Horse racing trainer Barry Hills, who financed his career on the back of the winnings from a huge gamble in 1968, has died aged 88 after a long illness. A head lad at a stables at the time of his ...

Piggott kept Rheingold close to the pace in a huge field and drove him into the lead as the runners turned for home, getting ...

The Irish Derby Festival continued in sensational style on Saturday as Whirl, Aidan O’Brien’s relentless front-runner, dug ...

Barry Hills had a brilliant career and he won four of the five British Classics at least once, before he handed over the stable's licence to son Charlie in 2011 ...

Olds. The June 28 Pretty Polly Stakes (G1) at the Curragh brings an intriguing clash of the generations as Whirl and Wemightakedlo ...

BARRY HILLS, one of Britain’s greatest ever racehorse trainers, has died at the age of 88. Hills trained over 3,200 race ...

Whirl pulled out all the stops to deny Kalpana in a barnstorming renewal of the Pretty Polly Stakes (G1) June 28.

Whirl battled on bravely to hold off Kalpana in a terrific tussle for the Paddy Power Pretty Polly Stakes at the Curragh. In ...

End of an era’ is an oft-used cliché when a big character dies but, for racing, the death on Saturday morning of Barry Hills, ...

A BLACK-PAINTED wooden gate is all that stands between Sir Michael Stoute and more than 52 years of racing success in England ...

Always the bridesmaid, never the bride” is perhaps an apt way of describing the racing career of Calandagan thus far, even if he does have a Royal Ascot victory to show for his efforts, having been a ...

A vegetarian recounts dining at Granite, a Michelin-starred restaurant in Paris. The restaurant is located near the Louvre.