The heavens were set to open over Monmouth Park last night, threatening to wash away the chances of Aidan O’Brien’s star Dylan Thomas in this evening’s US$3m Breeders’ Cup Turf at Monmouth Park.

Aidan O'Brien admitted this morning that he is concerned about the very real prospect of testing ground for Dylan Thomas in tomorrow’s Breeders' Cup Turf at Monmouth Park.

TO Aidan O’Brien and the Coolmore gang he’s ‘Gorgeous George’ but so numerous are the questions facing George Washington’s prospects in tonight’s Breeders’ Cup Classic that ‘Curious George’ may be a more apt nickname.

Carlow captured the first national title of the week The National Finals of the AA Insurance take place at Headfort Golf Club with a 2-1 win against Limerick.