Killultagh Vic makes eagerly anticipated return at PunchestownWillie Mullins aiming to bring 2017 to a successful close on New Year’s EveSat Dec 30 2017 - 07:00
Shattered Love initiates Grade One double for Gordon ElliottMichael O’Leary mare takes advantage of Monalee fall six out at LeopardstownFri Dec 29 2017 - 18:15
Faugheen ‘sound’ after shock Leopardstown defeatMick Jazz takes advantage and strikes for victory after 2-11 favourite being pulled upFri Dec 29 2017 - 18:00
Spotlight on Monalee as he takes next step over fencesDe Bromhead star regarded by some observers as a potential Gold Cup horseFri Dec 29 2017 - 07:00
Fabulous Saga can thrive in testing Limerick conditionsAll Fabulous Saga does is stay – but that is likely to be the primary requirementFri Dec 29 2017 - 07:00
Faugheen takes next step towards Buveur D’air Cheltenham clashLet’s Dance bids to defend her Grade Three crown on final festival day at LeopardstownFri Dec 29 2017 - 07:00
Top three O’Leary as Road To Respect claims Christmas ChaseMeade Star the highlight of 4.334-1 Leopardstown four-timer for Ryanair bossThu Dec 28 2017 - 18:45
Nichols Canyon’s death casts shadow over Apple’s Jade victoryOfficial insists obstacle was ‘fit to jump’ after eight-time Grade One winner is put downThu Dec 28 2017 - 17:30
Group One winner Epicuris makes jumping debut at LimerickMullins also targets success in Grade Three feature with Meri Devie who gets allowancesThu Dec 28 2017 - 07:00
Popular Apple’s Jade Irish racing’s latest favourite mareO’Leary’s star faces first start over three miles in Christmas Hurdle at LeopardstownThu Dec 28 2017 - 06:00
Sizing John aiming to complete perfect 2017 campaignWeight allowance may prove the difference on Apple’s Jade on first start at three milesThu Dec 28 2017 - 06:00
High Drama at Leopardstown as Whiskey Sour enjoys sweet surpriseJack Kennedy unseated while Sharjah and Real Steel fall at Future Champions hurdleWed Dec 27 2017 - 17:10
Thursday’s Leopardstown card subject to morning inspectionWelsh National at Chepstow to be run on January 6th after card abandonedWed Dec 27 2017 - 13:29
Conor O’Dwyer goes for more big race success with Go Darsi GoRay Hackett’s Crackerdancer can beat the assembled big guns at At LimerickWed Dec 27 2017 - 06:00
Oscar Knight can prove Geraghty wrong in Paddy Power ChaseJockey opts to partner with McManus’s Squouateur for biggest race at LeopardstownWed Dec 27 2017 - 06:00
Rachael Blackmore in pursuit of glory at LeopardstownPioneering jockey teams up with Call The Taxie in the feature renewal on WednesdayWed Dec 27 2017 - 06:00
Ellie Mac springs emotional 50-1 Christmas shock at LeopardstownMembers of winning club are family and friends of the late Nick Schuster, killed in Berkeley tragedyTue Dec 26 2017 - 18:03
Footpad’s superb show earns high praise from Willlie MullinsEspoir D’allen confirms he is Ireland’s top juvenile hurdlerTue Dec 26 2017 - 17:05
Moments of the year: Beggy takes flight on Wings Of EaglesIt was no surprise perhaps that Aidan O’Brien won a sixth Derby. The horse and jockey certainly wereMon Dec 25 2017 - 15:00
Davy Russell: ‘I’d give my right hand for the championship’The refreshingly forthright jockey is not shy about his desire for a third titleSat Dec 23 2017 - 07:00
Horse Racing Ireland continues to push for increase in rates of betting taxRecord prize money of €63.3m is in place for racing in 2018, up by €2.2m on 2017Sat Dec 23 2017 - 06:00
Ideal going expected for start of Leopardstown Christmas festivalIrish trio tackle big ascot handicapFri Dec 22 2017 - 16:29
Michael O’Leary hoping to Disko dance with joy at LeopardstownRyanair boss eyes €150,000 Christmas Chase for fourth year in a rowThu Dec 21 2017 - 16:10
Sizing John to line up in Leopardstown’s Christmas ChaseLikely clash with Yorkhill shaping up as the Day Three festival highlightWed Dec 20 2017 - 20:00
Edwulf to make welcome return to action at LeopardstownJoseph O’Brien says his runner likely to line up in €150,000 Christmas ChaseTue Dec 19 2017 - 18:05
Widespread sadness at the death of Noel O’BrienThe senior National Hunt handicapper had fought a lengthy battle against illnessTue Dec 19 2017 - 11:59
Paul Townend looking forward to pick of Mullins’ Christmas treatsFormer champion jockey believes Yorkhill will stay three miles on day three of LeopardstownMon Dec 18 2017 - 18:42
Death Duty ‘99 per cent sure’ to be diverted to LimerickOisín Orr appeals 14-day dangerous riding ban incurred at DundalkMon Dec 18 2017 - 18:30
Mr Hankey will still be waiting for the sports world in 2018It may be the season to be jolly but there’s a still a hell of a hangover lurkingMon Dec 18 2017 - 06:00
Douvan ruled out for the rest of the seasonWillie Mullins explainst that the horse has been ‘intermittently lame’Sun Dec 17 2017 - 19:10
Gordon Elliott records a hat-trick of winners at NavanTrainer says he could have 100 runners in action over the hectic festive periodSun Dec 17 2017 - 18:39
Cracking Smart can score impressively at NavanGiant Spring to have a first start for Willie Mullins at FairyhouseFri Dec 15 2017 - 20:52
Harry McCalmont the Turf Club’s new senior stewardColin Tizzard says Cue Card to have three more runs before being retiredFri Dec 15 2017 - 19:30
Age just a number for pioneering Jessica HarringtonThe Irish Times / Sport Ireland Sportswoman of the Year continues to raise the barFri Dec 15 2017 - 15:18
Apple’s Jade set to step up in trip at LeopardstownRun in three-mile Christmas hurdle to pave way for Cheltenham chance, says O’LearyTue Dec 12 2017 - 17:20
Turf Club signals stiffer penalties likely for failed drug testsPositive response to prospect of longer suspensions for jockeys testing positive for drugsTue Dec 12 2017 - 16:53
Anti-Doping Task Force meeting postponed to next weekCRH chairman Nicky Hartery may be approached to succeed Joe Keeling as HRI chairmanMon Dec 11 2017 - 16:51
Yorkhill on course to return to action at LeopardstownWillie Mullins also pointing Faugheen towards Leopardstown Christmas FestivalMon Dec 11 2017 - 16:10
Picking Irish team on location over merit is unsustainableIn the era of professional rugby, players realistically have to go and follow the moneyMon Dec 11 2017 - 06:36
Un De Sceaux defies conditions to open campaign in styleFinal two races abandoned at Cork due to deteriorating groundSun Dec 10 2017 - 17:39
Sizing John favourite to retain Gold Cup after impressive comeback‘Horse of the Year’ sees off Djakadam to claim Durkan Chase in impressive styleSun Dec 10 2017 - 17:15
Aidan O’Brien’s Highland Reel bows out in style in Hong KongFive-year-old caps off a stunning career with a seventh Group One victory at Sha TinSun Dec 10 2017 - 13:41
‘Horse of the Year’ Sizing John on track to make Durkan returnO’Brien and Mullins fly the Irish flag in Hong Kong’s International races at Sha TinSat Dec 09 2017 - 15:04
Irish racing on weekend weather watchPunchestown hoping rain rather than snow will facilitate John Durkan Chase meetingSat Dec 09 2017 - 06:00
Sizing John and Djakadam set for Punchestown showdownWillie Mullins says Sandown’s Tingle Creek remains Douvan’s most likely targetTue Dec 05 2017 - 22:28
Horse Racing Ireland attack Government over betting taxOutgoing chairman Joe Keeling says some cabinet members need to adopt ‘some bravery’Tue Dec 05 2017 - 18:47
HRI insists there is ‘statistical justification’ for mares’ allowanceDouvan on course to return to action in Tingle CreekMon Dec 04 2017 - 21:00
Highland Reel on course for perfect career finale in Hong KongWillie Mullins’s Max Dynamite also takes his chance in VaseMon Dec 04 2017 - 16:36
Michael O’Leary makes no allowances for his winner Apple’s JadeDespite Fairyhouse win, owner says mares should get no weight allowance at top levelSun Dec 03 2017 - 16:44
History boys Elliott and O’Leary combine for Grade One hat-trickTop handler and owner strike at Fairyhouse Winter Festival to make it a unique occasionSun Dec 03 2017 - 16:42
