Dubai Duty Free has agreed to a five-year contract to sponsor the Irish Derby (Ire-I) at the Curragh Racecourse beginning this summer. The announcement outlining the details of the new sponsorship ...

Coolmore's Lambourn Digs In To Repel Stablemate In Irish Derby, Caps Classic Double originally appeared on Paulick Report. Coolmore's Epsom Derby (G1) victor Lambourn won the Irish Derby (G1) on ...

It’s only fitting that it’ll be an O’Brien-fest Sunday at The Curragh in County Kildare, Ireland. Trainer Aidan O’Brien is not only Europe’s top trainer but the record holder when it comes to the ...

The Curragh will begin its 2015 racing season March 29, a year that will be highlighted by the 150th edition of the Irish Derby (Ire-I) June 27. The Curragh has commissioned a book commemorating the ...

It’s the legendary racecourse with a colorful past that has become known as the spiritual home of Irish racing – and now the Curragh is looking to a bright new future. The course – which, along with ...

REVERE — Avid horse-watchers sorting through a wide-open field of competitors in today’s Kentucky Derby are eyeing a strong lineup of contenders — from Irish War Cry to Thunder Snow or Classic Empire ...

Sept. 11 (UIP) --The Breeders' Cup had seven "Win and You're In" spots on offer in weekend racing, and one of them appears to have landed a big prize for the November races: Epsom Derby and Irish ...

Bank on Lambourn to complete the coveted Derby double in Sunday’s Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby at the Curragh. Twenty colts, five of them trained by Aidan O’Brien, have completed the Epsom-Curragh ...

Legendary trainer Aidan O'Brien has defended any criticism aimed at the Curragh over Irish Derby weekend, branding it 'nonsense.' Irish flat racing's HQ underwent an €81.5 million revamp in 2019, and ...

Nowadays, the Gold Cup is effectively a curio when it comes to the flip side of the flat racing coin that takes place in the ...

Jockey Rajiv Maragh was laying on the track at Belmont Park with broken ribs and a broken back. He was in excruciating pain and struggling to take in a breath. “I thought I was going to die,” he said.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — On four occasions in the young career of Irish War Cry, the 3-year old colt has looked the part of a true Kentucky Derby contender, potentially giving trainer Graham Motion his ...