High Chaparral, winner of the 2002 Derby, has been put down at Fethard Equine Hospital, aged 15.
Mon, 22 Dec, 2014
Australia has to do more than just win the Epsom Derby on June 7, he has to virtually bolt in if Aidan O’Brien’s blushes are to be saved.
Sat, 17 May, 2014
With ground conditions extremely testing at yesterday’s Doneraile Hunt point-to-point meeting at Dromahane, it was a case of the best wine being left until last as the Mark Spillane-trained Lanespark cemented his position as one of the best front-runners, participating in points, at present by recording a pillar-to-post success in the closing novice riders’ open.
Mon, 22 Apr, 2013
HANDS clasped tightly, resting uneasy on his knees, mouth tight-lipped, downturned, and eyes unfocused, gazing into oblivion.
Mon, 02 Jul, 2012
Sat, 11 Jun, 2011
BANNA BOIRCHE proved his liking for Dundalk and moved closer to an invitation to the Dubai Carnival when landing the seven-furlong bookings@dundalkstadium.com last night.
Sat, 27 Nov, 2010
RONNIE O’LEARY’S Schelm outclassed his rivals to easily win the featured J and B O’Sullivan Builders’ Ltd Chase at Killarney last night.
Tue, 13 Jul, 2010
The cabinet reshuffle didn’t please most people but the one good thing to come out of it was that racing has gone back into the Department of Agriculture from Sport.
Sat, 27 Mar, 2010
ONCE-raced Pirate Ship is the nap choice to give David Wachman his fourth winner of the season in the Brubaker’s Bar Race at Dundalk tonight.
Fri, 17 Apr, 2009
Brian Meehan was out of luck in the Group One Darley Prix Morny but his stable struck just moments earlier as Tadhg O'Shea gained a first Goodwood success aboard Mr Hichens in the South Coast Handicap.
Sun, 24 Aug, 2008
ZULU Chief is expected to prove his star quality in the United Arab Emirates Royal Whip Stakes at the Curragh tomorrow.
Sat, 09 Aug, 2008
Johnny Murtagh can do no wrong at present and fresh from picking up the top jockey award at Glorious Goodwood last week he was in treble form at Naas on Monday.
Mon, 04 Aug, 2008
KEYALA has a leading chance of giving David Myerscough and Willie Supple a welcome turn in the Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Fillies Maiden at Naas tonight.
Wed, 09 Jul, 2008
DBEST can live up to his name by running 13 rivals ragged in the ladbrokes.com Handicap at Down Royal today.
Sat, 21 Jun, 2008
Stubbs Art, third in the English and Irish versions of the 2000 Guineas, will bid to go two places better when he makes an appearance at Royal Ascot next week.
Wed, 11 Jun, 2008
James Fanshawe’s exciting juvenile Sir Gerry remains firmly on course for a shot at the Shadwell Middle Park Stakes at Newmarket on October 5.
Tue, 25 Sep, 2007
Michael Stoute’s Peeress will bid for back-to-back victories in Saturday’s Juddmonte Lockinge Stakes at Newbury.
Thu, 17 May, 2007
AIDAN O’BRIEN’S Holy Roman Emperor and Jim Bolger’s unbeaten Teofilo head a field of 19 for Sunday’s Laing O’Rourke National Stakes at the Curragh.
Wed, 13 Sep, 2006
Aidan O’Brien’s Holy Roman Emperor and Jim Bolger’s unbeaten Teofilo head a field of 19 for Sunday’s Laing O’Rourke National Stakes at the Curragh.
Tue, 12 Sep, 2006
Rumplestiltskin will bid to provide Aidan O’Brien with his fourth victory in the last six years in the Moyglare Stud Stakes at the Curragh on Sunday.
Fri, 02 Sep, 2005
Frankie Dettori has pinpointed Centaurus’ performance in Saturday’s Windflower March Stakes as the key factor in whether he will be able to ride Derby winner Motivator at Leopardstown next month.
Wed, 24 Aug, 2005
KIEREN FALLON believes Jimmy Fortune would be his natural successor as stable jockey to Sir Michael Stoute.
Tue, 08 Mar, 2005
DUBAWI produced a breathtaking performance to run away with the Dunnes Stores National Stakes at the Curragh yesterday and evoke memories of his sire, the brilliant but ill-fated Dubai Millennium.
Mon, 20 Sep, 2004
HAWK WING’S exalted position at the head of the International Classifications came under fire as the final ratings were issued in London yesterday.
Tue, 13 Jan, 2004
GROWTH was evident across all aspects of horse racing in Ireland during the past year, with attendances, betting figures and sponsorship all on the increase.
Fri, 09 Jan, 2004
A trio of Aidan O’Brien-trained three-year-olds are to retire to Coolmore Stud to join the already-announced newcomers High Chaparral, Hawk Wing and Choisir.
Sat, 01 Nov, 2003
Two of Godolphin’s star performers, Moon Ballad and Grandera, have been retired from racing and will become stallions in Japan.
Tue, 14 Oct, 2003
Mon, 13 Oct, 2003
Where Or When, winner of last year’s Queen Elizabeth II Stakes, has been retired to stud.
Mon, 29 Sep, 2003
WHERE OR WHEN can bounce right back to form in the Group Two Celebration Mile at Goodwood this afternoon.
Sat, 23 Aug, 2003
Enigmatic superstar Hawk Wing has been retired from racing after failing to recover from a leg injury.
Thu, 14 Aug, 2003
Enigmatic superstar Hawk Wing has been retired from racing after failing to recover from a knee ligament injury.
Wed, 13 Aug, 2003
Hawk Wing, brilliant winner of the Juddmonte Lockinge Stakes at Newbury on his reappearance, may soon be retired from racing, it emerged today.
Wed, 06 Aug, 2003
Dual Derby winner High Chaparral looks set to make his debut as a four-year-old at the Curragh on Sunday.
Tue, 05 Aug, 2003
KALAMAN and Trade Fair are vying for favouritism for tomorrow’s Group One Sussex Stakes at Goodwood.
Tue, 29 Jul, 2003
Dubai World Cup winner Moon Ballad is one of 11 horses declared for the Sussex Stakes at Goodwood on Wednesday.
Mon, 28 Jul, 2003
Aidan O’Brien will today attempt to work out the sudden loss of form of Hawk Wing after his star four-year-old performed miserably in Royal Ascot’s Queen Anne Stakes.
Wed, 18 Jun, 2003
DUBAI DESTINATION at last confirmed the promise of his two-year-old days with a superb victory in the Queen Anne Stakes.
Trainer Aidan O'Brien has expressed his disappointment after odds-on favourite Hawk Wing limped home in seventh place in the Queen Anne Stakes at Ascot today.
Tue, 17 Jun, 2003
Dubai Destination floored the odds-on Hawk Wing in the Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot today.
CLODOVIL can be crowned Europe’s champion three-year-old colt over a mile by winning the St James’s Palace Stakes on the opening day of Royal Ascot today.
HAWK WING heads a field 11 declared for the Group One Queen Anne Stakes on the opening day of Royal Ascot tomorrow.
Mon, 16 Jun, 2003
AIDAN O’BRIEN’S Statue Of Liberty could make his eagerly-awaited seasonal debut in Wednesday’s Jersey Stakes at Royal Ascot.
Sat, 14 Jun, 2003
Hawk Wing has been installed as red hot favourite for the Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot on Tuesday.
Fri, 13 Jun, 2003
HAWK WING’S appearance in next week’s Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot is eagerly awaited following his brilliant win in the Juddmonte Lockinge Stakes.
Royal Ascot gets underway on Tuesday and the opening Queen Anne Stakes is shaping up into a mouth-watering contest with Saeed bin Suroor looking forward to tackling the mighty Hawk Wing with Dubai Destination.
Thu, 12 Jun, 2003
HAWK WING, brilliant winner of the Lockinge Stakes at Newbury last month, is virtually certain to contest the Queen Anne Stakes, rather than the Prince Of Wales Stakes, at Royal Ascot next week.
Aidan O'Brien's Hawk Wing has been given a rating second only to Dancing Brave in recent times after his performance in the Juddmonte Lockinge Stakes at the weekend.
Tue, 20 May, 2003
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