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Racing: Irish Interest

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  Barizan Aimed At Galway Hurdle

  Evan Williams plans to aim Swinton Hurdle winner Barizan, at the Guinness Galway Handicap Hurdle on August 1.

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  Snow Fairy has Royal Ascot return as target

  Snow Fairy may be fit in time to contest the Prince of Wales's Stakes at Royal Ascot.

• • Racing: Irish Interest

  Best Dressed Lady At Leopardstown

  Racing from Leopardstown on Sunday featured the Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial Stakes with Aidan O’ Brien’s Battle of Marengo triumphant

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  Style Vendome takes French 2000 Guineas glory

  Style Vendome the took his winning run to five in the French 2000 Guineas at Longcham today as the Richard Hannon trained Olympic Glory was disappointing.

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  Ferdy Murphy To Relocate To France

  Irish born racehorse trainer Ferdy Murphy has announced he is to relocate to France from his North Yorkshire stables.

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  Teenage Jockey, Jane Mangan announced as ‘Sportswoman of the Month’

  Teenage Jockey, Jane Mangan has today been named The Irish Times / Irish Sports Council ‘Sportswoman of the Month’ for April 2013.

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  Sir Alex Ferguson could have a winner at Chester on day of retirement

  Sir Alex Ferguson announced today his retirement as manager from Manchester United. It is sad news for the team who have won over 38 trophies with Ferguson at the helm.

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  Is Frankie Dettori heading to Ballydoyle?

  If you were lucky enough to be at Ballydoyle on Monday you would have caught a glimpse of Frankie Dettori riding work for Aidan O’Brien.

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  Racing: Exciting times for trainer Andy Oliver

  While Ireland is famously known as a hub of horseracing it is a sport that over the years has been predominantly associated with the south of Ireland.

• • Racing: Irish Interest

  Bin Suroor to face testing

  It was confirmed on Thursday that after the steroids scandal that rocked Godolphin’s Moulton Paddocks the BHA would not be stopping there and they were now testing Godolphin’s other training establishment...

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  Manning and Bolger set for more success in Limerick

  There is certainly no rest for the wicked and following Kevin Manning's success yesterday in the Quipco 2000 Guineas aboard the sensational Dawn Approach, he is back in Ireland at Limerick.

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  Leading Vet Hits Out At Drugs In Racing

  Leading vet David Dugdale has said that anabolic steroids are performance-enhancing drugs "with no role in racing".

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  Qipco 1000 Guineas Betting Advice: All things point to another Irish bred winner

  Adhere the threads, conform the hair and distribute the aftershave, its ladies day at Newmarket. Not your average ladies day however, as it will be the equine females to the fore,...

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  Qipco 2000 Guineas Betting Advice: Bolger on a mission at Newmarket

  The first classic of the flat season, the Qipco 2000 Guineas, is a race which has been kind to Irish trained horses in the past, having won the race six times...