A lot of paint was spattered on the Curragh for the Guineas festival weekend but even as it shimmered in a rare blast of Sunday sunshine it was hard to escape the conclusion that a wonderful opportunity was lost to tear it all down. (more…)

Let’s talk about tail, its importance and how maybe too much tail can be a bad thing. Actually the scope for any number of bad tail puns is pretty much limitless here so let’s cut to the chase: How can Fame And Glory be favourite for the Derby? (more…)

Now that those 1980’s hair-shirts are back in fashion, it’s no surprise to see racing’s rulers going into slash and burn mode just like everyone else in authority these days. But indiscriminate slashing and burning has a habit of coming back to bite and Horse Racing Ireland’s decision to cut a further €450,000 from the Turf Club’s integrity service budget looks desperately short-sighted. (more…)

Name-dropping has all the flavour of fart-dropping but it is pretty essential here so a little tolerance would be appreciated. (more…)