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Horse Racing 11th November 2025

Local hopes lining-up for Bar One Racing Troytown success at Navan on Sunday

Local trainers are eyeing big-race glory in Sunday’s Bar One Racing Troytown Handicap Chase, the feature of the Navan Racing Festival (November 15 & 16). Leading the local charge is Gavin Cromwell, whose improving Will The Wise tops the 29 entries for the historic €100,000 contest following a dominant win at Galway. Cromwell is also represented by Aspurofthemoment, Union Station, and Yeah Man, third in this race last year.

Noel Meade looks to have a lively contender in Sportinthepark, a dual Galway winner, while Gordon Elliott — already a seven-time Troytown winner — fields a formidable team of ten, headlined by Pied Piper and Better Days Ahead. Willie Mullins adds further depth with Quai De Bourbon and High Class Hero, while local hopes A Wave Of The Sea (Shane Broderick) and Ballybawn Belter (Liz Doyle) also feature prominently.

Saturday’s action is equally strong, with Marine Nationale, Captain Guinness, and Dinoblue entered for the Grade 2 Bar One Racing Fortria Chase, and Casheldale Lad leading the way in the Lismullen Hurdle.

Bar One Racing CEO Barney O’Hare hailed the festival as “a winter highlight for National Hunt fans,” while Navan Racecourse Manager Ciaran Flynn promised “a great sporting and social weekend with top-class racing and live local music.”

🕙 Gates open 10am daily – tickets €20 at navanracecourse.ie
🎤 Bar One Racing Preview Panel: 11:45am Sat & Sun
🚌 Free shuttle from The Ardboyne Hotel & Fair Green
🎶 Live music from Out On Bale (Sat) & The Sandmen (Sun)

Greyhounds 8th November 2025

Magical On Fire Wins Thrilling Laurels Final

Magical On Fire Blazes to Glory in the €30,000 Bar One Racing Irish Laurels Final Magical On Fire produced a sensational late surge to capture the Bar One Racing Irish Laurels Final at Curraheen Park…

Greyhounds 15th September 2025

The Bar One Racing 2025 Irish Greyhound Laurels is Launched!

The Irish Greyhound Laurels was officially launched this afternoon at Curraheen Park, reaffirming its status as one of the most prestigious competitions in the Irish greyhound racing calendar.

Now entering the third year of an innovative four-year partnership, the event brings together two pillars of support for the sport: Bar One Racing, led by CEO Barney O’Hare, and The Friends & Supporters of Cork Greyhound Racing, chaired by the iconic Jimmy Barry Murphy.

With a winner’s prize of €30,000 and an overall fund exceeding €60,000, the Laurels continues to attract the very best in the game. It remains not only a highlight of the season but also a celebration of the passion and tradition that drive greyhound racing in Ireland.