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Willie Mullins Stable Tour: Ready, aim, fire!
Amy Lynam
The champion trainer runs through his leading hopes for Cheltenham and discusses their targets
Willie Mullins Stable Tour: Ready, aim, fire!
GAVIN CROMWELL: 'It will take a nice one to beat her at Cheltenham'
7 February 2025 Racing features
GAVIN CROMWELL: 'It will take a nice one to beat her at Cheltenham'
The in-form trainer could have as many as 34 entries for the Festival
BIG INTERVIEW: Paul Dermody - Keeping the tracks on track
7 February 2025 Racing features
BIG INTERVIEW: Paul Dermody - Keeping the tracks on track
Paul Dermody is the chief executive officer for Horse Racing Ireland Racecourses. Following a successful Dublin Racing Festival, he spoke to Mark Costello about his role.
Jamie Powell: 'I'd love to find that quality horse'
Champion apprentice in 2023, Jamie Powell has found winners harder to come by but looks forward to a better 2025
7 February 2025 Racing features
DUBLIN RACING FESTIVAL: Galopin through the glory days
The DRF ticked all the boxes for another fabulous weekend of jump racing, writes Anne Marie Duff
7 February 2025 Racing features
INTERVIEW: 'A work-life balance is difficult when working with horses'
Stacey McDonnell, industry welfare co-ordinator with HRI’s Equuip department, tells Donal Ahern about her work
7 February 2025 Racing features
HARNESS RACING: Famous Edinburgh fixture gets a reprieve
The BHRC have replaced the former Fair Day Committee and have set up a 10-strong sub-committee to steer the 2025 relaunch
7 February 2025 Racing features
PHOTOS OF THE WEEK: Lords of Leopardstown
Healy Racing captured all the wonderful action over the two DRF days
7 February 2025 Racing features
BIG INTERVIEW: DECLAN QUEALLY - 'I respect the big guys but they don't scare me'
A key part of one of the most in-form yards in the country, the capable rider/assistant trainer tells Mark Boylan about how a change in direction is yielding big results
3 February 2025 Racing features
NEWS: Safety equipment in focus for stable staff and jockeys
The IHRB have recently updated the helmet and body protector standards for jockeys
3 February 2025 Racing features
HEART OF RACING: Mia Kavanagh - 'I'd miss the buzz of working with horses'
Following spells learning the ropes with the Harrington and Lynam yards, Mia is moving her racing career along in Australia
31 January 2025 Racing features
ITBA AWARDS: Eimear Mulhern honoured with Hall of Fame Award
The achievements of Irish breeders and Irish-bred horses were celebrated in The Heritage Hotel in Co Laois last weekend. Mark Costello reports
31 January 2025 Racing features