BIG INTERVIEW: JOEY SHERIDAN - ‘If you can't learn in there, you're the problem’
It's been a year to remember for the young jockey, who speaks to Mark Boylan ahead of the 2026 Irish Champions Festival
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11 September 2026 Features
HEART OF RACING: Sam Coen, apprentice jockey
Sam Coen, one of the leading contenders in the apprentice title, tells his story
11 September 2026 Features
Why it makes sense to send the best horses to the best trainers
Are the top-tier trainers simply getting the best horses, or are they genuinely getting better results from the raw material? Conor Banahan investigates.
RUPERT BELL: 'My biased Big Orange commentary saved my career"
The racecourse presenter and radio commentator tells Thomas Lyster about his career to-date in sports commentary
11 September 2026 Features
PHOTOS OF THE WEEK: Racetrack winners
All the action from Down Royal to Galway and Cork over the last week
11 September 2026 Features
TALKING TRAINER: AIDAN O'BRIEN - ‘We try training them to peak for this weekend’
Mark Boylan reports on a visit to Ballydoyle ahead of the 2026 Irish Champions Festival
7 September 2026 Features
BIG INTERVIEW: John O’Connor of Ballylinch Stud
With the Ballylinch Stud sires enjoying a rich vein of form, Amy Lynam took the chance to speak to the farm’s managing director John O’Connor
4 September 2026 Columns
FEATURE: 'Stewards try to apply as much common sense as we can'
Leighton Aspell, who rode two Grand National winners and is now an IHRB racing official, answers questions posed by Thomas Lyster
4 September 2026 Features
Gearing up for a weekend of glamour and glory
It's Irish racing's autumn showpiece and it all happens next weekend
4 September 2026 Features
BIG INTERVIEW: Michael O'Callaghan: 'You put the good side out, try to be strong
Daragh Ó Conchúir catches up with trainer Michael O'Callaghan on a season that brought success and great tragedy
30 August 2026 Features
HEART OF RACING: Stephanie Kennedy - 'A great team makes the place special'
Stephanie was the Administration Award winner at the recent Irish Thoroughbred Industry Employee Awards
28 August 2026 Features
HURLING FOR CANCER: Goals galore as Russell bests Bolger
The hurling and racing stars came together for a great evening of competition and entertainiment to raise funds for Cancer Research
28 August 2026 Features
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