There isn’t half a thin line in this racing game between emerging as a hero, or being torn asunder by the public and press alike.

The more you study the manner in which French stewards interpret their rules the more one is inclined to the view that the way they do things is the right way.

On Irish Derby day at the Curragh, Saturday, June 28, Aidan O’Brien had just trained his third winner of the afternoon, Giovanni Boldini, in a Listed race.

There is no doubt that the inaugural Champions’ Weekend was a success and HRI, Leopardstown and the Curragh can be well pleased with their collective efforts.

One of the more interesting horses in training right now is Willie Mullins’ Clondaw Warrrior.

On the eve of Royal Ascot this year Sheikh Fahad Al Thani’s Qatar Racing did something that was quite extraordinary at Goffs’ London sale.

The marketing people aren’t half out in force attempting to whip up support for the Champions’ Weekend at Leopardstown and the Curragh next month.

Tramore isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, how could it be, but you have to say it certainly has its place in the scheme of things.

Any horse called John F Kennedy, trained by Aidan O’Brien, was always destined to attract more than normal attention.

In Britain they are becoming increasingly worried about field sizes, believing that a small number of runners in races are a turn-off for punters and bookmakers alike.