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Born Braver lands Ulster National for Cromwell at Downpatrick 
Born Braver lands Ulster National for Cromwell at Downpatrick 
“I was happy the whole way. We got a perfect position behind the leaders and he jumped brilliantly. Stamina is his thing and he saw it out well.” 

Sun, 29 Mar, 2026

Ruby Walsh: Racing needs to ignite passion for the sport, maybe Albert can be the Einstein to do it
S Ruby Walsh: Racing needs to ignite passion for the sport, maybe Albert can be the Einstein to do it
The way Aidan O'Brien has spoken about Albert Einstein, and the fact that Ryan Moore will be at the Curragh rather than in Dubai, suggests the horse could be Ballydoyle's next superstar

Sat, 28 Mar, 2026

Albert Einstein file photo
Albert Einstein main Curragh attraction on surprise return after 307 days off track
He makes a return to action in the 1xBet.ie Gladness Stakes at the Curragh

Sat, 28 Mar, 2026

Bishopton defies top-weight to land New Saddle Bar Handicap at Dundalk
Bishopton defies top-weight to land New Saddle Bar Handicap at Dundalk
Always prominent, the Invincible Spirit gelding got the better of Venetian by a half-length, with Um Wadi an eye-catching third

Fri, 27 Mar, 2026

Kilbarry Saint justifies favouritism to claim Clonmel Beginners Chase
Kilbarry Saint justifies favouritism to claim Clonmel Beginners Chase
Boasting solid black-type form and plenty of experience, Kilbarry Saint opened her chasing account when justifying 6/4 favouritism in Clonmel’s opener, the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Beginners Chase.

Thu, 26 Mar, 2026

Horse racing from Clonmel
Kilbarry Saint can make chasing breakthrough at Clonmel
Thursday’s Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Beginners Chase at Clonmel looks a realistic target for Kilbarry Saint

Thu, 26 Mar, 2026

Aidan O’Brien pondering Gladness start for Albert Einstein
Aidan O’Brien pondering Gladness start for Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein could run in the Gladness Stakes at the Curragh on Saturday

Wed, 25 Mar, 2026

Cheltenham Festival 2026 - Champion Day - Cheltenham Racecourse
Aintree Hurdle awaits Brighterdaysahead before going chasing
Eddie O'Leary said the mare is "crying out for the step up in trip".

Wed, 25 Mar, 2026

Gordon Elliott and Shay Quinn 24/3/2026
Elliott anticipating top-weight for Better Days Ahead in Irish Grand National
Gordon Elliott said the Irish Grand National has been the plan all year for Better Days Ahead. He would love the ground to stay soft for the race

Tue, 24 Mar, 2026

Sir Gino file photo
Nicky Henderson announces death of 'unforgettable' Sir Gino
The six-year-old failed to recover from a serious infection

Tue, 24 Mar, 2026

Motherway’s Uhavemeinstitches lands Limerick feature for McManus
Motherway’s Uhavemeinstitches lands Limerick feature for McManus
Uhavemeinstitches had fallen at the Leinster National last time out

Sun, 22 Mar, 2026

Cheltenham Racing Festival - Day One
S Ruby Walsh: Three racing wishes — Fill Cheltenham, bolster Aintree's Thursday and reignite Epsom Derby
Racing will not gain the mainstream attention it deserves at this level if it goes toe-to-toe with rugby and the Premier League.

Sat, 21 Mar, 2026

Phillip Enright completes Mallow double on backs of Poets Oath and Mystic Malina
Phillip Enright completes Mallow double on backs of Poets Oath and Mystic Malina
Lynches Knock got the ball rolling when running out an impressive winner of the opening race, the Kearney's Coaches Maiden Hurdle

Thu, 19 Mar, 2026

Kobalt St Georges can strike for Robert Tyner in Cork 
Kobalt St Georges can strike for Robert Tyner in Cork 
Back after a break and reverting to chasing, Kobalt St Georges has been a revelation over the winter season

Thu, 19 Mar, 2026

Cheltenham Festival 2026 - Champion Day - Cheltenham Racecourse
BHA stewards find no evidence of racist abuse by Nico de Boinville at Cheltenham
Tempers had flared ahead of the Turners Novices' Hurdle at Cheltenham as De Boinville and Irish jockey Declan Queally sought a position near the rail at the start

Wed, 18 Mar, 2026

Gerri Colombe file photo
Gordon Elliott's Gerri Colombe claims first win in two years as Nicky Rockett finishes third
Last year’s Aintree Grand National winner Nick Rockett, on his belated seasonal debut, plugged on to take third spot.

Tue, 17 Mar, 2026

Cheltenham Racing Festival - Day One
Kopek Des Bordes thriving since Cheltenham reverse
Charlie McCarthy's six-year-old fell short in his bid for back-to-back Cheltenham Festival triumphs last week.

Tue, 17 Mar, 2026

Preview: Nick Rockett's seasonal debut the highlight of St Patrick’s Day action
Preview: Nick Rockett's seasonal debut the highlight of St Patrick’s Day action
Being prepared by Willie Mullins for a return to Aintree on April 11, the nine-year-old will be re-united with Patrick Mullins, who partnered him to Grand National glory last April.

Tue, 17 Mar, 2026

Aidan O’Brien's training approach with Albert Einstein will differ to any of previous 10 Newmarket winners
Aidan O’Brien's training approach with Albert Einstein will differ to any of previous 10 Newmarket winners
O’Brien doesn’t hesitate when asked the pecking order for his Newmarket 2000 Guineas contenders.

Tue, 17 Mar, 2026

Curragh Races - Sunday March 15th
Ribee gets flat season off to a flyer for McDonagh and Mulvany with Lincoln win 
The four-year-old Ribchester gelding took command before the furlong-pole and stayed on dourly to beat Eastwatch by a length and a half.

Sun, 15 Mar, 2026

Paul Townend and Trainer Willie Mullins celebrate after winning with Gaelic Warrior 13/3/2026
'He's not filling my shoes anymore. He's recreating them' - Walsh hails titan Townend
The apprentice truly became the master with a record-breaking fifth Cheltenham Gold Cup success aboard Gaelic Warrior.

Sat, 14 Mar, 2026

Attention switches from Cheltenham to start of new flat season
Attention switches from Cheltenham to start of new flat season
Aidan O’Brien will be represented in the three maidens on the card. And highly-tried filly Signora might prove the best bet on a card which boasts 135 runners.

Sat, 14 Mar, 2026

Cheltenham Festival 2026 - Gold Cup Day - Cheltenham Racecourse
S A Mug's Game: When it's not your week it's not your week
Mullins claim Gold Cup again but your correspondent can't transmute the €21.12 he carried over from the first three days into something a little more respectable

Sat, 14 Mar, 2026

Paul Townend celebrates winning the Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup 13/3/2026
2026 Cheltenham Festival: One that will live in the memory - not least for the upsets
While Apolon De Charnie winning the JCB Triumph Hurdle, the opening race on Gold Cup day, at odds of 50-1 wasn’t as seismic as Poniros’s 100-1 win last year, it was still a huge surprise

Sat, 14 Mar, 2026

Cheltenham Festival 2026 - Gold Cup Day - Cheltenham Racecourse
Gaelic Warrior turns Gold Cup run into glorious, historic procession
For Paul Townend, a fifth Gold Cup victory meant outright ownership of a record. For Willie Mullins, a fifth Gold Cup victory meant shared ownership of another

Fri, 13 Mar, 2026

‘Incredible’ Envoi Allen dies after collapsing following Cheltenham Gold Cup
‘Incredible’ Envoi Allen dies after collapsing following Cheltenham Gold Cup
James Given, the BHA's director of equine health and welfare, said Envoi Allen "almost certainly" died from a "very acute cardiovascular collapse".

Fri, 13 Mar, 2026

Cheltenham Racing Festival - Day Four
Paul Townend makes Cheltenham Gold Cup history on Gaelic Warrior
Townend ended Willie Mullins’ long wait for a first Gold Cup win in 2019.

Fri, 13 Mar, 2026

Cheltenham Festival 2026 - Gold Cup Day - Cheltenham Racecourse
Willie Mullins' Apolon De Charnie shocks Cheltenham with 50-1 victory in Triumph Hurdle
Trained by Willie and ridden by his son Patrick, the four-year-old was aiming to keep the trophy in the Closutton stable after Poniros struck at 100-1 on what was his hurdling debut 12 months ago.

Fri, 13 Mar, 2026

Cheltenham Festival 2026 - Gold Cup Day - Cheltenham Racecourse
Cheltenham Day 4: tips, cards, results and live updates on Gold Cup Friday
The Irish challenge has dominated the big one recently, but will that end today?

Fri, 13 Mar, 2026

Spillane's Tower file photo
JP McManus-owned Spillane's Tower out of Cheltenham Gold Cup
It was decided that the ground was too quick for the Jimmy Mangan trained eight-year-old so he was withdrawn at 11am.

Fri, 13 Mar, 2026

Cheltenham Chats: What's Ruby Walsh's one big Festival regret?
Cheltenham Chats: What's Ruby Walsh's one big Festival regret?
Our racing columnist Ruby Walsh had no hesitation in choosing the moment when asked what race he would love to have back again

Fri, 13 Mar, 2026

Cheltenham Festival Gallops Morning - Kempton Park Racecourse
Jango Baie can land spoils and end recent Irish Gold Cup dominance
No British-trained horse has won the blue riband since Native River got the better of Might Bite in an epic duel at the 2018 Festival

Fri, 13 Mar, 2026

Three things we will learn on the final day of Cheltenham Festival
Three things we will learn on the final day of Cheltenham Festival
A final shootout for Envoi Allen An old gunfighter will buckle up his Cheltenham holster for the final time in the Gold Cup (4. 00) this afternoon.

Fri, 13 Mar, 2026

Gutsy Zanoosh takes Mares Novice in Limerick
Gutsy Zanoosh takes Mares Novice in Limerick
The Willie Mullins-trained filly Dshingis Desire led home a 1-2 for Gigginstown House Stud

Fri, 13 Mar, 2026

JJ Slevin on Home By The Lee comes home to win 12/3/2026
S A Mug's Game: Right horse, wrong year, these minor details
Enda McEvoy's Cheltenham kitty is dwingling by the end of day three.

Fri, 13 Mar, 2026

19-year-old Cork jockey Shane Cotter calls Kim Muir Challenge Cup win a 'dream'
19-year-old Cork jockey Shane Cotter calls Kim Muir Challenge Cup win a 'dream'
“It was unbelievable,” the Ballynoe native said

Thu, 12 Mar, 2026

Darragh O’Keeffe on Heart Wood celebrates after winning the Ryanair Chase 12/3/2026
De Bromhead continues Cheltenham hot streak as O'Keefe and Heart Wood gallop to Ryanair Chase victory
Paying tribute to Heart Wood, O’Keeffe said: 'He jumped brilliant. I got into a great rhythm'

Thu, 12 Mar, 2026

JJ Slevin on Home By The Lee comes home to win 12/3/2026
Cheltenham Festival day 3: What we learned as Home By The Lee wins Stayers’ Hurdle
Home By The Lee’s emotional Stayers’ Hurdle victory highlighted patience and persistence on a dramatic day at Cheltenham

Thu, 12 Mar, 2026

O’Driscoll delight as 'superstar' Home By The Lee rips up the script in Stayers' Hurdle
O’Driscoll delight as 'superstar' Home By The Lee rips up the script in Stayers' Hurdle
It was a case of fifth time lucky at Prestbury Park on Thursday.

Thu, 12 Mar, 2026

Cheltenham Festival 2026 - St Patrick's Thursday - Cheltenham Racecourse
Wodhooh steps up once more for Elliott
It was she who ensured Elliott would not end the 2025 Cheltenham Festival without a winner, scoring in the 28th and final race of the week, the Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle.

Thu, 12 Mar, 2026

Queally and De Boinville shake hands and bury hatchet after 'racism row' at Cheltenham
Queally and De Boinville shake hands and bury hatchet after 'racism row' at Cheltenham
The incident on Wednesday involved some alleged abuse on the part of De Boinville which Queally described as 'horrific' following the race

Thu, 12 Mar, 2026

Cheltenham Racing Festival - Day Three
Cheltenham Festival Day 3: Follow all the latest race updates, results and reaction
Heart Wood's win in the Ryanair means Henry de Bromhead has now won at 10 festivals in-a-row.

Thu, 12 Mar, 2026

Watch: Ruby Walsh breaks down how tactics have changed down the years
Watch: Ruby Walsh breaks down how tactics have changed down the years
Our racing columnist Ruby Walsh chats to Brendan O'Brien ahead of another helping of festival racing.

Thu, 12 Mar, 2026

Punchestown Premiere Weekend - Day One
Ruby Walsh's Morning Line - Our champion columnist guides you through Day 3 at Cheltenham
Today is the day for Gordon Elliot, Ruby reckons, from a windy course. 

Thu, 12 Mar, 2026

Cheltenham storm as Irish jockey Queally alleges 'repeated racial abuse' by De Boinville
Cheltenham storm as Irish jockey Queally alleges 'repeated racial abuse' by De Boinville
"I got repeated racial abuse from Nico de Boinville when I was coming in around the corner and then he called me a f*****g p***k a couple of times in front of the ITV camera," the Waterford amateur said

Thu, 12 Mar, 2026

Unbeaten How's Hannah can deliver yet more success for Mullins 
Unbeaten How's Hannah can deliver yet more success for Mullins 
This late maturing daughter of Sans Frontieres, winner of a Ballynoe point-to-point for Tim Townend, has looked exciting in winning a bumper and maiden hurdle at Punchestown.

Thu, 12 Mar, 2026

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