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Sat 8th Aug 2026

Nicholls pays tribute as Big Buck’s dies aged 23

Big Buck’s, one of the greatest staying hurdlers of all time, has died at the age of 23.

1.07PM
Celeron and Oisin Murphy, right

Murphy banking on Celeron repeat in Curragh

12.23PM

Take Charge Star expected to run a big race in France this weekend

Murtagh confident Take Charge Star can mix it with the best

11.59AM

Wexford

Ground unchanged at Wexford

8.09AM

Fri 7th Aug 2026

Man of the Moment Daniel King: 'I love being busy. I love riding work. I love riding horses'

Daniel King, a name on the mind of anyone involved with racing since the Galway Races, has been on everyone's lips after he bridged a gap of 42 years by completing the Galway Hurdle and Plate double.

9.20AM
The grey L'un Deux Trois and Jessica O'Gorman

L'Un Deux Trois Just Edges Out Gowran Finale

9.13PM

Patrick Mullins

Get It Girl Gets It Right in Finale

8.57PM

Donagh O'Connor

Benevento Makes All for O'Connor

8.38PM

Tom McGuinness

Esticky End Makes It Two on the Bounce

8.24PM

Sergei Diaghilev holds City Of Dubai

Sergei Diaghilev wins featured Coolmore Stud Churchill Stakes

7.44PM

Eoin McCarthy

Goose wins for the McCarthys at Wexford

7.19PM

Beau Army wins readily

Beau Army Makes All for Hayes in Gowran

7.13PM

The grey Strong Contender is another winner for Conor Smithers

Strong Contender Stays on Strongly for Smithers

7.08PM

Alfred Tennyson (far side) holds Tokyo Treasure (centre)

Alfred Tennyson back to winning ways under Sheridan

6.33PM

Rebel Wave (nearest)

Rebel Wave Gets Up Late Again

6.20PM

Tropical Twist and Jack Kennedy (royal blue)

Tropical Twist Gains First Success at Wexford

6.16PM

Peter Smithers and Eoin Griffin all smiles after the win of Splashing Out

Out back to winning ways

6.09PM

Profit Surge and Colin Keane

Profit Surge Gets Off the Mark in Gowran Opener

5.56PM

Rosenborg gives Ross Sugrue a first winner as a conditional

Rosenberg on Song in Wexford for Sugrue

5.11PM

Sallaal (seen winning at Sandown)

Sallaal gets Group Three opportunity in Rose of Lancaster

2.53PM

Ed Crisford will embark on an exciting adventure shortly

Ed Crisford seeing the summer out at home before Dubai move

1.05PM

Chepstow is home to the Welsh Grand National

Leading racing figures laud Chepstow in centenary year

11.49AM

Ombudsman has been the subject of rumours in recent days

Gosden left perplexed by Ombudsman rumours

11.46AM

Dubai Future (blue) is one of two runners for Saeed bin Suroor in Sunday's Grosser Preis von Berlin

Tornado Alert going for Group One double in Germany

11.09AM

Charlie Fellowes

Fellowes Sweet on Solera chance with China In Your Hand

9.08AM

Shrimp Shady (black cap) winning at Newbury in June

Ryan Moore looking forward to riding in Shergar Cup again

9.30AM

Jamie Melham

Jamie Melham seeking landmark Shergar Cup winner

8.28AM

Talk Of New York finishes second to Shayem at Goodwood

Jockey Angle: 'William Buick is a top-class jockey but he got this ride very badly wrong'

8.00AM

Thu 6th Aug 2026

Missouri Snow rewards Slevin in Sligo

Point-to-point winner Missouri Snow (9/1) made a successful transition to the track in the mares' bumper at Sligo.

8.47PM
Boxing Great, near side, gets there

Boxing Great gives Cawley family 'a great day'

8.37PM

In The Minus, right, jumps the last in fourth place

In The Minus a positive result for Cawley

8.12PM

Bella Colombia sees off Darkdeserthighway

Bella Colombia and Coen a winning team

8.03PM

Ivana D'alco in front over the last

Ivana D'alco another free-goer to win at Sligo

7.59PM

Launch Time won second race at Leopardstown

Launch Time wins for second time at Leopardstown

7.28PM

Justicialism and Oran McGill head for home

Justicialism puts it all together in Sligo

7.01PM

Ethical Diamond and Ryan Moore, left, run down Green Impact, second left

Moore shines as he doubles up on Ethical Diamond

6.57PM

Speisialta and Eoin Staples with trainer Tony Black (left) and his son Richie

Free-going Speisialta keeps going for Staples

6.41PM

Isaac Newton and Ryan Moore

Isaac Newton has the answers in Desmond Stakes

6.24PM

Luker's Tipple and Keith Donoghue

Luker's Tipple 'has definitely turned the corner'

6.17PM

Hard Promises approaches the winning post

Hard Promises too good for the opposition

5.53PM

Oh So Charming and Kevin Healy, left, clears the last

Oh So Charming more than paying his way

5.23PM

Wall Street swoops to conquer

Wall Street rattles home for winning debut in Foxrock

5.08PM

Charlie Appleby

Appleby staying low-key with Fortitudine despite taking debut

3.57PM

Saffie Osborne

Osborne savouring Shergar Cup experience

2.29PM

Kon Tiki

Kon Tiki heading for Sandown before Group One assignment

1.37PM

Star Of State and Dylan Browne McMonagle

Star Of State in line to be supplemented for Lowther

12.54PM

Asfoora

Asfoora given opportunity to defend her Nunthorpe crown

12.11PM

Nanna's Shadow and Oisin Murphy winning at Epsom

Scott looking back to York with Naana's Shadow

9.39AM

Manoir De Mirande and Jack Kennedy, left

Going updates

9.01AM

Jockey Angle: 'He won that Grade 3 very snugly and I think the Galway track probably does not suit him'

8.05AM

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