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The Wexford takeover continues... Both a Wexford-based jockey and a Wexford trainer combined for a win at the Cheltenham Festival on Thursday. Cleariestown jockey, Barry Stone, was on board of Daily Present trained and won the Kim Muir Amateur Jockey’s Handicap Chase. Remarkably, it was his first ride of the festival and his first-ever ride …
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Two Wexford jockey claimed their first win of the Cheltenham festival on Wednesday afternoon... Wexford jockey, Sean O'Keeffe, claimed his first win of the Cheltenham festival for 2025. The Taghmon native was on board of Lucky Watson for trainer Willie Mullins. He won the 14:00 Brown Advisory Novices' Chase which is a Grade 1 race. …
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With the 2024 racing year coming to a close, for most of us, the main racing events of the year are pretty much concluded now. However, there are still plenty of different opportunities left for horse racing fans if you know where to look, and we’ve had a look at some of the biggest events …
Wexford trainer Paul Nolan is taking aim at the Galway Festival this week and could have as many as four runners heading West for the Ballybrit bonanza... The Festival gets underway on Monday and runs all week with a mix of Jumps and Flat racing on the cards across the seven days of action. Enniscorthy trainer …
A Wexford man, who was due to compete at the Paris Olympics this Summer, has been ruled out... Wexford native, Bertram Allen, will no longer be travelling with the Irish Olympic team. The Paris Olympics for 2024 are due to get underway this Friday, but Wexford man Bertram has been forced to rule himself out …
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Wexford hosts a second consecutive day of racing on Thursday with a bumper eight-race Jumps card at the track.. Racing will kick off at 4.25pm with a cracking field of 17 set to take on the maiden hurdle over the extended two-mile trip before the card comes to a close at 8.05pm with another full …
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Wexford Racecourse hosts two meetings on consecutive days this week, with the first of them arriving on Wednesday with a bumper seven-race card on offer for punters heading to the track... Racing gets underway at 2:28pm with a mares beginners chase over the two-mile trip before the card comes to a close at 5:28pm with …
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Wexford trainer Paul Nolan will be hoping to strike gold at the Curragh on Friday… The Wexford trainer will send two runners to the outskirts of Dublin for day one of the Irish Derby Festival. Nolan had seven winners from 34 runners over the Jumps in Ireland during the last campaign and has also trained …
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The Summer jumps season continues apace in Ireland this week and Wexford Racecourse hosts its latest card on Wednesday evening ahead of a break at the track until July 13... The seven-race card gets underway at 5.30 on Wednesday with a ten-runner hurdle contest over the 2m1f trip and rounds off three hours later at …
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Racing returns to the track at Wexford this weekend with an eight-race Summer jumps card for punters heading to the track on Saturday... The card gets underway at 1.40 with a mares’ maiden hurdle over the 2m4f trip before rounding off in the early evening at 5.45 with the bumper - a Flat race ran …
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Increased attendances at Horse Racing events in the past year is being driven by 18–34-year-olds with the latest Red C Horse Racing Ireland Tracker revealing that 45% of this age group attended a horse racing meet in 2023 up from 40% the previous year... Over the past couple of months this trend has continued with soaring …
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The Government’s new Gambling Bill will constrain County Wexford sports clubs and community organisations from raising necessary funds according to Wexford TD, Johnny Mythen... Sinn Féin TD Johnny Mythen has said that the government’s Gambling Bill must be amended to protect sport clubs and charitable organisations in County Wexford from mass losses of revenue. He …