Gallery 12th May Pic of the week. Bondage (right) pops over a hurdle, with Gold Bullet in second, before going on to win at Down Royal on Monday last under Davy Condon for trainer Gordon Elliott. 06-05-13 More »
Gallery 5th May Pic of the week. The Pat Hughes trained Prince Of Fowards comes through on the outside under Tim Carroll to beat Captain Luke (centre) and Count Salazar (left). Kilbeggan 03-05-13 More »
An interesting fact ahead of this weekend’s Tattersalls Irish 2,000 Guineas: it is quarter of a century since an Irish trainer besides Aidan O’Brien won the Curragh’s mile classic for colts. That’s certainly a helpful statistic for those observers who perceive Ireland to be little more than a Coolmore playground. Of course, whether or not [...]
Sidelined Jockeys
Injured Jockeys
Mr J J Codd - Fractured left wrist in a fall at Inch pt-to-pt Wed, 27th Mar
B Hayes - Fractured right arm (radius) in a fall at Thurles Thu, 4th Apr
M P Butler - Fractured right arm (humerous) in a fall at Fairyhouse Tue, 16th Apr
E F Power - Fractured three vertebrae in a fall at Kilbeggan Fri, 3rd May
Mr D O'Connor - Fractured left leg in a fall at Dawstown pt-to-pt Mon, 6th May
P T Enright - Fractured both hands in a fall at Down Royal Mon, 6th May
B J Cooper - Fractured left leg (femur) in a fall at Down Royal Mon, 6th May
Suspended Jockeys
R Dawson - Two year ban (15 months of which are suspended) for failing a drug test, starts Wed, 29th Aug
L A McKenna - Seven day ban for use of the whip at Ayr Wed, 8th May
D G Hogan - Two day ban for using whip with excessive frequency at Sligo Mon, 20th May
A P Thornton - One day ban for careless riding at the Curragh Mon, 20th May
Selections
Today's Selections are now included in the Formscan section at the top of each racecard.