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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.

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

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