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'Old Hall' wins Murphy Handicap
WEXFORD RACECOURSE staged its pre-Galway Festival meeting on Friday night last with a mixed seven-race card down for decision. Amazingly, for the fourth Friday evening in a row, racegoers were treated to a lovely, sunny evening which helped to swell the crowds attending to the satisfaction of racecourse management.
O'Brien scores a nice Group 3 win
THE IRISH horse racing website, goracing. is currently highlighting the summer festivals of racing up until September of this year. With the Killarney July festival just over and Galway on for the rest of the week, the remainder of the summer sees a number of other meetings that might merit our attention.
Amateur Fogarty rides on the crest of a wave
WITH THE new National Hunt season in its infancy for 2010-2011, it is interesting to note the top 20 placings of some of our top jockeys and trainers in the current pecking order.
It was ladies' day at the races in Bettyville on Friday last
BETTYVILLE PARK was the centre of the world of fashion on Friday night last with the staging of the Littlewoods Ireland best dressed lady competition at the first evening national hunt fixture of July.
Galway in all sights as flat season shapes up
TALKING HORSES THE MONTH of June saw our two leading bloodstock sales companies offer a selection of unbroken and untried store horses for sale.
Free admission for the ladies on Friday
RACING RETURNS to Bettyville Park on Friday next, July 2, with a very interesting all national hunt racecard down for decision.
Pat's winning streak
ENNISCORTHY jockey Pat Dobbs enjoyed a good winning streak at the end of last week, scoring five successes from eight mounts.
Murphy and Fogarty share double
SO, LIGHTNING does strike twice, or so it does in Bettyville! The weather was again the star of the show as the racecourse basked in another evening of glorious sunshine, resulting in a really large crowd and a great evening's racing with an all-national hunt card down for decision.
O'Brien's stable clicks into gear at Curragh
BREEDERS ARE currently looking around for options for their mares and Arctic Tack Stud, run by Eoin Banville, continues to offer real choice.
Stalwart Woods earns deserved recognition
TOMMY WOODS has been for many years a stalwart of horse racing, both here in Wexford and on a wider national scene. Whether driving the horse lorry to the races, washing the horses down afterwards or leading them up in the parade ring, Woods is forever the professional and he received due recognition when winning the Stable Staff of the Year Award for 2009-2010.
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