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Top jock Barry Geraghty brings long and successful career to an end

I’m 41 in September and you can’t go on forever. I’ve missed 18 months of the last five years through injury, having broken both legs, both arms, my ribs, shoulder blade and a few other small fractures in between, the words of top jockey Barry ...

12 Jul 2020 at 17:51

Sport

Ruby pays tribute to Barry Geraghty

Barry Geraghty was a brilliant rider, the bigger the day, the better the jockey he was. Some have classed him as a ‘big-race jockey’ but he was much more than that. He rode 1,920 winners up until his retirement last weekend, after all. He ...

15 Jul 2020 at 16:08

Sport

National Hunt confirm 2020 champions

Following on from Wednesday’s announcement by the Board of Horse Racing Ireland that the 2019/2020 National Hunt season was to be cut short and that the Fairyhouse Easter Festival and the Punchestown Festival would not be rescheduled, ...

03 Apr 2020 at 11:44

Sport

Punchestown: tough times but we'll come through

This time last year Conor O’Neill was looking forward to his first Punchestown Festival as the newly appointed general manager, having succeeded Dick O’Sullivan who had been in that hot seat since 2002. Dick initially came in on what ...

10 Apr 2020 at 18:12

Sport

Owners getting too big for their boots?

THERE’S a consensus in horse racing that he who ‘pays the bills, calls the shots.' Some would agree with that while others wouldn’t. When it comes to owners, it’s nearly always best to leave decisions to the trainer. That’s the way ...

07 Oct 2016 at 14:21

Punchestown opens season with two day meeting this week

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Punchestown opens season with two day meeting this coming week

It’s early October so from a racing viewpoint that can only mean one thing, the National Hunt season is upon us and it goes up a gear or two this coming week with the start of the Punchestown season for 2016. The home of National ...

07 Oct 2016 at 14:13

Horse Racing

Elliott holds strong hand for this Sunday's €100,000 Grade A race at Naas

With five of the entries of the 33 remaining for this Sunday’s €100,000 Grade A, Download the Ladbrokes Exchange App Leinster National at Naas, trainer Gordon Elliott certainly holds a strong hand. Roi Des Francs tops the ...

07 Mar 2017 at 16:00

Horse Racing

Sizing John confirmed for Punchestown

Gold Cup winner Sizing John has been confirmed by trainer Jessica Harrington to take his place in the Coral Punchestown Gold Cup on Wednesday April 26. The Co. Kildare based trainer, fresh from the homecoming ...

20 Mar 2017 at 17:36

Horse Racing

Cheltenham pointers galore at Naas pre-Festival meeting

Cheltenham is just around the corner but before the big Festival gets under way there is the very popular, and informative, Paddy Power Cheltenham Trials Day at Naas, on Sunday February 25; one of the key ...

14 Feb 2018 at 15:41

Horse Racing

No shortage of English raiders expected at Punchestown

The great racing rivalry between Ireland and England looks set to continue at the upcoming Punchestown Festival, following on from last year’s week long meeting when English raiders had their most ...

29 Mar 2018 at 12:35

Horse Racing

Grade 1 Novice Hurdle looks real competitive affair at Naas on Sunday

All eyes this Sunday will be on the Lawlor’s Of Naas Grade 1 Novice Hurdle where a strong field of eight have been declared for the first Grade 1 race of the New Year at Woodlands Park, Naas. ...

05 Jan 2018 at 15:17

Local News

The bluffer's guide to the big Naas event

It’s that time of year. The Punchestown Festival is upon us this week, starting today. And like many sporting events, such as the Wimbledon Championships and the Six Nations Championship, it ...

25 Apr 2017 at 11:44

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