Tag Archives: Horse Racing

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…”

By Dan Walsh Two point-to-point fixtures today (Sunday) produced success for six Wexford stables. At Ballindenisk, Co. Cork, Wexford raiders won both divisions of the four-year-old mares’ maiden race. Handler Michael Goff and his son, Harry took the first division with newcomer Tactic by two lengths while another newcomer Lake Nagambie won division two byContinue reading “Sunday half dozen for Wexford stables”

By Dan Walsh What a remarkable weekend for handler Denis Murphy and rider Jack Hendrick who triumphed five and four times, respectively. Add a treble for Sean Doyle and doubles for Benny Walsh, Jamie Scallan and Barry Stone… it doesn’t get much better on the point-to-point season. Murphy and Hendrick were in Lisronagh today (Sunday)Continue reading “Five wins for Denis and four for Jack”

By Dan Walsh Three point-to-point meetings today with doubles for Ferns handler Michael Goff and Tomhaggard rider Jack Hendrick while Jonathan Fogarty, in his 14th year as a handler at Cleariestown, saddled his 50th career winner. Goff had an across the cards double beginning with Techno Lad coming home nine lengths to the good underContinue reading “Doubles for Goff and Hendrick”

By Dan Walsh Three point-to-point fixtures nationally yesterday (Sunday), plenty of Wexford participation at all three venues, and Tomhaggard rider Josh Berry scored a double at Rathcannon, Co. Limerick, both wins for Wexford stables. Berry got off the mark on Double Annie in the Laura Scallan colours and trained by Mark Scallan who came homeContinue reading “Josh Berry scores a double”

By Dan Walsh at Wexford races Enniscorthy trainer Paul Nolan and Duncormick jockey Eoin Staples joined forces for a double success at Wexford races today where the ground for the horses was ‘yielding’ but for the punters it was unpleasant with wind, rain and incredible cold conditions. Le Moulin Rouge (/1 fav.) started the winningContinue reading “Wexford double for Nolan and Staples”