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Articles By Vincent Finegan

Vincent Finegan
Vincent, who lives on the Curragh in Co. Kildare, is the editor of irishracing.com and has almost 40 years experience in the horse racing industry. He writes a weekly blog on this website covering all aspects of the sport and presents our Irish Angle video show on Mondays. He is a dual winner of The Irish Field naps table.
Mon 18th Nov 2024
Napper Tandy seen winning at Punchestown in June died following a fall at Cheltenham

Splitting hairs

10.01AM

Mon 11th Nov 2024
Darragh O'Loughlin, CEO of IHRB, the only man to spot anything wrong in financial accounts

Financial irregularities at IHRB

10.29AM

Mon 4th Nov 2024
City Of Troy in a hail of kickback at Del Mar

The best is probably yet to come

10.19AM

Tue 29th Oct 2024
Shark Hanlon hugging Hewick after his King George victory

Timing of Shark Hanlon Appeal verdict ill judged

9.47AM

Mon 21st Oct 2024
HRI is in discussions with RacingTV regarding the future coverage of the sport in Ireland

Advertising ban presents a major headache for horse racing

10.30AM

Mon 14th Oct 2024
Alphonse Le Grande and Jamie Powell (yellow) winning at Newmarket

Cesarewitch prize money conundrum

10.33AM

Mon 7th Oct 2024
Rossa Ryan and Bluestocking at ParisLongchamp

Eight is the magic number

10.16AM

Mon 23rd Sep 2024
City Of Troy arriving at Southwell with his groom David Hickey

City Of Troy

9.00AM

Mon 16th Sep 2024
Economics getting the better of Auguste Rodin at Leopardstown

A weekend of Champions

9.42AM

Mon 9th Sep 2024
Shark Hanlon hugging Hewick after his King George victory

Shark Hanlon suspension

9.08AM

Mon 2nd Sep 2024
The final hurdle was omitted at Down Royal on Friday due to low lying sun

Buyer beware

10.05AM

Mon 26th Aug 2024
Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith, John Magnier and Aidan O'Brien at Sandown Park

Puzzling stewards' decisions

10.52AM

Mon 19th Aug 2024
The success of Gordon Elliott and Willie Mullins is impacting the sport

Positive Discrimination

9.28AM

Mon 12th Aug 2024
Dylan O Connor celebrates as he wins a race on Day 3 at Dingle

Horse racing and Olympic sports are different

11.41AM

Mon 5th Aug 2024
Petrol Head winning on his first start for Katy Brown at Downpatrick

Petrol Head

1.21PM

Mon 29th Jul 2024
Mullins and Elliott horse boxes parked side-by-side at Sligo

HRI moves to address National Hunt imbalance

10.26AM

Mon 22nd Jul 2024
The parade ring at Galway

Racing is about more than just winners and losers

9.48AM

Mon 15th Jul 2024
Runners lining up for the Land Rover Bumper at Punchestown

Should amateur jockeys be paid?

9.52AM

Mon 8th Jul 2024
Galway bucked the trends with increased crowds last year

Deloitteful new ad campaign from HRI

9.56AM

Mon 1st Jul 2024
He Knows No Fear winning at Leopardstown in June 2021

No winners at Comer case Appeal

11.29AM

Mon 24th Jun 2024
Aidan O'Brien with wife Ann Marie and daughter Ana after achieving his latest career milestone

Numbers Game

10.28AM

Mon 17th Jun 2024
Racehorse

Once a racehorse, always a racehorse

10.16AM

Mon 10th Jun 2024
Nina Carberry with husband Ted Walsh (left) and Helen McEntee and Simon Harris

Baptism of fire

10.45AM

Tue 4th Jun 2024
Frances Crowley with her daughter Hannah Smullen after Fillusin won at Tramore

The best is yet to come

11.07AM

Mon 27th May 2024
A higher proportion of all-weather racing is planned for Ireland

Five year plan

11.35AM

Mon 29th Apr 2024
Students mixing with a regular racegoer at Cork

Racing audiences are getting younger

10.30AM

Mon 22nd Apr 2024
Willie Mullins

The Perfect Storm

10.31AM

Mon 15th Apr 2024
Grand National winner I Am Maximus jumping the second last fence on Saturday

Nothing to see here

9.59AM

Mon 8th Apr 2024
Seamie Heffernan and Dallas Star winning the Ballysax Stakes at Leopardstown

British racing on the front foot with horsepwr website

10.23AM

Mon 25th Mar 2024
Odds-on favourites in maiden hurdles have become the norm

Uncompetitive races are bad for the sport

10.27AM

Tue 19th Mar 2024
Willie Mullins & Paul Townend with the Gold Cup which hasn't been touched by a British trainer or jockey since 2018

Irish dominance at Cheltenham causing concern

11.03AM

Mon 11th Mar 2024
Cheltenham Festival

The best four days of entertainment

11.00AM

Mon 4th Mar 2024
Wrecking Ball Paul was given a freebie at Dundalk

One size fits all

9.48AM

Mon 26th Feb 2024
On-course bookmakers could see their turnover rise because of online restrictions

Affordability Checks

10.52AM

Mon 19th Feb 2024
A bumper crowd at Leopardstown for the opening day of DRF

The customer is always right

10.18AM

Mon 22nd Jan 2024
A Dream To Share winning the Champion Bumper at Cheltenham last season

A different approach required

10.33AM

Mon 15th Jan 2024
Sire Du Berlais beat Teahupoo in last season's Stayers' Hurdle

Racing's finances in a precarious position

10.53AM

Mon 8th Jan 2024
Jockeys heading out to ride in the first and only race held at Naas on Sunday

Do as I say, not as I do

10.42AM

Tue 19th Dec 2023
Pat Foley with Rebel Gold and Fairyhouse's Peter Roe

SBK to sponsor at Fairyhouse

12.53PM

Mon 18th Dec 2023
Members of the Keep Your Distance Syndicate cheering home Firstman at Dundalk

Environmental contamination is often the best defence

11.35AM

Mon 11th Dec 2023
El Fabiolo beating Jonbon at Cheltenham back in March

Heavier than heavy

10.24AM

Mon 4th Dec 2023
Jockey Richie Deegan after winning on Nurburgring

Fairyhouse delivers

10.42AM

Mon 27th Nov 2023
Slate Lane and Donagh Meyler winning at Haydock on Saturday

A pattern of improvement

8.23AM

Mon 20th Nov 2023
All €100,000 of prize money for the Troytown Chase was won by the big four stables

How can the small yards survive?

10.49AM

Mon 13th Nov 2023
Firefox provided Gordon Elliott with his sixth winner of the afternoon at Down Royal on Friday

Far from satisfactory conclusion to Yuften case

10.55AM

Mon 6th Nov 2023
Auguste Rodin and Ryan Moore are greeted by connections after their Breeders Cup success last Saturday

3 years, 7 months and 13 days for nothing

10.54AM

Mon 30th Oct 2023
Horses preparing to galop on a foggy morning at Willie Mullins' Closutton stables.

Keith Donoghue's hard work is paying off

10.31AM

Mon 23rd Oct 2023
Frankie Dettori pictured after winning the Ebor on the Willie Mullins-trained Absurde at York

Farewell Frankie

10.13AM

Mon 25th Sep 2023
Kerry jockey Oisin Murphy made his first visit to Listowel races a winning one.

Racing's Silver Bullet

10.48AM

Mon 18th Sep 2023
Luke Comer at Galway Races

Comer has licence to train withdrawn for 3 years

10.40AM

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