“It’s huge. It’s dad’s first winner.” There were emotional scenes at Leopardstown on Wednesday, as a horse owned by friends of the late Michael O’Sullivan won the last race on the card at the student day in Dublin. O’Sullivan died last February after falling off his horse during a race at Thurles. Friends of his […]

1 year ago

Patrick Ward & Company Solicitors have been announced as Sponsors of the Irish Arkle. The Ward family has a long association with The Arkle having first sponsored the race in 2010 with the Henry de Bromhead trained An Cathaoir Mor winning on that occasion. Previous winners include Douvan, Un De Sceaux, Flemenstar, and Footpad. One […]

5 years ago

With less than 40 days to go until Cheltenham The Dublin Racing Festival this weekend will provide some much-needed clues ahead of the showcase event in March. With 8 Grade One races and 2.1 million euros in prize money on offer over the two days, thousands of punters will flock to Leopardstown to see top […]

6 years ago

With the Dublin Racing Festival nearly a week away, it is worth nicking a few ante-post prices before they shorten up after Leopardstown and the UK Cheltenham preps. Some firms have already gone Non-runner-no-bet for Cheltenham, while most are yet to play their hand with plenty of value still to be had for those who […]

6 years ago

David & Nicky Robinson’s Simply Ned won the 1.15 at Leopardstown in spectacular fashion after hauling in Footpad after the final hurdle. Mark Walsh rode the 11-year-old down the final stretch to pip the prohibitive favourite at the post. It’s the second successive year Simply Ned has won at Leopardstown with the horse also winning on […]

7 years ago

You’d want to get yourself to Kildare this weekend. Two days, 16 races and only a little, tiny bit of rainfall on the Sunday. The Irish Champions Weekend is back and Leopardstown and The Curragh are set for a hive of activity across eight hours of horse racing. On Day 1 on the Saturday, the […]

8 years ago