decisive Prince of Wales’s Stakes victory at Royal Ascot Aidan O’Brien reaches Royal Ascot winner No. 99 through Victorious Wed Jun 17 2026 - 18:52
Ombudsman has ideal scenario for Ascot clash with Daryz and Minnie HaukArc one-two take on reigning champion in featured Prince Of Wales’s StakesWed Jun 17 2026 - 06:00
Christophe Soumillon handed eight-day ban by Royal Ascot stewards Top jockey judged to have rode Puerto Rico to assist stable companion Gstaad in St James’s Palace StakesTue Jun 16 2026 - 20:49
Aidan O’Brien denied by Bow Echo, but reaches 98 Royal Ascot winnersMission Central completes Royal Ascot Group One haul for Irish trainer in big sprintTue Jun 16 2026 - 19:34
Aidan O’Brien closing in on remarkable century of Royal Ascot winnersGstaad trying to bridge gap on Bow Echo in clash of the 2,000 Guineas winners Tue Jun 16 2026 - 06:00
Ascot Stakes could be a very Irish contest as Joseph O’Brien has seven runnersFrancis-Henri Graffard aiming for rare French success in top sprint with RayevkaTue Jun 16 2026 - 06:00
Diamond Necklace bidding to give Aidan O’Brien seven classics in six weeksRyan Moore has a chance to complete career set of French, Irish and English Classics in €1m Prix de Diane Sat Jun 13 2026 - 06:00
Jump racing open to criticism if ground conditions allowed to get too fast Perfect watering balance is impossible, but erring on the side of too much is prudentFri Jun 12 2026 - 06:00
Pierre-Charles Boudot set for imminent race-riding return after exoneration of rape chargesBilly Lee, meanwhile, hoping to take a step closer to elusive first Irish jockeys’ championshipTue Jun 09 2026 - 16:56
Diamond Necklace aiming to keep up Ballydoyle’s Classic spreeFrench 1,000 Guineas winner odds-on to follow up in Sunday’s €1m Prix de Diane at ChantillyMon Jun 08 2026 - 15:07
Stewards decision to declare Benvenuto Cellini a Derby non-runner opens potential can of wormsChristmas Day wins O’Brien a 12th Epsom Derby but aftermath dominated by ‘extraordinary act of self-sabotage’Sun Jun 07 2026 - 14:43
Christmas Day delivers jockey Ronan Whelan the ultimate Derby present Aidan O’Brien lands 12th Epsom Derby despite long-time favourite Benvenuto Cellini blowing race at the startSat Jun 06 2026 - 18:09
Christophe Soumillon waiting to pounce in Epsom Derby if Ryan Moore picks wrong againAidan O’Brien targeting 12th ‘Blue Riband’ victory with four runners while his son Joseph runs James J BraddockSat Jun 06 2026 - 06:00
Thundering On turns Epsom Oaks into rout for Dylan Browne McMonagle Champion jockey lands first English classic on Joseph O’Brien starFri Jun 05 2026 - 16:55
Aidan O’Brien’s Amelia Earhart could fly past finishing post at Epsom OaksFilly has topped betting lists for race since winning Cheshire Oaks in hood and blinkers last monthFri Jun 05 2026 - 06:00
Actions speak louder than words about Epsom Derby’s modern status Sounding off about the Derby being the same now as in the past does no one any goodFri Jun 05 2026 - 06:00
Benvenuto Cellini tops Aidan O’Brien’s hopes for 12th Epsom Derby winChampion trainer vying to become first to win four successive Blue RibandsTue Jun 02 2026 - 06:00
Ryan Moore labels Constitution River ‘a special horse’ after French Derby winHardy Warrior tops five Joseph O’Brien runners in €200,000 Gowran Classic on bank holiday MondaySun May 31 2026 - 17:24
Constitution River leads remarkable Aidan O’Brien clean sweep in French Derby First four home in €1.5 million Prix Du Jockey Club are Irish trained as Donnacha O’Brien’s A Boy Named Susie finishes fourthSun May 31 2026 - 17:10
Constitution River has wide draw to overcome in Sunday’s French Derby at Chantilly Aidan O’Brien trio in mix to give trainer a third success in €1.5m Prix Du Jockey Club Fri May 29 2026 - 19:00
Appeal remains ‘an option’ for jockey Philip Byrnes after 21-day dangerous riding ban Suspension picked up at Limerick on Thursday rules Byrnes out until after Galway festivalFri May 29 2026 - 16:40
Constitution River classic call underlines how Epsom Derby is looking its ageAidan O’Brien star going to Chantilly rather than Epsom shows how Prix Du Jockey Club is stallion making raceFri May 29 2026 - 06:00
Jockey Philip Byrnes gets 21-day ban for dangerous riding in dramatic handicap hurdleSanction comes year after he rode another of father’s horses, Redwood Queen, in controversial raceThu May 28 2026 - 22:24
Constitution River favourite to deliver O’Brien a third French Derby success Regally-bred Daryzan could be the main home hope in €1.5 million Prix du Jockey ClubMon May 25 2026 - 18:57
Wayne Lordan makes most of another ‘spare’ to land first Irish classic victory on PreciseKieran Shoemark secures Group One success on Almaqam in Tattersalls Gold CupSun May 24 2026 - 18:34
Gstaad sweeps to Guineas glory with Royal Ascot clash against Bow Echo in his sights Jockey Ryan Moore lands another Irish 2000 Guineas and completes Curragh four-timer Sat May 23 2026 - 17:21
Ryan Moore hoping Irish 1,000 Guineas history repeats itself on True Love World’s top-rated race mare Minnie Hauk back in Group One action on Sunday at the CurraghSat May 23 2026 - 06:00
Gstaad a heavy favourite to kick off the 2026 Curragh classic campaign successfullyChampion jockey Dylan Browne McMonagle suspended for eight days for breaching whip rules at ChesterSat May 23 2026 - 06:00
Time to expand ‘freebie’ experiment at horseracing tracks and see if it proves a winnerThere’s no getting away, either, from how a free-entry policy contains an admission of defeatFri May 22 2026 - 06:00
Gstaad favourite to continue trend of Newmarket runners-up winning at Curragh True Love and Precise in the mix to give Aidan O’Brien a clean sweep of 1,000 Guineas prizesTue May 19 2026 - 16:52
Joseph O’Brien’s globe-trotting Al Riffa goes to Longchamp for Group One targetArc hero Daryz contests Group One contest named after the Aga Khan Tue May 19 2026 - 16:51
Revitalised Godolphin team weigh up Curragh classic raid1000 Guineas remains only Irish classic sheikh Mohammed’s powerful operation is yet to winMon May 18 2026 - 17:13
IHRB to investigate 53-minute delay to start of racing at Navan‘Human error’ the reason for medical officer’s late arrival at racecourseSun May 17 2026 - 17:37
The Lion In Winter hunting Group One Lockinge glory Cheltenham and Aintree hero Home By The Lee bids to continue peak form in French Champion HurdleFri May 15 2026 - 16:30
Graffard’s rise to top of the tree underlines emergence of new racing powerbroker French trainer saddled record 14 top-flight winners around the globe in 2025Fri May 15 2026 - 06:00
Aidan O’Brien hoping The Lion In Winter can roar to Lockinge glory Champion trainer has won prestigious mile contest twice before with Rhododendron and Hawk WingMon May 11 2026 - 19:00
Aidan O’Brien adds French 1,000 Guineas as Diamond Necklace sparkles at LongchampJoseph O’Brien enters Derby picture after James J Braddock’s victory at LeopardstownSun May 10 2026 - 17:09
Diamond Necklace and Puerto Rico lead Aidan O’Brien’s attack on more French Guineas gloryPierre Bonnard returns to Leopardstown to try to re-establish his Epsom Derby credentials Sat May 09 2026 - 06:00
Increasing flat racing’s appeal in Ireland is still a conundrum Continuous big-race narrative is a major plus point for the summer game Fri May 08 2026 - 06:00
World’s top-rated filly Minnie Hauk successfully returns to action at the CurraghFuturity winner Hawk Mountain lands Group Three contest in France to earn French Derby ticket Mon May 04 2026 - 17:21
