AP McCoy and Paul O’Connell turned out last week to help clean up Limerick City.
The daughter of legendary Irish jockey Kieren Fallon has expressed her grief over the death of her boyfriend, the talented Italian-born jockey Stefano Cherchi.
Former jockey Nina Carberry is set enter politics as a candidate for Fine Gael in the European elections, the Irish Independent can reveal.
AS the master of every Cotswolds nuance, Ruby Walsh will forever inhabit the highest Cheltenham terrain, a horseman of complete and unrivalled authority.
It was deemed a “score draw” between the punters and the layers heading into the final day of the Cheltenham Festival after football encroached heavily on racing’s pitch on day three
Ruby Walsh hailed the “incredible achievement” of his former boss Willie Mullins after he became the first trainer to notch up a century of winners at the Cheltenham Festival.
Willie Mullins reached the magical 100-winner mark at the Cheltenham Festival as the Patrick Mullins-ridden Jasmin De Vaux provided him with a 13th victory in the Weatherbys Champion Bumper.
Bookmakers were left reeling on the ropes following a Willie Mullins blitz on day one of the Cheltenham Festival – and they fear the Irish maestro will go on to deliver a knockout blow.
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The big day is finally here for racing fans as the Cheltenham Festival is set for lift off.
Since times of Old Testament antiquity, when 33/1 shot, David, required but a single slingshot to take down odds-on hotpot, Goliath, the heroic rising up of the underdog has excelled at lifting the people out of slumps and slouches.
Maureen Mullins, the matriarch of Irish racing’s royal family, has died following a short illness at the age of 94.
Keagan Kirkby, a point-to-point rider and highly valued member of the Paul Nicholls team at Ditcheat, has died following a fall at Charing point-to-point in the UK on Sunday.
Legendary jockey Ruby Walsh insists that "it's every man for himself" on the track as he slammed Patrick Mullins for his part in a controversial exchange of words between the champion amateur rider and his cousin Danny at Limerick yesterday.
There were explosive scenes in the aftermath of the Faugheen Novice Chase at Limerick today as cousins Patrick and Danny Mullins exchanged words following a flawless Grade One victory for Gaelic Warrior.
Gordon Elliott will never forget those that stood by him during his darkest hour after his scintillating start to the Irish jumps season continued with a Grade One double at Fairyhouse.
Irish jockey Graham Lee has been diagnosed with an unstable cervical fracture and remains in intensive care following a serious incident at Newcastle on Friday.
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.
Nine people were arrested after protestors broke on to the track at Aintree ahead of the start of the Randox Grand National, but the race went ahead as Irish jockey Derek Fox won on Corach Rambler
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.