One of Europe’s premier stud farms, which was described in the Circuit Civil Court as a “five-star hotel for horses”, has settled a damages claim for an alleged unpaid fee against the former owners of a high-profile racehorse.

Curragh-based handler Con Collins, successful with Princess Pati in the Irish Oaks of 1984, died on Tuesday morning at the age of 82.

HOLY Roman Emperor can show he is a live English 2000 Guineas candidate by landing the Group One Independent Waterford Wedgwood Phoenix Stakes at the Curragh tomorrow.

Ouija Board raised the roof at Goodwood as she prevailed in a thrilling Vodafone Nassau Stakes from Alexander Goldrun.

LORD ADMIRAL is fancied to score over ten furlongs for the first time in the Group Three Meld Stakes at Leopardstown this evening.

Alexander Goldrun notched a second successive win in the Group One Audi Pretty Polly Stakes at the Curragh.

ALEXANDER GOLDRUN and Red Bloom, first and second in the Audi Pretty Polly Stakes at the Curragh last year, are among seven declared for the Group One contest tomorrow.

Alexander Goldrun and Red Bloom, first and second in the Audi Pretty Polly Stakes at the Curragh last year, are among seven declared for the Group One contest on Saturday.

DARRYLL HOLLAND is hoping the ground at the Curragh will be suitable for Dragon Dancer to take his chance in the Budweiser Irish Derby.

ALLEXINA is a hopeful choice to land the featured Group Three Irish Stallion Farms' EBF Blue Wind Stakes at Naas tonight.

Vinnie Roe will bid to firmly entrench himself in the history books at the Curragh tomorrow when trying to land the Irish Field St Leger for the fifth consecutive year.

RIVAL trainer John Oxx admits Vinnie Roe will be “a tough nut to crack” as he bids for a fifth consecutive win in tomorrow's Irish Field St Leger at the Curragh.

RUMPLESTILTSKIN landed her first Group One success with a battling performance under Kieren Fallon in the Moyglare Stud Stakes at the Curragh yesterday.

DAVID WACHMAN’S horses are motoring well and his Shutruk-Nahhunte is napped to land the Tote Ireland 75th Anniversary Auction Race at Galway this afternoon.

Ouija Board is one of 16 entries for Saturday’s 32Red.com September Stakes at Newmarket as she attempts to get her career back on track.

Ouija Board is one of 16 entries for Saturday’s 32Red.com September Stakes at Newmarket as she attempts to get her career back on track.

THE decision by the Aga Khan to suppplement Shawanda at a cost of €40,000 paid handsome dividends when the Alain de Royer-Dupre trained filly totally outclassed her rivals to win the Darley Irish Oaks by a whopping five lengths at the Curragh yesterday.

French raider Shawanda ran out an impressive winner of the Darley Irish Oaks at the Curragh today.

Dash To The Top is a best-priced 7-2 favourite for Sunday’s Darley Irish Oaks at the Curragh.

Three fillies have been supplemented for Sunday’s Darley Irish Oaks at the Curragh, but Michael Jarvis’s Epsom heroine Eswarah is not among them.

Three fillies have been supplemented for Sunday’s Darley Irish Oaks at the Curragh, but Michael Jarvis’s Epsom heroine Eswarah is not among them.

New Morning and Red Bloom form a two-pronged British attack on Saturday’s Group One Audi Pretty Polly Stakes at the Curragh.

Vinnie Roe was named Racehorse of the Year at the Irish Horse Racing Awards in Dublin today.

Chelsea Rose landed a surprise success in the Group One Moyglare Stud Stakes at the Curragh this afternoon as the favourites flopped.

THE exciting Damson has to be the choice to take the Group One Independent Waterford Wedgwood Phoenix Stakes at the Curragh tomorrow.

ATHLUMNEY LAD, despite the fact Michael Kinane will surely put up about 3lbs over-weight, could be the answer to the featured Guinness Handicap at Galway this evening.

JAMIE SPENCER can guide the once-raced Silk And Scarlet to victory in the Listed Silver Flash Stakes at Leopardstown this evening.