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16-Year Old Wexford Jockey Wins His First Race After Gaining License

A young Wexford jockey won his first race at the tender age of just 16... Stone-Walsh had had his first ride at Gowran after he received his racing licence May, but 'Malaysian' provided Wexford native Conor Stone-Walsh with his breakthrough success at Dundalk's racecourse. The 9/2 tipped horse won by just a nose on the evening in the …

New Physio Located In Monageer Running Special Offer Until December

A new physiotherapy clinic has opened in Monageer, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford...  The new clinic, which is called Monageer Physiotherapy Clinic, was just opened this month. The premises is located in Monageer's GAA complex. It’s the very first building in the GAA complex. There’s free parking and the clinic has wheelchair accessibility. The new physiotherapy clinic …

Wexford Athlete Nominated To Represent Ireland At Tokyo Olympics

A Wexford athlete has been nominated to represent Ireland at the Tokyo Olympics... The official selection of the Athlete/Horse combinations will be made by the Olympic Federation of Ireland in the coming days. Nominated Athlete/Horse Combinations for the IRL Jumping Olympic Team, in alphabetical order are as follows, which includes Wexford native, Bertram Allen. Bertram …

Watch: Magical 1-2 For Wexford’s Jim Bolger In The Irish 2000 Guineas

Jim Bolger was a happy man after the 2000 Guineas event at the Curragh yesterday... Jim Bolger, the legendary Wexford race-horse trainer, had never won the 2000 Irish Guineas. Yesterday, however, he landed a magical 1-2. The Bolger-trained Mac Swiney clung on to secure the victory, while the Bolger-trained Poetic Flare emerged with his reputation …

Legendary Wexford Rider JJ Codd Retires From Point-To-Point Racing

Wexford rider JJ Codd is a legend of the game.. Jamie Codd from Mayglass in Wexford has retired from point-to-points and no doubt, he will be a huge loss in the point-to-point racing scene: "I'm retiring from point-to-points, but I'm continuing on the track. Well, as long as Gordon [Ellliott] and Denise [Foster] want me I …

Wexford Native Jim Bolger Trains Horse To Victory In The 2000 Guineas

Jim Bolger will be a happy man today.. The Jim Bolger trained horse 'Poetic Flare' with 54-year-old Dublin native Kevin Manning on board has won the 2000 Guineas at 3:40 in Newmarket. Today's 16/1 win lands Jim Bolger his second ever 2000 Guineas win. Remarkably, Poetic Flare is son of his 2000 Guineas winner Dawn …

Wexford Racecourse Manager Describes Recent Break-Ins As Soul Destroying

This is absolutely disgusting behaviour.. During a time when the Wexford Racecourse are feeling the brunt of Covid-19 and a resulting lack of attendees at the horse-racing events, it's hard to fathom that some people would decide to vandalise and rob the grounds. Speaking to the Racing Post recently, Eddie Scally, the manager of the …

Wexford Rider Wins Over Hurdles At Cork Racecourse

[social_share_button themes='theme1'] Wexford rider Luke Murphy won over hurdles today at Cork... Amateur jockey and Wexford native Luke Murphy rode 22/1 shot Letthetruthbeknown to glory this afternoon at Cork Racecourse. Murphy won the Cork & Waterford Mares P2P Flat Race for trainer Denis Murphy. Speaking after the race, Murphy said: "The better ground was a …