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David McDonnellIrishCentral Contributor David McDonnell looks at the fascinating life of Barney Curley, a professional gambler turned charity founder.

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Barney Curley, racing punter on a grand scale who masterminded a legendary betting coup – obituary Alongside his professional gambling career, he managed Irish bands and trained in Newmarket, encouraging jockeys including Frankie Dettori 27 May 2021 • 3:19pm Barney Curley in 1984, two years after he moved to England and took out a licence to train Credit: Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images Barney Curley, who has died aged 81, pulled off one of the most celebrated betting coups in the history of the Turf. It happened on June 25 1975 at Bellewstown, an obscure racecourse in Co Meath...

Zaaki, the horse on everyone’s lips, but how did he get here? By Bruce Clark 03:37am • 24 May 2021 So how do you go about buying the hottest box office star in Australia racing right now? Well you have to call Stu Boman in Newmarket, England and ask him how he landed on Saturday’s jaw dropping Doomben Cup winner Zaaki from the Tattersall’s Autumn Horses In Training Sale last year. Over four long days, there were 1625 lots catalogued, in all shapes, sizes, ages and budgets. Aussies were prevalent on the settling sheet, but there was Lot 706, signed for in a p...