The old adage of ‘less is more’ is usually redundant when it comes to money but Cheltenham’s authorities could still do worse than keep it in mind. (more…)

When it comes to selling racing to Joe Public it seems the more things change, the more they remain insane. (more…)

Put ten racing people in a room to discuss a subject and you’ll get twenty opinions. But surely one thing everyone should be able to agree on is the right to fight your corner. (more…)

A wise man once said that nobody can create experience - it must be undergone. Bear that in mind and a murky Champion Hurdle picture might clear up a little. (more…)

Is the modern betting world too different, and too electronic, from what went before to allow racing professionals continue to stand behind the law? (more…)

You know when Horse Racing Ireland and the Labour party start singing from the same hymn-sheet that something is up. (more…)

The question of whether racing’s natural government home is in the Department of Agriculture or the Department of Sport points to a much more fundamental question that is all too-rarely asked. (more…)

Racing For Change is finding out that persuading minds that don’t want to be changed is a thankless task. (more…)

Contrary to what many people may instinctively think, mentioning Kauto Star and Arkle in the same breath is not an improper suggestion. (more…)

Getting worked up about crap is a sure sign of having way too much time on one’s hands but there’s a sports show on RTE during New Years Eve that demands a racing success. (more…)

It might deserve zero marks for originality but it is the time of year for Top Ten’s so here’s a personal list of 2009 highlights. (more…)

On the back of Brian Lenihan’s €7.1 million cut to racing’s finances it may be worth remembering that while doubt isn’t pleasant, certainty is absurd. (more…)

The key conclusion from Fairyhouse’s free admission experiment is simple. Irish racing’s core rump following is getting smaller, and greyer, all the time. (more…)

It was the American boxing writer Bert Sugar who memorably opined that if horse racing is the sport of kings, then drag racing must be the sport of queens. (more…)

In a week where Thierry Henry felt the stomach churning self-righteousness of Irish football fans, maybe it’s no coincidence that Ireland’s off-course bookmakers decided to exhibit their own hopelessly one-eyed view of the world. (more…)

Alex Ferguson’s belief in the ‘old enough if good enough’ theory paid off in such spades for Man Utd that it is natural to wonder how Dunguib might get on in the Champion Hurdle if Philip Fenton let him run. (more…)

To be at Navan’s Fortria Chase card was to be reminded that when it comes to National Hunt racing and its flat counterpart, plenty Irish people don’t believe in practising two vices at once. (more…)

No doubt some Ryder Cup-like ‘enmity’ will be drummed up on the approach to this week’s Breeders Cup but maybe both sides of the pond should concentrate instead on importing the best of the other. (more…)

Chances are a glimpse of racing’s future could be unveiled in Tipperary tomorrow and it is an even money bet that the industry here in Ireland may have already missed out. (more…)

The hoary old cliché about no one man being bigger than the event may still hold true but what looks unarguable now is that Sea The Stars was too big for the Breeders Cup. And thank God for it. (more…)