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CORINTHIAN CHALLENGE: Meet the plucky participants of 2026
Irish Field Contributor
Thirteen riders will ride over the Irish Derby course next month - here we profile four of the fundraisers
11 May 2026 News
NEWS: Royal Ascot clues expected at Naas
The eight-race card on Sunday, May 17th features two listed races and two Group 3 races
11 May 2026 News
SALES: Blacktype hurdlers to be offered at Auteuil
Walter Connors has also entered a promising brother to Brighterdaysahead
WATCH: Classic glory for Diamond Necklace in Paris downpour
Aidan O'Brien appears to have a vice-like grip on the three-year-old female milers this season
10 May 2026 News
WATCH: Paddy Twomey extends remarkable strike-rate
Success for City Of Memphis and Catalina Delcarpio on Sunday meanr that nine of the trainer's past 10 runners had won
10 May 2026 News
WATCH: Pierre Bonnard beaten again at Leopardstown
James J Braddock pounces late to defeat the odds-on favourite in the Cashel Palace Hotel Derby Trial
10 May 2026 News
MARK BOYLAN: Who got the verdict in the battle of the bumpers for 2025/'26?
There were some noteworthy trends in Irish bumpers in the season just ended, and a standout sire performance at the Punchestown Festival
10 May 2026 Columns
THE OWNER: David Skelly - 'I’ve always dreamed of racing horses myself'
Amy Corrado catches up with bloodstock agent David Skelly, after his Royal Bay Cen landed a nine-length success in the Polonia Stakes
10 May 2026 Columns
HORSES TO FOLLOW: 'He's capable of winning some smart races next season'
Mark Boylan looks back at the 2026 Punchestown Festival and highlights five beaten runners to note
10 May 2026 News
BIG INTERVIEW: Ian McCarthy, a man of many talents
Amy Lynam catches up with pre-trainer, point-to-point handler and breeze-up consignor Ian McCarthy following his Punchestown double
10 May 2026 Features
Sioux Nation filly sells for €1.1m at Arqana
Irish pinhooker strikes gold again in Deauville on Saturday
9 May 2026 News
Cameo and Maltese Cross land Lingfield classic trials
Both of Saturday's winners are now around 12/1 or 14/1 for their respective Epsom classics, as both Godolphin-owned favourites flopped at Lingfield
9 May 2026 News