Frankel has been named Cartier Horse Of The Year for the second time at an awards ceremony in London.

Several state-appointed board members responsible for running the Irish National Stud shared in the benefits of bloodstock investments that netted the company €3.6m last year.

Mick Kinane will be roaring on Born To Sea as he bids to emulate half-brother Sea The Stars by winning the the Qipco 2000 Guineas.

Ground conditions at Newmarket could be a question mark for the hugely talented Camelot in the Qipco 2000 Guineas at Newmarket on Saturday.

Ground conditions at Newmarket could be a question mark for the hugely talented Camelot in the Qipco 2000 Guineas at Newmarket tomorrow .

With the financial fate of the state’s most speculative asset, the Irish National Stud, strapped to a sinking economy, the two people best placed to turn business around could no longer work together after their affair ended with allegations of bullying, mistreatment and attempted suicide, writes Conor Ryan.

OFF the track since disappointing in the Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial at Leopardstown in May, the John Oxx-trained Zanughan made a successful return to action when landing the listed Ardilaun Hotel Oyster Stakes in Galway last night.

ROSE Bonheur arrived fast and late to thwart the flattering Katla in the listed Belgrave Stakes at Fairyhouse yesterday.

GER LYONS saddled his eighth two-year-old winner of the season when Lady Rochford, ridden by Keagan Latham, pipped odds-on favourite Lady Wingshot in the Irish Stallion Farms 2-Y-0 Fillies Maiden at Naas last night.

THE Irish National Stud (INS) has conceded it must tighten up rules on the conduct of its key personnel in inside deals involving its stallions.

BUSINESS deals at the Irish National Stud (INS) worth €718,000 were not put to competitive tender and were awarded to firms run by some of its key personnel.

OF ALL the investments made in the name of the state during the boom, the 2002 purchase of a controlling stake in a five-year-old stallion, Invincible Spirit, was perhaps the most spectacular.

THREE senior figures in the Irish National Stud received €2.9 million for their share-holding in a prized stallion in which the Government-owned company was the biggest shareholder.

TAKE a chance on Stand And Fight to belatedly open his account in the 02 Mobile Broadband 2-Y-0 Maiden at Down Royal tonight.

FIRE GLOW is a hopeful nap choice in the www.tote.ie EBF Fillies Maiden at Galway this evening.

Goffs Bloodstock Sales today launched a catalogue of two-year-olds for its inaugural Flat breeze up sale to be held at Kempton Park on Friday, March 9.