An Irish-owned racehorse has sold for a record price at auction in the UK.

Seriously Ryan, what the hell were you at?

“BUILD it and they will come” may not always be reliable advice for aspiring entrepreneurs but “rebuild it and they might come” has proven a winning formula for the National Gallery of Ireland. 

A Dutch art sleuth who claims he is following two possible leads in the largest art heist in US history is hoping a $10m reward will help track down the collection stolen from a Boston museum in 1990.

Saoirse Ronan’s favourite nail salon will be painting works of art on to fingernails at the National Gallery of Ireland.

Des O’Sullivan looks at some of the lots on offer at Lynes and Lynes and finds great value Georgiana.

The Dermot Weld-trained Harzand earned quotes ranging from 16/1 to 25/1 for the Investec Derby in Epsom following his workmanlike victory in the Group 3 P W McGrath Memorial Ballysax Stakes in Leopardstown yesterday.

Leading Classic contenders Air Force Blue, Hit It A Bomb and Minding were among those to work after racing at the Curragh as Aidan O’Brien put 50 horses through their paces.

John Gosden is worried about the forecast rain for Racing Post Trophy favourite Foundation at Doncaster today.

At Gowran Park this afternoon Weather Watch can show the benefit of recent experience and a step up in trip by taking the two-and-a-half-mile maiden hurdle.

One of the toughest gigs in racing has to be working as a handicapper.

Sunday’s action takes place at the Curragh, where the Group 2 Juddmonte Beresford Stakes is the feature. The nap selection comes in the finale, in which Silwana can make the most of favourable race conditions to take the Listed Loughbrown Stakes for Dermot Weld and Pat Smullen.

The progressive Algonquin completed a four-timer with a typically gamebattling display in the listed Vincent O’Brien Ruby Stakes last night at Killarney last night.

There’s a very good Flat card to start the four-day meeting at Killarney, and trainer Aidan O’Brien has strong claims of leaving the Kerry venue with a treble through Johannes Vermeer, Jinsha Lake and Hallmark.

Galway’s seven-day festival gets underway with a very competitive evening meeting, and True Solitaire earns the nap to take the Claregalwayhotel.ie EBF Maiden for Dermot Weld.

Here’s our tips on what’s you should watch on the box tonight.

This weekend sees Scorsese and DiCaprio unite once again, and an unholy union of ‘Paranormal Activity’ and ‘Rosemary’s Baby’.

The celebrities championing the works of art in RTÉ’s Masterpiece campaign to discover Ireland’s favourite painting may be better known than the artists.

Irish painters such as Seán Scully and Paul Henry will go up against master Caravaggio in the battle for Ireland’s favourite painting.