Ryanair name the Mares’ Novice hurdle after Jack De Bromhead in poignant gesture
Michael O’Leary has made the poignant gesture of naming the mares’ novice hurdle at the Cheltenham festival after the late Jack De Bromhead. The race, which is ran on the third day of the Cheltenham festival, was previously known as the Ryanair mares’ novice hurdle but will now go as the Jack de Bromhead Mares’ […]
3 years ago
“Every bit of support we get gives us a little bit of strength” – De Bromhead thanks the public for their support
Henry De Bromhead said it was good to be back at the races today as he comes to terms with the devastating tragedy of losing his son Jack. 13-year-old Jack De Bromhead passed away after an accident at a point-to-point race in Rossbeigh beach in Kerry in September and ever since, the horse-racing community in […]
3 years ago
“She’s so professional. She’ll know everything about every horse and every jockey riding in that race”
Henry De Bromhead was only coming to terms with a barnstorming Cheltenham when he went and won the Aintree Grand National. It really has been a sensational season for the Waterford trainer, who having been the subject of more victory interviews than he could ever have imagined, says that his well of superlatives has by […]
5 years ago
Great things have come to the man who waited
Irish racing was, not too long ago, dominated by Willie Mullins and Gordon Elliott to the extent that it was deemed a two-horse-race. The rich owners came to them and the small yards, well, aside from the odd handicap or an aberration, they were in for a baron few years in the land of the […]
5 years ago