Sporting upsets: Arcangues flies the flag for Europe in 1993 Breeders Cup

133-1 French shot silences the crowd at Santa Anita after a shock for the ages on the dirt

Condon adds Laws Of Indices tolist of Group One hopefuls

Two-year-old prospect made just €8,000 through the sales ring as a yearling

Worst Sporting Moment: Mighty Nijinsky misses moment of triumph

Nijinsky had swept all before him in 1970 before trip too far to Longchamps

Crowds ruled out at Irish Champions Weekend and Listowel festival

September fixtures to be staged behind closed doors due to Covid-19 uncertainty

Game Changers: Vincent O’Brien, a pioneer who took Irish racing to the world

He was the visionary upon whose giant shoulders today’s industry stands

Aidan O’Brien targets historic eighth Epsom Derby win with strong hand

There is a mouthwatering weekend of Classic action ahead in both England and France

Feis Ceoil the biggest loss to Irish classical calendar

Coronavirus ravages cultural schedule but online musical archives will reward raiding

The sporting decade that was: Harzand earns place in history for team of true champions

‘I had won 22 classics but not an Epsom Derby. It had to be done. It was important to me.’

Joseph O’Brien looks to Melbourne Cup after Iridessa success

Aidan O’Brien and son Joseph have seven of the 24 runners in field on Tuesday morning

Opium armchair, porcelain pipe: bygone-era drug paraphernalia at Adam’s

Ritual objects of tea taking and opium smoking on show in Asian Art sale

O’Brien’s Ballydoyle team looks main Arc threat to Dettori and Enable

Enable odds on for unprecedented Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe hat-trick

Pinatubo rated best two year old in a quarter of a century

Official ratings gives prestige boost to Champions Weekend

Ger Lyons’ Siskin set for Mums Tipple clash at Newmarket

Irish star heads for the Middle Park over six after missing Curragh clash with Pinatubo

Racing chief backs appeal of Champions Weekend

Brian Kavanagh realistic but happy with crowds at Curragh HQ track on Sunday

Pinatubo puts in one of the great juvenile performances

Appleby-trained colt cut to 6-4 for the Guineas after thrilling nine-length rout

Magical tops the betting for Leopardstown’s Irish Champion Stakes

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

Harrington hoping for happier Group One result in Moyglare Stud Stakes

Albigna more likely to carry the Niarchos family colours in juvenile fillies highlight than Alpine Star

Racing cert at former jockey's Kildare riverside home for €3m

Castlesize House in Sallins is the home of former champion jockey LIam Ward and sits on 37 acres

Lyons tempted by National Stakes for Siskin’s next start

In form trainer on course for most successful season after Mustajeer lands Ebor at York

Ten Sovereigns could provide O’Brien with fifth July Cup victory

Speak In Colours another Irish contender at Newmarket while Wisdom Mind goes to Pontefract

Ryan Moore aims to complete Classic haul with Irish Derby win

Monarch of Egypt returns to action for first time since April in Railway Stakes

Anthony Van Dyck on course for Derby double for O’Brien

Prendergast hoping Madhmoon can improve on his fine third-place finish at Epsom

Madhmoon bids to provide Prendergast with fairytale Derby success

Aidan O’Brien with seven in Derby after missing out in Friday's Oaks and Coronation Cup

Cork Con set to pose toughest exam possible for Trinity in semi-final

14 of Trinity’s matchday 23 will take exams on Saturday before heading south

Tiger Roll roars home to make it back-to-back Grand National triumphs

Gordon Elliott and Davy Russell triumph yet again to lead home Irish 1-2-3 at Aintree

Palestrina Choir: ‘Singing makes me feel like I’m in a different world’

Choir may be more diverse than ever, but it’s still notoriously difficult to gain a coveted spot

O’Briens set for York duel in pursuit of Juddmont glory

Irish Derby winner Latrobe and English 2,000 Guineas victor Saxon Warrior to take chance in feature

Abandoned Ballinrobe card forces rethink on rescheduling

On-the-spot rearrangement of races rather than cancelling meetings now under review

Stoute becomes most successful Royal Ascot trainer with latest triumphs

Poet’s Word And Expert Eye take trainer to 77 winners after been tied with the late Henry Cecil on 75

TV View: Racegoers keep their shirts on as spoils go to Mohammed

Strong police presence ensures racecourse decorum is maintained on Derby Day

Rostropovich second favourite to give O’Brien a French Derby ‘first’

Dettori positive about Hazapour’s Epsom Derby chances following Curragh visit

One of the most successful jockeys in Ireland TP Burns has died

He was an integral part of Vincent O’Brien’s team throughout legendary trainer’s career

Saxon Warrior provokes triple crown excitement even before Derby

O’Brien predicts ‘an awful lot of improvement to come’ from Guineas hero

Saxon Warrior the one to beat as Epsom Derby trials begin

Aidan O’Brien declares three as he bids to extend Chester Vase streak to six-in-a-row

Lansdowne bridge 87-year Bateman Cup gap

Cup specialists Cork Con as Lansdowne close in on double

Relaxed O’Brien gearing up for another successful campaign

With a world record 28 Group One wins last year, Ballydoyle maestro at peak of his powers

New documentary delves into the world of fragile corals in Ireland’s ‘deep Atlantic’

A focus on biodiversity and plastics in oceans at national gathering of divers in Limerick

Jim Bolger’s Verbal Dexterity on course for Dewhurst Stakes

English colt Expert Eye odds on for top juvenile event at Newmarket

O’Brien 8-1 for Grade One clean sweep over Champions Weekend

Trainer has favourite for five top-flight contests following Expert Eye’s defection

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PJ Mara’s desk and bronze statue of Brendan Behan in Adams’ Blackrock auction

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