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Camelot heads strong field for Tattersalls Gold Cup
Last year's dual Derby hero Camelot tops five Aidan O'Brien-trained possibles for Sunday's Tattersalls Gold Cup at the Curragh.
Drugs scandal adds to pain of Camelot defeat
CONNECTIONS of Camelot have been left to wonder 'what if' after the horse which denied him a historic Triple Crown in last year's Doncaster St Leger, Encke, was named among seven additional horses to have tested positive for anabolic steroids.
Berry wraps up double on Lethal
FRAN BERRY brought up a Roscommon double when Lethal Weapon just about managed to end a long losing run in the Connolly's Red Mills Horse Care Cubes Handicap.
Sprinter Sacre tops jump ratings
Sprinter Sacre has achieved a rating of 188 as the top chaser from the Anglo-Irish Jump Classifications.
Murtagh keen to get off to Classic start
Johnny Murtagh is aiming for a dream start to his training career with Fort Knox in the Tattersalls Irish 2,000 Guineas at the Curragh on Saturday.
Sheikh's boys in blue tune in for redemption
Farhh's stunning Lockinge victory at Newbury on Saturday was a resounding fillip for Sheikh Mohammed and his flagship Godolphin operation amid their ongoing travails.
Protestant can answer punters' prayers
Orgilgo Bay should be the star attraction at tonight's modest Roscommon card, but John McConnell's once-promising colt is hard to trust after his tame reappearance.
Murtagh aiming to begin training career with Classic success
Fort Knox could represent new trainer Johnny Murtagh in the Tattersalls Irish 2,000 Guineas at the Curragh on Saturday.
Dawn must rise to Epsom endurance test
Portentous or not, as a prelude to the 2000 Guineas earlier this month a TV network chose to broadcast the climax to the 1984 edition of the opening colts' classic – reason being that that race (as well as the 1971 victory of Brigadier Gerard over Mill Reef) is generally regarded as its historical gold standard.
Farhh boosts Godolphin
Sheikh Mohammed's Godolphin team received its first significant piece of good news in some time when Farhh emerged a most convincing winner of the JLT Lockinge Stakes at Newbury.
Weld primed for Navan rematch
Voleuse De Coeurs and Missunited, first and second in last year's Irish Cesarewitch, are set for an intriguing rematch in the Vintage Crop Stakes at Navan today.
Murphy's Naas victor in Big Time
Trainer John Murphy's phone has been ringing off the hook since the impressive victory of Big Time at Naas on Wednesday evening.
Farhh obliterates Lockinge field as War disappoints
Farhh stepped out of the shadow of the mighty Frankel to claim the JLT Lockinge Stakes at Newbury in scintillating fashion.
Godolphin hope ready to silence O'Brien's War
A full 10 years on from Hawk Wing's record 11-length rout in the JLT Lockinge Stakes, Aidan O'Brien relies on Declaration Of War in the Newbury Group One.
Lockinge looks Farhh from being a puzzle
IT is often said that humans are creatures of habit and if you look at the average punter, there's plenty of evidence to back that up. Most of us pick up quirks over the years and certain habits creep into our betting.
Fiery Oscar can prosper for Sweeney on Flat bow
RODGER Sweeney's Castlelyons stable has emerged as an increasingly shrewd outfit over the past few years and Fiery Oscar could add to its own recent triumphs over hurdles and fences by taking the amateur riders' Flat race at Wexford today.
Johnny Murtagh granted a training licence
Johnny Murtagh has been granted a training licence by the Irish Turf Club.
Oxx primed to click into gear with Mourani
A grand total of one winner to date constitutes a sluggish start to the Flat campaign for John Oxx, but the peerless Currabeg handler is trusted to land tomorrow's nap with Mourani at Navan.
O'Brien on War-Footing for Lockinge assault
Joseph O'Brien admits Declaration Of War faces by far the stiffest test of his career in tomorrow's JLT Lockinge Stakes at Newbury on Saturday.
Libertarian shock leaves Bolger smiling brightly
YORK'S Dante Stakes might have been won by a locally-trained horse for the first time in nearly 50 years, but it was Jim Bolger who was wearing the biggest smile after the last of the recognised Derby trials.
Maureen set for run in Irish Guineas
Maureen, who finished sixth in the 1000 Guineas behind stablemate Sky Lantern, will run in the Etihad Airways-sponsored Irish equivalent on Sunday week.
Frankie Dettori: I don’t know what to expect on my return
Frankie Dettori admits he is nervous of the reception he will be afforded when he makes his planned return to race-riding at Leicester on Monday evening.
Joshua Tree ready to thwart Carmody's Diamond raider
tommy carmody's Royal Diamond is the sole Irish-trained runner on the final leg of what has been a relatively fruitless Dante Festival for the raiders at York.
Sweet My Lord can show way home for Mullins and Walsh in Kilbeggan feature
The featured FBD Insurance Hurdle at Kilbeggan this evening has attracted a diverse field of 13 runners ranging from age six to 13, but the €13,110 winner's purse looks poised to go to the insatiable Willie Mullins for a second year in a row.
Frankie Dettori: Demotion within Godolphin made me turn to cocaine
Frankie Dettori has pointed to the relegation of his standing within Godolphin as a contributory factor in the "moment of weakness" that resulted in a six-month riding ban after he tested positive for cocaine.
O'Brien's Chief can lay Epsom marker in Dante
JUDGING by the way the Derby trials have gone so far, it's difficult to see beyond a victory for either Indian Chief or Trading Leather in today's Dante Stakes at York.
Euphrasia stars for Murphy in a night of shocks at Naas
IT was a night of shocks at Naas as the Co Kildare track lived up to its old reputation of being the punter's graveyard.
Sizing Rio made of right stuff to shine in testing conditions
SIZING Rio, which made an auspicious Bennettsbridge debut last year, is the equine star attraction on tonight's point-to-point themed meeting at Tipperary.
Dettori eyes comeback after 'hiding' from cocaine shame
Frankie Dettori has said his ban for using cocaine led him to hide inside his house for a week because of the paparazzi and made him fearful of his children being bullied.
Hawkeyethenoo to hold off challenge of Irish sprint aces
Gordon Lord Byron and Maarek, two wonderful servants for their respective modest Co Tipperary-based handlers, vie for a further share of the limelight at York today.
Tony McCoy set to return to action tomorrow
Champion jockey Tony McCoy is set to return to action at Ludlow on Thursday.
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