I was fortunate enough to win two Galway Plates but I was placed in a lot more than I won

I sat down last Monday night to watch The Dark Side of Horse Racing not knowing what to expect but knowing from the trailers I had seen on the BBC during the day that it was going to be an uncomfortable experience, writes Ruby Walsh

They say when it rains, it pours, but it feels more like a dark wet winter for Irish racing right now than a glorious summer.

What will win the Derby is the question those 1,000 people will all be asking and High Definition will be the choice of many

Jim Bolger said he had chosen now to raise the most significant problems horse racing faces because he is back in the limelight. He sure got that part right, but it’s some of the other views I am not sure about

I would love to be fishing my top hat and tails out of my wardrobe on Monday afternoon before decamping to Windsor for a few nights in the shadows of the Castle

Only last Monday, he had left six colts in the race at the forfeit stage, which wasn't for free. I didn't expect all six to be declared on Thursday morning, but four or maybe five seemed likely. One was not even a number I considered.

We all know summer milers want to hear their hooves rattle off a fast level surface which the Curragh can provide better than most of its racecourse rivals

It has happened to me on three mornings since last June, waking to the realisation that I had forgotten to open the IHRB app and tick the boxes

When you are engrossed in one train of thought, it is amazing how you fail to act on what you hear about something else.