Ireland’s champion jockey elect Billy Lee. The 40-year-old from Limerick is on the brink of becoming the oldest first-time champion flat jockey in almost 50 years. A 1994 Castletown Donkey Derby has become one of Ireland’s most-watched YouTube videos, with nearly two million views. In that event, a seven-year-old Billy Lee lost out to his […]

Diamond Necklace finished third in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe and may now contest the Breeders’ Cup Turf at Keeneland, subject to her recovery. The filly started from the widest draw in stall 16 yet produced a strong effort. She was kept three wide throughout and finished narrowly behind Bay City Roller, with Daryz […]

Ryan Moore and the racehorse Shergar will be inducted into the British Racing Hall of Fame following a unanimous decision by the selection panel. Moore’s Career Highlights Moore began his riding career as a jumps jockey and recorded his first win under rules on Mersey Beat at Towcester. Over more than three decades, he has […]

gofund.me/0d2c9cb72 PLEASE Share Kaitlyn, a 21-year-old amateur jockey from County Tipperary is recovering from a spinal cord injury after a fall on the gallops. The rider, a student at University College Dublin, suffered the injury in a simple fall while riding. She is now receiving ongoing treatment and faces significant lifestyle changes as she works […]

Irish eyes were smiling in Paris as the richest race in Europe took place Daryz wrote his name into the history books by becoming the first colt for nearly half a century to win the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe in successive years at ParisLongchamp on Sunday. The 13/8 favourite produced a brilliant performance […]

  Daryz became the first colt in almost 50 years to win Europe’s most prestigious race, the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, in successive seasons with a brilliant victory at ParisLongchamp. Not since the Vincent O’Brien-trained Alleged and Lester Piggott in 1977 and 1978 has a colt managed to defend his title. Once Mickael […]