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Articles By John O'Riordan

John O'Riordan
John has worked for the Press Association since 2022. He also writes a weekly column for The Irish Field and is a regular contributor to the Irish Racing Yearbook. He has previously written for the Racing Post, Irish Examiner and Irish Daily Mirror. He has been involved in racing for over three decades; having experience as a syndicate member, sole owner and breeder.
Mon 7th Aug 2023
Youre A Derry Girl and Emily Cody near win the Cork Flat Race

Youre A Derry Girl wins Cork finale at 50/1 under Emily Cody

5.55PM

Golden Trick and Ben Coen far side beats Jungle Mate near side for trainer Hugo Palmer

Golden Trick leads home Ballyhane 1-2 for owners Bronte Collection

5.31PM

Rathnaleen Kal and Gary Noonan(white red) face the last hurdle to win the Kanturk Handicap Hurdle.

Rathnaleen Kal heads King in Cork thriller

5.23PM

Katola and Chris Hayes win for trainer Dermot Weld and the Aga Khan.

Katola makes winning debut for Weld at Naas

4.21PM

Members of the Queen Maeve Racing Club celebrate the win of their Blenheim Belle.

Blenheim Belle a 40-1 winner on handicap debut for McNiff

4.11PM

Teddy Boy and James Ryan win for trainer Eddie Lynam from At Long Last.

Teddy Boy gains well deserved Naas success under James Ryan

3.16PM

Ricky Langford and Cian Quirke just hold on to win the Fermoy Handicap Hurdle.

Ricky Langford just holds on to win under Cian Quirke

2.57PM

Rush Queen and Cian MacRedmond win for Shamrock Thoroughbreds and Ado McGuinness

Rush Queen upsets favourite in Naas opener

2.35PM

Moon Rise Beauty and Paul Townend win the Mares Maiden Hurdle at Cork.

Moon Rise Beauty gets Mullins off to winning start

2.28PM

Wesley Joyce makes a welcome return to race-riding at Naas on Monday afternoon.

Wesley Joyce makes welcome return to race-riding

1.18PM

Sun 6th Aug 2023
You Oughta Know and Patrick Mullins win the Fr Breem Memorial Flat race

You Oughta Know a tenth Galway winner for Willie Mullins

6.05PM

Malbay Madness and Colin Keane near win the Ireland West Airport Knock Handicap

Malbay Madness goes one better under Colin Keane

5.24PM

Stromberg and Dylan Browne McMonagle win the Kinlay Hostel Irish EBF Auction Series Maiden

Stromberg easily lands maiden success for O'Brien/McMonagle

4.58PM

Dunum and Billy Lee win the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Ahonoora Handicap

Dunum back to winning ways in Ahonoora Handicap

4.47PM

Fighting Fit and Gavin Brouder win the Lord Hemphill Memorial Handicap Steeplechase

Fighting Fit springs 33/1 surprise for Dempsey

4.05PM

Saint Sam and Paul Townend win the Eileen Kelly Memorial Steeplechase

Saint Sam proves different class to chase rivals

3.22PM

My Design and Ray Barron win the Kenny Galway Handicap Hurdle

Barron registers third winner of festival on My Design

2.52PM

Teed Up and Conor Clarke near win the Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle from Stilyker

Teed Up wins his second race of the week at Galway

2.13PM

Hewick will have his entire campaign geared around a trip to Cheltenham next March.

Hewick set to return to America before Gold Cup bid

12.14AM

Thu 27th Jul 2023
Folly Beach and Alan Persse win the Horseraces Single Member S A Of Greece Handicap

Persse gets the fractions right on Molloy's Beach

8.56PM

Polly's Fortune created a favourable impression with Limerick bumper win.

Polly's Fortune impresses in Limerick bumper rout

8.46PM

Fill The Tank and Cian Quirke win the Limerick Handicap Hurdle

Fill The Tank popular Limerick winner for Aengus King

8.34PM

Save Your Love and Ben Coen win the Dublin To Bahrain Handicap from Carracci

Save Your Love gets deserved change of luck

8.25PM

Walking The Walk and Jack Kennedy win the Limerick Handicap Hurdle

Kennedy Walks the Walk at Limerick

7.12PM

Zarinsk and Colin Keane pink cap win the Romanised Minstrel Stakes Group 2

Zarinsk shows real grit in Minstrel Stakes win

6.54PM

Hard Rain and JJ Slevin win the Coast To Curragh Handicap Hurdle

Hard Rain wins on second start for Padraig Butler

6.14PM

Ylang Ylang and Ryan Moore win the Jockey Club Of Turkey Silver Flash Stakes Group 3

Ylang Ylang remains unbeaten after Silver Flash success

5.38PM

Shajak and Mark Walsh win the Hurling For Cancer Maiden Hurdle

Shajak easily opens his account over hurdles at Limerick

5.24PM

Brilliant and Ryan Moore far win the Irish EBF Median Sires Series Fillies Maiden from Sakti

O'Brien filly Brilliant in Leopardstown maiden win

4.59PM

Tudor City, Liam McKenna, owner John Breslin and wife Debbie and trainer Tony Martin.

Tudor City bids for historic third Galway Hurdle success

12.23AM

Sun 23rd Jul 2023
Wayne Lordan will be on the sidelines until the autumn following Irish Derby fall.

Wayne Lordan looking at autumn return

9.14AM

Thu 20th Jul 2023
Pinot Gris followed up his Down Royal win with impressive Leopardstown success.

Pinot Gris doubles up for Cromwell in Leopardstown nightcap

8.52PM

Minella Diamond and Sarah Kavanagh win the Irish Examiner Ladies Flat Race

Diamond sparkles for Kavanagh in Killarney finale

8.39PM

Teorie and Luke McAteer win the Clayton Hotel Leopardstown Maiden

McAteer strong in finish aboard Teorie

8.17PM

Easy Peasy and Adam Ryan win the James COllins Memorial Flat Race

Easy Peasy for Kelly newcomer in Killarney

8.01PM

Self Belief and Billy Lee right win the Aer Lingus College Football Classic Meld Stakes Group 3

Self Belief too good for younger rivals in Meld Stakes

7.48PM

Ceanndana and Keith Donoghue jump the last to win the Ivo O'Sullivan Memorial Handicap Hurdle

Ceanndana follows up Downpatrick win with Killarney success

7.21PM

Opera Singer and Ryan Moore win the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden

Opera Singer hits the high notes on second start

6.37PM

Presenting Doyen and Rachael Blackmore head Effernock Fizz close home in Killarney feature.

1-2 for Cian Collins in Killarney Day Four feature

5.59PM

Caught U Looking and Colin Keane impressed with manner of maiden success.

Caught U Looking a smart prospect for Meade

5.44PM

The Last Mardi made just about all the running under Jack Kennedy at Killarney.

Easy for The Last Mardi in Killarney maiden hurdle

5.30PM

Special Wan and Luke McAteer win the Undertones Playing Live After Racing Fillies Maiden

Foley unearths another Special Wan in Leopardstown maiden

5.09PM

Officials at Killarney have been watering the track ahead of this evenings racing.

Officials watering ahead of day four of Killarney July Festival

10.00AM

Chimeric and Donagh O'Connor saw trainer Johnny Levins reach 100 flat winners in Ireland.

Chimeric a 100th domestic flat winner for Levins

12.21AM

Tue 18th Jul 2023
Liberated Light and John Gleeson blue cap win the William Hill Maiden

Liberated Light wins for the Gleeson family at Killarney

8.57PM

Chally Chute and Ronan Whelan near win the William Hill Handicap at Killarney.

Chally Chute continues on the upgrade at Killarney

8.20PM

Satin and Shane Foley win the William Hill Handicap at Killarney.

Satin back to winning ways in Killarney feature

7.38PM

Church Mountain and Joey SHeridan green number 3 win the William Hill Handicap

Church Mountain wins on second start for O'Callaghan

7.04PM

Final Check and Andrew Slattery win the William Hill Handicap at Killarney.

Final Check a second Killarney winner for O'Donoghue

6.34PM

Coolree and Leigh Roche win the William Hill Maiden at Killarney.

Coolree makes all to cause upset in Killarney maiden

6.11PM

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