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Thorpedo Anna confirms her class in Distaff

Thorpedo Anna capped a memorable campaign with victory in the Longines Breeders’ Cup Distaff at Del Mar. The first part of a glorious weekend in May for trainer Kenny McPeek when winning the Kentucky Oaks, the brilliant filly had added two further ...

02 Nov 2024 at 20:36

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Dublin date for Colonel Mustard before Festival decision

Colonel Mustard will step back into Grade One company for his next outing before being aimed at either the Supreme or Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival. Lorna Fowler’s seven-year-old heads to Leopardstown for the two-mile ...

27 Jan 2022 at 15:09

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Travel problems scupper Emily Upjohn’s Irish Oaks bid

Emily Upjohn will not run in Saturday’s Juddmonte Irish Oaks at the Curragh due to travel complications. The John and Thady Gosden-trained filly, who had been the ante-post favourite in the absence of her Epsom conqueror Tuesday, will now ...

15 Jul 2022 at 14:57

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McConnell mapping Cheltenham Mission for Mahler

John McConnell’s Mahler Mission has the Cheltenham Festival in his sights after an impressive Navan success. The seven-year-old was a high-quality hurdler and made the transition to chasing this season, starting off at Cheltenham before ...

24 Jan 2023 at 15:27

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Classic hero Sierra Leone to stay in training next year

Breeders’ Cup Classic winner Sierra Leone will remain in training as a four-year-old, part-owners Coolmore have announced. The son of Gun Runner, out of Grade One-winning mare Heavenly Love, is trained by Chad Brown and was recording a ...

08 Nov 2024 at 11:19

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Star-studded entry list for Dublin Racing festival

ALL eight Grade 1 races at the Dublin Racing Festival at Leopardstown on Saturday, February 6 and Sunday, February 7, have attracted strong entries. The first three horses home in the Grade 1 Savills Chase at last month’s Leopardstown ...

14 Jan 2021 at 15:30

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PICTURES: Wide smiles and wild craic at the photobooth on Day 2 of Punchestown 2023 - Gallery 4

It was all smiles as the punters converged on Punchestown Racecourse for Day 2 of the Festival. The PunchestownLive.ie photo booth proved popular with festivalgoers. Take a look at Gallery 4 of Day 2 below - Use the arrows above or ...

26 Apr 2023 at 21:00

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Bookmakers fear O’Brien hotpots

Aidan O’Brien remains the man bookmakers fear the most heading into this year’s Royal Ascot. The Ballydoyle maestro may not have his usual firepower on an ultra-competitive opening day, but his overall squad this week still ...

17 Jun 2024 at 17:31

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Ricci happy to be sticking with ‘Plan A’ for Lossiemouth

Owner Rich Ricci insists the Mares’ Hurdle remains “Plan A” for Lossiemouth at next week’s Cheltenham Festival, despite the increasing clamour for her to take on the boys in the Unibet Champion Hurdle. Winner of the ...

08 Mar 2024 at 13:09

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Dawn Rising seals another fine week for Ryan Moore

Ryan Moore landed his sixth and final winner of the week as Dawn Rising justified favouritism in the Queen Alexandra Stakes at Royal Ascot. Trained by Joseph O’Brien, the six-year-old was having just his sixth run ...

24 Jun 2023 at 19:41

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Lone Eagle in contention for Hardwicke Stakes

Martyn Meade has reported Lone Eagle in fine form following his Goodwood reappearance and is looking forward to running the four-year-old at Royal Ascot, providing conditions do not get too quick. The son of ...

05 Jun 2022 at 13:40

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Gold-en day for O’Brien and Moore with Kyprios

Kyprios is the new kid on the staying block having landed the Gold Cup for Aidan O’Brien and Ryan Moore with the veteran Stradivarius back in third. It was a bold bid by Stradivarius but he once again met ...

16 Jun 2022 at 19:42

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