Richard O'Brien Racing

07/02/2022

https://twitter.com/RJOBracing/status/1489618281333985285?s=20&t=setcWTS9QHvziVXu2bKcUw

“Foibles... 🙂 https://t.co/6QcIDAu35k”

25/01/2022

21/07/2021

http://www.richardobrienracing.com/2021/07/20/naas-july-21st/

We had our biggest winner at Naas a few years ago but generally I feel ours perform underwhelmingly there. I’ve no idea why that is, variance most likely. Anyway we head there with 2 tomorrow and I’m really looking forward to seeing them both. Gwan So debuted recently at Fairyhouse and it was OK...

21/07/2021

25/06/2021

http://www.richardobrienracing.com/2021/06/24/curragh-derby-weekend/

Irish Derby weekend marks the approximate halfway point of the season and there will be a few spectators on sight this weekend. At least that is my understanding. Standing in the wide open empty spaces of racecourses on balmy summer evenings is starting to feel more than a bit ridiculous. Chessman r...

08/06/2021

http://www.richardobrienracing.com/2021/06/08/cork-june-9th/

There’s a decent amount of flat racing behind us and it’s coming thick and fast these days. It just dawned on me it was this day last year racing resumed post lockdown. We head to Cork tomorrow with 2. Morph Speed won last Thursday in Leopardstown, he got on top reasonably quickly when the race ...

07/05/2021

http://www.richardobrienracing.com/2021/05/06/cork-may-7th/

We’re heading to Mallow with 2 runners tomorrow. The horses have been running away well and it has been slightly disappointing to see several of ours start favourite, rún their race and still get beat. Every yard hits a seam of form where a few horses come together, land on good races and take th...

29/04/2021

20/04/2021

http://www.richardobrienracing.com/2021/04/19/tipperary-april-20th/

14/04/2021

http://www.richardobrienracing.com/2021/04/13/leopardstown-april-14th/

We’re Leopardstown bound tomorrow with 3 runners. It’s a bloody hard place to get a result but we have bits of chances. Eloso runs first in the 7f 3 year old only handicap. His form has been steadily progressive in Dundalk. The last night I thought he had won as they flashed past the line. That ...

03/04/2021

http://www.richardobrienracing.com/2021/04/02/cork-april-3rd/

We’ll be weaned away from Dundalk over the coming weeks as the turf season ramps up. Dundalk racing is competitive as bedamned but it’s big boy pants from here on in. I feel flat racing has really ramped up in the 5 years since I started. Joseph wasn’t really a thing, nor was Jessie anything l...

26/03/2021

http://www.richardobrienracing.com/2021/03/25/dundalk-march-26th/

We haven’t had a turf runner yet but should have 2 over the weekend. Another late night beckons in Dundalk before then. We have 3 to run. Uncharted runs in the winners of 1 for progeny of stallions with average yearling sales of less than 50k. She fits that category to a tee but is still an outsid...

11/03/2021

http://www.richardobrienracing.com/2021/03/11/dundalk-march-12th/

Another week further along and after the chaos of the last few weeks there’s a semblance of order on the racing front. Hope it lasts. We are Dundalk bound with 2 3 year olds tomorrow. Dynakite runs in the claimer. We don’t have him very long and I was anxious to get going with him. It’s hard t...

05/03/2021

http://www.richardobrienracing.com/2021/03/04/dundalk-march-5th/

We head to Dundalk tomorrow evening with 2 runners. Benavente runs first in the Listed Patton Stakes. It is over 1 mile and restricted to 3 year olds only. They all have similar profiles to him although his winning form would be below that of some of the others. It will be interesting to see how he....

12/02/2021

http://www.richardobrienracing.com/2021/02/11/dundalk-feb-12th/

Just a quick word on our 2 runners tomorrow. Benavente and Eloso run in a 7f winners race, the last race on the card but there’s no winners in it. Benavente ran away fine 3 weeks ago. It was his first run for 7 months and after travelling smoothly he just flattened out in the last furlong to be be...

20/01/2021

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11/12/2020

http://www.richardobrienracing.com/2020/12/10/dundalk-december-11th/

2020 is drawing to a close. The care of horses and small kids means you’re kind of hidden from the pandemic. Mouths to feed and tidying what that leads to. On repeat. The year could have gone better on the racing front, a lot better but there’s little point roaring about it. I’m not convinced ...

12/11/2020

http://www.richardobrienracing.com/2020/11/07/pedantry/

I haven’t written here for a while and a quick look through our recent results gives an indication why. We haven’t run many with chances. A combination of youngsters finding their feet and a few older ones finding theirs or battling the handicapper. Such is life. There was a time when I would be...

18/09/2020

http://www.richardobrienracing.com/2020/09/17/dundalk-september-25th/

Cautious Approach returns to her favourite track tomorrow after a vaguely frustrating summer. She hasn’t got rolling at any stage, primarily due to lack of opportunities and when she has ran things haven’t really gone to plan. She’s well drawn in a competitive race and hopefully she will run w...

14/09/2020

https://twitter.com/HRIOwners/status/1303402577644720128?s=19

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28/08/2020

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=19&v=h_RonETskd0&feature=emb_title

Trainer Richard O'Brien is located in Limerick. Find out more in this short video

03/08/2020

http://www.richardobrienracing.com/2020/08/02/naas-august-3rd/

Galway week was spent in West Cork with family. Back to reality tomorrow with The Alpha Man running in Naas. It’s his first run in handicap company. The last few months have been a steep learning curve for him and he’s stepping in to a race with plenty of depth tomorrow. We have a good rider on ...

27/07/2020

It's deja vu!
Musalsal wins again at Gowran Park with Ronan Whelan on board, Congratulations to all members of the Musalsal Syndicate.

18/07/2020

http://www.richardobrienracing.com/2020/07/18/curragh-july-19th/

I wanted to preview Forge Road tomorrow as I posted a little video of her several weeks back. I was mad about her then and still am. I am conscious however that she is a staying filly that doesn’t yet have the power required to show herself to best effect. She has been in full, strong exercise for...

13/07/2020

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09/07/2020

Well done to all the fantastic owners in the Musalsal Syndicate on his win last night at Gowran Park, great ride again from that man Ronan Whelan

07/07/2020

http://www.richardobrienracing.com/blog/

Roscommon bound tomorrow so quite an early start. Beauty Of Deira runs in the 4 and up fillies maiden over 10f. You generally need a borderline stakes horse to win an Irish maiden but once the 3 year olds are kept out of them the quality dips. There are 4 or 5 in this of interest and I’d like to t...

05/07/2020

http://www.richardobrienracing.com/2020/07/05/cork-july-5th

Global Pass got off the mark at the 16th or 17th time of asking last time. He tries to back that up today. Obviously he completely lost his form last year and it’s not fully clear why that was. He was striking into himself at home and at the races and the recurring wound was difficult to manage. W...

26/06/2020

http://www.richardobrienracing.com/2020/06/26/curragh-june-26th/

Our first trip racing to the Curragh this year. I work all my horses here a couple of times before they run. It’s a well worn path. We run 3 and on the face of it they appear to be bit part players. The Alpha Man goes in the mile maiden and it’s as hot a maiden as you could hope to find. This la...