An historic Gold Cup treble awaits Sizing John at Punchestown on Wednesday with Jessica Harrington’s stable star looking to become the first ever horse to win the Leopardstown, Cheltenham and Punchestown Gold Cups in the one season. ..
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With 12 Grade One races at the Punchestown Festival, one thing this week doesn't lack is quality and from today’s BoyleSports Champion Chase and Herald Champion Novice Hurdle all the way through to Saturday we are in for some real treats. ..
Apart from Pat Smullen no jockey has started this season better than Colin Keane but after two trebles in as many days, nobody will be riding at Navan with more confidence than Ger Lyons’ stable jockey this afternoon and he could well have the ammunition to keep that run going. ..
On the eve of the Punchestown Festival we have a Guineas trial at Newbury to get stuck into and after a good week for Frankel, another of his three-year-old crop could make a mark on Saturday...
Following on from the €500,000 BoyleSports Irish Grand National on Easter Monday, the Ladies National takes places at Fairyhouse on Tuesday and it could be another good day for trainer Gordon Elliott...
The BoyleSports Irish Grand National has gone for export ten times in the history of the race but there’s every chance that number could increase shortly after 5pm this Easter Monday...
Gordon Elliott has gone for safety in numbers in the BoyleSports Irish Grand National on Monday but on the opening day of Fairyhouse’s Easter fixture, Willie Mullins looks set to land a Grade 1 double with Let’s Dance and Yorkhill...
Racing returns in Ireland on Saturday with an all-flat fixture at Cork and there is also plenty of action across the water before Fairyhouse takes over centre stage on Sunday. ..
The Melbourne Cup may be the race that stops a nation but the Aintree Grand National is as close as we get on this side of the world...
Day two of the Aintree Grand National meeting and probably the hardest day of the three for punters, but hopefully Irish eyes will be smiling following the opening race. ..