Horse Racing: Irish Derby

The Epsom Derby has been and gone and now it's time for Irish eyes to smile with the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby at the Curragh. The one mile, four furlong Classic is headed by the Aiden O'Brien filly Tuesday but Planet Sport are looking elsewhere in search of value for the prestigious Group 1. We've also got picks from other races on the Irish…

There was a thrilling finish to the Virgin Bet Heroes Handicap Hurdle with Saint Davy (4/1) only getting the better of Hermino AA and Dubrovnik Harry late in the day. Saint Davy appeared to be travelling kindly for Jonjo O'Neill Jr in behind the leaders in the home straight for the final time but he took a long time to master Hermino AA. Dubrovnik…

Curragh hosts the Irish Derby this weekend just after Royal Ascot and there's more thrilling Group contests to feature in the spectacular flat meeting. The Irish Derby festival takes place on 24th June until the 26th June, but Saturday is when the big event takes place, with the winner taking home €570000. Royal Ascot is still in the thick of the…

It is probably something to do with the danger, highlighted by the shout out to Graham Lee at last night's Horse Racing Ireland Awards, but every year this is a special gathering of people in the sport celebrating their own. The night started with a Lifetime Contribution Award for trainer Jessica Harrington and finished with the Racing Hero Award…

A Breeders' Cup that tested Aidan O'Brien's nerves wound up a resounding success with Auguste Rodin's exciting success on Saturday night holding the promise of perhaps even better to come in 2024. Auguste Rodin ultimately enjoyed a perfect if precarious rails trip to end his three-year-old career in style in the $4 million Turf at Santa…

Beating the odds is nothing new to Jessica Harrington, who will bid to be the first woman to train a Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby winner at the Curragh on Sunday. Sprewell represents Harrington in the 158th running of Ireland's premier classic but has a mountain to climb to reverse Epsom Derby form with Aidan O'Brien's hot favourite Auguste…

When it comes to the exhilarating world of horse racing, Ireland stands tall with a proud tradition of hosting some of the most prominent and thrilling racing events globally. From the heart-pounding action at the Irish Derby Festival to the prestigious Irish Oaks, Irish horse racing offers diverse experiences for fans. In this article, we'll…

Let's begin with details on our selected horses at Galway, and there's a full list of our tips at the bottom of the page. Good luck and please gamble responsibly. (Please be aware selections could become non-runners after article's first publication) EVERLASTING (3) is a half-sister to the horse who ran second at the G1 Irish Derby this year.…

Many hands make light work. Or in this case, it was many feet and steps that allowed Richard Brown of Blandford Bloodstock to find and then secure the Sea The Stars (Ire) colt who topped the final session of Book 2 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale on Wednesday at 425000gns. It was Juddmonte's Sam Guyette, shortlisting for the top bloodstock…

Sunday, October 8, 2023 at 9:44 am |Back to: Europe, Holy Roman Emperor | Coolmore By Stall Hanse's Geography (Ger) (Holy Roman Emperor {Ire}-Guajara {Ger}, by Montjeu {Ire}) followed up a debut success at Dusseldorf in August with a fifth in Baden-Baden's G3 Zukunfts-Rennen and bounced back to claim a career high in Sunday's G3 Wettstar.de - Preis…

The three-year-old features in a maximum field of 30 and he will be ridden by Ryan Moore, who jets back from Australia overnight to take the ride. Tower Of London, a brother to Irish Derby and St Leger winner Capri, already has one big handicap win on his record in the Ulster Derby before he stepped up in class to be second in the Bahrain Trophy.…

The Bar One Racing Irish Laurels and Time Greyhound Nutrition Juvenile Derby may be very different classics but both are littered with top class trackers with similar qualities. Early speed is the most potent weapon of those that head the market in both classics. Ballinakil Alf is the hot favourite for Juvenile Derby glory and he is amongst the…

Tom Thurgood looks at the big races and points out some names and numbers to note from Monday through to Friday in Co Kerry this week. Enjoy all the action from the Harvest Festival live on Racing TV! Racecourse chairman Pat Healy has said that the meeting is worth around €15m to the local economy and punters have plenty of puzzles to pick at among…

The final Classic of the season takes place on Saturday, with the St Leger headlining another excellent card at Doncaster. Before we reach that storied Classic, viewers will enjoy three further pattern races and two huge handicaps from across Doncaster and Chester. While he might not currently be much of a betting proposition, ROSALLION is clearly…

Katie Williams from Yorkshire and Caroline Kelly from London enjoy festivities at the Curragh on Saturday The Curragh Racecourse provides the test for the talented crop of three-year-old colts that are set to contest one of the most prestigious races on the calendar - the Irish Derby on Sunday, July 2. Auguste Rodin could bid to add a second…

Matt Brocklebank: I'm very much in the business of looking to excuse horses for low-key performances but I'm struggling to understand Auguste Rodin. He's obviously a real talent on his day but there's something of a whole in him somewhere and it's resulting in a very hit-and-miss three-year-old profile. In truth, I'm far from convinced he'd win…

Horse racing is extremely popular within Ireland, with some manuscripts even tracing the sport back as early as the 3rd century within the country. The sport is engrained in Irish culture. Horse racing events attract over 1.3 million attendees annually in Ireland. This article will consider the rich culture of horse racing by analysing some of the…

A massive crowd once again turned up on Saturday in Shelbourne, for the pinnacle of this year's racing, the Boylesports Irish Derby. What a final it turned out to be with a truly well deserved winner. The popularity of one of Ireland's oldest sports shone through. Standing room only was the order of the day on the famous steps in Ringsend. Punters…

Jenna Boyle of BoyleSports presenting the Irish Greyhound Derby Trophy to David L'Estrange, Brian Clare & Aidan Walsh. Also included are trainer Jennifer O'Donnell and connections. What a buzz for Tipperary trainer Jennifer O'Donnell, as her star hound romped home in fine style to take home the top prize in the BoyleSports Irish Greyhound Derby…

IT was business as usual at Warrnambool Thursday, with the 12-race meeting passing without too much to report. Suppose, the performance of Lightning Pest (the $2.40 favourite) drew the attention of punters but that incident was dealt with by stewards and we move on. What is not readily apparent in the Stewards' Report is that Greyhound Racing…

Indications thus far this season suggest that the Aidan O'Brien's'Class of 2023' juveniles are a highly talented class. Here are five potential stars to look forward to for the rest of the season and beyond. Henry Longfellow was of automatic interest when he made his racecourse debut at the Curragh on Irish Oaks day, not just because he was making…

It has been a peculiar season for Charlie Appleby with four of the trainer's flagship horses already shipped off to begin careers at stud. The yard has waved goodbye to Group 1 performers Adayar, Hurricane Lane, Modern Games and Native Trail, and the search is on for another superstar to lead the team. The top-quality three-year-old colts we…

TIMING is so important, and never more so than when you are heading to the yearling sales, and a new winner pops up on the pedigree page. This week's one-day Tattersalls Somerville Yearling Sale on Tuesday has a draft of five yearlings from Rathbarry Stud, though the farm also has another two as agent. Their homebred quintet include Lot 268, a…

John Jones, trainer, receiving the winners trophy after Well Met won his heat in the Irish Greyhound Derby. It will go from trap 1 in Saturday's Final It would be entirely appropriate if Well Met were to win next Saturday night's final of the BoyleSports Greyhound Derby, Ireland's premier classic carrying a first prize of €125000 and going ahead at…

The connections of the dogs in the Irish derby greyhound final. Twelve became six after the semifinals of the Boylesports Irish Derby last Saturday. It was a night of shocks at Headquarters as three of the top four, in the betting, to lift the most sought after trophy in greyhound racing exited the competition. Sadly this included our own Trinity…

Jack Kennelly-trained Beepers Lariat and Liam Dowling's Ballymac Pete will run Kerry in the Michael Fortune Memorial Derby Plate final at Shelbourne Park IT all went wrong for Liam Dowling's De Lahdedah in the second semi-final of the Boylesports Derby (winner, €125000) at Shelbourne Park on Saturday night. Installed the 2/1 favourite to win out,…

Bar One Irish Sprint Cup champion Carrick Aldo alongside Thomas Glynn, Edenderry and the winning connections. It has been a super year so far for Offaly dogs, winning the Champion Skakes in early July, the Champion Open Unraced in Kilkenny in May and now another classic to our list as an Offaly owned dog won the best sprint competition on both…

Kevin Stott has full faith in King Of Steel ahead of his August Rodin rematch but is mindful that the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Qipco Stakes is not a two-horse race. The Roger Varian-trained colt was second under Stott in last month's Derby, finishing half a length behind Auguste Rodin at huge odds of 66-1. The grey, who is a strapping son…

Three-times Irish Derby winner Graham Holland wants a Netflix-style series to help save Greyhound racing. Netflix have delved into various sports and have produced series such as F1's'Drive to Survive', golf show'Full Swing' and Tennis series'Break Point'. The'Netflix effect' has attracted huge new audiences for the sports they've featured. Holland…

Saturday 21:07 - Irish Derby Semi-Final 1 - Trinity Junior (nap) (Trap 4) Saturday 21:24 - Irish Derby Semi-Final 2 - De Lahdedah (nb) (Trap 1) Saturday 21:38 - Irish Plate Semi-Final 1 - Annagh Bailey (Trap 5) Saturday 21:52 - Irish Plate Semi-Final 2 - Beepers Lariat (Trap 1) Trinity Junior (nap) is the Champions Stakes winner who I was hoping…

The annual stroll around Dundalk Stadium for stroke returns this year with the local stroke survivors support group set to host a fun/charity walk on the road inside the horse race track at Dundalk Stadium. This year the stroll will take place on Saturday 2nd September, with registration at 5pm. The walk commences at 5.30pm and is a relatively…

Lord Massusus notched the biggest success of his career when scorching to victory in the Bahrain Turf Club Desmond Stakes at Leopardstown. Joseph Murphy's three-year-old had looked a progressive operator earlier in the year, but had failed to make his mark in two recent outings in Pattern company. Sent off 11-2 when returned to a mile for this…

The third round of the Boylesports Irish Derby dominated the weeks racing. However there was plenty of top class action around the tracks none more so than the first round of the Kasco A1 derby in Cork. Some quality stakes were also at semifinal stages with some at the conclusion end of things. Plenty of prize money was up for grabs. Once again…

The Group 3 Ballyroan Stakes at Naas is shaping up to be an intriguing contest and sees the return of the Willie Mullins-trained Vauban, who put in a phenomenal display in the Copper Horse Handicap at Royal Ascot last time. The 2022 Triumph Hurdle winner produced a solid campaign on his first foray into open company over hurdles last season,…

Paddy Twomey landed another two-year-old success as Purple Lily made a winning debut in the seven-furlong fillies' maiden on the second day of the Galway festival on Tuesday. Owned by the Zinlo Syndicate, the Billy Lee-ridden favourite came with a late run to deny the Dermot Weld-trained Tannola, by a neck. Trainer Andy Slattery and jockey Cian…

With a massive 156 going into the opening round of the Boylesports Irish Greyhound Derby a week ago, there was always going to be some big-name casualties as the field was cut to 96 after two enthralling night's racing. The elimination that grabbed most headlines was that of the reigning champion Born Warrior. He could never recapture his best form…

It was one-nil to the punters after the opening race on Galway Plate day, when Lan Cinnte clung on bravely to land the Download The Tote App Handicap, but the bookies fired in two screamers to go two-one ahead before the big race of the day. Minella Mate caused a huge shock in the maiden for qualified riders at 66-1, staying on strongly under John…

Minella Mate, with John Gleeson up, on their way to winning the Tote.ie Never Beaten By SP Maiden during day three of the Galway Races Summer Festival. Picture: Seb Daly/Sportsfile Clonmel hotelier John Nallen landed a big winner at the Galway Races on Wednesday. Minella Mate stormed to victory in the maiden race for qualified riders, causing a…

Festival history could be in the making on Thursday when Tudor City bids to become the first horse to win the Guinness Galway Hurdle three times. The Tony Martin-trained star first landed the historic €270000'Ladies Day' highlight in 2019 and managed the feat again last year when becoming the first 10-year-old to win it in 75 years. Jockey Liam…

Jessica Harrington is well aware of the task facing Sprewell in this weekend's Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby. Harrington is revered in the equine world, and having won the Gold Cup at Cheltenham and Classics on the Flat, she has mastered both of the racing codes. She would, though, love nothing more than to win an Irish Derby. Sprewell has seven…

Tom Thurgood picks five to follow for the €270000 Guinness Galway Hurdle, the big highlight at the Galway Festival. Watch who wins on Racing TV! Twenty runners are set to the line up in the Guinness Galway Hurdle and, after a remarkable 200mm of rain in Ballybrit since the start of July, the ground is starting to dry out with a merited reprieve…

This week was the week greyhound enthusiasts were waiting for, twelve long months since the 2022 derby. Trainers have hoped and prayed to have the star dogs in mint condition for the first round of the 2023 Boylesports Irish Derby. Thirteen heats on Friday with the remaining thirteen in a packed stadium in Shelbourne on Saturday. One hundred and…

Despite there being lies, damned lies and statistics it's hard to dispute factual evidence of a decline in the Galway festival's popular appeal. It means any rally in attendance figures could be the most important data to emerge from next week's action in Ballybrit. Once famously described by John B Keane as a state of mind, there has been a stark…

Seven G1 scorers including a dual Derby winner, an Irish Champion winner, last year's King George hero, the last three Coronation Cup victors and last year's Irish Derby winner. This year's King George is a humdinger and the World Pool is back for a card that holds abundant potential for those who find the answers to eight demanding punting…

The Weekend Winners team are back with a look ahead to perhaps the race of the year - the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Qipco Stakes at Ascot. Host Kate Tracey is joined by regular guests Declan Rix and BetVictor's Sam Boswell to analyse Saturday's star-studded field, featuring double Derby hero Auguste Rodin. Last year's winner Pyledriver…

A horse purchased for a massive €1.8million made a winning debut at the Curragh on Friday evening. The Aidan O'Brien-trained Ylang Ylang was sent off the 8/13 favourite for a seven-furlong fillies maiden and came home two and three-quarter lengths ahead of the rest of the field under Ryan Moore. The daughter of Frankel was bought for 1.5million…

Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 11:56 am |Back to: Europe, Auguste Rodin winning this year's Irish Derby | HRI/Racing Post Horse Racing Ireland boss Suzanne Eade has put attendance figures towards the top of her priority list for the remainder of 2023 and hailed the resilience of owners against the backdrop of the cost of living crisis as the six-month…

In what is being billed as the Flat race of the season, Derby winner Auguste Rodin heads an all-star line-up for the £1.25 million King George VI and Queen Elizabeth QIPCO Stakes at Ascot Derby winner Auguste Rodin leads a stellar cast for the £1.25 million King George VI and Queen Elizabeth QIPCO Stakes at Ascot on Saturday in the race of the…

Desert Crown, winner of the 2022 Derby, was expected to face off against this year's Epsom Classic hero Auguste Rodin at Ascot but misses the race Desert Crown has not been declared for Saturday's all star King George VI and Queen Elizabeth QIPCO Stakes due a leg infection. His absence robs the Ascot feature of a face-off between the winner of the…