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Full coverage: horse racing

Racing’s great outsider: Jim Bolger on encounters with Coolmore and other battles

He'll be 85 this year and he's in the process of selling his beloved Coolcullen yard, but one of Ireland's greatest trainers has no plans to call it a day. In a wide-ranging interview, he talks about never being afraid to stick his head above the parapet.

Johnny Ward
4th Jul, 2026 - 23 min read

The making of a dynasty: Willie Mullins and the generations that changed the face of National Hunt Racing

Nearing 70, the trainer has nothing left to prove, but he keeps kicking on. He didn’t just rise to the top of racing – he transformed its scale, its economics and its expectations forever.

Johnny Ward
18th Apr, 2026 - 9 min read

A race shorn of real drama: The Grand National is a pale imitation of what it once was

Twenty years ago Numbersixvalverde triumphed at Aintree when the test was still true to a great tradition, but for some it has now been stripped of the thrilling suspense.

Johnny Ward
11th Apr, 2026 - 8 min read

Ready for Cheltenham: Paul Byrne on taking on the big firms – and his friend JP McManus

The co-founder of FitzBet will have a pitch on the rails at next week's festival, after paying £325,000 for the privilege, but it's small beer in his expanding operation. In a rare interview, he opens up about the business of betting.

Johnny Ward
7th Mar, 2026 - 19 min read

Maurice Regan gets green light to expand stud close to Barne Estate

The US construction magnate is currently embroiled in a battle with John Magnier over ownership of the 751-area estate in Co Tipperary which both want to support their growing bloodstock businesses.

Niall Sargent
11th Aug, 2025 - 3 min read

Excellence at the top, decay beneath: Is Cheltenham losing its magic?

Once the highlight of the National Hunt calendar, the Cheltenham Festival now faces dwindling crowds, rising costs, and a sport grappling with its identity. Is the magic fading?

Johnny Ward
9th Mar, 2025 - 12 min read

Destination Comer City: The brothers take over Austrian equestrian centre and venue

The Comer Group has acquired a 200-hectare equestrian centre and horseracing track in Austria. It is set to be renamed Comer City.

Jonathan Keane
23rd Jan, 2025 - 2 min read

“Failure doesn’t matter if you learn something along the way”: Noel Moran on horses, hotels and home

Since he sold his fintech business, Noel Moran has been developing a top-class breeding operation in Co Meath. Now, he wants to build a five-star hotel.

Johnny Ward
4th Jan, 2025 - 12 min read

John Magnier, success, and me: The Aidan O’Brien interview

Trainer Aidan O’Brien was born with an appreciation of horses that defies teaching. But his unrivalled success is rooted in attention to detail, determination, and family values. He talks about pressure, family, and the genius of John Magnier.

Johnny Ward
26th Dec, 2023 - 8 min read

Shares, trusts and thoroughbreds: The Irish ramifications of a €550m French tax battle

A Paris court is holding the fourth successive trial of the inheritance tax dispute involving two generations of the billionaire Wildenstein family. Their bloodstock interests were located in Irish companies – until very recently.

Thomas Hubert
22nd Sep, 2023 - 7 min read
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