Leopardstown set to 'lower the walls' in new masterplan
This week the flagship racecourse embarked on the next steps of an ambitious redevelopment. Paul Dermody of Horse Racing Ireland tells us more
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25 January 2026 Features
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The popular Mark O’Hanlon Memorial Quiz was held to coincide with the ITM Irish Stallion Trail last weekend
25 January 2026 Features
'The form got stronger and stronger in his absence'
BHA handicapper Graeme Smith and IHRB handicapper Mark Bird nominate some unexposed horses to follow this year
TALKING TRAINER: GORDON ELLIOTT - 'He's flying, he did some serious work lately'
Mark Boylan visits the championship-leading stable ahead of the Dublin Racing Festival
23 January 2026 Features
'Pierre Bonnard looks like a proper Epsom-type'
Aidan O'Brien has given an update on his leading hopes for the 2026 classics
23 January 2026 Features
ITM STALLION TRAIL: In photos
Some more stallions showing their wares on the ITM Stallion Trail last week
23 January 2026 Features
PHOTOS OF THE WEEK: Gowran Park winners and losers
A selection of photos from Thyestes Day at the Kilkenny track this week
23 January 2026 Features
HEART OF RACING: Ruby Hussey, Digital Marketing Executive
"It is so important to me to make the experience accessible to non-racing fans"
23 January 2026 Features
PHOTOS OF THE WEEK: POINT-TO-POINTS: Ballycrystal and Carrigarostig
Out and about at Ballycrystal and Carrigarostig over the last weekend
23 January 2026 Features
PHOTOS OF THE WEEK: Capturing the race track action
Capturing the action from Dundalk to Thurles, Down Royal and Gowran Park
23 January 2026 Features
BIG INTERVIEW: DARYL JACOB: 'They've helped produce the man I am today'
A year on from his retirement from the saddle, Mark Boylan catches up with the Grand National-winning rider, who is working closely with top owners
16 January 2026 Features
HARNESS RACING: Fairy tales of the Prix d’Amerique
Dan Carlin provides us with some history of the biggest harness race in Europe, including world wars, another Shergar story, and the modern-day superstar
16 January 2026 Features
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