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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.

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

Ruby Walsh: Kerry National a reminder that pro sport is about winning. Second is nowhere

Ruby Walsh: Kerry National a reminder that pro sport is about winning. Second is nowhere

What makes sport so compelling is the emotional rollercoaster of highs and lows, and the margins between winners and losers being so tiny and uncontrollable

Sat, 24 Sep, 2022

Ruby Walsh: Busselton can strike in Kerry National

Ruby Walsh: Busselton can strike in Kerry National

Galway Plate hero Hewick faces a tough task off a rating of 163

Wed, 21 Sep, 2022

Spectators watch racing in the Brandon Hotel Beginners Chase from outside of Listowel race course 22/9/2021

Ruby Walsh: Listowel may have lost its mystery but harvest bonds are still special

Listowel organisers have focused on creating a mini festival within this festival to try and keep some of its old traditions

Sat, 17 Sep, 2022