A former Coolmore Stud employee has asked the High Court for orders preventing his former employer from threatening booksellers who sell a book he wrote about the stud with defamation proceedings.

Colm Greaves peers into his crystal ball in search of tips and talking points for the year ahead

The world-renowned Coolmore Stud has been ordered by an Employment Appeals Tribunal to pay €18,000 to a former stable hand who was dismissed after he took €220.

An extraordinarily successful year for Aidan O’Brien was recognised at the Dorchester Hotel in London last night as four Ballydoyle charges were honoured at the 26th annual Cartier Racing Awards while the master handler received the Cartier/Daily Telegraph Award of Merit.

The going in Thurles is very good and conditions are favourable for a special fundraiser in aid of a local school’s autism unit.

The author of a book about Coolmore Stud has claimed that the bloodstock “superpower” is trying to “suppress” sale and distribution of his work.

Jim Bolger is convinced Derby aspirant Moonlight Magic is the real deal.

How the First Lady of Irish racing did things ‘the Wittenoom Way’, writes Colm Greaves

A Tipperary man who has written a book about his experiences working at Coolmore Stud has asked the High Court for injunctions restraining the stud seeking to frustrate sales of his book.

All roads led to Conna yesterday for the annual Tallow point-to-point meeting and Mulcahys Hill lit up the meeting by posting a scintillating frontrunning performance for the in-form Martin Hassett stable to claim victory in the four-year-old maiden.

A new company has been established to own and run Curragh racecourse and training grounds, and oversee the €65m redevelopment of the track.

The Queen Anne Stakes is an intriguing race with which to start Royal Ascot, and the Richard Hannon-trained Night Of Thunder looks to represent tremendous each-way value.

Ryan Moore will partner plunge horse Giovanni Canaletto in the Investec Derby at Epsom on Saturday.

Found remains in contention for the Investec Derby at Epsom on Saturday week following her narrow defeat in Sunday’s Irish 1,000 Guineas.

Gerry O’Leary from Ladys Bridge will treasure fond memories of yesterday’s United Hunt Club’s point-to-point meeting at Ballindenisk as he rode and trained his first winner courtesy of Antirrhinum in the confined hunt maiden.

Hans Holbein leapt into the picture for the Investec Derby when giving trainer Aidan O’Brien a welcome turn of fortunes with an all-the-way success in the MBNA Chester Vase on the Roodee yesterday.

A race that promised so much, and delivered for most of the two and a half miles, was to ultimately prove disappointing.

Kingman was crowned Cartier Horse of the Year at the 24th annual Cartier Racing Awards in London last night.

The charms of No 4 Coolmore Lodge have not been lost on flocks of house-hunters intent on a new pecking order, writes Tommy Barker.

Aidan O’Brien has hailed Australia as "unique" following the announcement that the three-year-old has been retired to stand at Coolmore stud.

Dual Derby winner Australia has been retired to stud, said a Coolmore representative.

Coolmore Stud is allowing TV viewers get a rare glimpse into the pampered world of the planet’s most expensive thoroughbreds.

One more piece of the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe jigsaw slotted into place on Wednesday when Frankie Dettori was confirmed as the rider of Ruler Of The World.

Andre Fabre’s shock Prix Vermeille winner Baltic Baroness is highly unlikely to be supplemented for the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe.

A Ladies Day crowd on the Knavesmire yesterday was left as surprised as connections of Taghrooda as the unbeaten record of a filly that had looked little short of exceptional was ended by Tapestry in the Darley Yorkshire Oaks.

A reputation can be made easily, but real achievements have to be earned on the track.

Rugby star Ronan O’Gara and his wife, Jessica, were at the courthouse at Washington Street in Cork yesterday for a civil case concerning a dispute about allegedly outstanding payments for a luxury kitchen at their home in Cork.

Dermot Weld’s Flying Jib and Aidan O’Brien’s Wonderfully finished down the field as former O’Brien inmate Minorette claimed top honours in Saturday’s Belmont Oaks.

Ruler Of The World is set to miss Saturday’s Investec Coronation Cup at Epsom after suffering a minor setback.

A Victorian property high above Cork harbour pushed out the boat when it was renovated.

Joseph O’Brien, the man in the hotseat when Ruler Of The World makes his debut for new part-owners Al Shaqab Racing in the Dubai World Cup, believes the colt has the scope to enjoy a long and prosperous season.

Al Shaqab Racing has purchased a “significant interest” in the Coolmore-owned Ruler Of The World, last season’s Epsom Derby winner.

Noel Meade’s Texas Jack beat Baily Green to land the Grade 2 Kinloch Brae Chase at Thurles yesterday, but it was the third horse, Last Instalment, that was the real eye-catcher.

Declaration Of War will retire to Coolmore Stud in Co Tipperary after he has signed off his racing career in the Breeders’ Cup Classic at Santa Anita on Saturday week.

Declaration Of War will retire to Coolmore Stud in County Tipperary after he has signed off his racing career in the Breeders’ Cup Classic at Santa Anita on Saturday week.