Place: Curragh

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Gavin Ryan continues hot streak with superb double at Limerick
Gavin Ryan continues hot streak with superb double at Limerick
Killenaule, Co Tipperary, jockey Gavin Ryan rode a double last week at Fairyhouse and the 20-year-old added two more at Limerick to continue his impressive run.

Mon, 29 Jun, 2020

Weekend tips: Frenetic can prove too quick for opposition in ‘Flier’
Weekend tips: Frenetic can prove too quick for opposition in ‘Flier’
Frenetic looked a colt with great natural speed when winning on debut and he can follow up in the listed Gain First Flier Stakes, the sixth race on today’s Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby card at the Curragh.

Sat, 27 Jun, 2020

Tipperary and Curragh tips: Progressive Shanroe looks ahead of the handicapper
Tipperary and Curragh tips: Progressive Shanroe looks ahead of the handicapper
Two meetings today in Ireland, and the nap comes over the jumps at Tipperary where Shanroe should prove himself well ahead of his handicap mark when contesting the Oola Handicap Hurdle.

Fri, 26 Jun, 2020

Naas tips: Good opportunity for Edward Hopper to get off mark
Naas tips: Good opportunity for Edward Hopper to get off mark
There is a good card in Naas this afternoon and Ger Lyons has found some good opportunities back in maiden company for a couple of highly tried runners.

Wed, 24 Jun, 2020

Naas and Leopardstown tips: Master Matt can show winning credentials
Naas and Leopardstown tips: Master Matt can show winning credentials
The six-furlong handicap on today’s card in Naas looks particularly competitive, but the nature of the race should suit Master Matt. Trained by shrewd handler Matt Smith, the now four-year-old didn’t enjoy much luck in running last season, but performed very well on a number of occasions, most notably when runner-up to Make A Challenge on soft ground at the Curragh.

Sat, 20 Jun, 2020

Luke Dempsey developing drills for GAA's socially distanced return
Luke Dempsey developing drills for GAA's socially distanced return
Born a mile away from the Johnstownbridge GAA club in Kildare, the much-traveled Luke Dempsey is back where it all began for him, coaching the local senior team this year.

Fri, 19 Jun, 2020

Peaceful claims Irish 1,000 Guineas crown at Curragh
Peaceful claims Irish 1,000 Guineas crown at Curragh
Peaceful provided Aidan O’Brien with another Classic victory when running out an impressive winner of the Tattersalls Irish 1,000 Guineas at the Curragh.

Sat, 13 Jun, 2020

Ruby Walsh: Jessie can strike a blow for the over 70s
Ruby Walsh: Jessie can strike a blow for the over 70s
Last weekend was all about Newmarket and next week will be all about Royal Ascot, but last night and today the eyes of the racing world were and will be fixed on the Curragh.

Sat, 13 Jun, 2020

Albigna has plenty going for her in ‘1000’ at Curragh
Albigna has plenty going for her in ‘1000’ at Curragh
Jessica Harrington made the classic breakthrough when Alpha Centauri stormed to victory in the 2018 Irish 1000 Guineas and Albigna, who is also owned by the Niarchos Family, can emulate her former stable companion by taking today’s renewal at the Curragh.

Sat, 13 Jun, 2020

Super Siskin storms to Irish 2,000 Guineas glory
Super Siskin storms to Irish 2,000 Guineas glory
Siskin overcame a troubled passage to ultimately power to victory in the Tattersalls Irish 2,000 Guineas at the Curragh.

Fri, 12 Jun, 2020

Armory can give Aidan O’Brien 12th 2000 Guineas win
Armory can give Aidan O’Brien 12th 2000 Guineas win
A matinee meeting at the Curragh hosts the first Irish classic of the season, the Tattersalls Irish 2000 Guineas, and Armory can give Aidan O’Brien a 12th win in the race.

Fri, 12 Jun, 2020

Kinross can cause 2000 Guineas upset
Kinross can cause 2000 Guineas upset
On last year’s form, Pinatubo is a deserving odds-on favourite to take this afternoon’s 2000 Guineas at Newmarket and, if Charlie Appleby’s colt is successful, it will be the seventh win of a thus-far perfect career.

Sat, 06 Jun, 2020

Over half of Irish horse racing fixtures lost to coronavirus lockdown will be saved
Over half of Irish horse racing fixtures lost to coronavirus lockdown will be saved
More than half of the fixtures lost while Irish racing was in lockdown due to Covid-19 will be saved, Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) revealed today as they published a new schedule for August through to December.

Thu, 04 Jun, 2020

Ruby Walsh: There's far more to racing than gambling
Ruby Walsh: There's far more to racing than gambling
It's only nine more sleeps till horse racing returns to action at Naas on June 8 and four more before Siskin will bid to win the Irish 2,000 Guineas for Ger Lyons at the Curragh on Friday week.

Sat, 30 May, 2020

Andrew Slattery Q&A: ‘You can’t afford dips in form — you have to try and keep on the ball all the time’
Andrew Slattery Q&A: ‘You can’t afford dips in form — you have to try and keep on the ball all the time’
Jockey Andrew Slattery is the latest to answer our questions.

Fri, 29 May, 2020

Aidan O’Brien happy with Arizona ahead of Guineas date
Aidan O’Brien happy with Arizona ahead of Guineas date
Arizona will lead Aidan O’Brien’s quest for a fourth consecutive victory in the Qipco 2000 Guineas at Newmarket tomorrow week.

Thu, 28 May, 2020

RTÉ off and running with new racing shows
RTÉ off and running with new racing shows
RTÉ will increase their televised coverage of Irish racing this summer.

Tue, 26 May, 2020

Halford hoping for double Guineas delight
Halford hoping for double Guineas delight
Sinawann and Ridenza are on course to bid for Classic glory in the Irish 2,000 and 1,000 Guineas respectively next month.

Mon, 25 May, 2020

Racing needs to avoid false start when the stall gates open
Racing needs to avoid false start when the stall gates open
Barring an 11th-hour setback, racing will resume in Britain next Monday, a week before the Irish action recommences on June 8. It’s been a fraught time for the industry and there remains much for racing to consider ahead of its return according to Darren Norris.

Mon, 25 May, 2020

Pat Flynn: 'After training my first winner I couldn't feel my legs. It was like walking on air'
Pat Flynn: 'After training my first winner I couldn't feel my legs. It was like walking on air'
Q&A with trainer Pat Flynn.

Fri, 22 May, 2020

Same but different: Galway Races to go ahead with significant changes
Same but different: Galway Races to go ahead with significant changes
Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) today revealed that the meeting will go ahead on its original dates of Monday 27 July to Sunday 2 August with the Galway Plate and Galway Hurdle being run on the Wednesday and Thursday as normal.

Thu, 21 May, 2020

Cork hopeful of racing resumption in July
Cork hopeful of racing resumption in July
Cork racecourse manager Andrew Horgan hopes that racing can resume at the Mallow track in July.

Mon, 18 May, 2020

Sports Stadium recalled: 'It was the Carlsberg job, being paid to bring sport to the Irish people'
Sports Stadium recalled: 'It was the Carlsberg job, being paid to bring sport to the Irish people'
Larry Ryan talks to Michael Lyster, Stephen Alkin, George Hamilton, Maurice Reidy and Michael O’Carroll to recall the heyday of RTÉ’s flagship Saturday show ‘Sports Stadium’.

Sat, 09 May, 2020

‘When you are pounding the treadmill in a sweat suit there was nothing like the thought of a big win to help stay motivated’
‘When you are pounding the treadmill in a sweat suit there was nothing like the thought of a big win to help stay motivated’
Q & A with Fran Berry

Fri, 24 Apr, 2020

Ryle Dwyer: Ireland’s neutrality had plenty of grey areas
Ryle Dwyer: Ireland’s neutrality had plenty of grey areas
On the 75th anniversary this month of the death of US President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Ryle Dwyer recalls the political reaction to his death in Ireland

Tue, 14 Apr, 2020

Ruby Walsh: Proposed training centre could be a real winner
Ruby Walsh: Proposed training centre could be a real winner
I remembered, leaving Dublin on Tuesday night having attended my third Cheltenham preview evening of the week, why I made a conscious decision many years ago to limit the amount of them I did to those I was contractually obliged to attend.

Sat, 07 Mar, 2020

'Unbelievable for Edendork to have the Kingdom here': The club that rose from the ashes
'Unbelievable for Edendork to have the Kingdom here': The club that rose from the ashes

The quaint name of Edendork was on the minds of the GAA public on Sunday morning, when it was announced that the Tyrone-Kerry Allianz League game would have to be moved from Omagh.

Tue, 11 Feb, 2020

Stud farms say they could relocate if quarry is granted permission

The future of several major stud farms in Co Kildare is under threat from the proposed development of a quarry near Kilcullen, according to leading figures in the horse racing industry.

Thu, 09 Jan, 2020

Walsh and Smullen the stars of HRI awards
Walsh and Smullen the stars of HRI awards

Ruby Walsh and Pat Smullen were the stars at last night’s Horse Racing Ireland Awards, each receiving the Racing Hero Award.

Tue, 10 Dec, 2019

Curragh Defence Forces training camp 'not fit for anybody' claim members of Oireachtas Committee
Curragh Defence Forces training camp 'not fit for anybody' claim members of Oireachtas Committee

The Defence Forces’ training camp in the Curragh features “bad sanitary conditions” and is "not fit for anybody”, members of an Oireachtas Committee claim.

Thu, 28 Nov, 2019

Always willing to suffer, Larry Tompkins became Cork’s game-changer
Always willing to suffer, Larry Tompkins became Cork’s game-changer

He now resides forever in the GAA Hall of Fame but Larry Tompkins came close to obscurity.

Sat, 26 Oct, 2019

Sindhia can build on debut promise
Sindhia can build on debut promise

Two meetings tomorrow but just one this afternoon, and the opening race at Leopardstown, the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies’ Maiden, is a superb contest.

Sat, 19 Oct, 2019

There are times when Aidan O’Brien would break your heart
There are times when Aidan O’Brien would break your heart

There are times when Aidan O’Brien would break your heart.

Sat, 05 Oct, 2019

Champions unite for great cause
Champions unite for great cause

In the shadows of many of the true giants of the sport of kings, it would be easy for a lifelong racing fan to get lost in the moment of excitement.

Wed, 04 Sep, 2019

Progress at snail’s pace
Progress at snail’s pace

Everyone knows there’s no chance of the Government reaching its target that such cars should make up 10% of all vehicles.

Sun, 25 Aug, 2019

Legends answer call for Pat Smullen
Legends answer call for Pat Smullen

The conversation takes place prior to the dreadful news his friend and long-time weigh-room colleague Pat Smullen would need to undergo a further course of chemotherapy following a setback in his recovery from pancreatic cancer.

Sat, 24 Aug, 2019

Health setback forces Pat Smullen to miss his charity race
Health setback forces Pat Smullen to miss his charity race

A health setback means Pat Smullen will be unable to ride in his Champions Race for Cancer Trials Ireland on day two of Longines Irish Champions Weekend.

Thu, 22 Aug, 2019

Smullen returns to the saddle for charity race
Smullen returns to the saddle for charity race

Pat Smullen will return to the saddle on Irish Champions Weekend in September for the Pat Smullen Champions Race For Cancer Trials Ireland.

Wed, 24 Jul, 2019

Frankie fever grips Killarney
Frankie fever grips Killarney

Standing on the balcony of the hospitality building at Killarney Racecourse yesterday evening, Frankie Dettori addressed the gathered media and punters with the charisma and panache that has endeared him to the public since moving to England in 1985.

Thu, 18 Jul, 2019

Not even Alastair Campbell could spin this one
Not even Alastair Campbell could spin this one

In television interviews Aidan O’Brien strove manfully to explain how it could happen, but not even PR guru Alastair Campbell could spin this one!

Sat, 06 Jul, 2019

Dubai Duty Free to extend Irish Open and Derby backing
Dubai Duty Free to extend Irish Open and Derby backing

Dubai Duty Free chief executive Colm McLoughlin has underlined his company’s commitment as title sponsor to both the Irish Open and Derby by expressing his wish to see the prize money for both events increase during its involvement.

Sat, 06 Jul, 2019

Dubai Duty Free chief executive wishes to see prize money increase in coming years
Dubai Duty Free chief executive wishes to see prize money increase in coming years

Dubai Duty Free chief executive Colm McLoughlin has underlined his company’s commitment as title sponsor to both the Irish Open and Derby by expressing his wish to see the prize money for both sporting events increase in the coming years.

Fri, 05 Jul, 2019

Bringing art to the great outdoors
Bringing art to the great outdoors

I studied veterinary medicine in UCD. From there, I went working in the Curragh and London, before travelling to Cornwall, where I worked in the early 1990s. I was then in Dublin for 12 years, before returning to Cork with the intention of setting up my own practice.

Tue, 02 Jul, 2019

The Daragh Ó Conchúir Interview: Pat Smullen finally OK with being a non-runner
The Daragh Ó Conchúir Interview: Pat Smullen finally OK with being a non-runner

The Daragh Ó Conchúir Interview He will watch them go to stalls for today’s DDF Irish Derby at the Curragh and, for a moment, wonder.

Sat, 29 Jun, 2019

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