Irish jockey Graham Lee is in intensive care after suffering a neck injury in a fall at Newcastle on Friday evening.
Willie Mullins was not ruling out a future bid for Lexus Melbourne Cup glory after watching his favourite Vauban disappoint in the Flemington highlight.
Trainer Ted Walsh has described the changes to the Aintree Grand National as “another step in the abolition of jump racing as we knew it”.
Group One-winning jockey Hollie Doyle has been handed a one-month ban - suspended for one year - after testing positive for the banned substance Dihdyrocodeine (DHC), a painkiller, in April.
Apprentice jockey Wesley Joyce has spoken of his joy in getting back in the saddle after suffering serious injuries in a fall at the Galway festival last year that left him in intensive care at University Hospital Galway.
Frankie Dettori recorded a fairytale victory on his final Gold Cup ride, with the aptly-named Courage Mon Ami showing plenty of grit to down Coltrane in a titanic battle through the final furlong of the Royal Ascot showpiece.
Well-known businessman and horse owner Conor Clarkson has appeared in court charged with fraud offences.
Ruby Walsh has launched a strong defence of racing’s Government funding amid debate about the redistribution of betting tax.
The marquee contest of the week deserves some marquee names, and today’s Grade One Ladbrokes Punchestown Gold Cup (5.55) certainly doesn’t disappoint as Galopin Des Champs bids for a famous double at the Kildare track.
A woman was arrested in connection with potential co-ordinated disruption at Aintree Racecourse as animal rights activists gathered outside the track before the Grand National Festival’s final day.
THE Aintree Grand National - the world's most famous steeplechase. Forty runners. Thirty fences over a gruelling four-and-a-quarter miles.
An animal rights group plans to stage a protest at the Aintree Grand National this weekend to stop “direct harm coming to horses”.
Ruby Walsh is looking to end this year’s Cheltenham Festival on a high with some bumper tips on the final day.
An ingenious Paddy Power customer cashed out for big money on Thursday as they secured a huge windfall on a £1 bet.
We’ve had three glorious days of Cheltenham, and yet the best wine is kept until the end. Friday is Cheltenham Gold Cup day – for the honour that racing people crave winning above all.
Ruby Walsh has won more races at the Cheltenham Festival than any other jockey so there is no better man to turn to for your tips.
Thursday at Cheltenham is danger day for punters, it’s the only one at the Festival with three wide-open handicaps in which there could be horses lurking with a stone in hand of the handicapper.
Ruby Walsh struggled to hold back the tears as he watched Honeysuckle win on Day 1 of the Cheltenham Festival and now he has made his picks for Day 2.
There were joyous scenes on day one of the Cheltenham Festival when Honeysuckle brought the curtain down on her phenomenal career with an emotional victory in the Close Brothers Mares’ Hurdle.
The second day of the Cheltenham Festival is all about the two-mile chasers – those brave horses who run as fast as they can and skim over 13 birch fences for the title of Champion Chaser (3.30).
Just because he has done it before doesn’t mean he will do it again.
There will be no shortage of adrenaline coursing through every jockey’s body as they head down to the start for the Festival opener at Cheltenham, but none more so than Michael O’Sullivan.
He has won more races at the Cheltenham Festival than any other jockey so there is no better man to lean on for tips over the next few days.
The first day of the 2023 Cheltenham Festival is all about the short-priced favourites.
Irish horse-racing trainer Ronan McNally has been banned for 12 years and ordered to pay costs of E50,000 following an Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board investigation and hearing.
DAVY RUSSELL will make a sensational return to the saddle with immediate effect, less than a month since calling time on his glittering racing career.
Henry de Bromhead paid a touching tribute to his late son Jack after the race named in his honour at Leopardstown yesterday.
Belgian jockey Christophe Soumillon has apologised following his ban for 60 days by France Galop after an apparent elbow that saw fellow jockey Rossa Ryan unseated at Saint-Cloud.
Henry de Bromhead registered his first winner since the tragic death of his son, Jack, when Ingenious Stroke won the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners’ Chase at Downpatrick.
Legendary trainer Jonjo O’Neill was among those to pay tribute to De Bromhead’s son Jack following his tragic death.
All further events at the Glenbeigh Racing Festival on Rossbeigh Beach this weekend have been cancelled following the tragic death of 13-year-old jockey Jack de Bromhead, son of hugely successful racehorse trainer Henry de Bromhead.
Fame now comes in two forms for Nina Carberry.
The Plate. One of the few races left in the calendar known so simply.
Stradivarius (Al Shaqab Goodwood Cup – Today)
Tracy Piggott, the daughter of the late horse-racing legend Lester Piggott, has said it’s a “sad day” in the wake of his passing.
Legendary jockey Lester Piggott, whose Classic haul included nine Derby victories, has died at the age of 86, his son-in-law William Haggas has announced.
A host of famous faces have stepped out in style at Punchestown Festival 2022 as punters flock back to the famous event.
Racing fans have been denied a dream showdown between Honeysuckle and Constitution Hill at this month's Punchestown Festival, despite a £100k bounty being offered up by bookies Paddy Power.
Lord Lariat provided local trainer Dermot McLoughlin with a second successive victory in the BoyleSports Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse.
Noble Yeats, trained by Emmet Mullins and ridden by amateur Sam Waley-Cohen, has won the Grand National at Aintree.
Rachael Blackmore is gunning for more Randox Grand National glory after a life-changing success aboard Minella Times last year.
British TV reporters often take credit for the success of Irish sporting stars and the latest gaffe hit new heights as Tipperary's Rachael Blackmore was hailed as one of the "Brits of the Week."
One shrewd punter was celebrating to the tune of €55,000 after Rachael Blackmore's stunning win in the Cheltenham Gold Cup on A Plus Tard.
Rachael Blackmore struggled to hold back the tears of joy as she added another chapter to her remarkable story by becoming the first female jockey to with the Cheltenham Gold Cup with a magnificent ride on A Plus Tard.
Nina Carberry has said that she is hoping for an Irish winner at Cheltenham's Gold Cup later today.
The luck of the Irish certainly won out at Cheltenham yesterday as a Galway syndicate landed their second Festival triumph with Flooring Porter, a horse they bought for just €5,000 from an internet ad.
In what looks a wide-open Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup, take a chance on King George hero TORNADO FLYER (3.30) who could swoop to conquer right on the line.
Allaho ran his rivals into the ground to become only the second horse to claim successive victories in the Ryanair Chase at Cheltenham.
Bob Olinger was handed victory in the Turners Novices’ Chase after Galopin Des Champs took a dramatic fall at the final fence in the opener at Cheltenham.
