By Dan Walsh The Irish point-to-point scene returned yesterday (Saturday) in a temporary format of four fixed races for four-and-five-year olds, geldings and mares, confined to selected race tracks. Cork played host to eight races necessitated by divides and raiders from Wexford won five races. Racing began with the four-year-old test for mares where leadingContinue reading “Five Wexford trained winners”
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Tenors strike with Gold at Wexford
By Dan Walsh This afternoon’s seven-race card at Bettyville Park get off to a perfect start with a local winner in Mt Leinster Gold (15/2) trained by Colin Bowe by three quarters of a length in the Brendan Cullimore Electrical Contractors Rated Novice Hurdle. A seven-year-old bay mare Mt Leinster Gold is owned by internationalContinue reading “Tenors strike with Gold at Wexford”
Sports stars bring fitness to Wexford
By Dan Walsh Irish world boxing champion Kellie Harrington and track and field Olympian, David Gillick will be coming online to homes and schools throughout Wexford and beyond over the coming months until summer holidays begin. Joining the Fyffes Fit Squad team, Kellie and David will broadcast their approach to exercise and fitness in aContinue reading “Sports stars bring fitness to Wexford”
Congratulations 2Lt. Michaelí Byrne
By Dan Walsh Second Lieutenant Michaelí Byrne (24) has achieved her career ambition and is to be assigned to the Army Equitation School following the commissioning ceremony of the 96th cadet class at Collins Barracks, Dublin, on Thursday. From Butterfly Farm, Raheen, near Camolin, Michaelí was the winner of the Mo Chroi four-year-old championship finalContinue reading “Congratulations 2Lt. Michaelí Byrne”
Walsh’s wonderful win at Wexford
By Dan Walsh The family combination of John and James Walsh, had a wonderful victory at Wexford today when High Stakes won his fifth race from six starts, and his first on the racecourse, at the special point-to-point flat race card, one of a small number such fixtures introduced by the HRI to facilitate theContinue reading “Walsh’s wonderful win at Wexford”
Wexford cheers Cheltenham champions
By Dan Walsh There were no crowds to cheer the winners at Cheltenham this year and the record-breaking success enjoyed by the Irish contingent, an amazing 23 victories from 28 races – and numerous placings – tells its own sporting story and a strong Wexford contingent played a major role in ‘the Olympics of Steeplechasing’.Continue reading “Wexford cheers Cheltenham champions”
Good day for Wexford ‘points’ stables
By Dan Walsh With no point-to-point racing due to Civid-19 restrictions Horse Racing Ireland secured a small number of point-to-point bumpers and when the first day’s action was run at Punchestown this afternoon, there was plenty of Wexford success. Colin Bowe and Barry O’Neill won both races for four-year-old geldings with the favourites, Ernest GrayContinue reading “Good day for Wexford ‘points’ stables”
Nolan and O’Keeffe keeps Wexford punters happy!
By Dan Walsh This afternoon’s racing at Bettyville Park went ahead in wet conditions after 8mm of rain fell overnight and the seven-race card was run safely with the locals featuring amongst the winners. The aptly named Socially Distant (14/1) ran out a 16 lengths winner of the opening Wexford Mares’ Maiden Hurdle for EnniscorthyContinue reading “Nolan and O’Keeffe keeps Wexford punters happy!”
Tragic death of gifted athlete and musician
By Dan Walsh The Bannow-Ballymitty and Kilmore region of south Wexford is in shock tonight following the death of Leona Reville, in her early ‘twenties, a star athlete and gifted musician who tragically lost her life in a road traffic collision earlier today. She was killed in a two-vehicle collision that occurred on the WellingtonbridgeContinue reading “Tragic death of gifted athlete and musician”
Kilmore United receives Texaco funding
By Dan Walsh Kilmore United FC is to receive €5,000 funding under the Texaco Support for Sport initiative by Valero Energy (Ireland) Limited, the company that markets fuel in Ireland under the Texaco brand. Open to sports clubs across the 26-counties, irrespective of sporting discipline, size, membership, age, cultural appeal or gender, the initiative saw a fund ofContinue reading “Kilmore United receives Texaco funding”
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