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Ruby Walsh
Ruby Walsh: Embracing change is safe bet for the Grand National
Maureen Mullins File photo
'She loved her racing': Willie Mullins pays tribute to his late mother Maureen
'She loved her racing, loved meeting people, going to Tramore, to Thurles, going to Cheltenham. They were all the same to her'

Sun, 17 Mar, 2024

Irish Examiner View: Scandal in ample supply at RTÉ and Horse Racing Ireland
Irish Examiner View: Scandal in ample supply at RTÉ and Horse Racing Ireland
Recent developments do not show the horse racing industry in a particularly flattering light. 

Fri, 07 Jul, 2023

A view of racegoers 5/4/2023
UCC students vote to ban promotion of horse race days
The move follows a petition by the UCC Vegan Society.

Wed, 05 Apr, 2023

Cheltenham Racing Festival - Day One
An emotional day at Cheltenham: 'We all wish a very special kid could be here'
Nothing can take away the pain of losing family,  but sport can provide solace and joy in the darkest of times, and Honeysuckle’s win did both

Tue, 14 Mar, 2023

Scotland v Ireland - Guinness Six Nations - BT Murrayfield Stadium
Irish Examiner view: Still time for international success
Irish actors and sports stars

Tue, 14 Mar, 2023

Dubai Future Champions Day - Newmarket Racecourse
Irish Examiner view: Ending things on a high 
Racing legends Frankie Dettori and Davy Russell both announced their retirements during the weekend, much to the sport's surprise

Tue, 20 Dec, 2022

The post-Covid future for Ireland's horse breeders
S The post-Covid future for Ireland's horse breeders
All eyes involved in horse-racing will be on next week's Listowel Harvest Festival, with the impact of the pandemic, events being cancelled, Brexit upheaval, the war in Ukraine and rising costs all impacting the sector

Fri, 16 Sep, 2022

Parents of Jack de Bromhead pay tribute to ‘beautiful young soul’ who will be ‘frozen in time’
Parents of Jack de Bromhead pay tribute to ‘beautiful young soul’ who will be ‘frozen in time’
The couple said that the teenager was not just a perfect, funny and loving son, but was also 'an incredible, loving brother to our beautiful daughters, his twin sister Mia and his little sister, Georgia'

Sun, 04 Sep, 2022

Teenage jockey who died in Kerry named as Henry de Bromhead’s son, Jack
Teenage jockey who died in Kerry named as Henry de Bromhead’s son, Jack
Jack de Bromhead, 13, suffered fatal injuries after being thrown from his horse at the Glenbeigh Racing Festival.

Sun, 04 Sep, 2022

€53k salary bump for new horse racing chief 'proportionate'
€53k salary bump for new horse racing chief 'proportionate'
A decision to raise the starting salary for the new chief executive of Horse Racing Ireland by €53,000 does not “represent an increase” on the terms for the position, according to the Government.

Tue, 19 Apr, 2022

Cheltenham Festival 2022 - Day Four - Cheltenham Racecourse
Post-Cheltenham hangover to hit gambling addicts hard
“In the weeks after Cheltenham, people can be licking their wounds and wondering how they’ll pay the rent or pay the mortgage this month"

Sun, 20 Mar, 2022

Fears for point-to-point fixtures over insurance difficulties 
Fears for point-to-point fixtures over insurance difficulties 
Many hunt clubs were insured through US-based Liberty Mutual who have withdrawn from the market

Thu, 23 Dec, 2021

Choisty
Irish Examiner view: Racing faces unavoidable challenges
Not too many of our pillar institutions enjoyed their arrival in the modern world. Today's intrusions and ever-higher expectations, often unwelcomed by stiff, dusty, shibboleths, toppled more than one stately apple cart.

Wed, 04 Aug, 2021

Monday TV Tips: Aidan Gillen and Charlie Hunnam — plus a David Beckham cameo — in King Arthur movie
Monday TV Tips: Aidan Gillen and Charlie Hunnam — plus a David Beckham cameo — in King Arthur movie
Also, learn the art of fishing and fish-cooking; and how to minimise radon risks

Mon, 19 Jul, 2021

Denis Egan 13/6/2020
Horse racing chief defends 'groundbreaking' anti-doping measures
Denis Egan, the outgoing chief executive of the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board, is to appear before the Oireachtas Agriculture Committee to discuss its anti-doping policies

Wed, 07 Jul, 2021

PAC criticises delay in installation of CCTV at Irish racecourses
PAC criticises delay in installation of CCTV at Irish racecourses
The Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board said the delay is down to the 'complexities' of the tenders received

Wed, 30 Jun, 2021

Randox Health Grand National Festival 2021 - Grand National Day - Aintree Racecourse
Tipp jockey Rachael Blackmore becomes first female rider to win Grand National
Blackmore led home a one-two for trainer Henry de Bromhead, winning at 11-1 from 100-1 runner-up Balko Des Flos

Sat, 10 Apr, 2021

Cheltenham Racing Festival - Gold Cup Day
Rachael Blackmore reflects on an 'incredible whirlwind' week at Cheltenham
Deservingly, Ms Blackmore became the first female to win the festival’s Ruby Walsh Trophy - given each year to the best-performing jockey

Mon, 22 Mar, 2021

CC FARMERS PROTEST
Danny Healy-Rae: Reaction over Gordon Elliott picture 'gone too far'
A horse is not a human at the end of the day, the Kerry TD said

Thu, 04 Mar, 2021

Photo Essay: Staying on track in Thurles throughout the pandemic
Photo Essay: Staying on track in Thurles throughout the pandemic
The first thing you notice about Thurles Racecourse when you arrive at the entrance are two gunmetal grey stands. Once you enter into the ground, you soon realise concrete steps leading from the bottom to the top of each stand are its seats.

Thu, 24 Dec, 2020

Ruby Walsh: When there is a will, there is a way...
Ruby Walsh: When there is a will, there is a way...
Ryan Moore’s brief quarantine in Tipperary came to a quick and early close on Thursday morning when the news broke that submissions made to government by HRI had been accepted and that jockeys who were booked to ride in either Group or ...

Sat, 05 Sep, 2020

Enable to miss York as connections prioritise Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe
Enable to miss York as connections prioritise Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe
Connections have nominated a number of factors which will see Enable have her prep for the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at Kempton rather than York.

Mon, 10 Aug, 2020

Galway Plate joy for Joseph and JP
Galway Plate joy for Joseph and JP
Early Doors took top spot for Joseph O'Brien and JP McManus in the Tote Galway Plate on earlier this evening

Wed, 29 Jul, 2020

Goodwood: Mohaather mows down quality field for Sussex success
Goodwood: Mohaather mows down quality field for Sussex success
Mohaather demonstrated a devastating turn of foot to win a stellar renewal of the Qatar Sussex Stakes at Goodwood.

Wed, 29 Jul, 2020

Ruby Walsh: Unexposed Royal Rendezvous the one to beat in Galway Plate
Ruby Walsh: Unexposed Royal Rendezvous the one to beat in Galway Plate
You don’t need a crowd or an atmosphere to make a Galway Plate exciting for a jockey

Wed, 29 Jul, 2020

Galway Summer Racing Festival - Day One
Galway Races: All quiet on the western front
The short walk between the now empty betting ring and the Mayor’s garden still plays host to those antiquated buildings which, in busier days, offered respite from the crowd and do not fail to evoke many great memories. But today Galway lacked that verve.

Mon, 27 Jul, 2020

Kilbeggan and Curragh tips: Arthurian Fame can make winning return to life over obstacles
Kilbeggan and Curragh tips: Arthurian Fame can make winning return to life over obstacles
Arthurian Fame can make a winning return to National Hunt racing in the second division of the Follow Kilbeggan On Instagram Maiden Hurdle.

Fri, 10 Jul, 2020

Los Andes and Papa Bear maintain Jessica Harrington momentum at Navan
Los Andes and Papa Bear maintain Jessica Harrington momentum at Navan
On a decent card in Navan, Jessica Harrington notched winners 25 and 26 for the season in Ireland, the first of which came in the opener when Los Andes became the stable’s eighth juvenile winner this term.

Thu, 09 Jul, 2020

Navan tips: Nullifier can make most of better draw
Navan tips: Nullifier can make most of better draw
There is a decent card this afternoon in Navan and Nullifier get the nap to take the Bohermeen Handicap for Ger Lyons and Colin Keane.

Thu, 09 Jul, 2020

Donnacha O'Brien doubles up with maidens at Gowran Park
Donnacha O'Brien doubles up with maidens at Gowran Park
Donnacha O’Brien, fresh from Classic success in France, won the two juvenile maidens on last night’s card in Gowran, while jockey Gavin Ryan, who has made a great start to association with that stable, was in the plate for one and added another to complete his own double.

Thu, 09 Jul, 2020

Bellewstown tips: Loudest Whisper in with a shout
Bellewstown tips: Loudest Whisper in with a shout
National Hunt action at Bellewstown gets the day’s racing underway in Ireland and Rachael Blackmore can guide Loudest Whisper to an overdue first success when they contest the second division of the Thanks To The Frontline Workers Handicap.

Wed, 08 Jul, 2020

Al Boum Photo and Cyrname share top spot in jumps classification
Al Boum Photo and Cyrname share top spot in jumps classification
Al Boum Photo and Cyrname share top billing in this year’s Anglo-Irish Jump Classifications.

Tue, 07 Jul, 2020

Emmet McNamara’s Derby ride evokes happy memories for Steve Cauthen
Emmet McNamara’s Derby ride evokes happy memories for Steve Cauthen
The Limerick jockey was having just his ninth ride of the season in the Classic.

Tue, 07 Jul, 2020

Roscommon and Killarney tips: Roving Mission looks poised to take her revenge
Roscommon and Killarney tips: Roving Mission looks poised to take her revenge
Killarney hosts the National Hunt action, with the Grade 3 Boylesports An Riocht Chase the feature, while the day’s action starts in Roscommon, where the listed Lenabane Stakes is the feature on a seven-race Flat card.

Tue, 07 Jul, 2020

Landmark Derby success again illustrates no Aidan O’Brien runner can ever be dismissed
Landmark Derby success again illustrates no Aidan O’Brien runner can ever be dismissed
In a remarkable year, primarily for the wrong reasons, one of the least remarkable results of 2020 came on Saturday at Epsom when Aidan O’Brien saddled the winner of the Derby.

Mon, 06 Jul, 2020

Serpentine makes all to give Aidan O’Brien record eighth Derby victory
Serpentine makes all to give Aidan O’Brien record eighth Derby victory
Serpentine sprang a 25-1 surprise as he made all for a famous victory in the Investec Derby at Epsom.

Sat, 04 Jul, 2020

Russian Emperor the most credible Ballydoyle contender for Epsom Derby delight
Russian Emperor the most credible Ballydoyle contender for Epsom Derby delight
Today's 2020 Investec Derby will be a strange event, devoid of spectators, on-course bookmakers, and the man who could become the most successful trainer in the race’s iconic 240-year history.

Sat, 04 Jul, 2020

Ruby Walsh: With doubts over leading fancies, Mohican Heights can profit at Epsom
Ruby Walsh: With doubts over leading fancies, Mohican Heights can profit at Epsom
This afternoon the Derby and Oaks at Epsom take centre stage before tomorrow at Chantilly the French equivalents clash with the Coral-Eclipse at Sandown.

Sat, 04 Jul, 2020

Weekend tips: Tullybeg worth waiting for in Bellewstown finale
Weekend tips: Tullybeg worth waiting for in Bellewstown finale
Four meetings this weekend, three of which are on the level, but the nap comes in the closing race on the National Hunt card at Bellewstown, in the shape of Tullybeg.

Sat, 04 Jul, 2020

Patrick Sarsfield defies 15lb hike to land Navan spoils
Patrick Sarsfield defies 15lb hike to land Navan spoils
A 15lb hike up the handicap for a facile success at Leopardstown was not enough to prevent a second success of the season for Patrick Sarsfield, who took the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Nasrullah Premier Handicap for Joseph O’Brien and Declan McDonogh at Navan yesterday.

Fri, 03 Jul, 2020

Measured Marquand the latest rider to be 'jocked off' before the big day
Measured Marquand the latest rider to be 'jocked off' before the big day
Jockey Tom Marquand was born five years after the release of the first Jurassic Park movie so at best it’s even-money that the promising 22-year-old rider has seen the film.

Fri, 03 Jul, 2020

Navan tips: Hazel set to build on debut promise for Donnacha O’Brien
Navan tips: Hazel set to build on debut promise for Donnacha O’Brien
Donnacha O’Brien saddled his first winner on turf when Great House won at Limerick earlier this week and he can double up with Hazel, who can take the opening race on today’s card in Navan.

Fri, 03 Jul, 2020

Bellewstown and Sligo tips: Gilt-edged opportunity for King Of Stars to make amends
Bellewstown and Sligo tips: Gilt-edged opportunity for King Of Stars to make amends
Two Flat meetings to keep Irish racing fans busy most of the day, and King Of Stars should get punters off to the perfect start by taking the first race at Bellewstown, the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden.

Thu, 02 Jul, 2020

Know It All gives jockey Ben Coen his biggest success yet
Know It All gives jockey Ben Coen his biggest success yet
Johnny Murtagh’s team is in irresistible form right now and Know It All ran out and impressive winner of the Group 3 Derrinstown Stud Fillies’ Stakes at Leopardstown.

Wed, 01 Jul, 2020

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