Isn’t it weird how so many Irish people giggle themselves silly at the penguin-suit image of Royal Ascot and yet still happily indulge in their annual lemming-like trek to Ballybrit? (more…)

Oh to be a fly on the wall at the next HRI board meeting after An Bord Snip’s E16.6 million bombshell: And oh thank the lord for not having Brian Kavanagh’s job in trying to formulate a response to the snip junta’s recommendations. (more…)

Seamus Heffernan got a four day suspension at Gowran Park on Friday night for what the stewards described as an ‘injudicious’ on Drumbeat. The jockey in turn called their decision ‘a joke.’ (more…)

As the old broad in Golden Girls used to say – ‘picture the scene.’ A horse racing in the Irish presidential colours tests positive for dope in Ireland. Cue some headlines and a lot of grave harrumphing by the powers that be. (more…)