Place: Spruce Meadows

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sport

No easy pickings for Ireland in Olympic quest

Last Friday, the Ukrainian show jumping team contested a Tokyo 2020 qualifier in Budapest and amassed a total of 41 faults.

sport

New Zealander Tim Price on top of the world

Rio 2016 Olympic Games - Day 1 - Equestrian

sport

Dutch Masters should be a clincher for Reynolds

sport

Ireland look to seal nations cup final place

racing

Bertram Allen hoping to hit top gear at Geneva show

racing

Richie Moloney eyes assault on World Cup

Alexander Butler has weekend to remember with tremendous double

Kildare’s Alexander Butler won the grand prix at the second leg of The Underwriting Exchange Jumping In The City series at Cork’s Curraheen Park Greyhound Track.

Mon, 15 Jun, 2015

Darragh Kenny upbeat as Sans Soucis Z set for return to big time

Darragh Kenny was particularly enthusiastic yesterday about his prospects in tomorrow’s $600,000 Global Champions Tour class in Miami, writes John Tynan.

Fri, 03 Apr, 2015

Kevin Babington optimistic that Q can make his Mark in Florida

Another weekend, another $1m show jumping prizepot in the US and Kevin Babington is not without confidence.

Fri, 20 Mar, 2015

Tipperary star Greg Broderick warms to task at Thermal’s $1m AIG Grand Prix

Greg Broderick hopes to raise the temperature on Sunday in Thermal, California, where there will be a cool $1m (€940,000) on offer in the AIG Grand Prix.

Fri, 13 Mar, 2015

Sweetnam targets World Games with young talent

Shane Sweetnam may have offloaded his top ride last year, but that does not mean he is ready to relinquish his position as a stalwart of the Irish team.

Fri, 17 Jan, 2014

Rising star Allen takes individual silver in Spain

The rising star of Irish show jumping, Bertram Allen, shone brightly again yesterday when taking the individual silver medal at the Junior European Show Jumping Championships in Vejer de la Frontera, Spain.

Mon, 22 Jul, 2013

Successful weekend on both sides of Atlantic for Irish show jumpers

Irish show jumpers plied their trade with success on both sides of the Atlantic at the weekend, notching up numerous victories.

Mon, 01 Jul, 2013

Watson’s full focus remains on Badminton

It could be argued that Sam Watson’s single-mindedness at Ballindenisk last week cost him a shot at the €50,000 bonus on offer next September.

Fri, 03 May, 2013

Onwards and upwards for Sweetnam

Shane Sweetnam was disappointed when Cian O’Connor was selected ahead of him for the Olympics... and the rest is history.

Fri, 07 Sep, 2012

Family escapes pipe bomb attack

A family of seven escaped injury when a pipe bomb exploded at a house in Derry this morning.

Mon, 19 Apr, 2010

O'Connor wins Chantilly Grand Prix

Ireland's Cian O'Connor has won the four-star Grand Prix at Chantilly, France, with Aileen Bryan's 10-year-old gelding Rancorrado.

Sun, 14 Sep, 2008

No plans to drop equestrian sport for 2012

IF Federation Equestre Internationale president Princess Haya was selling a horse at Ballinasloe Fair next month, I doubt she would get many buyers, based on her recent promotion of equestrian sport.

Fri, 05 Sep, 2008

Riders get their way as Macken replaces Mullins

A NOTE of disharmony emerged this week in the Olympic show jumping camp, with some of the long-list of riders ensuring Eddie Macken was installed as team trainer in place of original choice Lieutenant Colonel Gerry Mullins.

Fri, 13 Feb, 2004

Lennon called up, as Euro hero Babington flies home

IRELAND'S show jumping team will line out in today's Samsung Super League competition at Rotterdam without European Championship's hero Kevin Babington, who has crossed the Atlantic to compete at Spruce Meadows before heading home.

Fri, 29 Aug, 2003

Riders putting team before money in opting out of Calgary

THE decision not to send a showjumping team to the cash-rich Spruce Meadows show in Calgary next week was based on the desire to do well at the World Equestrian Games, according to Peter Charles.

Fri, 30 Aug, 2002