Shane Foley originally overlooked Fleur De Chine in the €200,000 Irish Stallion Farms EBF Gowran Classic but he was extremely happy he eventually teamed up with the filly in the course’s richest ever race.
Easy Game won Listowel's John J. Galvin Chase for the third consecutive year today, as champion jockey Paul Townend correctly picked the prolific winner in preference to stablemate and eventual runner-up Saint Sam.
Nostringsattached is certainly an improving mare and made it three wins from her last four starts when taking the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Handicap at Gowran Park.
Minx Tiara (7/1) followed up her victory in a Listed hurdle at Killarney when making all under Sean Flanagan in the Join Racing TV Now Handicap Hurdle.
Redwood Queen (7/2 fav) gained her second win in four days and completed a hat-trick when easily landing the Southern Waste Management Mares Handicap Hurdle for trainer Charles, owner Cathal and rider Philip Byrnes.
As the National Hunt season was wrapping up at Punchestown I headed away for a few weeks to Spain to recharge the batteries and take a short break from the sport.
The region of Spain I was in has no horse racing and no betting offices, but that doesn’t stop the population from gambling. Lottery is the primary form of gambling with kiosks and shops dedicated to these numbers games dotted around every town and uniformed ticket sellers manning the entrances to most big grocery stores to ensure those looking for their punting fix are well catered for.
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I'm from Allenstown between Navan and Kells in Co Meath. I grew up there with my three older brothers and we were all involved in horses and ponies growing up. My dad bred and produced a lot of half-breds, so we broke ponies, hunted and did the usual pony club. They would have been produced and resold, and we worked hard at it. My dad still does a bit now as well. My brothers helped out in the yard and my older brother, Greg Harford, was into racing first. He was an amateur rider and he started off with Michael Cunningham and in his later years went to Noel Meade. He was a pretty successful amateur there. I used to go pointing and racing with Greg and that was how I got into racing.
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Robyn Donaghue Leahy | My Racing Story
We spoke with apprentice jockey Robyn Donaghue Leahy about how she embarked on her racing career and what influenced her along the way
