Yearly Archives: 2011

Joseph O’Brien and Vincent Ward win Curragh Racing Awards for 2011

  The elite of Ireland’s racing industry were out in force at L’Officina restaurant in Kildare Village to celebrate The Curragh Annual Racing Awards 2011 yesterday evening. The Tipperary Crystal awards ceremony celebrated the leading training and riding performance at The Curragh Racecourse in 2011. Each month during the season members of the racing media…

Minsk wins Hackett’s Bookmakers Irish Cesarewitch

Minsk wins Hackett’s Bookmakers Irish Cesarewitch   JOHN OXX took his tally of Irish Cesarewitch victory to eight as Minsk ran out a comfortable winner of the stayers’ race. The well-backed 4-1 favourite arrived full of running in the Curragh straight and stretched easily clear of Cry For The Moon, Bremen and Admiral Barry to…

20 runners to line up for Hackett’s Bookmakers Irish Cesarewitch at the Curragh this Sunday

A competitive field of 20 will face the starter in the Hackett’s Bookmakers Irish Cesarewitch which takes place at the Curragh this Sunday.  Trainer John Oxx has a very strong team to represent him with Dimona (Johnny Murtagh) and Minsk (Sam James) amongst the competitive field. Mark Johnston has plundered some decent prizes in Ireland…

Trainer Mark Johnson set to target Hackett’s Bookmakers Irish Cesarewitch

THE curtain comes down on another fabulous season of Flat racing at the Curragh next Sunday, 9th October when there are three Listed races and a premier handicap up for grabs. Admission to the races is free courtesy of Hackett’s Bookmakers who also sponsor the 38,000 euro to the winner Irish Cesarewitch Premier Handicap. Trainer…

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Go Racing in Kildare week to launch 2012 Membership

A week of horse racing activities from the 9th to the 16th October will launch Go Racing in Kildare Membership for 2012. This initiative will feature four days of racing in the Thoroughbred County, together with a variety of other events aimed at showcasing horse racing in County Kildare, including an insight into training horses…

Irish Pony Club Race Day

The Curragh staged the second Irish Pony Club Race Day last Sunday with hundreds of pony club members and their parents in attendance.  A packed program of entertainment during the afternoon provided the Pony Club with the opportunity to highlight their various activities with presentations supported by TRI Equestrian to their winning teams, including Horse…

Free general admission to finale of the Curragh Season

    Admission will be free at the Curragh on Sunday 9th October when the County Kildare venue stages their final race day of 2011.   Title race day sponsors Hacketts Bookmakers have agreed to support this initiative with the Curragh, which will allow everyone to enjoy a great day at the races with no…

David Livingston wins Juddmonte Beresford Stakes

  DAVID LIVINGSTON denied odds-on favourite Akeed Mofeed in the race whose roll of honour reads like a Who’s Who of racing royalty. The John Oxx-trained favourite, bidding to join Sea The Stars on the list of Beresford winners, tried and failed to get on terms with pace-setter David Livingston in the energy-sapping conditions and…

Akeed Mofeed heads entries for Juddmonte Beresford Stakes

  Akeed Mofeed will aim to confirm his status as one of Ireland’s top 2 year olds when he lines up for the Juddmonte Beresford Stakes at the Curragh this Sunday.   The John Oxx trained colt is one of seven runners declared to run in the Group 2 feature.  Trainer Aidan O’Brien will attempt to…