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Eventbrite - Dublin Book Festival presents Spirit of the River Declan Murphy in conversation with Manchán Magan - Sunday, 14 November 2021 at National Botanic Gardens, Dublin 9, Dublin. Find event and ticket information.
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...
Barney Curley, the mastermind behind arguably the greatest betting coup of all time, has died at the age of 81.
Sponsored by: Trainer Wesley Ward Trainer Wesley Ward, 53, recorded his 2,000th-career win Thursday night at Churchill Downs when Ken and Sarah Ramsey's Gold for Kitten rallied for a rail-skimming victory in Race 6 under jockey Chris Landeros. “I was actually moving a bunch of mares and foals from one place to another at my farm in Lexington when it happened,” Ward told the Daily Racing Form. “It's a great accomplishment, very humbling.” Ward was born into a racing family, according to the Keeneland media guide. His father, Dennis, is a former jockey who is now a trainer a...
Updated / Tuesday, 27 Apr 2021 07:00 Spirit of the River, the new memoir by Declan Murphy, published by Lilliput Press. Declan Murphy's first encounter with a kingfisher as a young boy was unforgettable. Returning to the rivers years later, he embarks on a quest to study this most brightly-coloured bird during its nesting season, a seemingly straightforward challenge. But the river is slow to reveal the habits and secrets of its residents. Dippers, goosanders, grey wagtails and great spotted woodpeckers all yield their hidden habits to the author’s patient pursuit; yet the kingfisher conti...