The latest horse racing columns from The Irish Field's writers

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THE WEEK THAT WAS: Hope springs eternal in the West
Anne Marie Duff
The Galway winners gave off some brilliant stories of plans and hopes all coming to pass on the racetrack
31 July 2026 Columns
MARK BOYLAN: Rising stars prove if you're good enough, you're old enough
Mark Boylan weighs in on a big week for Billy Loughnane and Dan King, as well as a piece of Cheltenham Festival form that continues to work out extremely well
31 July 2026 Columns
TONY KEENAN: Who can build on Galway runs?
Tony picks through some beaten runners to note from the early days of Galway and looks back at last week's flat action
ANGUS MCNAE: Kalpana finishes top of her class
Angus McNae analyses the performances of Kalpana, Scandinavia, Bow Echo and their beaten rivals at Ascot and Goodwood
31 July 2026 Columns
THE WEEK THAT WAS: X marks the Spot
There was a lot to keep track of this week from events at Goodwood to Galway
31 July 2026 Columns
PARROT MOUTH: Dundalk all set for dual raceday
Plenty of family fun planned for Saturday, August 15th
31 July 2026 Columns
PARROT MOUTH: INS using teddies and trad music to recruit new racing fans
They've gone rogue at the Irish National Stud, all in the name of entertainment!
31 July 2026 Columns
PARROT MOUTH: All human emotion on display at the races - and the Horse Show
Liam Clancy sent us an image of one of his paintings which will be on display at the RDS next week
31 July 2026 Columns
MARGIE McLOONE: Native River set for Dublin
A round up of the news and events on the northern scene over last week
31 July 2026 Columns
OPINION: What 25 years of stats tell us about Irish racing
Everything's gone up in price, especially bloodstock, writes Mark Costello
29 July 2026 Columns
RORY DELARGY: Ascot flops to note at Goodwood
From running styles to jockey bookings, Rory has considered it all for Glorious Goodwood
27 July 2026 Columns
ANGUS MCNAE: Was Johanna Walsh as good as she looked?
Angus McNae analyses the Irish Oaks winner’s performance and those of her closest rivals
24 July 2026 Columns