Jockey Interview – Chris Hayes
0 Chris Hayes has long since been recognised as a top-class jockey. What all jockeys want, though, to accompany such recognition is big-race successes to embroider their career CV. These have arrived for Chris in…
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Jockey Interview – Conor Orr
0 Following on from Rossa Ryan (see earlier post on this site), Conor Orr is the subject of the second of what will be a series of jockey interviews with me. Conor, a young Donegal…
GAA National Football & Hurling Leagues (Sat 15th Feb – Sun 16th Feb)
0 After last week’s break for the hurlers, the small ball is our priority this weekend as all teams are back in action in the National Hurling Leagues. However, because of Storm Ciara’s excursions last…
This week’s key racing in Britain and Ireland (11-13 Oct)
0 This week’s key racing in Britain and Ireland: Friday 11 Oct: Newmarket (first race 1:50pm), which includes the following races on a card that carries a lot of sponsorship from Godolphin: £60,000 Group 3…
GAA All-Ireland Hurling Championship Semi-Finals (27th – 28th July)
0 We are now at the business end of the All-Ireland Hurling Championship, and the small ball takes centre stage once again this weekend. Limerick and Kilkenny travel to “Croker” for the first semi-final on…
Upcoming Racing: July 8-14
0 It’s another big week for racing with Group or Listed races taking place at Roscommon, Leopardstown and Fairyhouse in Ireland, and the July Festival at Newmarket, the John Smith’s Diamond Jubilee Cup at York,…
Racing Preview: Key Upcoming Racing, July 3-7
0 Here’s a look at the key racing coming up in Ireland and Britain this week. Along with the Group 1 Eclipse Stakes at Sandown (Sat), the Group 2 Lancashire Oaks and Old Newton Cup…
GAA Football & Hurling Championships (29th – 30th June)
0 Last weekend, Dublin, Donegal and Kerry claimed Provincial Football Honours. This Sunday, in terms of Provincial finals, our attention switches to hurling. Limerick host Tipperary @ 2pm in the Munster Hurling Final in the…
GAA Football & Hurling Championships (1st – 2nd June)
0 In last week’s featured games I went for the two outsiders with a few points head start and they both came up trumps. Roscommon recorded a surprise one-point victory over Mayo in the football,…
GAA Football & Hurling Championships (18th – 19th May)
0 Last weekend we were treated to three excellent encounters in the hurling, with Dublin v Kilkenny on Saturday evening and the two gripping Munster Championship games on Sunday afternoon. Kilkenny, Clare and Tipperary earned…