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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 19th Jun 2023

Royal Ascot

Stronger together

11.48AM

Mon 29th May 2023

Vina Ardanza (left) was knocked off course by Saldier at the last fence in Killarney

Stewarding errors erode confidence in the sport

11.04AM

Mon 22nd May 2023

Average attendance per meeting was 3,216 in 2022

What is the Social & Economic impact of Irish racing?

10.00AM

Mon 15th May 2023

Evesham Road and Philip Byrnes winning at Clonmel

Media Rights money now linked to betting turnover

10.40AM

Mon 8th May 2023

A large proportion of stable staff are women

David versus Goliath

11.24AM

Tue 2nd May 2023

Willie Mullins at Punchestown on Saturday

Record-breaking National Hunt season for Willie Mullins

9.58AM

Mon 24th Apr 2023

How much is a horse's performance improved by the whip?

12.43PM

Mon 17th Apr 2023

Runners lining up for the Grand National

Saturday's protests a wake up call for the sport

11.31AM

Tue 11th Apr 2023

The Fairyhouse crowd on Easter Monday

Records are there to be broken

12.48PM

Mon 3rd Apr 2023

Miss Abby Jools prevails in a bunch-finish at Dundalk

Betting Matters

11.23AM

Mon 27th Mar 2023

Bryan Cooper broke his leg in a fall from Don Cossack in 2014 and won the Gold Cup on him in 2016

Good luck to Bryan Cooper

11.37AM

Mon 20th Mar 2023

Rachael Blackmore salutes the crowd after Honeysuckle's Mares Hurdle win

Hurdles or fences for Constitution Hill?

2.26PM

Mon 13th Mar 2023

Teehupoo and Galvin are two leading hopes for Gordon Elliott this week

The best week of the year

1.06PM

Mon 6th Mar 2023

Marine Nationale winning his maiden hurdle at Punchestown

An Absolute Freak

1.59PM

Mon 27th Feb 2023

Jaafel winning Friday's Claiming race at Dundalk

Disgruntled Punters

10.54AM

Mon 20th Feb 2023

Jockeys with whips up in a driving finish

Whipping up a storm

11.23AM

Mon 13th Feb 2023

Zanahiyr on his way to the start of the 2022 Champion Hurdle

Elliott fine was appropriate sanction

12.39PM

Thu 2nd Feb 2023

Ronan McNally

12 years for Ronan McNally

11.39AM

Mon 30th Jan 2023

A large crowd turned up to watch Willie Mullins train the winner of the Thyestes Chase

No stopping Willie Mullins

11.29AM

Mon 23rd Jan 2023

Last fence drama at Thurles on Sunday where all 7 favourites somehow managed to win

'Hay' How are ya!

10.30AM

Mon 9th Jan 2023

Jack Kennedy

Jack Kennedy deserves a change of luck

1.28PM

Wed 4th Jan 2023

Henry Beeby and Tim Husbands

Goffs unveiled as new Arkle Novice Chase sponsor

1.35PM

Mon 2nd Jan 2023

Leopardstown attracted solid crowds over the four days at Christmas

A Numbers Game

12.31PM

Mon 19th Dec 2022

Davy Russell pictured with his family after announcing his retirement at Thurles

Suspending trainers' licences

1.21PM

Mon 12th Dec 2022

Dreal Deal on his way to a fifth victory in a row at Cork in Oct 2020

Ronan McNally Case

10.36AM

Mon 5th Dec 2022

Rachael Blackmore arriving at Fairyhouse on Sunday to ride Honeysuckle

Jump racing at its best is hard to beat

10.28AM

Mon 28th Nov 2022

Constitution Hill and Nico De Boinville

Dare to dream

11.03AM

Mon 21st Nov 2022

State Man jumping the first hurdle in Sunday's race

To run or not to run

12.50PM

Mon 14th Nov 2022

Hollow Games made most of the running on his chasing debut

Jump Racing - weather permitting

11.06AM

Mon 7th Nov 2022

Flightline and Flavien Prat stalk leader Life Is Good in the early stages of the Breeders' Cup Classic

A memorable week for horse racing

10.18AM

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