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Dinoblue gives backers a festive fright at Fairyhouse

Dinoblue survived a final-fence blunder to land the YellowFord & Drumlin John & Chich Fowler Memorial Irish EBF Mares Chase at Fairyhouse.

Racing • 8 hrs

Kildare , Ireland - 23 November 2025; Heart Wood, with Darragh O'Keeffe up, during the John Durkan Memorial Punchestown Steeplechase on day two of the Punchestown Premiere Weekend at Punchestown Racecourse in Kildare. (Photo By Seb Daly/Sportsfile via Get

Heart Wood claims Tramore feature for De Bromhead

Heart Wood shone at Tramore to take the O'Driscoll's Irish Whiskey New Year's Day Chase for Henry de Bromhead giving him a third win in the race in four years.

Racing • 7 hrs

CHELTENHAM, ENGLAND - JANUARY 01: Harry Skelton riding Kabral Du Mathan (blue/white) clear the last to win The Dornan Engineering Relkeel Hurdleat Cheltenham Racecourse on January 01, 2026 in Cheltenham, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)

Kabral Du Mathan outclasses Relkeel rivals

Kabral Du Mathan sprinted clear of his rivals to run out a comfortable winner of the Dornan Engineering Relkeel Hurdle at Cheltenham.

Racing • 7 hrs

Jockey Patrick Mullins with his mother Jackie, and father and winning trainer Willie after winning the 2025 Grand National Handicap Chase with Nick Rockett

Mullins savours 'the day of a lifetime' at Aintree

Patrick Mullins had always dreamed of winning the Grand National, but 2025 proved the year he could stop thumbing through the history books as a memorable afternoon aboard Nick Rockett ensured his name will always be indelibly linked with the world's most famous steeplechase

Racing • 16 hrs

Know your sport? Take the RTÉ Sport Quiz of 2025

We have 40 multiple-choice questions to test your knowledge of the sporting highs and a few lows over what has been an eventful 12 months.

Other sport • 11 hrs

ASCOT, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 18: Jamie Spencer riding Powerful Glory (yellow) win The Qipco British Champions Sprint Stakesat Ascot Racecourse on October 18, 2025 in Ascot, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)

2025 - A year of major racing shocks

As the racing year draws to a close, we've seen the longest-priced British winner and the joint-second longest-priced Irish winner returned in recent weeks, but 2025 has been littered with shock results.

Racing • 31 Dec 25

Irish jockey Loughnane sets mark for most wins in 2025

Irish-born jockey Billy Loughnane broke the 21st century record for winners in a calendar year in Britain after he registered his 222nd success on Invited at Lingfield Park on New Year's Eve.

Racing • 31 Dec 25

El Fabiolo, with Paul Townend up, jumps the last on their way to winning the Barberstown Castle Novice Steeplechase during day three of the Punchestown Festival at Punchestown Racecourse in Kildare.

El Fabiolo gets back to winning ways at Punchestown

A return to the smaller obstacles saw top-class chaser El Fabiolo get back on the winning trail in the Make The Tote App Your New Year's Resolution NYE Hurdle at Punchestown.

Racing • 31 Dec 25

Mullins expects Galopin improvement in Irish Gold Cup

Willie Mullins is taking the positives out of Galopin Des Champs' comeback defeat in the Savills Chase at Leopardstown.

Racing • 30 Dec 25

Jockey Paul Townend celebrates on Lossiemouth

Lossiemouth takes December Hurdle at Leopardstown

Lossiemouth repelled the strong challenge of the returning Brighterdaysahead to claim top honours in the December Hurdle at Leopardstown.

Racing • 29 Dec 25

Trainer Gordon Elliott in the parade ring before the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Kerrymount Mares Hurdle

Red-hot Elliott bags four more winners at Leopardstown

Gordon Elliott played down his chances of being crowned champion trainer for the first time after rounding off a fantastic festive period with four more winners on the final day of Leopardstown's Christmas Festival.

Racing • 29 Dec 25

Jockey Jack Kennedy celebrates on Romeo Coolio after winning the Racing Post Novice Chase on day one of the Leopardstown Christmas Festival at Leopardstown Racecourse in Dublin

Elliott plays down Arkle talk for Romeo Coolio

Gordon Elliott would be "shocked" if Romeo Coolio ran in the Arkle Trophy at the Cheltenham Festival in March, unless the ground was soft.

Racing • 29 Dec 25

28 December 2025; Affordale Fury, centre, with Sam Ewing up, on their way to winning the Savills Steeplechase during day three of the Leopardstown Christmas Festival at Leopardstown Racecourse in Dublin. Photo by Seb Daly/Sportsfile

Affordale Fury holds off big names in Savills Chase

Affordale Fury rallied to great effect to land Grade One honours in the Savills Chase at Leopardstown as a well-backed 7-1 shot.

Racing • 30 Dec 25

28 December 2025; Teahupoo, with Jack Kennedy up, on their way to winning the Christmas Hurdle during day three of the Leopardstown Christmas Festival at Leopardstown Racecourse in Dublin. Photo by Seb Daly/Sportsfile

Teahupoo proves class again in Christmas Hurdle

Teahupoo stamped his authority on the staying division with a dominant performance in the Grade One Christmas Hurdle at Leopardstown.

Racing • 28 Dec 25

11 February 2024; Favori De Champdou, with Sam Ewing up, during the William Hill Ten Up Novice Steeplechase at Navan Racecourse in Meath. Photo by Seb Daly/Sportsfile

Elliott dominates as Favori De Champdou comes good

Outside Favori De Champdou battled back to beat stablemate Search for Glory to win the Paddy Power Chase on a day dominated by Gordon Elliott at Leopardstown.

Racing • 27 Dec 25

Ireland's forward #07 Troy Parrott celebrates his 2-3 during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group F European qualification football match betweem Hungary and Republic of Ireland at the Puskas Arena in Budapest, Hungary on Novemeber 16, 2025. (Photo by Attila KIS

The most-read sports stories of 2025

As is now tradition, we have captured the top 10 stories on RTÉ.ie and the RTÉ News app for each month, to give you a sense of what made you click this year.

2025 in Review • 28 Dec 25

CHEPSTOW, WALES - DECEMBER 27: Sean Bowen riding Haiti Couleurs on their way to winning The Coral Welsh Grand National Handicap Chase at Chepstow Racecourse on December 27, 2025 in Chepstow, Wales. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)

Haiti Couleurs adds Welsh to National honours list

Haiti Couleurs was the toast of Chepstow after producing a magnificent front-running display to add the Coral Welsh Grand National to the Irish equivalent he won earlier in the year.

Racing • 27 Dec 25

Jockey Jack Kennedy celebrates on Romeo Coolio after winning the Racing Post Novice Chase at Leopardstown - December 2025

Romeo Coolio reels in Irish Panther at Leopardstown

Romeo Coolio had to show he was game as well as classy when getting up in the final strides to deny Irish Panther in the Racing Post Novice Chase at Leopardstown.

Racing • 28 Dec 25

SUNBURY, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 26: Ben Jones riding The Jukebox Man (red/white striped cap) clear the last to win The Ladbrokes King George VI Chaseat Kempton Park Racecourse on December 26, 2025 in Sunbury, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)

The Jukebox Man calls the tune in a King George classic

The Jukebox Man, carrying the colours of former Premier League manager Harry Redknapp, came out on top in an epic renewal of the Ladbrokes King George VI Chase at Kempton Park.

Racing • 26 Dec 25

Marine Nationale landed the day two feature at Chletenham last March

Connell bullish as Marine Nationale returns to action

Barry Connell is confident Marine Nationale is fit enough to do himself justice ahead of his return to action in the Paddy's Rewards Club Chase at Leopardstown on Saturday.

Racing • 26 Dec 25

SUNBURY, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 26: Paul Townend riding Kitzbuhel (yellow) clear the last to win The Ladbrokes Kauto Star Novices' Chase at Kempton Park Racecourse on December 26, 2025 in Sunbury, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)

Mullins scales new heights in Kauto Star with Kitzbuhel

Kitzbuhel produced a superb front-running display to give Willie Mullins a first victory in the Ladbrokes Kauto Star Novices' Chase at Kempton Park.

Racing • 28 Dec 25

27 December 2024; Romeo Coolio, with Sam Ewing up, jumps the last on their way to winning the Paddy Power Future Champions Novice Hdle (Grade 1) 4-y-o plus on day two of the Leopardstown Christmas Festival at Leopardstown Racecourse in Dublin. Photo by Da

Elliott expects Coolio clues at Leopardstown

Gordon Elliott expects to have a clearer idea of what path Romeo Coolio will take for the rest of the season after he drops back in trip for the Racing Post Novice Chase at Leopardstown.

Racing • 24 Dec 25

5 July 2025; Irish Examiner photographer Eddie O'Hare, who retired after today's game having served the paper for more than 47 years, is photographed with the Uachtarán Chumann Lúthchleas Gael Jarlath Burns before the GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Champi

The 25 best sporting images of 2025

Following another spectacular year of sport, we share some of the best work from our friends over at Sportsfile and Getty Images.

Football • 25 Dec 25

Fact To File, right, with Mark Walsh, jumps the last on their way to finishing second, from eventual first place Gaelic Warrior, left, with Paul Townend up, during the John Durkan Memorial Punchestown Steeplechase during day two of the Punchestown Premier

Gaelic Warrior and Fact To File all set for King George

Willie Mullins looks to hold all the aces in a mouthwatering Ladbrokes King George VI Chase, as both Gaelic Warrior and Fact To File were declared in a field of eight for Kempton's St Stephen's Day feature.

Racing • 23 Dec 25

Haiti Couleurs and Sean Bowwn on their way to winning the 2025 Irish Grand National

Curtis hopes Haiti Couleurs can shine in Welsh National

Rebecca Curtis is optimistic Haiti Couleurs can prove himself the "class horse in the race" when he bids to get his season back on track in the Coral Welsh Grand National at Chepstow on Saturday.

Racing • 22 Dec 25