National Hunt Racing
Clonmel Thursday 29 February 2024 13:47 – 14:22 – 14:57 – 15:32 – 16:07 – 16:42 – 17:17 13:47 Clonmel Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Beginners Chase 2m 4f | 8 Runners | Eight vie for glory in tightly contested race A field of eight horses go head-to-head in what promises to be a thrilling […]
Trainer John ‘Shark’ Hanlon has confessed he’d “travel the world” for a horse like his Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup contender, Hewick, found in a local sale “five minutes down the road.” Hewick: The Tough Contender Describing the nine-year-old Hewick as “tough as nails,” Hanlon marvels at the horse’s resilience, having earned over £600,000 despite costing […]
The French Takeover: Is Irish Racing Breeding Falling Behind? In the recent Dublin Racing Festival, a worrying trend emerged that raised eyebrows and sparked discussions within the Irish racing community. Out of the eight Grade One winners at the festival, an astounding seven were born in France. This dominance, coupled with the fact that the […]
Flat Racing
A forgotten racehorse trainer who was the first woman in the UK to be issued with a training licence in 1886 is to have a race at The QIPCO Guineas Festival renamed in her honour, The Jockey Club announces today – International Women’s Day. Ellen Chaloner has laid in an unmarked grave in Newmarket […]
Earl Of Tyrone produced a striking performance under a 3lb penalty to take the Unibet 3 Uniboosts A Day Conditions Stakes at Kempton Park this evening. The two-mile contest was a Fast-Track Qualifier and the five-year-old is now guaranteed a start in the £150,000 All-Weather Marathon Championships on Good Friday. On his first appearance since […]
Classy sprinters Summerghand and Annaf feature among a strong line-up for the six-furlong Listed BetUK Kachy Stakes (2.26pm), part of a double-header of Fast-Track Qualifiers at Lingfield Park on Saturday, 4 February. Summerghand, a G3 winner on turf, boasts two victories from three appearances at Lingfield, with his only defeat coming after he missed the […]
