The celebrated American war correspondent AJ Liebling once opined that people confuse what they read in newspapers with news. Since he also loved betting the ponies he would have relished Kilbeggan’s “extraordinary betting coup” on a number of levels. (more…)

With Workforce not appearing, the cliché about Hamlet without the Prince will probably get a few outings before Sunday’s Irish Derby is run. But there’s a danger that Ireland’s greatest classic drama might also end up seeming like Gertrude, Laertes and his wet chick sister are also absent. (more…)

Nostalgia may not be what it used to be but it is certainly big business, something that tracks pursuing the post-racing concert route might do well to remember when it comes to booking their acts. (more…)

The cliché about hanging together or else hanging separately remains hard to avoid when it comes to the ever-perplexing problem of why Irish racecourses find it so difficult to recognise the link between value for money and ever-declining attendance figures. (more…)