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By Dan Walsh Victory for Karma Police in the maiden race for four-year-olds at today’s (Saturday) point-to-point at Kirkistown, near Newtownards, Co. Down, provided Clondaw, Ferns, handler Michael Goff with a milestone 80th winner as a handler in a successful career that began 11 years ago. Colin Bowe’s Knockduff (Barry O’Neill up) lead for mostContinue reading “Michael Goff reaches 80!”

By Dan Walsh at Ballinaboola Eighty-four of the 140 entries stood their ground and faced the starter at today’s Wexford Foxhound’s well attended point-to-point at Ballinaboola, New Ross, resulting in a nine-race card and doubles for handlers Sean Doyle, Ballindaggin, and Colin Bowe, Kiltealy, and Tomhaggard rider Jamie Scallan. The first four-year-old maiden race ofContinue reading “9 races and long day at Ballinaboola”

By Dan Walsh The first four-year-old maiden contest for 2024 is the first race on the card at Wexford Foxhounds’ point-to-point at Ballinaboola, New Ross, on Sunday. The first race is off at 1pm. There is a large entry – 140 entries in total – and 28 for the first four-year-old maiden. The track isContinue reading “Sunday’s racing at Ballinaboola”

By Dan Walsh Three Wexford handlers saddled a winner apiece at today’s (Sunday) point-to-point at Cragmore, Co. Limerick and Barry O’Neill extends his lead in the national point-to-point rider’s championship. Matthew Flynn O’Connor sent Boombox Baby from his Ballycrystal stables in the maiden race for five-year-old mares’ and with Wicklow rider Brian Lawless in theContinue reading “Wexford stables enjoy Sunday success”

By Dan Walsh Clearistown handler Mark Scallan saddled his first winner of the season when Break the Boundary, running in the colours of Laura Scallan, came home one and a half lengths to the good in division two of the gelding’s maiden race for five-year-olds at Tyrella, near Downpatrick, Co. Down, today (Saturday). Ridden byContinue reading “Wexford success up in Down”

By Dan Walsh at Ballycrystal Weather conditions were atrocious at the Ballinagore Harriers point-to-point fixture at Ballycrystal today, but it didn’t bother local rider Rob James who was thrilled with a treble while a few local handlers also triumphed in the wet and windy conditions that never relented during the six races. James got hisContinue reading “Rob James ‘winning in the rain’ at Ballycrystal”

By Dan Walsh The Ballinagore Harriers point-to-point fixture takes place tomorrow (Sunday) at Ballycrystal, Kiltealy (Eircode; Y21 X6X6) with the first race off at 12.30pm. There are 101 entries for the six races. No further inspections are planned. The ‘going’ will be testing with wet conditions expected and maximum afternoon temperatures of 12 degrees CelsiusContinue reading “Ballycrystal races on Sunday”

By Dan Walsh Killanne rider/handler Rob James travelled to Turtulla, Co. Tipperary, today (Sunday) where he recorded a double success on a fine afternoon in heavy ground conditions. Newcomer Old Tom Morris in the Matchmaker Syndicate colours gave James a rider/handler combined success in the maiden race for five-year-old geldings. Now bound for the sales, theContinue reading “Double success for Rob James”

By Dan Walsh The first point-to-point fixture of 2024 takes place next Sunday at Fairwood, Tinahely, and although the entry is small – 60 entries – it is a good quality card that should attract a good crowd. A course inspection took place today (Friday) where the going is reported as “soft, soft to heavyContinue reading “Sunday’s point-to-point news”

By Dan Walsh The annual Christmas racing festival kicked off today (St. Stephen’s Day) with three fixtures countrywide at Leopardstown, Limerick and Down Royal and the Wexford flag was flying successfully with doubles for jockeys Sean Flanagan and Sean O’Keeffe and one win each for jockey JJ Slevin, Philip Rothwell and Davidstown, Enniscorthy, trainer PaulContinue reading “Wexford winners celebrate Christmas”