The Irish Field Podcasts

Hot on the heels of pulling off a bit of a giant-slaying effort at Naas on Sunday, jockey Kieren Buckley joins The Racing Edge Podcast (by The Irish Field) to discuss Irish Panther’s popular success in the Grade 3 Barberstown Castle Chase for Eddie and Patrick Harty.An upset victory over Kopek Des Bordes represented the first graded victory of Buckley’s career, just as it was for the horse and training partnership since joining forces.All the key action from Naas is discussed by Mark Boylan, Anne Marie Duff and Amy Lynam, as well as a rundown of some talking points from the week in racing, including Derek O’Connor’s retirement from the saddle at the age of 43.

Paddy Harnett talks about his dramatic win in the apprentice title race, and Mark Costello is joined by Anne Marie Duff to review the Breeders’ Cup, Down Royal and Curragh highlights before previewing some upcoming big races.

Mark Costello and Anne Marie Duff look ahead to the Breeders’ Cup in the company of US racing expert Sean Clancy. The team also review racing from Galway, Cheltenham, Wexford, Doncaster, Saint-Cloud and even Flemington. Plus Peter O’Reilly of the ITBA posts an update on the ITBA EXPO ’27.

Having been riding in Grade 1 company in New Jersey on Saturday night, jockey Danny Gilligan’s late flight home to partner Kings Hill, trained by his father Paul, in the JT McNamara Munster National proved extremely worthwhile on Sunday, when the talented grey ran out a decisive winner of the €100,000 Limerick feature.Victory in the BoyleSports-backed prize represented Danny’s first domestic winner for his dad, and he joins The Racing Edge Podcast (by The Irish Field) to discuss the major family success, as well as his ambitions for the National Hunt season ahead.Mark Boylan discusses a superb British Champions Day card in the company of Anne Marie Duff and Amy Lynam, who also weighs in on a strong week of trade at the Tattersalls October Yearling Sales. The team take an early look at this weekend’s Group 1 William Hill Futurity Trophy Stakes at Doncaster, a race with the potential to play a big part in deciding the British flat trainers’ championship.

In this week’s episode apprentice jockey Paddy McGettigan talks about his big race success on Alphonse Le Grande, Amy Lynam tells the stories behind the big money trades at Tattersalls, and Mark Costello and Anne Marie Duff review the Dewhurst and look ahead to Champions Day at Ascot

Mark Costello, Anne Marie Duff and James Crispe dissect the action from the previous weekend at the Curragh and Newmarket before looking ahead to ParisLongchamp and the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe

The Racing Edge Podcast reviews the week in racing and looks forward to a busy few days in the calendar for both Britain and Ireland. Mark Boylan is joined by Anne Marie Duff to discuss the Guinness Kerry National, Tattersalls Middle Park Stakes and Tattersalls Sceptre Sessions Cheveley Park Stakes this week, as well as assessing some of the latest talking points from the latest edition of The Irish Field.

After an action-packed weekend of top-quality racing, The Racing Edge Podcast returns to review all the highs and lows from the 2026 Irish Champions Festival. Mark Boylan is joined by Anne Marie Duff and Amy Lynam to discuss the biggest races from Leopardstown and the Curragh, analysing each of the seven Group 1s, as well as a historic Betfred St Leger win for Saffie Osborne and Joseph O’Brien at Doncaster. With the ever-popular Listowel Harvest Festival on the horizon, the track’s Pat Healy joins the show to talk Listowel memories and look ahead to the coming seven days in the Kingdom.