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By Dan Walsh at Wexford races Enniscorthy trainer Paul Nolan was the local hero at yesterday evenings successful eight-race meeting at Wexford where he emerged as top trainer with an amazing 422/1 treble ridden by three different jockeys. Nolan got off the mark in the Botanica International Rated Hurdle with Sageborough (10/1) well ridden byContinue reading “422/1 treble for Paul Nolan at Wexford races”

By Dan Walsh Summer racing comes to Bettyville Park, Wexford, tomorrow evening (Wednesday) with the first of eight races under starters orders at 4.42pm. There is a dry forecast and for the first time this season and pleasant summer conditions should attract large family groups and the loyal supporters who turn up hail, rain orContinue reading “Under starters orders at Wexford races”

By Dan Walsh It’s a long time since the 2025-’26 point-to-point season commenced last October and it ended this weekend where the highlight was doubles for Donnchadh Doyle and a double and the 80th career winner for Cleariestown rider Barry Stone. Stone’s double was at Tattersalls in Co. Meath where he got the winners flowingContinue reading “Barry Stone enjoys his 80th victory”

By Dan Walsh Michael Murphy’s Redbridge Stables at Duncormick was in winning form at Ballindenisk, Co. Cork, today (Sunday) where they enjoyed a double both ridden by Darragh Higgins. Newcomer Dan De Champ was a two lengths winner of division one of the maiden race for four-year-old geldings while Order Another One, in the coloursContinue reading “Sunday success at Cork and Galway”

By Dan Walsh at Wexford Races Colin Bowe’s star Kiltealy stables are normally associated with point-to-point success -he has held the trainers’ championship for the past 13 years – but his horses were in winning form at Wexford races today with a double success on the 8-race card. Morell River (7/1)registered a second career successContinue reading “Wexford double for Colin Bowe”

By Dan Walsh There has been a large entry for the Wexford races on Saturday resulting in one of the races ‘divided’ which creates an eight-race card. The first race has been moved forward and will start at 1.30pm. The programme now consists of five hurdles, two steeplechases and an INH Flat Race. The GoingContinue reading “8-race Saturday card at Wexford”

By Dan Walsh Barry O’Neill hit the point-to-point headlines at the two-day Necarne, Co. Fermanagh fixture on Friday and Saturday where he rode four winners and joined Derek O’Connor and Jamie Codd as only the third rider to accumulate 900 winners ‘between the flags’ in Ireland. O’Neill’s millstone winner came aboard West of Idaho forContinue reading “Barry O’Neill rides 900th winner”

By Dan Walsh at Wexford Races The locals were thrilled when Wilton Mills Trier (100/30 fav.) justified favouritism and won the Slaney Mares Point-to-Point Flat Race by two lengths at Wexford yesterday (Thursday) evening with Inch, Gorey jockey Luke Murphy in the saddle. Owned by Jim Whelan, Barmoney, Ballyhogue and the Wilton Mills Syndicate, WiltonContinue reading “Wilton Mills Trier satisfies the locals”

By Dan Walsh Entries for Thursday’s Wexford races include runners from the top yards and local stables and the scene is set for a good evening’s racing. The first race is off at 5.02pm. The ground at Wexford is good to yielding (watering). Dry forecast  The seven-race card includes four steeplechases, a hunter’s chase andContinue reading “Top yards run at Wexford races”

By Dan Walsh Bank Holiday Monday point-to-point took place at Dawstown, Co. Cork today and there were winners for four Wexford stables. The maiden race for four-year-old geldings was divided. The Denis Murphy stables continued an amazing run in division one where newcomer North Tipp scored by three and a half lengths under Shane CutterContinue reading “Wexford success continues…”