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Kingman set to face 13 rivals in the Tattersalls Irish 2000 Guineas at the Curragh on Saturday

KINGMAN is set to face 13 opponents when he lines up for the Group One Tattersalls Irish 2000 Guineas at the Curragh on Saturday following this morning’s final declaration stage. The John Gosden-trained colt, runner up to Night Of Thunder in the Newmarket 2000 Guineas a couple of weeks ago, has been installed a short…

Punchestown 2015 Festival Dates Announced

Horse Racing Ireland and Punchestown racecourse today announced that the 2015 Punchestown Festival will take place from Tuesday 28th April to Saturday 2nd May. The festival week will correspond with this year’s event and will commence on the final Tuesday of April and run for five days into the May bank holiday weekend. The festival…

Star studded line up for Guineas Spring Racing Festival at Curragh this weekend

A fabulous weekend of Classic racing at the Curragh commences on Saturday with the Tattersalls Irish 2000 Guineas. The Group One contest has attracted 16 entries following today’s entry stage, including Kingman and War Command, together with Shifting Power who was added to the race this morning by trainer Richard Hannon at a cost of…

Kingman to run in Tattersalls Irish 2000 Guineas

English 2000 Guineas runner up Kingman is being aimed at the Tattersalls Irish 2000 Guineas taking place at the Curragh on Saturday 24th May, according to Lord Grimthorpe, Racing Manager to the owner Prince Khalid Abdulla.  The John Gosden trained colt is likely to renew rivalry with Shifting Power trained by Richard Hannon who finished…

Punchestown Festival To Boost Economy By €64 million

Over 700 companies involved in the Festival. 20% Rise in UK based Ticket and Hospitality bookings Pre Sales of tickets 32% ahead of last year. Prize Money up 14% to €2.5million. All signs point to a bumper Punchestown Festival as a total of  726 national, international and local businesses prepare for the  five day racing…

Top Entries for Punchestown Handicaps

Punchestown racecourse today (22nd April 2014) released entries with weights for the three major handicaps at next week’s festival. The Philip Hobbs trained Menorah carries top weight of 11st 10lbs in the €100,000 Guinness Handicap Chase on Wednesday 30th April. It could be a case of third time lucky for the Mrs. Diana Whateley owned…

Custom Cut to defend his crown in the Group Three Big Bad Bob Gladness Stakes at Curragh this Sunday

CUSTOM CUT, winner of the Group Three Big Bad Bob Gladness Stakes at the Curragh 12 months ago, will return to Headquarters this Sunday, 13th April to defend his crown. Formerly trained by George Kent and now in the hands of David O’Meara in Britain, Custom Cut made all to land the prize last year…

Thrilling Showdowns in Prospect at Punchestown

Cheltenham and Aintree winners converge on Punchestown for jump season grand finale. A total of 17 winners from the Cheltenham and Aintree festivals have been entered for Punchestown where five brilliant days of racing will take place from Tuesday 29th April to Saturday 3rd May. A complete list of early-closing Grade 1 entries for the…

Custom Cut out to defend his crown in the Group Three Big Bad Bob Gladness Stakes at Curragh this Sunday

CUSTOM CUT, winner of the Group Three Big Bad Bob Gladness Stakes at the Curragh 12 months ago, is set to return to Headquarters next Sunday, 13th April to defend his crown. Formerly trained by George Kent and now in the hands of David O’Meara in Britain, Custom Cut made all to land the prize…

Superstars Set to Clash for €2.5 million at Punchestown.

·        Further cash injection of €300,000 boosts festival fund to €2.5 million ·        Jezki targets the newly sponsored €200,000 Racing Post Champion Hurdle ·        Four feature races now have €200,000 prize fund each ·        37 sponsors give massive vote of confidence with further investment   With less than five weeks to the highlight of the…