Aidan O’Brien, who made history by becoming the first trainer to win the Derby three years in a row last summer, has been honoured by the Turf Club for his record-breaking achievement.

THE Board of Horse Racing Ireland is to set up a high-powered working group to ensure the industry’s drug testing regime is as robust as possible and operates at the highest international standards.

EDWARD O’GRADY’S The Real Article is free to contest the Galway Hurdle on Thursday.