With just over three weeks to the Croke Park Classic, a programme of events around the American College football game between Penn State and the University of Central Florida (UCF) has been announced.

Vickie Maye goes backstage at Mario Rosenstock’s Opera House shows, ahead of his July appearance at the Marquee.

Soldier’s Tale and War Artist will shoulder 9st 12lb as they take on 16 rivals in the Duke Of York Hearthstead Homes Stakes on Wednesday.

BRAVE little Solerina, fresh from her fourth to Iris’s Gift in the Stayers’ Hurdle at Cheltenham, can enjoy a first ever success on the level in the Peter Byrne Kildare Race at the Curragh tomorrow.