BIG MONEY MISTAKES
January 11, 2018
GIVEN THE eye-watering sums being lashed out at auction houses in Ireland and England for the perceived cream of the racing crop, it can... Read more »
BIG MONEY MISTAKES
Sport of Kings
Article Category: Sport of Kings
BAD NEWS FOR THE DOYLE BOYS
January 11, 2018
THE PUBLIC fall from grace of South African business tycoon Markus Jooste was bad news for many of his countrymen who had their pension... Read more »
SHORT ODDS AT THE TOTE
January 11, 2018
WHEN Killahara Castle popped up at 200/1 in a mares hurdle at Thurles before Christmas, her connections – the Burke family (trained, ridden and... Read more »
RICCI’S LEOPARDSTOWN WOES
January 11, 2018
LEOPARDSTOWN’S 2017 Christmas Festival will be remembered for many of the wrong reasons. The four-day festival threw up some downright bizarre results and provided... Read more »
REPLACING LEXUS?
December 14, 2017
WITH THE Leopardstown Christmas Festival on the horizon, it is disappointing to learn that Lexus has withdrawn its sponsorship of the Day Three feature... Read more »
DUKE LOSES OUT
December 14, 2017
HAVING ENDURED a frustrating end to the flat season as he waved goodbye to two of his best prospects – Warm The Voice and... Read more »
FINING MICHAEL WINTERS
December 14, 2017
WHEN THE Michael Winters trained Churchtown Glen ran at Cork last month, finishing a never nearer seventh under tender handling from jockey Barry John... Read more »
DECLAN McDONAGH DOWNSIZED
November 30, 2017
JOHN OXX’S decision not to retain a jockey for next season has left Declan McDonagh without a first jockey position at any yard but... Read more »
PUNTERS GET BURNED
November 30, 2017
ANTE-POST punters with an eye on the November Cheltenham meeting are unlikely to be toasting JP McManus and his racing manager, Frank Berry, after... Read more »
McNAMARA’S PAPER PROBLEM
November 30, 2017
FANS OF Goldhawk will know of the Turf Club’s handy earner of fining trainers U350 for administrative infringements on recording of vaccinations in horse’s... Read more »
DRUG TALK
November 30, 2017
IRISH Grand National winning jockey Ger Fox recently took up the position of assistant trainer to Gavin Cromwell and Goldhawk wonders if the Meath... Read more »
COOLMORE PUNT PAYS OFF
November 16, 2017
LAST YEAR when MV Magnier signed the buyers docket at $3m for a yearling at Keeneland, that figure must have looked on the high... Read more »
ANOTHER SHOPPING SPREE FOR COMER?
November 16, 2017
WITH THE Goffs Foal and Breeding Stock sale looming large, it will be interesting to see if Luke Comer plays as active a role... Read more »
RUBY’S WEXFORD WOBBLE
November 16, 2017
RUBY WALSH found himself in the unusual position recently of being the subject of a running and riding inquiry when the stewards looked into... Read more »
RICCI COMES OUT AHEAD
November 16, 2017
THE MELBOURNE Cup proved an impressive showcase for Irish racing, with the first three home in Australia’s most iconic race trained here. The flamboyant... Read more »
ELLIOTT OUTPACES MULLINS
November 2, 2017
WILLIE MULLINS is going through a rare quiet spell at the moment and his chief rival, Gordon Elliott, is certainly taking full advantage of... Read more »
BRENDAN DUKE’S BAD NEWS
November 2, 2017
AFTER a few turbulent years, things had been going swimmingly in recent months for Curragh trainer Brendan Duke but all of sudden he finds... Read more »
Sean Mulryan’s partner
November 2, 2017
AS SEAN MULRYAN gradually increases his re-involvement in racing, it is interesting to note that he is helping to boost Horse Racing Ireland’s new... Read more »
FRANCES CROWLEY’S COMEBACK
October 19, 2017
WITH AIDAN O’Brien and his son, Joseph, winning more than their fair share these days, it looks like another branch of the clan is... Read more »
DE BROMHEAD’S BOO BOO
October 19, 2017
HENRY DE BROMHEAD runs a tight ship and is one of the most respected trainers in the country. However, even the best are prone... Read more »
GOOD NEWS FOR THE COOPERS
October 19, 2017
BRYAN COOPER has wasted little time in establishing links with other powerful owners, following his Gigginstown demotion. The news of his alliance with the... Read more »
AL THANI’S SHAKEUP
October 19, 2017
QATAR’S SHEIKH Fahad Al Thani is shaking up his racing operation in Ireland, with a few of his horses moving yards in the hope... Read more »
ANYONE FOR RACING?
October 5, 2017
WITH THE emphasis these days on the efforts of Brian Kavanagh et al at Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) and racecourse managements around the country... Read more »
MICHAEL O’HAGAN’S RETURN
October 5, 2017
MICHAEL O’Hagan was back in the limelight recently, making a splash at Tattersalls Ireland’s Yearling Sale when he purchased the top lot for €230,000.... Read more »
MULLINS MAKES HAY
October 5, 2017
SPARE A thought for Harry Kelly and Philip Rothwell, who are the latest trainers to fall victim to the particular skills of Willie Mullins.... Read more »
More millions for Ballylinch’s John Malone
October 5, 2017
AS FANS of Goldhawk are aware, the decade-long standoff between the two superpowers, Coolmore and Godolphin, looks like ancient history and, as predicted, Sheikh... Read more »
CURRAGH DEBATE KEEPS RUMBLING
September 21, 2017
FOR A media savvy, ex-RTÉ employee Jonathan Mullin has certainly made a quiet start to his new role as Director of Communications and Corporate... Read more »
PEACE IN OUR TIME?
September 21, 2017
THE TRADE embargo between Sheikh Mohammed’s Godolphin racing stable and Coolmore appears well and truly put to bed and it seems the removal of... Read more »
KEVIN BLAKE’S NEW ROLE
September 21, 2017
PROFESSIONAL punter, author, journalist and general racing pundit Kevin Blake may have to scale back on his At The Races TV appearances now that... Read more »
O’LEARY THE TOP SELLER
September 21, 2017
MICHAEL O’LEARY’s Gigginstown House Stud is no stranger to making headlines at bloodstock auctions by splashing out on the top lots but the stud... Read more »
SEAN MULRYAN’S SECOND ROUND
September 7, 2017
SEAN MULRYAN’S tentative move back into racehorse ownership has got off to a positive start. His City Ballerina, which runs in the colours of... Read more »
BALLYDOYLE’S TROJAN WORKERS
September 7, 2017
WITH ALL the media focus on those overworked hapless grooms in Ballydoyle, it is perhaps surprising that nobody has mentioned any of the horses.... Read more »
BRYAN COOPER’S DILEMMA
September 7, 2017
BRYAN COOPER is experiencing a bad run of luck that has seen him struggling badly to pick up rides. Will he cross the Irish... Read more »
SEAN DOYLE’S BIG SPENDING
September 7, 2017
WEXFORD TRAINER Sean “Farmer” Doyle is back in the crosshairs of the Turf Club team of inspectors following a routine inspection carried out in... Read more »
Conor O’Dwyer’s Comeback
August 24, 2017
Conor O’Dwyer CONOR O’DWYER’S training career is clearly experiencing a renaissance this summer as the Curragh-based handler enjoys the most productive spell of his... Read more »
O’Brien Jnr Targets Title
August 24, 2017
Joseph O’Brien LAST YEAR’S race for the title of champion jumps trainer proved riveting and went down to the very last day of the... Read more »