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Sat, 23/07/2022 - 02:30
Ballybrit is back, as the world-famous Galway Races get under starter’s orders on Monday with capacity crowds returning.
Sat, 23/07/2022 - 02:30
Talk about excitement! In all the years I’ve been writing about, and judging, best-dressed competitions on the Irish racing circuit, I have never come across anything like the sense of anticipation about dressing up for this summer’s events. I can safely forecast that the style quotient at Ladies’ Day in Galway next Thursday will be off the Richter scale.
Thu, 21/07/2022 - 19:27
Proud And Regal had looked a high-class performer in the making when winning on debut and did little to dent that impression with an all-the-way success in the Japan Racing Association Tyros Stakes at Leopardstown.
Wed, 20/07/2022 - 02:30
Fresh from the victory of Magical Lagoon in the Irish Oaks at the weekend, Jessica Harrington bids for more success as she saddles two in the Arqana Irish EBF Marwell Stakes at Naas this evening.
Sat, 16/07/2022 - 02:30
USUALLY found in churches, pipe organs are one of the biggest musical instruments of all – and some readers will know that they have ‘stops’ which help control the airflow for each set of pipes.
Thu, 14/07/2022 - 12:23
Emily Upjohn will take on seven rivals in the Juddmonte Irish Oaks at the Curragh on Saturday but her Epsom conqueror Tuesday is not among them.
Thu, 14/07/2022 - 02:30
Royal Ascot winner Magical Lagoon spearheads a twin-pronged challenge from Jessica Harrington on Saturday’s €500,000 Irish Oaks.
Wed, 13/07/2022 - 02:30
British jockeys will only be permitted to use the whip in the backhand position with disqualification for overuse also set to come into the mix in the autumn after fresh changes were confirmed yesterday.
Sat, 09/07/2022 - 02:30
There's very little that Henry de Bromhead can do wrong and he is becoming a serious player on the Flat after another scintillating jumps season which included a Champion Hurdle and Gold Cup double.
Sat, 09/07/2022 - 02:30
Regular readers will know I backed Vadeni in the Coral-Eclipse last week, and considering his profile and form, I was amazed Jean-Claude Rouget’s colt went off as high as 11/4, with Bay Bridge favourite at 9/4.
Wed, 06/07/2022 - 02:30
Paddy Twomey’s La Petite Coco is likely to make her second start of the season on British soil with the Tipperary trainer eyeing some high-profile prizes for his stable star.
Tue, 05/07/2022 - 02:30
Mooneista will be aimed at defending her Group Two Sapphire Stakes crown at the Curragh later this month with Jack Davison enthused for the remainder of the season after a promising display at Royal Ascot.
Sat, 02/07/2022 - 02:30
Punters must wait until the last race of the Irish weekend for the best quality with a fascinating renewal of the Goodenough2eat Banqueting At Tramore Racecourse Chase (5.30) lighting up the Waterford track.
Sat, 02/07/2022 - 00:00
WHEN taking a two-runner maiden at odds of 1/66 on Tuesday, the Simon and Ed Crisford-trained Positive Impact became the shortest-priced winner in Britain since Stand Guard won at 1/80 in 2014.
Wed, 29/06/2022 - 02:30
Piz Badile showed that he is a “proper Group One horse” after taking second in last weekend’s Irish Derby, according to connections of Donnacha O’Brien’s stable star.
Tue, 28/06/2022 - 02:30
Epsom Oaks heroine Tuesday will take a mid-season break with Aidan O’Brien waiting to let the dust settle before charting her next path after finishing fourth in last Saturday’s Irish Derby at the Curragh.
Mon, 27/06/2022 - 02:30
The market didn’t speak in her favour but La Petite Coco (9/1) paid little heed to it to hand Paddy Twomey his first Group One success in the Alwasmiyah Pretty Polly Stakes. The racing world is now her oyster after a gutsy success at the Curragh.
Mon, 27/06/2022 - 02:30
There were some questions posed from across the Irish Sea when Colin Keane was parachuted into the saddle for the plum ride on Westover (11/8 joint-favourite) in the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby, but the doubters got their answer in emphatic fashion at the Curragh on Saturday.
Sun, 26/06/2022 - 02:30
With the majority of the nine runners having some chance, today’s Alwasmiyah Pretty Polly Stakes is a Group 1 affair to whet the appetite.
Sat, 25/06/2022 - 17:30
Aidan O’Brien was left wondering if he ran the wrong horse in the Irish Derby after watching Aikhal bolt up in the ARM Holding International Stakes at the Curragh.