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Castledale Wins Californian Derby

Castledale, trained in Ireland last season by David Wachman, has landed the $750,000 Santa Anita Derby.

Irish National line-up taking shape

House follows tradition

Amberleigh House wins National

Trainer Ginger McCain turned back the clock in sensational style when he won the Martell Cognac Grand National with Amberleigh House at Aintree today 27 years after last landing the world´s greatest steeplechase with Red Rum.

Hedgehunter chases glory

13 declared for Gladness Stakes

The Flat season gathers pace at the Curragh on Sunday with the first Group race of the year, the Castlemartin/La Louviere Studs Gladness Stakes, the highlight on an eight race card beginning at 2.15.

Moscow Flyer makes amends

Murphy guides Al Eile home

Weld eyes warm-up race for Swallow

Tiutchev takes Gold at Aintree

Tiutchev foiled First Gold´s attempt to win a third Martell Cognac Cup with victory in the hands of Tony McCoy at Aintree today.

Le Coudray

National weights up 3lb as First Gold comes out

Arthur Moore

Upmanship chases historic win

Vintage fields on first day of National Meeting

Three Cheltenham Festival champions will put their reputations on the line on the opening day of the Martell Cognac Grand National meeting at Aintree tomorrow (Thursday) - Iris´s Gift, who claimed the scalp of Baracouda in the bonusprint.com Stayers´ Hurdle, JCB Triumph Hurdle winner Made in Japan and Grand Annual Chase hero St Pirran.

National course drying out

Pipe´s jockey plans

Monty´s Pass ready for National tilt

Flyer aims to make amends

Rooster Booster flys the flag for Hobbs at Aintree

Culloty to ride Just In Debt

Boylesports refund on Timbera ante-post bets

Interesting Curragh Contest in Prospect

St Pirran bids for notable double

St Pirran and Ground Ball, first and second respectively in the Grand Annual Chase at the Cheltenham Festival, renew rivalry in a 14-strong field for Thursday´s Grade 3 Martell Cognac Red Rum Chase at Aintree, for which the runners were declared at the 48-hour stage today (Tuesday).

Irish invasion expected before dawn

Grand National course in ´Perfect´ shape

Red Mills Chase winner among two winners disqualified for unfortunate Sheehy yard.

74 Entries for Irish National

Timbera out of the National

61 seeking Martell Cognac Grand National Glory at Aintree

61 horses have stood their ground at the five-day confirmation stage for the world´s greatest chase, the Martell Cognac Grand National, at Aintree, England which is run at 3.45pm on Saturday (April 3). The maximum field is 40

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Vintage Martell Cognac Melling Chase heads Superb Aintree Five-Day Entries

Go Racing switches to Thursdays

The popular 'Go Racing' programme returns to TV3 screens for a 15 week series beginning on 22nd April.
Aidan O´Brien

Boru reappears at Leopardstown

Punchestown gears up for €1.7 Irish National Hunt Festival

Eustace set for Punchestown

Murtagh gets off the mark

Inca to stay hurdling

Last week´s Cheltenham winner Brave Inca is set to be trained for a tilt at the Smurfit Champion Hurdle next season.

77 go forward for Martell Cognac Grand National glory

No less than 77 horses remain in the 2004 Martell Cognac Grand National, run at Aintree on Saturday, April 3, following Tuesday´s forfeit stage. There is a safety factor of 40 for the world´s most famous steeplechase and there are currently 47 horses in the handicap.
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Harbour Pilot out of Grand National.

Evolving Tactics to run in Dubai Duty Free

Dermot Weld confirmed today that last season´s American Derby winner Evolving Tactics will run in Saturday´s Group 1 Dubai Duty Free.

Best Mate awarded Cheltenham enclosure

All´s Well At Rosewell

Suite success will mark a Sunday first

The first Sunday race meeting in Northern Ireland to allow on-course betting will take place at Downpatrick tomorrow and the track authorities are cautiously optimistic it will go ahead without any protests.

Stars to stretch legs at Curragh

Hersov weighted to win

Best Mate will not race again this season

Best Mate joins true giants of jumping

7-4 Best Mate for fourth Gold Cup Victory

Best Mate became a magnificent part of racing history today winning his third Gold Cup, and William Hill make him 7-4 to win his fourth next year in 2005. Harbour Pilots cracking run to be third has also promoted him to the head of the Grand National betting at 10-1 for the Aintree showpeice in a couple of weeks time.

Scene is set for Moscow Flyer success

Moscow Flyer and Azertyuiop present something of a script writer´s dream in today´s Queen Mother Champion Chase and it´s the Irish horse that looks set to provide the perfect finale.

Rosaker to gain Meade revenge

Shock Eustace victory tinged with emotion

Roche reluctant to champion Martinstown

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