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Racing previews
Allegorie De Vassy or Dinoblue? Mullins mares dominate Opera Hat
Mark Boylan
The Listed Opera Hat Mares Chase is the feature event on what should be an informative Naas card
 
 
RACING FEATURES
DUBLIN RACING FESTIVAL: Galopin through the glory days
The DRF ticked all the boxes for another fabulous weekend of jump racing, writes Anne Marie Duff
RACING NEWS
HORSES TO FOLLOW: 'He's probably overpriced at 33/1 for the Champion Bumper'
Mark Boylan nominates his latest names for the tracker, including some Dublin Racing Festival eyecatchers
RACING COLUMNS
TONY KEENAN: Solness ride finds the flaws
The novice hurdlers and chasers stepped up, Galopin was great but the Champion Hurdle remains a puzzle, Tomy looks back at DRF 2025
RACING COLUMNS
ANGUS McNAE: Spectacular Galopin Des Champs is out on his own
The 15 DRF races created many talking points and much debate afterwards - Angus looks at what clues the time figures gave us
PODCASTS
Show jumping
FEATURE: Marie Bourdin - A rub of the green
Marie Bourdin, breeder of five star champion Vital Chance de la Roque, tells Ruth Loney how a foundation built on the Galway hunting fields paved her road to success
Sport horse news
NEWS: Horseware Ireland and EquiFit merge
Horseware Ireland and EquiFit, the US-based innovator of advanced equestrian equipment and performance gear, have announced they will merge
Sport horse news
NEWS: Aga Khan remembered fondly
The Aga Khan, one of the most successful owner-breeders in the history of horse racing and notable supporter of Irish equestrian sport, died peacefully on Tuesday
Sport horse news
NEWS: EEF boss backs noseband rule
European Equestrian Federation president Theo Ploegmakers has defended the FEI’s introduction of a tool to check the tightness of nosebands
Breeding and sales
BREEDERS’ 10: Carolyn Mellor - Breeding for a growing sport
Co Down international dressage rider/breeder Carolyn Mellor of Vision Sport Horses, a recent recipient at The Irish Field awards, is next to answer Susan Finnerty’s questions
RACING NEWS
Unwanted Irish thoroughbreds euthanised at Dover Port
The lack of a horse abattoir in Ireland is now a welfare issue, according to a leading charity
BLOODSTOCK NEWS
Do you need to have your mare tested before being covered?
The Irish Equine Centre is reminding mare owners of its services during the breeding season
L2
The story of foal slippers and fairy fingers
Horse Sense takes a look at foal slippers: nature’s built-in hoof protection
L2
Mares, mastitis and milk production
Horse Sense warns what to look out for if your mare has mastitis