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Seven-Time Group One Winner Retired

Posted on December 23, 2020
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Top Aidan O'Brien-trained mare Magical has run her last race with connections confirming the retirement of the multiple Group One winner.

Posted on November 11, 2020
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Douvan won the Clonmel Oil Chase last season, and another favourite trained by Willie Mullins can get the job done in the 2020 renewal on Thursday.

Posted on October 31, 2020
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Chris's Dream did not get home in the Cheltenham Gold Cup in March but has the form to win the Champion Chase over two furlongs less at Down Royal on Saturday and the best price for that to happen is with . The Grade 1 race over three miles is a recognised race for Gold[...]

Posted on August 28, 2020
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Aidan O’Brien has at least one entry in each of the three Group 3 races at the Curragh on Friday, but smaller trainers have runners who could get into the payout places at rewarding odds.

Posted on August 13, 2020
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Master Of Reality has the form and pedigree to contest the Group 3 Irish St Leger Trial at the Curragh on Friday. The son of Frankel is the second-highest rated runner and if he’s anything like a chip off the old block, the race is a formality.

Posted on August 8, 2020
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The Phoenix Stakes can potentially identify the leading Irish juvenile colt of the season. In 2019 Siskin won the Phoenix Stakes then went on to win the Irish 2,000 Guineas this year. Bookmakers believe Steel Bull has the most potential to emulate Siskin in the latest renewal of the Phoenix Stakes at the Curragh on[...]

Posted on July 30, 2020
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This Thursday, Tudor City will attempt to become the first horse since 1983 to win the Galway Hurdle more than once.

Posted on July 27, 2020
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Magical proved a cut above her rivals as she added another Group One to her tally in the Tattersalls Gold Cup at the Curragh. Winner of the race last year in its usual early season spot, Magical had impressed on her first outing of the campaign in the Pretty Polly Stakes and was sent off[...]

Posted on July 17, 2020
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Plans for owners to be allowed back on track in Ireland from next week have been put on hold following the Irish government's announcement it is delaying the next phase of its lockdown-lifting roadmap. Horse Racing Ireland had intended to allow two owners per horse at tracks from Monday, with outdoor gatherings of up to[...]

Posted on June 29, 2020
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Magical made a triumphant return to action as she added another Group One to her record in the Pretty Polly Stakes at the Curragh. The five-year-old was last seen when winning the Champion Stakes at Ascot last October, with the mare subsequently due to head to the Breeders' Cup before being covered by No Nay[...]

Posted on June 28, 2020
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Santiago was a 14th winner of the Irish Derby for Aidan O'Brien – who trained the first four home in this year's Classic at the Curragh. Santiago, successful in the Queen's Vase at Royal Ascot, justified 2-1 favouritism to win by a head from stablemate Tiger Moth, with Dawn Patrol third and Order Of Australia[...]

Posted on June 27, 2020
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One of the traditions of the Classics in England and Ireland is that fillies are eligible for the 2,000 Guineas and Derby but colts cannot run in the 1,000 Guineas and Oaks. Even so, female horses rarely compete against the boys in the Flat races that matter most. However, New York Girl has been declared[...]

Posted on June 23, 2020
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Aidan O’Brien has trained 13 Irish Derby winners and it’s about 1/9 that he wins this year’s race at the Curragh on Saturday evening.

Posted on June 14, 2020
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Globetrotting Magic Wand, the Irish-trained mare who left her mark on the 2019 Melbourne spring carnival, has made a triumphant return to racing on home soil. Taking on three rivals at her first start in Ireland since spending the past nine months competing around the world, Magic Wand won the Lanwades Stud Stakes at the[...]

Posted on June 14, 2020
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Peaceful provided Aidan O'Brien with another Classic victory when running out an impressive winner of the Irish 1,000 Guineas at the Curragh. On the back of Love dominating in the English equivalent at Newmarket last week, Peaceful was always in the perfect position under Seamie Heffernan on Saturday. She quickened up past Valeria Messalina well[...]

Posted on June 13, 2020
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Siskin overcame a troubled passage to ultimately power to victory in the Tattersalls Irish 2,000 Guineas at the Curragh. The unbeaten Ger Lyons-trained colt was locked in a pocket on the rail with two furlongs of the mile Classic to run, but Colin Keane managed to get a run and once in the clear his[...]

Posted on May 17, 2020
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Horse Racing Ireland has published a 77-page document outlining the protocols for key personnel ahead of resuming racing behind closed doors on June 8. “The new system of health screening will include the registration of every attendee at every race meeting, from jockeys, trainers, IHRB staff, to racecourse staff, cleaning staff and so on,” HRI[...]

Ireland Horse Racing News

Seven-Time Group One Winner Retired

Cilaos Emery good value for Thursday’s Clonmel Oil Chase

Chris’s Dream Ticks Boxes For Down Royal Champion Chase

Smaller stables can upstage O’Brien chances at Curragh

Irish St Leger Trial made for Master Of Reality

O’Brien Could Hold The Ace In The Phoenix Stakes Pack

Can Tudor City win back-to-back Galway Hurdle titles?

Magical In Easy Tattersalls Gold Cup Win

Government Delays Irish Racing Owners’ Return

Magical Makes Effortless Return To Racing

Aidan O’Brien Claims 14th Irish Derby Win

The Three O’Brien’s 1/4 to Win the Irish Derby

Champion trainer Aidan O’Brien odds-on for 14th Irish Derby win

Mackinnon Winner In First-Up Irish Success

Peaceful Claims Irish 1,000 Guineas Win

Siskin Storms To Irish 2,000 Guineas Win

Strict Protocols For Irish Horse Racing

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