A vintage renewal of the Grade 1 William Hill Champion Chase saw Chacun Pour Soi storm to victory for Willie Mullins, Paul Townend and Susannah Ricci providing reigning champion jockey Townend with a welcome winner. The six-runner field was led along at a hair-raising gallop in the early stages and despite being headed briefly by […]
Colreevy may have been something of a turn-up for the books in the Grade 1 Dooley Insurance Group Champion Novice Chase but the eight-year-old continued her rich vein of form to give Willie Mullins a big race clean sweep on Day 1 of the Punchestown Festival. The admirable eight-year-old posted a career best as she […]
Oisin Murphy says he was “thrilled” with Alcohol Free’s preparation run ahead of Sunday’s QIPCO 1000 Guineas bid and believes she has every chance of staying the mile at Newmarket. Having teamed up with Andrew Balding last year to strike gold in the QIPCO 2000 Guineas with Kameko, the reigning champion jockey will join forces […]
It’s the main national hunt festival of the year in Ireland, why not join Punchestown Fantasy League! Lots of Prizes – we have updates & results. Take part in the Punchestown Fantasy League; a Racing Fantasy League across the 5 days of the 2021 Punchestown Festival race meetings to keep you entertained and involved from […]
FWD Champions Day again showcases the best of Hong Kong with emerging talent measured by record turnover A landmark FWD Champions Day, crowned by Vincent Ho’s G1 double, record turnover and the emergence of a potential future champion are evidence of Hong Kong racing’s resilience and attractiveness, according to Club CEO Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges. Pointing to […]
Few outside the racing world will have heard of Danny McMenamin, but that could all soon change following his victory in the Conditional Jockeys Championship in a season he has described as “exceeding all expectations”. Having made steady progression through the riding ranks since arriving from Northern Ireland in 2017, the 20 year old today […]
