Local trainer Johnny Murtagh won the Group 2 Moyglare Jewels Blandford Stakes for the second time as a trainer with Hanalia, having saddled Belle De Crecy to score in 2013 in his first season with a licence.

On a day that was otherwise dominated by the O'Brien family, three Kildare trainers were in the winners' enclosure at Leopardstown on the first day of the Irish Champions Weekend

Irish Champions Weekend day at the Curragh has become one of the highlights of the racing calendar at the famous track and Aidan O'Brien is extremely strong handed for an assault on the day

Jessica Harrington and Willie McCreery are among the Kildare trainers with chances of making the enclosure in Leopardstown on Saturday on the first day of the Irish Champions Weekend

The Carlow based trainer said he was 'very surprised and very disappointed' with the decision to suspend him for ten months

John 'Shark' Hanlon has been given a ten month suspension of his training licence and fined €2,000 by the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board due in a incident involving the transportation of a dead horse last June

Nighteyes returns to Naas in bid to emulate her mother in the €100,000 Tally-Ho Stud Irish EBF Ballyogan Stakes on Family Fun Day

A preview of Saturday's action at the Curragh, including the thoughts of Sky Sports Racing presenter Callum Helliwell on the two Group 2 races 

There is another afternoon of high quality racing in store at the Curragh on Saturday, we preview the best of the action

The first of the FBD Hotel & Resorts Saturday Series at The Curragh took place last weekend and continues on Saturday

The Group 1 Keeneland Phoenix Stakes looks to be a straight shoot out between Babouche, trained by Ger Lyons, and Whistlejacket, trained by Aidan O'Brien, on a high class eight race card at the Curragh on Saturday

A seven race card at Naas on this Bank Holiday Monday gets underway at 2.20pm

Kildare connections enjoyed a very successful Thursday at the Galway Festival

Dermot Weld has earned the 'King of Ballybrit' nickname due to his many winners at the Galway Festival down through the years and he could add to that next week

Ronan Whelan was the big winner on the night as he enjoyed his first success for trainer Aidan O'Brien on Grateful in the Group 3 Darley Irish EBF Stanerra Stakes

Avec Espoir was victorious