Sugar sights on Irish Derby
Sandown Classic Trial winner Sugar Boy may head straight to the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby in June without another run.
Sandown Classic Trial winner Sugar Boy may head straight to the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby in June without another run.
Steps To Freedom chances his arm at Group Three level in England on Wednesday when he contests the Longines Sagaro Stakes at Ascot.
Tony McCoy's main rival for the 2013/14 champion jockey title Jason Maguire got his campaign off to a great start yesterday – but the Ulsterman confirmed he has no intention of handing over the accolade any time soon.
Mikel Delzangles feels French challenger What A Name is an "improved" horse as the French handler seeks a second Newmarket Classic in Sunday's Qipco 1000 Guineas.
THE SPECTRE of steroids on the British Turf, barely perceived before the disgrace of Mahmood Al Zarooni last week, grows ever more tangible.
Aidan O'Brien's Moth has been supplemented for the Qipco 1000 Guineas at Newmarket on Sunday.
Long-time favourite Dawn Approach tops 14 contenders confirmed for Saturday's Qipco 2000 Guineas at Newmarket.
Diakali took full advantage of the absence of Our Conor to win the AES Champion Four Year Old Hurdle at Punchestown.
Gigginstown House Stud claimed the champion owners' prize in Ireland for only the second time following the conclusion of the Punchestown Festival.
A record-breaking Cheltenham Festival for Team Ireland and another incredible campaign for the all-conquering Willie Mullins team will go down as the major highlights of another superb National Hunt season.
Hurricane Fly produced another scintillating display in the hands of Ruby Walsh to claim the Rabobank Champion Hurdle at Punchestown for the fourth successive year.
The British Horseracing Authority has completed the astounding, headlong fall from grace of Mahmood al-Zarooni by banning him for eight years.
Following earlier wins for Quevega and Twinlight, Arvika Ligeonniere extended the dominance of Willie Mullins and Ruby Walsh on day three of the Punchestown Festival when bouncing back to form in the Ryanair Novice Chase.
Hurricane Fly faces just six rivals as he bids to land the Rabobank Champion Hurdle for the fourth successive year at Punchestown on Friday.
It's not often that staying hurdles capture the imagination quite so vibrantly as this evening's Punchestown Festival showdown between Quevega and Solwhit.
A last-minute injury had robbed Davy Russell of the chance to ride Sir Des Champs at Cheltenham but the jockey ensured he will conclude his season on the highest note as the pair claimed a magnificent renewal of the Tote Punchestown Gold Cup.
Sir Des Champs hung on grimly in a thrilling finish to the Bet Online With thetote.com Punchestown Gold Cup as Long Run and First Lieutenant came storming home.
Morning Assembly provided Pat Fahy with his biggest win since 2004 when battling back to hold off Inish Island in the Irish Daily Mirror Novice Hurdle at Punchestown.
It may be overstating matters to talk of the Turf’s “Lance Armstrong moment”. But nor can the scandal that convulsed British horseracing yesterday be dismissed as a mere vignette to sustain its picaresque traditions.
What promises to be an exhilarating five-day climax to the jumps season gets under way at Punchestown with an eagerly awaited Irish debut for Sprinter Sacre.
It hasn't always been a bed of roses
Roger Federer admitted he had no answer to Rafael Nadal's masterclass after the Spaniard put him to the sword to win the Internazionali d'Italia in Rome.
True Verdict built on her promising comeback run to gain a deserved opening success in the Come Racing On June 8th Maiden at Navan.
Voleuse De Coeurs got back on the winning trail in the Coolmore Vintage Crop Stakes at Navan.
Tarla readily justified odds-on favouritism on her return to fences at Limerick.