Article Category: Sport of Kings

POT LUCK for Henry De BROMHEAD

September 7, 2016

IT WILL be recalled (see The Phoenix 3/6/16) that Alan and Ann Potts have severed ties with their original trainer, Henry De Bromhead.... Read more »

DAVID WACHMAN’S RETIREMENT

September 7, 2016

SO, WHAT next for David Wachman? After 20 years as a trainer, the 45-year-old has obviously decided there is more to life and... Read more »

LAVERY’S CLOSE CALL

August 24, 2016

SUMMERHILL, County Meath trainer Sheila Lavery had a close call recently when she almost fell victim to a scam. Lavery was contacted by... Read more »

MORE MONEY FOR POWERS

August 24, 2016

THE EUROPEAN yearling sales season kicked off in glamorous Deauville at Arqana in France earlier this month and Irish eyes were certainly smiling,... Read more »

WAGS’ MELBOURNE DREAM

August 24, 2016

THE SUCCESS of the Ruby Walsh-ridden Clondaw Warrior in the E300,000 Galway Hurdle last month sparked some joyous scenes. This was not surprising... Read more »

ME TARAZANI, YOU EXPLAIN

August 24, 2016

DERMOT WELD usually ends the Galway festival week of racing as the top trainer, but the honour this year was claimed by Willie... Read more »

LUKE COMER MAKES HIS COMEBACK

August 10, 2016

IT LOOKS like Luke Comer is planning a return to racing in a big way. The multimillionaire developer come horse trainer is well... Read more »

DERMOT WELD DETHRONED

August 10, 2016

THE ANNUAL jamboree that is the Galway races is over for another year and despite the new manager Michael Moloney’s best efforts attendances... Read more »

ANOTHER RECORD IN SIGHT FOR O’BRIEN

August 10, 2016

AIDAN O’BRIEN’S achievements have been well documented over the years but the Ballydoyle trainer is on target for another major milestone this year.... Read more »

‘RACING POST’ WINNER ALRIGHT

July 28, 2016

THE NEWS that the Racing Post has been sold to private equity company Exponent represents a big windfall for the various moneybags who... Read more »

Jim BOLGER’S US friends

July 28, 2016

OVER THE last 10 years, Jim Bolger has generally relied on himself rather than outside owners to produce the raw material to train.... Read more »

GILLIGAN VS THE BHA

July 28, 2016

PAUL GILLIGAN, the Galway-based trainer who sent out Bertie’s Dream to win at the Cheltenham Festival in 2010, is continuing to lock horns... Read more »

BRIAN KAVANAGH: WINNER ALRIGHT?

July 28, 2016

AS PREDICTED by Goldhawk (see The Phoenix 17/6/16), Brian Kavanagh has been reappointed chief executive of Horse Racing Ireland for third time, without... Read more »

OXX NOT DONE WITH YET

July 15, 2016

NOT SURPRISINGLY, there has been much lauding of Irish Derby winner, Harzand, its owner the Aga Khan and trainer Dermot Weld. Spare a... Read more »

WELD’S WOES

July 15, 2016

TRAINER Dermot Weld reached a landmark last month when he trained his 4,000th winner, with Sea Swift winning at Naas on June 22.... Read more »

LAMBE SEEKING RETURN

July 15, 2016

ARMAGH-BASED Jimmy Lambe has had a turbulent few years but the trainer is hoping to bounce back, having reapplied for his trainer’s licence.... Read more »

REDUCED FIELD AT THE CURRAGH

July 15, 2016

WITH NEWS that planning permission for the huge Curragh racecourse redevelopment project has being granted. it is a tad disconcerting that 7,000 less... Read more »

POTTS ‘SIZING’ UP TRAINERS

July 2, 2016

IT LOOKS like the relationship between trainer Henry De Bromhead and his former major backer, Alan Potts, is nearing breaking point. Maybe a... Read more »

STRADBROOK CASHING IN

July 2, 2016

THE NEWS that Stradbrook Acquisitions – owner of Ireland’s racing bible, the Racing Post – is cashing in its chips is good news... Read more »

SCAHILL WINDING DOWN

July 2, 2016

THE FAMILIAR tones of racing commentator Dessie Scahill are set to become less frequent as the summer progresses. The 68 year old’s contract... Read more »

SWEENEY TAKES ACTION

July 2, 2016

LOUTH MAN Harry Sweeney – a vet by trade and highly successful thoroughbred breeder – who is suing the University of Limerick (UL)... Read more »

TALLY-HO’S BAD LUCK

June 28, 2016

IT HAS been a tough breeding season for the O’Callaghan family of Tally-Ho Stud. The Westmeath farm, owned and run by Tony and... Read more »

TURF CLUB’S DRUGS CZAR

June 17, 2016

THE TURF Club is getting serious about weeding out drug cheats, with the appointment of Lynn Hillyer as chief veterinary officer and head... Read more »

NEW WORLD ORDER?

June 17, 2016

IT WILL not come as a surprise to fans of Goldhawk that Joseph O’Brien, son of Aidan, has officially been granted his trainer’s... Read more »

THIRD TIME LUCKY?

June 17, 2016

IT’S LOOKING like Brian Kavanagh could have his position as chief executive of Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) extended – for a second time... Read more »

O’LEARY WIELDS HIS AXE

June 1, 2016

MICHAEL O’LEARY isn’t known for applying sentiment to his business decisions and this is also true of his approach to horse trainers. The... Read more »

CALLANAN VS KAVANAGH

June 1, 2016

THOROUGHBRED breeder Gerry Callanan has been a thorn in the side of Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) chief executive, Brian Kavanagh, for quite a... Read more »

MONTROSE CALLING

June 1, 2016

WILL THE lure of Montrose be too strong for Racing Post editor Jonathan Mullin? The Mayoman is a former Gaelic Games correspondent for... Read more »

CULLOTY’S COMPETITION

May 18, 2016

ROBBIE McNAMARA has launched his training career, just over a year after the racing fall that ended his riding career and left him... Read more »

KIEREN FALLON’S RENAISSANCE

May 18, 2016

KIEREN FALLON is enjoying something of a renaissance since his move back to his native Ireland a few months ago. Not for the... Read more »

DANDY NICHOLLS’ COURT DATE

May 18, 2016

WELL-KNOWN trainer David ‘Dandy’ Nicholls currently finds himself in serious trouble with a looming court case in which he is accused of sexual... Read more »

HYDE AND SEEKING

May 18, 2016

THERE WERE quite a few Irish connections to the recent Kentucky Derby winner, Nyquist. The superstar colt, unbeaten in eight runs, was bred... Read more »

POWER TO THE PEOPLE

May 5, 2016

SOME PEOPLE clearly love their job. Take, for example, bookmaker David Power, one of the founders of Paddy Power and father of the... Read more »

LYONS ROAR

May 5, 2016

DUNDALK Racecourse is largely viewed as a well run, progressive enterprise that has become a useful cog in the racing wheel, especially to... Read more »

PROFITS UP, STALLIONS DOWN

May 5, 2016

IT’S BEEN a rather mixed month at the Irish National Stud. Barely a week after announcing significant revenue and profit increases for its... Read more »

DECLARED RUNNERS?

May 5, 2016

A COUPLE of names of ‘runners’ were on the lips of members of the board of Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) for similar reasons... Read more »