Person: El Gran Senor

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Mug’s Game: Once more this week (like Liverpool) I hit the woodwork

Willie Mullins finished Wednesday on a high note, likening Ferny Hollow’s win in the bumper to scoring a goal just before half-time. I take heart from this. The second half is about to begin and I’m still in the game.

Handicapping isn’t a science — and the Melbourne Cup result proves it!

David Wachman departure evokes memories of David O’Brien

Air Force Blue - but only if the price is right!

racing

Pat Eddery: A special talent who was born to ride

Let’s hope the battle of the juggernauts comes to fruition

Stud’s ‘speed gene’ dates back 300 years

The “speed gene” behind Coolmore stud’s renowned racehorse-breeding reputation could trace back to a single mare that lived around 300 years ago, scientists have found.

Wed, 25 Jan, 2012

‘Special’ Frankel top of the world

FRANKEL has been officially rated 4lb clear of the field as the best racehorse on the planet after the announcement of the World Thoroughbred Rankings.

Wed, 11 Jan, 2012

Racing legend O'Brien dies aged 92

Vincent O’Brien, perhaps the greatest trainer of all time, died earlier today, aged 92, at his home in Straffan, Co Kildare.

Mon, 01 Jun, 2009

Senor dies aged 25

El Gran Senor, dual Classic winner and top sire, has been put down at the age of 25.

Thu, 19 Oct, 2006

Brave Heart

WHEN Pat Eddery talks about horses, you listen.

Sat, 30 Sep, 2006

Revolutionary who left his mark

ROBERT SANGSTER changed the face of racing with his revolutionary approach to the sport in the 1970s and 80s.

Fri, 09 Apr, 2004

Injury forces Hawk Wing’s retirement

ENIGMATIC superstar Hawk Wing has been retired from racing after failing to recover from a leg injury.

Thu, 14 Aug, 2003

Eddery to retire at end of season

PAT EDDERY has abandoned the impossible chase to become the all-time winning-most jockey in British racing history by announcing that he will retire at the end of the season.

Tue, 24 Jun, 2003

Hawk Wing up with the Brave

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

In the name of the father

WHEN Paul Carbery steered Bobbyjo to victory in the Martell Grand National in 1999 there was more than an element of DNA symmetry to the performance.

Wed, 06 Nov, 2002

Eddery goes second on winners' list

Pat Eddery went into second place on his own on the all-time list of winning jockeys in Britain at Goodwood on Friday evening.

Sat, 22 Jun, 2002

Horseracing: O'Brien king of the Castle

Aidan O'Brien landed the Juddmonte Beresford Stakes for the sixth year on the trot at the Curragh on Castle Gandolfo.

Sun, 14 Oct, 2001