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Ruby Walsh

Ruby Walsh is one of the most successful jump jockeys in racing history and is now a high‑profile analyst and broadcaster.

Fairyhouse Races - Sunday December 4th

Ruby Walsh: In hindsight, Honeysuckle defeat a relief for those involved in her

Sport is as harsh as the weather, and the fairytale of Honeysuckle found a pair of villains on the Fairyhouse track

Sat, 10 Dec, 2022

Constitution Hill file photo

Ruby Walsh: Constitution Hill some way off matching Honeysuckle's sustained brilliance

Constitution Hill won't be a great until his CV takes as long to write as Honeysuckle's and can’t be fitted on the back of a stamp.

Sat, 03 Dec, 2022

Coral Gold Cup Meeting - Long Distance Hurdle Day - Newbury Racecourse

Ruby Walsh: BHA’s rigid approach partly to blame for Hill controversy

Ground, the solid surface of the earth! Who thought it could provoke such outrage as it does in sport?

Sat, 26 Nov, 2022

The November Meeting - Day Three - Cheltenham Racecourse

Ruby Walsh: No easy answers to the pesky winter sun debate

The glaring winter sun causes plenty of confusion on our roads, and it’s no different on racecourses

Sat, 19 Nov, 2022

Ruby Walsh: Why are we so far off the pace when it comes to bringing viewers close to the action?

Ruby Walsh: Why are we so far off the pace when it comes to bringing viewers close to the action?

NBC seemed miles ahead of European TV coverage with the footage they could access during the Breeders' Cup

Sat, 12 Nov, 2022

Ruby Walsh: Why is racing perennially shocked by small fields at elite level?

Ruby Walsh: Why is racing perennially shocked by small fields at elite level?

Whatever critics think about the imbalance of the National Hunt season, it's not a new thing

Sat, 05 Nov, 2022

Ahoy Senor file photo

Ruby Walsh: Stacked with stayers but British novice chasing stocks look threadbare

Paul Nicholls and Lucinda Russell have the gloves on early, and the rest will follow over the coming weeks

Sat, 29 Oct, 2022

Henry Cecil Open Weekend

Ruby Walsh: British racing likes to believe it's a world leader. In fact it's being dragged down

Baaeed should be out on the road, showing the racing world how good British horses may well be. But Champions' Day holds it all back

Sat, 15 Oct, 2022

Ruby Walsh: The microbubble of horse racing continues to defy most logic

Ruby Walsh: The microbubble of horse racing continues to defy most logic

The Tattersalls sales ring in Newmarket was a hive of activity all week as those at the top end of the sport restocked their yards for next season's action.

Sat, 08 Oct, 2022

Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe weekend in ParisLongchamp Racecourse, France

Ruby Walsh: Arc is as close as we have to a Grand Prix, so why the gridlock?

With 43 races at 6 venues today, was the plan to fill every minute of the day with a race so people forgot Longchamp is on?

Sat, 01 Oct, 2022