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The insatiable Willie Mullins secured an 11 th Irish Gold Cup courtesy of another gallant front-running turn from Kemboy, in the process enhancing the all-conquering yard’s prospects of plundering a third successive victory in the Cheltenham Gold Cup.  However, in a twist that is indicative of the impression that the 35 th running of the Leopardsown Grade 1 might not have been a vintage one, it is the prospects of a horse resting at home in his stable at Closutton that appear to have been ...

Johnny Ward: Few things bring emotion out like a sporting personality rolling back the years It was a good day for Willie Mullins at Leopardstown. Johnny Ward By Johnny Ward Saturday 6 Feb 2021, 6:05 PM Feb 6th 2021, 6:05 PM 5,270 Views 3 Comments Trainer Willie Mullins at Leopardstown yesterday. Image: Morgan Treacy/INPHO Image: M...

FEATURE: Racing certainties abound at Clongowes Wood in Clane Henry Bauress looks at the famous names from the racing world linked to the school Reporter: ); Clongowes Wood College in Clane is one Ireland’s best known schools. Set up in 1814 by the Jesuit order, it is the only seven-day male boarding school in the country. Many well-known Irish men have studied there, including some with famous racing connections. Such students include Michael O’Leary; Patrick Mullins, son of Ireland’s l...

Rarely will the beginning of a race have as much carnage as the Celebrating The 2020 ITBA Award Winners Handicap Hurdle at Naas today where a loose horse caused a 13-minute delay before a "shambolic" false start then left punters furious. The race (set to start at 2.45), which had already been put back five minutes after a request by broadcasters, didn’t commence until 3.03 after the Noel Meade-trained Melly And Me unseated Sean Flanagan before the start and proceeded to run loose. The eight-...

Big controversy at Naas as Ruby Walsh slams shambolic start to race A stewards enquiry into the start of the race was later called, but there were no changes to the result. Updated Yes please! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. OurPrivacy Noticeexplains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. Thank you f...

A very different Thyestes Chase Day brings new challenges for Eddie Scally and Co at Gowran Park Reporter: robert.cribbin@kilkennypeople.ie Danny Mullins holds the Goffs Thyestes Handicap Chase trophy after Total Recall’s win at Gowran Park last year Picture: Patrick McCann/Racing Post );  ); It’s the biggest day in the Kilkenny horse racing calendar, but in 2021 it will be all a bit surreal. Thyestes Day at Gowran Park is usually met with much fanfare and a packed crowd but none of will ...

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Davy Fitzgerald supporting Kilkenny? Its all happening on Irelands Fittest Family! Reporter: );  ); A Kilkenny clan will be determined to prove they are Irelands Fittest Family this weekend. The Codys from Kilkenny will test their mettle when they tackle some of Irelands toughest endurance challenges. Coached by Wexford hurling manager Davy Fitzgerald, who personally picked the family from the line-up, they will go up against three other families in the second episode of the new series of Ire...

Updated / Monday, 4 Jan 2021 14:05 Irelands Fittest Family is set to return on Sunday, January 3, 2021. Irelands Fittest Family is set to return on Sunday, January 3, 2021 with host Mairead Ronan and coaches Davy Fitzgerald, Anna Geary, Derval ORourke, and Donncha O’Callaghan. Each year, the competition begins with a group of 15-20 families, all of whom will be put through extreme endurance challenges in new locations around the country, from steep sand dunes to airports to Irish bogs and...

The show is set to air on Monday evening