Article Category: Sport of Kings

DONOHOE’S MITIGATION

February 22, 2024

THE REFERRALS committee of the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (IHRB), chaired by legal eagle Robert Dore, recently convened to consider matters arising from... Read more »

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MOLONEY’S ADVENTURES

February 22, 2024

AN INCIDENT at Cork racecourse between well-known trainer and breeze-up consignor Thomand O’Mara and IHRB clerk of the course Paul Moloney recently went... Read more »

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RICKY DOYLE’S POST

February 8, 2024

GRAND NATIONAL-winning jockey Ricky Doyle’s X social media profile photo shows him donning the famous green and gold silks of JP McManus. Ricky... Read more »

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KEATLEY’S BUSY AGENDA

February 8, 2024

FANS OF Goldhawk will recall that popular Curragh trainer Brendan Duke secured a temporary ex-parte injunction against the purchasers of Fenway House in... Read more »

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JUSTICE DELAYED

February 8, 2024

RTÉ BOARD member and barrister Susan Ahern has plenty to keep here busy given events at Montrose. But she still finds time to... Read more »

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PATRICK MULLINS’S INSTRUCTIONS

January 25, 2024

THE SIGHT of Patrick Mullins wagging his finger at cousin Danny Mullins at the end of the Faugheen Novice Chase at Limerick last... Read more »

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FINAL FENCE FOR HBL

January 25, 2024

THREE MONTHS after the passing of high-profile Kilkenny bookmaker Triona Harrington, her company, Harrington Bookmakers Ltd (HBL), is being removed from the companies... Read more »

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TONY MARTIN’S CHRISTMAS PRESENT

January 11, 2024

WHILE TRAINER Tony Martin must have breathed a sigh of relief after avoiding having his licence suspended before Christmas, he has nevertheless lodged... Read more »

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ADVANTAGE MULLINS

December 14, 2023

IRISH Horseracing Regulatory Board stewards made a decision at Punchestown that could have ramifications for trainers and jockeys, especially in light of the... Read more »

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CONNELL’S PLAN

December 14, 2023

THE RECENT ‘festivalisation’ of some of the big winter jumps meets has resulted in big crowds and great atmospheres at Irish tracks. Leopardstown... Read more »

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WEXFORD WOES

November 30, 2023

A STANDARD Wexford meeting in November wouldn’t seem like a candidate for too much drama but there was plenty on show between the... Read more »

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ELLIOTT’S ENTRIES

November 30, 2023

GORDON ELLIOTT claims he is addicted to training winners and he pulled out all the stops when targeting the €100,000 Troytown Chase at... Read more »

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COOLMORE’S CASH MACHINE

November 15, 2023

AT THIS time of year, all the stallion farms announce their covering fees for the upcoming breeding season, which begins in February, and... Read more »

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EXPENSIVE TRIP FOR HARRINGTON

November 15, 2023

THERE WAS plenty of Irish interest at the Breeders’ Cup in Santa Anita, California, and while most of it centred around Aidan O’Brien... Read more »

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STREWTH!

November 15, 2023

THERE WERE some long faces in the parade ring from team Mullins after Vauban trailed home in 14th place in the Melbourne Cup... Read more »

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COLIN KEANE’S EDGE

November 15, 2023

THERE WEREN’T too many surprises among the names at the top of the tables in the leading flat categories as the season wound... Read more »

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O’LEARY TAKES OFF AGAIN

November 2, 2023

THE 2019 claim by Mick O’Leary that he was winding down his huge string of jumps horses and quitting going racing looks a... Read more »

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WHIPPING UP A STORM

November 2, 2023

OISIN MURPHY has made more than a decent fist of rebuilding his career after serving a well-documented 14-month ban from riding that he... Read more »

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ALAN AHERN’S TEST

October 18, 2023

A RECENT referrals case at the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (IHRB), involving a point-to-point winner that failed a post-race dope test, looks set... Read more »

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KARLOSS’S WIN

October 18, 2023

A HORSE previously trained by Charles Byrnes popped up in England under the care of low-key trainer Samuel Drinkwater and managed to land... Read more »

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RONAN McNALLY’S TIPS

October 5, 2023

WHILE HE may have begun serving an eight-year ban from training, Ronan McNally is obviously keen to maintain an involvement in the sport... Read more »

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RAY GREHAN’S RESULT

October 5, 2023

PROPERTY DEVELOPER Ray Grehan has had his fair share of tumbles off the track in his high-profile business career but one of his... Read more »

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JACK CANTILLON’S LONG SHOT

September 21, 2023

LAWYER TURNED bloodstock entrepreneur Jack Cantillon’s latest venture into the stallion market has hit a significant speed bump. Jack Cantillon recently teamed up... Read more »

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BYRNES FAMILY FORM

September 21, 2023
CHARLES BYRNES and his sons, Philip and Cathal, have generated acres of column inches in recent times but an incident that went under the... Read more »

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LUKE COMER’S LONG SHOT

September 7, 2023

MONEYBAGS DEVELOPER Luke Comer holds the record in Ireland for training the longest-priced winner, He Knows No Fear, having won at Leopardstown three... Read more »

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TIM HYDE’S TREATMENT

September 7, 2023

TIMMY HYDE is best known as the custodian of the famed Camas Park Stud near Cashel and is recognised as one of the... Read more »

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DUKE’S HEAVY GOING

August 24, 2023
CURRAGH TRAINER Brendan Duke has an ugly battle on his hands to remain in situ in his rented training yard (see p5). The High... Read more »

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COOLMORE’S FAMOUS FIVE

August 24, 2023

FOUR YEARS ago, Swiss billionaire Georg von Opel made some seven-figure purchases of prime horseflesh at Irish sales under his thoroughbred investment vehicle,... Read more »

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SHEIKH FAHAD’S BARGAIN

August 10, 2023

IT WAS around this time last year that British bloodstock agent Richard Knight began his $20m spending spree at yearling sales in Ireland,... Read more »

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CATHAL BYRNES BRISTLES

August 10, 2023

WHEN THE referrals committee of the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (IHRB) ruled that jockey Gearoid Brouder had tested positive for a metabolite of... Read more »

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SHARK ATTACKS GALWAY

July 27, 2023

WELL-KNOWN trainer John ‘Shark’ Hanlon must be increasingly focused trying to land back-to-back runnings of the Galway Plate with stable-star and bargain extraordinaire... Read more »

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WHAT ABOUT SUNDAY?

July 27, 2023

FANS OF racing investment syndicates might be wondering what is going on at the All About Sunday racing club, which offers micro ownership... Read more »

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BARONESS BAMFORD’S BLUES

July 13, 2023

THE GROUP 1 Pretty Polly Stakes at the Curragh is a race that is becoming known for the wrong reasons. Last year, there... Read more »

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THE LYONS’ DEN

July 13, 2023

THE CURRAGH hosted British racing broadcaster Nick Luck’s usually entertaining Luck On Sunday show live from the track on Irish Derby morning and... Read more »

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FINNEGAN’S WAKE

June 29, 2023

GOLDHAWK was surprised at the minimal coverage of an interesting ruling by the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (IHRB) appeals body, chaired by barrister... Read more »

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BITTERSWEET WEEK

June 29, 2023

IT COMES as a surprise to many racing fans that multiple champion jockey Colin Keane only rode his first Royal Ascot winner last... Read more »

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