Illinois tops Leger betting as Ballydoyle team set to attack St Leger in force Irish Oaks winner You Got To Me supplemented into Saturday’s St Leger at DoncasterTue Sept 10 2024 - 06:00
Curragh and Comer Group plan a review of sponsorship arrangements later this year Trio of German-trained horses expected for Sunday’s St Leger sponsored by firm founded by suspended Luke ComerTue Sept 10 2024 - 06:00
Track authorities reject suggestions that public appeal of Irish Champions Festival has levelled offJapanese star Shin Emperor books his ticket for Leopardstown with impressive workout at LongchampMon Sept 09 2024 - 06:00
Mickael Barzalona pulls off inspired Moulin success on Godolphin outsider TribalistBallydoyle hope Henry Longfellow can manage only third in Longchamp’s Group One featureSun Sept 08 2024 - 16:13
Henry Longfellow aiming for Group One success in Moulin clash with Notable Speech and CharynFrankie Dettori teams up with Ballydoyle trio in hugely lucrative races at Kentucky DownsSat Sept 07 2024 - 06:00
Trio of Irish-trained hopefuls attempt to change the trend in Haydock Sprint Cup Luke W Comer lodges appeal against one-year suspension of his training licence for causing reputational damageSat Sept 07 2024 - 06:00
Far greater systemic safety net required for racehorses after they stop racing The future for racehorses after they stop racing? Racing's authorities must establish the scale of the issue before appropriate measures to address it are attemptedFri Sept 06 2024 - 06:00
Trainer ‘Shark’ Hanlon to appeal 10-month suspension for reputational damage to racing Penalty imposed after social media clip of a dead horse being towed through village by Hanlon’s horseboxThu Sept 05 2024 - 17:51
City Of Troy skips Irish Champions Festival but remains the name on everyone’s lips Los Angeles set to join Auguste Rodin and Luxembourg in powerful Ballydoyle squad for Champion StakesTue Sept 03 2024 - 06:00
Leopardstown efforts pay off with Japanese star Shin Emperor set to line up in Champion StakesFree entry incentive ‘a big reason’ why connections of Japanese Derby third will line up at LeopardstownSun Sept 01 2024 - 16:10
Irish hopefuls aiming for big money rewards in KentuckyRyan Moore back at the Curragh for more promising Ballydoyle juvenilesSat Aug 31 2024 - 06:00
Trainer Luke W Comer has licence suspended for a year due to reputational damage to racing Son of billionaire businessman Luke Comer suspended following discovery of decomposed horse carcases on his property in 2021Fri Aug 30 2024 - 17:03
Coolmore all in on Breeders’ Cup Classic punt for City Of TroyAidan O’Brien star City of Troy now joint top-rated horse in the world but has plenty to prove in ‘greatness stakes’Fri Aug 30 2024 - 06:00
IHRB urged to tighten up rules after Killarney race where winner didn’t jump one of the fencesVeteran trainer Michael Hourigan rules out appeal against stewards’ decision to allow Arctic Fly keep controversial race in KillarneyMon Aug 26 2024 - 17:57
US star Fierceness emerges as Breeders’ Cup danger to City Of Troy after Travers success in SaratogaAidan O’Brien planning trip to Southwell and crucial all-weather workout for City Of Troy to enhance his Breeders' Cup prospectsMon Aug 26 2024 - 06:00
Willie Mullins-trained steeplechase winner keeps Killarney race despite appearing not to jump a fence Killarney stewards take no action after Arctic Fly crashes through gap between second fence and wing en route to victoryMon Aug 26 2024 - 06:00
Ryan Moore skips York to team up with Classic hopes at the Curragh Willie Mullins bids for third Ebor success with ex-Polish runner Hipop De LoireSat Aug 24 2024 - 06:00
Top trainers’ legal threat to Horse Racing Ireland hits sweet spot of reputational self-harmHRI proposal to exclude top four jumps trainers from 60 races next year is little more than cosmetic exerciseFri Aug 23 2024 - 06:00
Content lands Yorkshire Oaks for landmark success for legendary sire GalileoHorse became 100th individual Group/Grade One winner for late Coolmore stallion who was euthanised in 2021Thu Aug 22 2024 - 18:40
Yorkshire Oaks could see Ryan Moore more Content as O’Brien filly bids to hit Group One jackpotHeavens Gate flies Ballydoyle flag in Lowther Stakes clash with Queen Mary winner Leovanni at YorkThu Aug 22 2024 - 06:00
City Of Troy gets the job done again with Juddmonte International victory in course record time Ryan Moore guides Aidan O’Brien-trained star City of Troy to length defeat of French rival Calandagan in Juddmonte International at YorkWed Aug 21 2024 - 19:00
Irish Derby hero Los Angeles returns to action in Great Voltigeur Stakes at York Aidan O’Brien holds massive lead in race to be crowned champion trainer in Britain for a seventh timeTue Aug 20 2024 - 18:03
York stage looks set to give City Of Troy a chance to finally live up to his massive reputation Aidan O’Brien-trained star aiming to become sixth horse to complete Epsom Derby-Juddmonte International doubleTue Aug 20 2024 - 16:16
Ger Lyons hoping Babouche can strike a blow for fillies in Phoenix Stakes Whistlejacket likely to lead Aidan O’Brien’s attempt at an 18th win in Europe’s first Group One of the season for juvenilesMon Aug 05 2024 - 16:13
French maintain defence of Group One prizes as Lazzat stretches unbeaten run to six Irish hope Matilda Picotte can manage only seventh in Prix Maurice de Gheest at DeauvilleMon Aug 05 2024 - 06:00
Ryan Moore in Naas for single ride in €300,000 bank holiday feature after Grade One ambitions frustrated in New YorkAidan O’Brien ‘not sure’ about next target for Diego Velazquez after $600,000 Saratoga Derby rained offMon Aug 05 2024 - 06:00
Joseph O’Brien bidding to break new international ground with runner in German OaksDiego Velazquez favourite to secure Grade One honours for Ballydoyle in $600,000 Saratoga DerbySat Aug 03 2024 - 16:00
IHRB reviewing Galway festival horse fatalities but says ‘no commonality’ between incidents A total of five horses were euthanised after running over the first four days of the festivalFri Aug 02 2024 - 16:19
No big odds this time as Sirius bids for Galway festival double in Friday’s feature Connacht Hotel Handicap winner technically 5lbs well in on readjusted handicap terms for the €110,000 Guinness HandicapFri Aug 02 2024 - 06:00
JJ Slevin steers Nurburgring to Galway Hurdle glory despite controversial start to big race Joseph O’Brien trained 13-2 shot powers seven lengths clear to land €270,000 ‘Ladies Day’ featureThu Aug 01 2024 - 18:51
Trainer accuses IHRB of harassment after favourite Petrol Head pulled from Galway HurdleIHRB say confirmation came this morning that prohibited substance was found in horse’s sample after Bellewstown win on July 6thThu Aug 01 2024 - 15:37
Willie Mullins aims eight at Galway Hurdle as he bids for sixth win in nine yearsGalway Day 4 preview: Jockey Wesley Joyce teams up again with Red Heel two years after near disastrous spill in the Corrib StakesThu Aug 01 2024 - 06:00
Pinkerton rolls back the years with exciting Galway Plate success for Noel Meade Jockey Donagh Meyler makes most of opportunity on 20-1 outsider Pinkerton to win Galway steeplechase highlight for a second timeWed Jul 31 2024 - 21:05
Percival Legallois could spoil Gordon Elliott’s hopes of a landmark fifth Galway Plate success JP McManus-owned In Excelsis Deo bids to become first cross-channel trained Plate winner since 2008Wed Jul 31 2024 - 06:00
Joseph O’Brien breaks new family ground as Mexicali Rose lands Galway feature Aidan O’Brien insists Ascot ground softer than official description after Auguste Rodin’s King George defeatTue Jul 30 2024 - 21:01
Racing ‘minnow’ Brian Duffy hopes lightning strikes twice in Galway featureChampion jockey Colin Keane aiming for fourth win in Mile highlightTue Jul 30 2024 - 06:00
Dunsdon springs 50/1 shock on Willie Mullins-trained Sirius to land Galway feature English jockey enjoys first winner in five years to prevail in Ireland’s ‘amateur Derby’ contestMon Jul 29 2024 - 21:17
Galway festival’s ‘fair go’ credentials to be tested as seven days of Ballybrit action gets under way Five-time course winner Teed Up defends his title in €110,000 opening day featureMon Jul 29 2024 - 06:00
Dermot Weld has sights set on 25th success in Galway juvenile maiden with Truth Be Told Irish raiders no match for French favourite Mqse De Sevigne in Deauville Group One at GalwaySun Jul 28 2024 - 16:26
Joseph O’Brien turns to Barzalona as Rogue Millennium tries to break Group One duck Willie McCreery also runs Ocean Jewel in the €300,000 Prix Rothschild on SundaySat Jul 27 2024 - 06:00
Auguste Rodin and Rebel’s Romance hold promise of classic King George clashAidan O’Brien triple-handed as he pursues fifth success in Ascot’s all-aged midsummer featureSat Jul 27 2024 - 06:00
Amateur jockey Shane Bargary’s licence suspended for 10 years after second positive test for cocaine Penalty is the biggest for a drugs offence ever handed out to a rider in IrelandFri Jul 26 2024 - 18:37
Galway festival’s ‘retro racing’ still supplies firsthand sporting theatre Large numbers of people through the turnstiles remains integral to the Galway racing festival's enduring appealFri Jul 26 2024 - 06:00
Three-time Cheltenham Champion Hurdle winner Istabraq dies, aged 32Owner JP McManus: ‘He was a very special horse who gave us many great days of fun and enjoyment’Thu Jul 25 2024 - 16:58
Auguste Rodin favourite to join O’Brien elite with seventh Group One success in King George JP McManus well represented as he pursues eighth success in Galway Plate next weekTue Jul 23 2024 - 06:00
Meet Team Ireland - EquestrianFormidable team of talent and experience set to saddle up for Ireland in the Olympic equestrian events in ParisMon Jul 22 2024 - 20:23
You Got To Me continues cross-channel Classic success at Curragh with Oaks victoryBreeders’ Cup Filly & Mare ‘made for’ Content after O’Brien filly finishes unlucky runner-upSun Jul 21 2024 - 16:20
Joseph O’Brien has Arc in his sights with Eclipse runner-up Al RiffaEnglish amateur jockey Alice Proctor remains in intensive care after heavy fall at CartmelSun Jul 21 2024 - 16:14
You Got To Me wins Irish Oaks on incident-packed day at the CurraghThe biggest Oaks field in 14 years at the Kildare venue saw several runners endure traffic problemsSat Jul 20 2024 - 17:35
Biggest Irish Oaks field since 2010 underlines wide open look to Curragh classicFavourite Content could provide legendary sire Galileo with landmark ‘century’ of individual top-flight winnersFri Jul 19 2024 - 19:00
