The Irish Field

What does the 2026 yearling sales have in store for breeders, vendors and buyers? @nancygsexton sought the views of six industry professionals. eu1.hubs.ly/H0x15dh0

"When it comes to foals, there can be frenzied bidding. At the yearling sales you may be relying on one or two people." theirishfield.ie/bloodstock/col…

"IHRB stats show a 27% drop in National Hunt licences issued in Ireland since before the pandemic." eu1.hubs.ly/H0x10830

"She would not look out of place in the Sussex Stakes should connections want to roll the dice." eu1.hubs.ly/H0x0_DZ0

"For most of Hewick’s career, I was thinking 'He can’t do that, he can’t do that'." eu1.hubs.ly/H0x10rw0

Read the heartwarming story behind recent winner Paul's Dream. The mare is heading to Galway! eu1.hubs.ly/H0x0__X0

How are racecourses coping with the extended dry spell? Mark Boylan finds out. eu1.hubs.ly/H0x107Z0

"It sounds like some of the big players from the past few years won’t be playing ball to the same level as last year." eu1.hubs.ly/H0x10fl0

The former Andre Fabre trainee is now three from three for Paddy Twomey, who bought her for €125,000 eu1.hubs.ly/H0x10qz0

British horses filled the first four places in the Group 2 sprint, having also completed a 1-2 in the preceding Scurry Handicap eu1.hubs.ly/H0x10Rx0

"John [Fleming] was a massive supporter of our yard and me from a young age and none of this would be possible without him" eu1.hubs.ly/H0x10Jg0

No Thundering On, no problem – just how good are Joseph O’Brien’s fillies? Amy Lynam reports from the Curragh eu1.hubs.ly/H0x10sf0

Thundering On may not be lining up in the Juddmonte Irish Oaks now, but Joseph O'Brien considered one of his other contenders overpriced when speaking to Amy Lynam yesterday eu1.hubs.ly/H0x0_0Q0

This weekend in The Irish Field, Anne Marie Duff acknowledges the achievements of Shark Hanlon’s star eu1.hubs.ly/H0w-MSw0

This weekend in The Irish Field, Alex Elliott, Anthony Stroud, Bill Dwan, David Cox, Mick Donohoe and Padraic Gahan share their yearling sale predictions with Nancy Sexton @nancygsexton eu1.hubs.ly/H0x0JMF0

Are we seeing a changing picture amongst the colony of National Hunt riders? Mark Boylan assesses the latest statistics from the regulator, in The Irish Field this weekend @Mark_Boylan1 eu1.hubs.ly/H0wZqs10

This weekend in The Irish Field, Angus looks back at two excellent perfromances in the Newmarket Group 1s and one of the beaten horses to note  eu1.hubs.ly/H0wZ1Y70

With one eye on Galway, Tony looks for some horses to note from last week's action, in The Irish Field this weekend @RacingTrends eu1.hubs.ly/H0wYGdf0

This weekend in The Irish Field, John O'Riordan catches up with David Christie Jnr to hear about his life and times in racing eu1.hubs.ly/H0wYGB70

It's 80 years since Dick McCormick saddled the classic winner and the achievement was celebrated in verse, read about the win in The Irish Field this weekend eu1.hubs.ly/H0wX-gX0