Sunday, May 19, 2024

Horse Racing

Talking Horses: ban on Irish entries would be abject admission of defeat

The Flat campaign on turf is off and running and the first Classics of 2024 are less than six weeks away but Ireland’s dominance...

Ireland Show Jumping team see off world’s best in League of Nations win

Ireland went one better than February’s Abu Dhabi opening-leg runner-up finish by seeing off the world’s best teams to sit on top of the...

Shark Hanlon targets Aintree Bowl instead of Grand National with Hewick

Top-weight Hewick has been officially scratched from the Randox Grand National, with trainer Shark Hanlon instead targeting the Aintree Bowl two days earlier.Following his...

NAP of the Day: Today’s NAPs Table of horse racing tips across the UK & Ireland

NAPS & Tipster Time CRS Level Stakes Odds ZondaRacing Post, West Country 13:30 Wwck +23.629 Wonder StarelzaamRacing Post, On The Nose 21:00 Chmf +8.708 Bet expired KallipposDaily Telegraph, Marlborough 14:10 Bevl +4.1764 De Tellers FortuneRacing Post, Lambourn 13:30 Wwck +1.745 Take No ChancesThe Sun, Templegate 16:20 Wwck -3.1332 Choose A...

Kevin Black: ‘Irish dominance in horse-racing is not good for the sport’ | The Irish Post

ITV pundit and horse racing expert Kevin Blake has claimed that Ireland's stronghold on the sport of horse racing is not good for the...

Cheltenham Was Always About the Horses and Britain Has Lost Ground 

When I started covering the Cheltenham Festival in the late 1980s it was still a place of myth and legend: whiskey priests, all-night card schools,...

BHA Chief Claims Irish Cheltenham Dominance Is ‘Damaging’ The Sport | Balls.ie

It was a week to remember for the Irish contingent at Cheltenham, as a green wave took over the famous festival. Of the 27 races...

BHA chief: Irish Cheltenham dominance ‘damaging’ sport

British Horseracing Authority chief executive Julie Harrington has warned the dominance of Irish trainers at the Cheltenham Festival is "damaging" for the sport. Irish handlers...

Cheltenham race-by-race reports: Thrilling finishes galore on day four

Held in the highest regard by the master of Closutton, the juvenile went into plenty of notebooks when an eyecatching third behind Kargese at...

Cheltenham 2024: Day Four race card, top tips from the track, TV details and everything you need to know

We’re ready for Day Four of the 2024 Cheltenham Festival.Yesterday proved a very fruitful one for Irish trainer Gordon Elliott as well as legendary...

As it happened: Cheltenham Day Two – Willie Mullins claims century of Festival wins

So it turned out to be another hugely successful day for the travelling Irish, spearheaded by that man Willie Mullins. Starting off with two consecutive...

As it happened: Willie Mullins enjoys ‘Champion’ start as Ireland dominate on Day One of Cheltenham

That wraps up an incredible day one for the Irish, with five winners on the day, headlined by Willie Mullins' State Man in the...

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