Person: Ian Balding

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

sport

Hockey: UCC seek revenge over Waterford

UCC and Waterford carry the Munster flag on the national stage this weekend in their refixed Irish Hockey Trophy quarter-final with plenty of scores to be settled.

racing

Take Cover catapults Griffiths into Goodwood spotlight

racing

Betting coup was ‘very satisfying’, says Curley

racing

Hannon to retire at end of year

general

A sporting life is just the job for this all-rounder

racing

Frankel about two weeks from new career as stallion

What Hayley and Margot did next

HAYLEY Turner reinforced her position as one of the leading riders in the land after Margot Did swooped to conquer in the Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes.

Sat, 20 Aug, 2011

Sri Putra wins Emirates NBD Cup

Sri Putra dished out weight and a beating to his 10 rivals in the Emirates NBD Cup.

Sat, 25 Jul, 2009

Barbers cuts a majestic figure

BARBERS Shop bids to put to an end a long line of unsuccessful, yet creditable, efforts by Royal runners at the Cheltenham Festival today.

Fri, 13 Mar, 2009

Snowden in peak form

Jamie Snowden claimed the riding honours on Grand Military Gold Cup day at Sandown Park with a double highlighted by the feature-race success of hot favourite Whitenzo.

Fri, 11 Mar, 2005

Palua to pounce on chasing debut

SMALL fields are the order of the day again today as the prevailing dry spell continues to bite.

Tue, 11 Nov, 2003

Jimmy FitzGerald to hand reins to son Tim

Cheltenham Gold Cup winning trainer Jimmy FitzGerald sends out his last runners from his Malton base this week before handing over the reins to his son, Tim.

Tue, 25 Feb, 2003

Welsh National Sensation

MINI SENSATION rose to the occasion to land a gamble in the Coral Welsh National at Chepstow yesterday.

Sat, 28 Dec, 2002

Aintree Grand National could be a race in a million

THE Martell Grand National could literally be a race in a million in less than five years’ time.

Wed, 20 Nov, 2002

Teal lands Newbury prize

The Whistling Teal relished the testing underfoot conditions at Newbury on Saturday to collect the Group Three Electricity Direct St Simon Stakes in workmanlike fashion.

Sat, 26 Oct, 2002

Punters set for ego boost

Ego can make the step up to Group class a positive one and land the Betfair Cheveley Park Stakes at Newmarket tomorrow.

Thu, 03 Oct, 2002

O'Brien reaches out to Ascot

Aidan O’Brien’s once-raced Reach For The Moon is among 10 youngsters declared at today’s 48-hour overnight stage for the Meon Valley Stud Fillies’ Mile at Ascot on Saturday.

Thu, 26 Sep, 2002

Balding delight at reaching Goodwood century

Rimrod gave Ian Balding, in his final season as a trainer before handing over to his son, Andrew, his 100th winner at Goodwood.

Sat, 14 Sep, 2002

Gibraltar faces defining moment

THOSE truly defining moments in sport are rare gifts, burned into the memory by their achievement or standing as a monument to marvel for those too young to recall the instant.

Wed, 31 Jul, 2002

Balding to retire at end of the year

Top trainer Ian Balding has announced that he is retire at the end of the year.

Sun, 28 Jul, 2002

Horse Racing: Morrison looks to Creek's cup bid

Hughie Morrison plundered one nice prize at one United Racecourse and now has his sights set on a bigger pot at another of their tracks.

Thu, 25 Apr, 2002

Racing: Lane and Welburn miss out

One-time favourite Moor Lane has failed to make the cut by two for Saturday’s Martell Grand National at today’s final 48-hour declaration stage.

Thu, 04 Apr, 2002

Racing: Shocks continue at Kempton

Ominously for punters in the week of the Martell Grand National, the recent trend for shocks in big handicaps is showing no sign of coming to an end.

Tue, 02 Apr, 2002

Horse Racing: National ride on Moor Lane up for grabs

The ride on Martell Grand National favourite Moor Lane is still up for grabs, it has emerged.

Thu, 21 Feb, 2002

Horse Racing: Pearl heads Aintree weights

Florida Pearl heads the weights for the Martell Grand National.

Tue, 05 Feb, 2002