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Former Wexford Footballer To Ride At Punchestown Races Tomorrow

The Punchestown festival is well and truly underway... Although Ruby might have taken the headlines with his sudden retirement on Wednesday, a former Wexford inter-county footballer will take the reigns on "Flat to the Max" and will be aiming to mimic Ruby's winning ways in the 6:40 tomorrow. Former inter-county footballer Redmond Barry will be …

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Watch: Wexford Duo Battle It Out For First And Second Place At Cheltenham Festival

The Wexford takeover continues... Wexford jockeys Jamie Codd and Barry O'Neill battled it out for first place in the 5:30 National Hunt Chase at the prestigious Cheltenham festival on Tuesday. Codd, who hails from Mayglass in Wexford, battled fellow Wexford man Barry O'Neill from Ballindaggin, Enniscorthy. In the end, Jamie Codd rode the winner, a …

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Wexford’s Aidan O’Brien Named Independent Sports Star Of 2017

Wexford native Aidan O'Brien has been crowned the 'Irish Independent' Sports Star of the Year...  Successful horse trainer, O'Brien, broke the world record this year for most group one winners and established himself as one of the greatest trainers in the history of not just horse-racing, but sport, as a whole. He beat Bobby Frankel's …

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Watch: #WengerOut Sign Spotted At Wexford Races

Although the Aintree festival made most of the headlines over the past week, there was one event in Wexford that gathered national media headlines.  In Arsene Wenger's 21st season in charge of the Gooners, some fans are beginning to lose patience and are questioning his current position as manager of Arsenal. Certainly, this person isn't a fan …

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