Willie Mullins

Blood Destiny Paul Townend’s pick for Grade Two Thurles highlight

Only By Night bids to follow up impressive Cork victory in mares’ chase

Leopardstown attendance at Dublin Racing Festival capped at 18,500 and all tickets to be pre-booked

Day one of DRF up against Ireland-England rugby international which has 4.45 kick-off in Dublin

Gerri Colombe could warm up over hurdles for another Cheltenham Gold Cup bid

Gold Cup runner-up ruled out of tilt at this Sunday’s Fleur De Lys Chase at Windsor

Energumene on course to try to make it third time lucky in Clarence House Chase

Former dual-Champion Chase winner set to take on star English two-miler Jonbon in Ascot feature

The Yellow Clay extends unbeaten record for season to four with victory at Naas

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‘He can get into a horse’s head’: The rise, scandal and reinvention of Gordon Elliott

School dropout from Co Meath has become an extraordinarily successful trainer, recovered from a self-inflicted scandal and built a ‘fascinating chemistry’ with his chief rival

Willie Mullins sends three runners to Cork after new-year resurgence

Energumene on course for Clarence House Chase clash with Jonbon later this month

Willie Mullins happy to move forward with State Man after Brighterdaysahead eclipse

Jockey Paul Townend said the gelding felt “flat” in the aftermath

Racing round-up: Six of the best as Willie Mullins starts 2025 in flying fashion

Embassy Gardens too good for Monty’s Star in Tramore while Allegorie De Vassy takes Grade Three honours at Fairyhouse

Sainte Lucie hailed as ‘top drawer’ by Willie Mullins after Punchestown triumph

Nine-year-old Ballyadam had to fight hard for success under Rachael Blackmore in hurdle race

Monty’s Star tests Gold Cup credentials in Tramore’s New Year’s Day feature

Rachael Blackmore teams up with Henry de Bromhead trained star who is as low as 14-1 in some Gold Cup betting lists

Focus on Willie Mullins runners as champion trainer ends 2024 with some rare uncertainty around stable form

Bumper champion Jasmin De Vaux among eight Mullins entries for first Grade One of 2025 at Naas on Sunday

Mouthwatering prospect as Galopin Des Champs and Fact to File renew rivalry

A clash between the top two in the Cheltenham Golf Cup betting is one to relish

Denis Walsh: Irish sport’s underdog mentality has been replaced with an unabashed hunger to be the best

In the Golden Age of Irish sport, winning has become intentional

Leopardstown festival: Gordon Elliott and Gavin Cromwell pursue major staying handicap chase double

Willie Mullins set to saddle 10 runners in €200,000 Paddy Power Chase on Day Two of Leopardstown

Lossiemouth against Constitution Hill set to be a Kempton Christmas Hurdle cracker

Paul Townend and Rachael Blackmore among top Irish riders in King George VI Chase action

Gordon Elliott saddles three of the four runners in Leopardstown’s €100k St Stephen’s Day feature

Willie Mullins will again be expected to dominate the week overall but the champion trainer has no representative in the new Grade One Novice Chase

Absence of ‘vision thing’ results in problems not being headed off at the pass

Unprecedented achievement in Irish racing doesn’t prevent insecurity bubbling beneath the surface of the sport going into 2025

JP McManus’s new purchase The Wallpark on target for tilt at Grade One glory in Ascot’s Long Walk

Rachael Blackmore forced to settle for minor money at Naas on her comeback from a neck injury

Paul O’Donovan named RTÉ Sportsperson of the Year 2024

Paralympic medallist Róisín Ní Ríain chosen as Young Sportsperson of the Year

Ile Atlantique team weighing up January options

Willie Mullins-trained six-year old made a perfect start to his chasing career when landing the QuinnBet Beginners Chase at Navan recently

Majborough makes magnificent chasing debut at Fairyhouse

Willie Mullins’s Triumph Hurdle hero proved far too good for stablemates Tullyhill and Asian Master

James’s Gate sheds maiden tag over hurdles at Punchestown

Willie Mullins dominates rest of Tuesday’s card with four winners

Energumene returns to action in style with third Hilly Way success in Cork

Willie Mullins star cut to 5/1 to pull off another hat-trick in Champion Chase at Cheltenham

Festive plans for star McManus chasers could be clearer next week

Fact To File, Spillane’s Tower and Corbetts Cross all excelled as novices last term

Galopin Des Champs named HRI’s 2024 Horse of the Year

Aga Khan acclaimed as ‘one of our own’ by HRI boss after receiving Contribution to Industry prize

Lossiemouth stamps her authority on Champion Hurdle betting with defeat of Teahupoo

Willie Mullins says he will try and keep Lossiemouth and State Man apart until Cheltenham in March

McManus team not ruling out Christmas Leopardstown option for Fact To File

Constitution Hill back in the frame to make return to action in Christmas Hurdle at Kempton

Fact To File clear Gold Cup favourite after exciting Durkan finish signals changing of the guard

Willie Mullins star beats Spillane’s Tower by half a length with reigning dual-Gold Cup winner Galopin Des Champs in third

Willie Mullins set to take wraps off some of his biggest stars at Punchestown

Top three in Cheltenham Gold Cup betting set to clash in vintage John Durkan Chase as winter weather sets in

Gordon Elliott aiming to maintain Troytown dominance with strong team topped by American Mike

Bob Olinger back to defend Lismullen Hurdle on day one of Navan Racing Festival

Willie Mullins already planning for next year after disappointing Melbourne Cup

Both Vauban and Absurde finish out of the frame as champion trainer turns attention back to domestic action

Irish jockey Robbie Dolan rides Knight’s Choice to Melbourne Cup victory

Disappointment for Willie Mullins in the Melbourne Cup as both his entrants finish outside top four

Willie Mullins weighing up Galopin Des Champs’ return to action

Jack Kennedy has three rides at Fairyhouse as champion jockey makes comeback from suspension

The Lion In Winter leads Aidan O’Brien’s team into superpower Dewhurst clash with Godolphin

Willie Mullins aiming for record-equaling fourth Cesarewitch success with ex-German Sea Of Sands

Irish Cesarewitch sponsorship review to take place following Sunday’s renewal of €600k feature

Jessica Harrington’s Trevaunance fourth to Rebel’s Romance in German Group One

IHRB urged to tighten up rules after Killarney race where winner didn’t jump one of the fences

Veteran trainer Michael Hourigan rules out appeal against stewards’ decision to allow Arctic Fly keep controversial race in Killarney

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 victory

Top trainers’ legal threat to Horse Racing Ireland hits sweet spot of reputational self-harm

HRI proposal to exclude top four jumps trainers from 60 races next year is little more than cosmetic exercise

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