St Nicholas Abbey to be star attraction at Curragh’s family race day this Bank Holiday Monday
THE High Chaparrel EBF Mooresbridge Stakes tops the bill on an exciting card at the Curragh on Bank Holiday Monday and the Group Three contest has quality written all over it with St Nicholas Abbey, Sharestan, Famous Name, Chrysanthemum and Unaccompanied among the 12 horses still left in the race. St Nicholas Abbey, runner up to Cirrus Des Aigles at Meydan last month on his seasonal debut, is one...
Read MoreGo Racing Kids Club attracts over 360 school children to the racecourse
Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) held a ‘Go Racing Kids’ Club’ Day at The Curragh Racecourse today (23rd April 2012) to help promote the Newbridge Community Race Day which takes place at The Curragh on Bank Holiday Monday, 7th May. 364 5th and 6th class pupils from local schools took part in demonstrations from RACE (Racing Academy & Centre of Education) and farrier, Donal Bennett. They...
Read MoreExcelebration wins Big Bad Bob Gladness Stakes
AIDAN O’BRIEN issued a major statement of intent at the Curragh on Sunday by recording a 6-1 treble, which included taking the two big races with Excelebration and Requisition. Excelebration justified 2-7 favouritism in the feature Group 3 Big Bad Bob Gladness Stakes, winning on his debut for the Ballydoyle trainer. He quickened up smartly under Joseph O’Brien to beat Croisultan by...
Read MoreNaas Races this coming Saturday 21st April.
• The first of our Spring/Summer Flat meetings • Featuring The Woodlands Stakes (Listed Race) • First Race 2pm. • Admission only €15 with a Free €5 Bookie Betting Voucher. • Senior Citizens €9 with a Free Tea/Coffee • Students with ID.U26 are Free • Children U 18 are Free • Great value in our Panoramic Restaurant Admission,Racecard,Main Course Dinner &...
Read MoreExcelebration the star turn on an exciting card
EXCELEBRATION is the star turn at the Curragh next Sunday, 22nd April when the son of Exceed And Excel makes his Irish debut in the Group 3 Big Bad Bob Gladness Stakes. Formerly trained by Marco Botti in Newmarket and now in the care of Aidan O’Brien was rated one of the top milers in the world last season and twice finished runner-up to the outstanding Frankel. Winner of last season’s German...
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