Irish Derby marks racegoers’ return to tracks for first time since pandemic

Aidan O’Brien eyes 15th victory as Ryan Moore rides favourite High Definition

Johnny Murtagh backs teenage jockey Ben Coen as a true rising star

‘I keep telling him he’s much better than Johnny Murtagh was at 19’

High Definition bids to make up for lost time in Irish Derby

Aidan O’Brien pulled favourite from Epsom Derby but now he aims to land at the Curragh

Johnny Murtagh looking to leave his mark on Royal Ascot as a trainer

Trainer looking to add to the 48 wins he racked up there as a jockey

Curragh expect to sell around 500 tickets to spectators for Derby day

A total of 1,000 will attend the race including local frontline workers

Limited number of spectators expected to return for Irish Derby at the Curragh

Owners also set to return to racecourses after Government announce easing of lockdown

Ontario the latest Dee day contender for Aidan O’Brien

Trainer looking to win Derby trial for seventh time in the last nine runnings

Johnny Murtagh excited as Know It All returns to action at the Curragh

Lancaster House returns to defend his crown for Aidan O’Brien in the Gladness Stakes

Champers Elysees to skip Breeders’ Cup with Royal Ascot next year’s target

Trainer Johnny Murtagh lets Group One winning filly out to the paddock

Johnny Murtagh to train for the Aga Khan in Ireland

Pair had a high profile split in 2012 when Murtagh was a jockey for the owner

Johnny Murtagh eyes Sun Chariot Stakes glory with Champers Elysees

Ex-champion jockey-turned-trainer believes ‘remarkable’ filly can triumph at Newmarket

Tony McCoy pays emotional tribute to ‘wonderful man’ Pat Smullen

Late jockey’s charity work highlighted by Cancer Trials Ireland

Trainers’ association to launch appeal over defamation case

IHRB chief security officer Chris Gordon was awarded €300k and full costs in the case

Danny Sheehy is third Irish jockey to test positive for Covid-19

The 20-year-old rode in two races at the Curragh on Sunday

Mighty Magical turns over Ghaiyyath at Leopardstown

Across the Irish sea Joseph O’Brien saddles Galileo Chrome to St Leger win at Doncaster

Aidan O’Brien snaps up Frankie Dettori for St Leger at Doncaster

Trainer and jockey have each won the oldest Classic six times

Johnny Murtagh’s Champers Elysees impresses at Gowran Park

Trainer might run horse at next week’s Matron Stakes at Leopardstown

HRI seeking clarity from Government over isolation ahead of Champions Weekend

Ryan Moore is already in isolation in Ireland ahead of flat racing showpiece

Measure Of Magic can land huge Naas pot for Johnny Murtagh

Filly that cost just €9,500 going for €150,000 first prize in inaugural EBF Ballyhane Stakes

Saltonstall repeats the dose in thrilling Galway finish

Trainer Ado McGuinness enjoys back-to-back success in Tuesday’s feature race

Team tactics set to come under spotlight again in King George face-off

John Gosden’s star Enable will face challenge from six horses trained by Aidan O’Brien

First-rate second-string makes Séamus Heffernan racing’s Mr Dependable

Jockey going for a fourth Irish Derby win and this time with the top pick of Aidan’s O’Brien’s horses

Tom Hogan pays tribute after sudden death of Gordon Lord Byron

Aidan O’Brien witnesses the highs and lows of racing at Leopardstown as Year Of The Tiger put down

Johnny Murtagh keen to know racing’s return date ‘one way or the other’

‘We’re ready to go’ admits trainer and former champion jockey

Pat Smullen’s cancer fund-raising race unites the Curragh

More than €1.3m raised as Search for a Song gives Dermot Weld an eighth Irish Leger win

Magical tops the betting for Leopardstown’s Irish Champion Stakes

Aidan O’Brien prepares to tackle Champions Weekend with strength in depth

Pat Smullen ruled out of riding in his charity race

Tony McCoy, Ruby Walsh, Charlie Swan, Johnny Murtagh will all be in action

Patrick Mullins hoping for lucky 13th ride in amateur derby

Trainer’s son aboard Legal Spin chasing elusive prize in day one feature at Ballybrit

Dettori draws a blank in Killarney

Jockey out of luck on his first visit to Kerry course

Dettori returns to Kerry for four rides at Killarney Festival

Italian jockey set to bid for fifth Irish Oaks on Star Catcher this Saturday

Moore targets Dundalk feature with Western Australia

Ballydoyle’s number one saddles two rides for O’Brien in rearranged midweek fixture

Ireland triumph in RWC and Tiger roars back: Predictions for 2019

‘Irish Times’ journalists and sporting stars reveal what they think lies ahead this year

Bones of Contention – Frank McNally on fearless jockeys, Sean O’Brien’s arm, and climbing for sport

An Irishman’s Diary

A stable job: The work riders of the Curragh

‘It’s addictive, it’s hard’ For the Curragh work riders, harsh weather, punishing hours and low pay do nothing to dent their passion

Gigginstown yet to firm up plans for stable star Samcro

Listowel festival’s €200,000 feature tempts O’Leary to enter six in pursuit of four in a row

O’Brien unsure whether Order of St George will make Irish Leger

Trainer says if favourite doesn’t run in Irish St Leger he’ll be bound for stud next year

True Valour justifies favouritism at Leopardstown

Johnny Murtagh’s four-year-old enjoys smooth success in the Ballycorus Stakes

More racing-free Sundays could be on the cards

Horse Racing Ireland gives stable staff breaks for the busiest time of racing year

Gustav Klimt to lead O’Brien bid for Irish 2,000 Guineas

Top trainer’s filly Happily dominates the top of Sunday’s 1,000 Guineas betting

Colin Keane edges one ahead of Pat Smullen in jockeys’ title race

Total Recall lands Munster National in a canter for Willie Mullins

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