Cheveley Park Stud move their horses away from Gordon Elliott’s yardTrainer will learn if he faces a ban from the sport on FridayTue Mar 02 2021 - 17:26
Jockey Rob James apologises for dead horse videoVideo delivers another hugely embarrassing blow to image of horseracingTue Mar 02 2021 - 12:01
IHRB will follow due process as Gordon Elliott hit with interim British banForthcoming Cheltenham festival ramps up pressure for hearing to take place over photographMon Mar 01 2021 - 20:33
Dead horse in Gordon Elliott photograph was owned by Michael O’LearyTrainer admits he will spend the rest of his life regretting the error he madeMon Mar 01 2021 - 16:53
Gordon Elliott profile: Irish racing’s great ‘blow-in’ faces his toughest test yetIrish trainer’s public reputation has suffered damage that could potentially be irreversibleMon Mar 01 2021 - 16:38
Patrick Mullins ‘mulling’ professional move as Cheltenham nearsBHA’s ban on amateurs sees number of Irish riders missing out on the festivalMon Mar 01 2021 - 01:00
Gordon Elliott apologises over image of him posing on top of dead horseIrish trainer ‘co-operating fully’ with IHRB investigation into photographSun Feb 28 2021 - 23:50
Cheltenham 2020: ‘Face-masks were as rare as a 100-1 winner’Racing journalist Brian O’Connor looks back on the ‘glorified Petri dish’ that was Cheltenham 2020Sat Feb 27 2021 - 06:00
Blackmore ready to step up her bid for jockeys’ titleIntriguing ongoing battle with Townend for championship will be subplot at FairyhouseSat Feb 27 2021 - 01:00
Wednesday’s Punchestown card postponed after deluge of rain hits trackHopes remain for cards at Thurles and refixed Gowran Park meetingTue Feb 23 2021 - 17:18
HRI examining insurance options after €389k loss on cash transitPAC hears 2019 liquidation of security transit company a ‘very unfortunate event’ for racing bodyTue Feb 23 2021 - 14:54
Willie Mullins juggling anticipation and stoicism ahead of Cheltenham 2021Festival will be an unfortunate anniversary for some rather than a joyous exhibitionTue Feb 23 2021 - 06:00
Irish rugby is the latest example of how new isn’t always betterPushing aside the old dog for the promise of something fresh can often backfireMon Feb 22 2021 - 05:00
Tiger Roll set to take some disappointing form in to CheltenhamGordon Elliott-trained 11-year-old tailed off in the Boyne Hurdle at Navan on SundaySun Feb 21 2021 - 15:29
TG4 to broadcast racing on seven consecutive weekends in March and AprilFour Irish-trained runners feature on undercard at the King Abdulaziz racecourse outside Riyadh in programme worth $30.5mFri Feb 19 2021 - 16:36
Ireland’s top amateur riders await clarity on Cheltenham fateBritish amateurs have not been able to compete since last month because of Covid-19 restrictionsFri Feb 19 2021 - 15:20
IHRB insists Irish racing is ‘clean’ following Charles Byrnes appeal‘If we get evidence we will certainly follow it up. But at this stage the case is closed’Thu Feb 18 2021 - 17:50
Charles Byrnes fails in appeal against ban over Viking Hoard caseTrainer suspended for six months after horse tesed positive for banned substance in 2018Thu Feb 18 2021 - 13:44
Michael O’Leary keeps his silence over Tiger Roll’s heavy Grand National loadBack-to-back winner will carry his biggest weight in race if owner decides to run himTue Feb 16 2021 - 15:47
Investigation continuing into betting trends on race at Dundalk last MarchIrish Horseracing Regulatory Board give no time frame for conclusion to investigationTue Feb 16 2021 - 15:22
Point-to-point sector clings to hope it will be allowed to resume next monthTrainer Colin Bowe says recent removal of exemption for point-to-point threatens to have a massive impact on section of racingMon Feb 15 2021 - 17:00
Punchestown and Galway aim to race away during vaccination campaignCourses have been named as county centres for Covid-19 jabsMon Feb 15 2021 - 16:00
Should our athletes jump the queue for vaccines in order to go to Olympics?Tipping Point: Proposed Olympic Games in Japan pose an ethical dilemma for many countriesMon Feb 15 2021 - 07:23
Irish raiders set to dominate Cheltenham againPaul Nicholls labels Champion Chase favourite Chacun Pour Soi ‘nearly unbeatable’Sun Feb 14 2021 - 18:45
HRI expecting no substantial crowds at racecourses this yearBrian Kavanagh says slim chance of any change in restrictions until at least autumnSun Feb 14 2021 - 14:56
Horse Racing Ireland announces plans to tighten up anti-doping measuresPlans for improved out-of-competition testing and lifetime traceability bring promise of fundamental changeSat Feb 13 2021 - 01:03
Naas racecourse schedules 7.30am morning inspectionOvernight snow could mean track joins Newbury and Warwick, both cancelled on FridayFri Feb 12 2021 - 15:48
Irish racing’s anti-doping system to be shaken upOversight body signals lifetime traceability and out-of-competition testing for thoroughbredsFri Feb 12 2021 - 15:24
Willie Mullins sends out chilling signal of Cheltenham intentNine wins from 15 races at the Dublin Racing Festival shows strength of trainer’s teamWed Feb 10 2021 - 06:00
Charles Byrnes must wait on verdict in appeal against six-month banVideo conference hears almost two hours of evidence in Viking Hoard caseTue Feb 09 2021 - 20:54
Davy Russell still has his sights set on CheltenhamJockey back riding on the gallops after almost four months out with serious neck injuryTue Feb 09 2021 - 15:18
Brian O’Connor: Australian Open will offer a rare slice of sporting solaceTennis has not had a good pandemic - there is a lot riding on this month’s tournamentMon Feb 08 2021 - 06:00
Kemboy gives Willie Mullins an 11th Irish Gold Cup successThe champion trainer won nine of the 15 races up for grabs during the weekendSun Feb 07 2021 - 18:52
Charles Byrnes: ‘we don’t believe that we were in any way negligent’Trainer saddled the JP McManus owned Off You Go to win at the Dublin Racing FestivalSun Feb 07 2021 - 18:48
Honeysuckle secures back-to-back Irish Champion Hurdle victoriesRachael Blackmore rides star mare to victory on opening day of the Dublin Racing FestivalSat Feb 06 2021 - 17:44
Hopes high for Rachael Blackmore at Dublin Racing FestivalTop jockey to partner Honeysuckle and Minella Indo in feature renewals at festivalSat Feb 06 2021 - 06:00
Dublin Racing Festival: Mullins mob-handed in pursuit of successTop handler takes 60 mounts to Leopardstown, double that of great rival Gordon ElliottSat Feb 06 2021 - 06:00
The Racing World of Damon Runyon: Master storyteller’s writing still a sure thingWise-cracking gangsters and guys on the make define era from which they emergedFri Feb 05 2021 - 10:22
IHRB unreservedly apologises for shambolic scenes at NaasThe matter was referred to chief executive Denis Egan for further investigationThu Feb 04 2021 - 19:17
Unbeaten Honeysuckle poised for a stiff test in Dublin Festival highlightDe Bromhead and Blackmore have another favourite with Minella Indo in Irish Gold CupWed Feb 03 2021 - 01:07
Viking Hoard case highlights lack of trust in regulation of Irish racingReport leaves a lot of questions unanswered and shows need for a major shake-upMon Feb 01 2021 - 05:45
False start fiasco at Naas has some bookmakers refunding betsRuby Walsh said the field shouldn’t have been let go and described it as ‘shambolic’Sun Jan 31 2021 - 18:22
Willie Mullins says staff must be vigilant for horses being nobbled‘Once you have banks, you’re going to have bank robbers,’ says the champion trainerSun Jan 31 2021 - 14:26
Trainer Brion looking for a landmark success in NaasVictory for Winston C or Baltimore Bucko would be a first American-trained winner over jumps in IrelandSat Jan 30 2021 - 01:00
Some on-track bookmakers unlikely to return to racecourses post-pandemicOn-course bookmakers haven’t been operating since first Covid-19 lockdown last MarchFri Jan 29 2021 - 19:22
Gordon Elliott slams ‘barbaric’ standard of stewards enquiries in IrelandTrainer saw Jack Kennedy and Folcano denied in Navan on Friday after an enquiryFri Jan 29 2021 - 17:30
Saturday’s Fairyhouse card under threat after passing Friday inspectionMore rain forecast for overnight with the going already heavy at Meath trackFri Jan 29 2021 - 16:34
Coko Beach takes the Thyestes for Gordon Elliott at Gowran ParkCharles Byrnes appeal against six-month Viking Hoard ban to be heard on Tuesday weekThu Jan 28 2021 - 18:09
Money to install CCTV at Irish racecourse stable-yards in 2018 spent elsewhereAbsence of CCTV in some stable-yards highlighted by Charles Byrne-Viking Hoard caseTue Jan 26 2021 - 17:49
Allaho to star in Wednesday’s rescheduled Thurles cardFirst jumps action in Ireland for eight days is followed by Gowran Park on ThursdayTue Jan 26 2021 - 16:15
