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Articles By Vincent Finegan

Vincent Finegan
Vincent, who lives on the Curragh in Co. Kildare, is the editor of irishracing.com and has almost 40 years experience in the horse racing industry. He writes a weekly blog on this website covering all aspects of the sport and presents our Irish Angle video show on Mondays. He is a dual winner of The Irish Field naps table.
Mon 4th Aug 2025
The scene at Thurles as runners go to post for a race in 2024

Thurles closure cast a shadow over festival week at Galway

10.44AM

Mon 28th Jul 2025
A packed betting ring on Thyestes Day at Gowran Park in January

Latest horse racing industry data shows some surprising trends

9.42AM

Mon 21st Jul 2025
John and Thady Gosden with the leading trainer award at Royal Ascot

A fortunate outcome for both the Gosdens and BHA in Ketamine case

11.07AM

Mon 14th Jul 2025
Figaruso landed a gamble at Tramore

Gambling on horses can take many forms

9.40AM

Mon 7th Jul 2025
Beef Or Salmon

A trip down memory lane

9.46AM

Mon 30th Jun 2025
Lambourn winning the Irish Derby in front a packed grandstand

Irish Derby Day must be more about promotion of the sport than betting turnover

10.09AM

Mon 23rd Jun 2025
The attendances were up on all days at Royal Ascot 2025

Royal Ascot outperforms the Cheltenham Festival in most key areas

10.37AM

Mon 2nd Jun 2025
Philip Byrnes parting company with Redwood Queen

Stewards' decision regarding Wexford unseat is hard to fathom

9.51AM

Mon 26th May 2025
Racehorses looking out of their stables

Stable staff are the backbone of the horse racing industry

10.06AM

Mon 19th May 2025
Rachael Blackmore

Rachael Blackmore is our greatest national treasure

9.18AM

Mon 5th May 2025
Clear blue sky over Punchestown

Punchestown ends the season on a high with large crowds and British winners

3.34PM

Mon 28th Apr 2025
Horses approaching a bank in a cross country race at Punchestown

Bad week for Ladbrokes as punter waits over a year for bet to be paid

10.14AM

Tue 22nd Apr 2025
Haiti Couleurs and Sean Bowen win the Irish Grand National

Big race days are becoming increasingly important for the sport

11.42AM

Mon 7th Apr 2025
Nick Rockett, I Am Maximus and Grangeclare West lead home a 1-2-3 for Willie Mullins

An astonishing Grand National result even by Mullins' standards

10.09AM

Mon 31st Mar 2025
First lot heading out for morning work at Ballydoyle

Ante Post betting is not for the faint-hearted

9.31AM

Mon 24th Mar 2025
Gavin Cromwell's string led by Keith Donoghue and Stumptown (left)

Gavin Cromwell can top off a memorable season with Grand National glory

10.34AM

Mon 17th Mar 2025
Marine Nationale with Sean Flanagan looking to the sky in honour of Michael O'Sullivan

The Michael O'Sullivan Festival will live long in the memory

10.38AM

Mon 10th Mar 2025
Michael O'Sullivan celebrating the victory of Marine Nationale in the opening race in 2023. May he RIP

Knock Cheltenham all you like, but it's still best week of the year

9.59AM

Mon 3rd Mar 2025
Jack Kennedy (red cap) riding work at Cullentra stables last week

Spare a thought for the trainers with no runners at Cheltenham

10.09AM

Mon 10th Feb 2025
Joyeuse winning at Newbury on Saturday

Horse race conditions should always be fair and logical

11.01AM

Mon 3rd Feb 2025
Galopin Des Champs with his groom Adam Connolly meets his fans at Leopardstown

Galopin Des Champs the brightest star of a star-studded weekend

9.37AM

Mon 27th Jan 2025
TV interviews are an integral part of horse racing coverage

Trainers vs Media

10.12AM

Mon 20th Jan 2025
Triumph Hurdle favourite Lulamba winning at Ascot on Saturday

British challenge looking strong for Cheltenham

10.45AM

Mon 13th Jan 2025
Gordon Elliott and Willie Mullins

DFR success dependent on Mullins and Elliott

10.43AM

Mon 6th Jan 2025
Willie Mullins and JP McManus

Owners and their Trainers

11.04AM

Mon 16th Dec 2024
Nicky Hartery, Chairperson HRI, presenting Willie Mullins with the National Hunt Award 2024

Outstanding Achievement

10.17AM

Mon 9th Dec 2024
A modern on-course bookmaker's computer screen

Affordability checks are only part of the problem

10.47AM

Mon 2nd Dec 2024
Lossiemouth winning at Fairyhouse

That's the game we're in

10.52AM

Mon 25th Nov 2024
Stablemates Fact To File and Galopin Des Champs jump the last in unison

Finding Value

10.34AM

Mon 18th Nov 2024
Napper Tandy seen winning at Punchestown in June died following a fall at Cheltenham

Splitting hairs

10.01AM

Mon 11th Nov 2024
Darragh O'Loughlin, CEO of IHRB, the only man to spot anything wrong in financial accounts

Financial irregularities at IHRB

10.29AM

Mon 4th Nov 2024
City Of Troy in a hail of kickback at Del Mar

The best is probably yet to come

10.19AM

Tue 29th Oct 2024
Shark Hanlon hugging Hewick after his King George victory

Timing of Shark Hanlon Appeal verdict ill judged

9.47AM

Mon 21st Oct 2024
HRI is in discussions with RacingTV regarding the future coverage of the sport in Ireland

Advertising ban presents a major headache for horse racing

10.30AM

Mon 14th Oct 2024
Alphonse Le Grande and Jamie Powell (yellow) winning at Newmarket

Cesarewitch prize money conundrum

10.33AM

Mon 7th Oct 2024
Rossa Ryan and Bluestocking at ParisLongchamp

Eight is the magic number

10.16AM

Mon 23rd Sep 2024
City Of Troy arriving at Southwell with his groom David Hickey

City Of Troy

9.00AM

Mon 16th Sep 2024
Economics getting the better of Auguste Rodin at Leopardstown

A weekend of Champions

9.42AM

Mon 9th Sep 2024
Shark Hanlon hugging Hewick after his King George victory

Shark Hanlon suspension

9.08AM

Mon 2nd Sep 2024
The final hurdle was omitted at Down Royal on Friday due to low lying sun

Buyer beware

10.05AM

Mon 26th Aug 2024
Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith, John Magnier and Aidan O'Brien at Sandown Park

Puzzling stewards' decisions

10.52AM

Mon 19th Aug 2024
The success of Gordon Elliott and Willie Mullins is impacting the sport

Positive Discrimination

9.28AM

Mon 12th Aug 2024
Dylan O Connor celebrates as he wins a race on Day 3 at Dingle

Horse racing and Olympic sports are different

11.41AM

Mon 5th Aug 2024
Petrol Head winning on his first start for Katy Brown at Downpatrick

Petrol Head

1.21PM

Mon 29th Jul 2024
Mullins and Elliott horse boxes parked side-by-side at Sligo

HRI moves to address National Hunt imbalance

10.26AM

Mon 22nd Jul 2024
The parade ring at Galway

Racing is about more than just winners and losers

9.48AM

Mon 15th Jul 2024
Runners lining up for the Land Rover Bumper at Punchestown

Should amateur jockeys be paid?

9.52AM

Mon 8th Jul 2024
Galway bucked the trends with increased crowds last year

Deloitteful new ad campaign from HRI

9.56AM

Mon 1st Jul 2024
He Knows No Fear winning at Leopardstown in June 2021

No winners at Comer case Appeal

11.29AM

Mon 24th Jun 2024
Aidan O'Brien with wife Ann Marie and daughter Ana after achieving his latest career milestone

Numbers Game

10.28AM

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