By Dan Walsh Multi-times point-to-point championship winners Colin Bowe and Barry O’Neill set an early pace in the 2024-’25 championship when winning the opening race of the new season with Auntie Lacey in the maiden race for four-year-old mares at Toomebridge, Co. Antrim today (Saturday). The Kiltealy team had two and a quarter lengths toContinue reading “Champions Colin and Barry setting an early pace”
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Group 1 race success for Sam McCauley
By Dan Walsh Well-known businessman Sam McCauley has been making the sporting headlines these days – he was recently honoured with the official opening of McCauley Park at the Rapparees-Starlights GAA stadium in his native Enniscorthy – and today at the Champions Weekend at the Curragh he is celebrating a Group One success in theContinue reading “Group 1 race success for Sam McCauley”
Low sunshine makes its mark at Wexford races
By Dan Walsh at Wexford races The eight-race card at Wexford races yesterday was saturated in sunshine, but while the good attendance and the punters basked in its rays, low sunlight caused problems for the final four races and all three steeplechases required jumping only three obstacles instead of six! The decision was taken inContinue reading “Low sunshine makes its mark at Wexford races”
8 Friday races at Wexford Racecourse
By Dan Walsh The popularity of the Wexford races is expanding within the industry and for the second meeting in succession the entry has been above average, thus necessitating an eight-race card and that takes place tomorrow (Friday) with the first race off at 3.20pm. The track is in excellent condition with the going expectedContinue reading “8 Friday races at Wexford Racecourse”
A ‘Berry’ good evening at Wexford races
By Dan Walsh at Wexford Races Highlight of this evening’s Fleadh racing festival at Wexford was the six and a half lengths success of Cruisin Susan (5/1) in division two of the Pat Farrell Memorial Handicap Hurdle for the Berry family stables at Ballyroe, Blackwater. Trained by John Berry and running in the colours ofContinue reading “A ‘Berry’ good evening at Wexford races”
Friday Fleadh racing at Wexford
By Dan Walsh Racing returns to Wexford Racecourse tomorrow (Friday) evening as part of the Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann music festival and following on from Wednesday’s successful fixture. It is a seven-race card – six hurdle races and an INH Mares Flat Race – with the first race off at 4.55pm. Maximum entries for allContinue reading “Friday Fleadh racing at Wexford”
Gainford in tune on ‘Jazzy Matty’ at Wexford Fleadh races
By Dan Walsh at Wexford Races Caim, Enniscorthy jockey Jordan Gainford scored his third winner of the week at his local track in Wexford this evening when partnering Jazzy Matty (14/1) to success in the Traynors of Wexford Beginners Chase and the five-year-old gelding was winning for the first time since taking the Fred WinterContinue reading “Gainford in tune on ‘Jazzy Matty’ at Wexford Fleadh races”
8 races for Wednesday Wexford card
By Dan Walsh The thrills and spills of jump racing and the rhythm of thundering hooves in a highly competitive environment will echo from Wexford Racecourse on Wednesday evening with the first of an eight-race card off at 4.45pm. It is the first of two days racing at Wexford in conjunction with Fleadh Cheoil naContinue reading “8 races for Wednesday Wexford card”
Autumn 2024 ‘points’ fixture list
By Dan Walsh This week, the INHSC (Irish National Hunt Steeplechase CLG) who is responsible for the governance and administration of point-to-points in Ireland announced the 2024 Autumn Point-to-Point fixture list. South East fixtures are as follows; Sunday, October 20; Island Hunt at Ballycrystal, Kiltealy. Sunday, October 27; Shillelagh & District at Fairwood, Tinahely. Sunday,Continue reading “Autumn 2024 ‘points’ fixture list”
Local winner and steward’s reversal on Day 2 of the Wexford races
By Dan Walsh at Wexford races The second of the two-day race meetings at Wexford racecourse today (Thursday) was a big improvement on yesterday when the weather caused poor visibility and misery for punters and, like yesterday when Denis Murphy saddled Three By Two (9/1) for the lone local success in the concluding race thereContinue reading “Local winner and steward’s reversal on Day 2 of the Wexford races”
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