Willie Mullins and Galopin Des Champs have competition. The Punchestown Gold Cup takes place later today, with Willie Mullins’ two-time Cheltenham Gold Cup winner, Galopin Des Champs, the heavy favourite at evens. Next up is Spillanes Tower at 3/1, trained by Cork’s James Joseph Mangan and ridden by Mark Walsh. However, legendary Irish jockey, Ruby […]

11 months ago

A tough week for punters, for Willie Mullins and Gordon Elliott but a good week for smaller yards and for Irish racing. “You’d nearly be deeply suspicious of a lad if he told you he’d made money punting this week,” said punter and racing pundit Johnny Ward of an interesting week of Christmas racing. Trainers’ […]

7 years ago

Joseph O’Brien trained horse, Tuamhain made it’s big breakthrough yesterday after she romped home in the Callan Handicap at Gowran Park in Kilkenny. The horse was making only her fourth start for O’Brien having previously been trained by Kevin Prendergast. Despite O’Brien’s relatively short amount of time with the horse, it has now placed in […]

8 years ago

The longest week of the racing year is underway at the Galway Races in Ballybrit. Hundreds of thousands are expected through the turnstiles to enjoy all 52 races spread over the seven-day festival. The big story of the first day was legendary Jockey Ruby Walsh’s return to form as he claimed his first victory in […]

8 years ago

“He’s a great fella, and we get on well.” Joseph O’Brien trained Bachelor to victory in the Class 4 Matchbook Casino Handicap in Kempton last night. Bachelor is owned by Irish rugby legend Ronan O’Gara. O’Brien took huge satisfaction out of the win. It was by no means the biggest race he’s won and the prize […]

8 years ago

Joseph O’Brien is a patient man. A patient man in a hurry. Joseph’s father Aidan first took out a trainer’s licence in 1993, and he’s been the Champion trainer in Irish flat racing for every year since 1999. From 1993 to now, Aidan O’Brien has cemented his place in the history books as the most […]

8 years ago