Ep 104: The Racing Edge Podcast Ep 32 – The Irish Champions Festival recap
After a glut of top-class racing at Leopardstown and the Curragh, Mark Costello and Anne Marie Duff join Mark Boylan to review all the action and talking points to emerge from the 2025 Irish Champions Festival. From Delacroix’s potential swansong in the Royal Bahrain Irish Champion Stakes to a first classic victory for Dylan Browne McMonagle on Al Riffa in the Comer Group International Irish St Leger, The Racing Edge team look back on the key winners and losers from Ireland’s marquee flat weekend. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ep 103: The Racing Edge Podcast Ep 31 – Irish Champions Festival 2025 preview
It’s Irish Champions Festival time! Mark Boylan is joined by Mark Costello and Anne Marie Duff to preview each of the Group 1 races across Leopardstown and the Curragh this weekend, including an intriguing Royal Bahrain Irish Champion Stakes on day one. The team also take a look back at last weekend’s Sprint Cup and Arc trial action. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ep 102: The Racing Edge Podcast Ep 30 – Ballydoyle's super sub?
The Irish Field team of Mark Boylan, Mark Costello and Anne Marie Duff are back to discuss the week's talking points from the world of racing. With the news that Ryan Moore is on the sidelines with a fractured femur, the panel discuss whether Christophe Soumillon will be asked to mastermind another Irish Champion Stakes success on Delacroix for Aidan O'Brien, while Mark Boylan reports from this week's Irish Champions Festival press morning at Ballydoyle. A letter from Boardsmill Stud's William Flood on the topic of Irish prize money generated reaction this week. The team explore the points raised in that submission, as well as nominating their usual horses to follow and previewing Saturday's Group 1 Betfair Sprint Cup. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ep 101: The Racing Edge Podcast Ep 29 – Who's for a Leopardstown rematch?
After an action-packed few days at the York Ebor Festival, The Racing Edge team is back to discuss all the main talking points from the week. Could Delacroix turn the tables on Ombudsman back at Leopardstown in the Royal Bahrain Irish Champion Stakes? Does a yearling spending spree at Arqana bode well for Irish vendors this autumn? Where does Lambourn stand after the dual Derby winner's defeat in the Great Voltigeur? Mark Boylan is joined by Anne Marie Duff and Amy Lynam to cover all the action, as well as nominating their latest horses to follow - including an unplaced 100/1 shot from the Curragh last weekend. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ep 100: The Racing Edge Podcast Ep 28 – Eyes on the Ebor Festival
On the eve of the 2025 Sky Bet Ebor Festival at York, Mark Boylan is joined by Amy Lynam and Anne Marie Duff to discuss the main races of the week. The usual team assess Diego Velazquez's Group 1 breakthrough at Deauville, whether Johnny Murtagh has found a Royal Bahrain Irish Champion Stakes contender in Zahrann and discuss the week's main talking points. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Irish Field is Ireland’s only newspaper dedicated to racing and equestrian sports. The Irish Field is available online from 10pm every Friday night and in all good newsagents every Saturday. If horses are part of your life, make The Irish Field part of your week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.