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Limerick Racecourse prepares for the Christmas Festival – Weekly Racing News

By Jack Neville / December 20, 2021 /

Limerick/Clare Racing The familiar colours of owner Tom Doran were back in the winners’ enclosure over the weekend as the Michael Hourigan-trained Dorans Weir took the opening division of the…

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Richard O’Brien-trained Pandemic Prince secures victory in Dundalk as Festive season approaches – Weekly Racing News

By Jack Neville / December 13, 2021 /

Limerick/Clare Racing News  The Richard O’Brien-trained Pandemic Princess scored a narrow victory in the six-furlong nursery handicap at Dundalk on Wednesday. Sean Davis carried the colours of the Kingdom Thoroughbred…

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McNamara, Hayes & Joyce in the winners enclosure | Weekly Racing News

By Jack Neville / August 2, 2021 /

Limerick/Clare Racing News Conor McNamara notched up a couple of notable winners when landing a double at the Galway festival on Friday. He won the evening’s feature race, the two-mile…

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WATCH: Moyross star Wesley Joyce hopes others can “follow in my footsteps” after Galway Festival success

By Jack Neville / August 2, 2021 /

Wesley Joyce will long remember the 2021 Galway festival as he landed a terrific success on the Emmet Mullins-trained Crowns Major in Saturday’s feature race. He produced a wonderfully assured…

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50/1 success for Chris Hayes – Weekly Racing News

By Jack Neville / May 17, 2021 /

Limerick/Clare Racing News Enda Bolger boasts a fine record with his runners at Killarney and he landed a double in successive races at the Kerry track on Monday evening. With…

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Another successful week for the local contingent – Weekly Racing News

By Jack Neville / May 10, 2021 /

Limerick/Clare Racing News Chris Hayes won the Listed Gain First Flyer Stakes at the Curragh on Bank Holiday Monday on the Fozzy Stack-trained 5/2 shot Castle Star. While the stable’s…

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McNamara, Lee, Landers and Byrnes feature in the winners enclosure – Weekly Racing News

By Jack Neville / May 3, 2021 /

Limerick/Clare Racing News Conditional rider Conor McNamara played his part as Willie Mullins took Punchestown by storm on the opening day of the Festival on Tuesday. Mullins saddled five winners…

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18-year-old Wesley Joyce records 50/1 winner in Sligo

By Jack Neville / May 2, 2021 /

It was a day to remember for Moyross native Wesley Joyce as he recorded his first ever winner at Sligo on Sunday afternoon.

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Point-to-point to make staggered reintroduction across the country

By Jack Neville / April 2, 2021 /

Horse Racing Ireland and the Irish National Hunt Steeplechase Committee welcomes confirmation from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, that a phased and limited reintroduction of Point-to-Point racing…

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Local winners aplenty at the Limerick Races – Weekly Racing News

By Jack Neville / March 29, 2021 /

Limerick/Clare Racing News Shannon trainer Michael McDonogh began and ended the week with winners at Navan on Monday and a little closer to home on Sunday. He won the opening…

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