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Five races to savour at the Punchestown Festival

Mark Costello previews the big race meeting which brings down the curtain on the National Hunt season

RACING & P-2-P 23 April 2025

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Shock and awe – tales from Cheltenham 2025

Shock and awe – tales from Cheltenham 2025

RACING & P-2-P 26 March 2025

Racing: meet the next generation of horse traders

Racing: meet the next generation of horse traders

RACING & P-2-P 16 October 2024

'I've been in horses all my life and never had anything like that'

'I've been in horses all my life and never had anything like that'

'I've been in horses all my life and never had anything like that'

RACING & P-2-P 4 September 2024

Why this year's Melbourne Cup could be 'Magical'

Why this year's Melbourne Cup could be 'Magical'

Why this year's Melbourne Cup could be 'Magical'

RACING & P-2-P 28 August 2024

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Is horse racing a sport or an industry?

Is horse racing a sport or an industry?

As the Galway Races approach, what is the truth around Government financial support for Irish racing?

RACING & P-2-P 1 January 1970

Irish Horse: Joseph O'Brien finding winners harder to get this year

Irish Horse: Joseph O'Brien finding winners harder to get this year

Mark Costello studies the statistics from the first three months of the Irish flat season.

RACING & P-2-P 1 January 1970

Irish Horse: time for City Of Troy to enter the gates of greatness

Irish Horse: time for City Of Troy to enter the gates of greatness

Aidan O’Brien has trained an endless list of brilliant racehorses and his latest star might be the best of them all, writes Mark Costello.

RACING & P-2-P 1 January 1970

Irish Horse: will RTÉ Investigates revelations make a difference?

Irish Horse: will RTÉ Investigates revelations make a difference?

Huge loopholes in the traceability of horses were exposed by the programme, writes Mark Costello.

RACING & P-2-P 1 January 1970

Irish Horse: is Shane Cotter a future champion jump jockey?

Irish Horse: is Shane Cotter a future champion jump jockey?

Shane Cotter has made a big impression in point-to-points and looks likely to turn professional, writes Mark Costello.

RACING & P-2-P 1 January 1970

Racing: fundraising campaign launched for 18-year-old after spinal-cord injury

Racing: fundraising campaign launched for 18-year-old after spinal-cord injury

Group 1-winning jockey Niall McCullagh encourages the racing community to support the Cairde Conor intiative, writes Mark Boylan.

RACING & P-2-P 1 January 1970

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