Willie Mullins and Galopin Des Champs have competition. The Punchestown Gold Cup takes place later today, with Willie Mullins’ two-time Cheltenham Gold Cup winner, Galopin Des Champs, the heavy favourite at evens. Next up is Spillanes Tower at 3/1, trained by Cork’s James Joseph Mangan and ridden by Mark Walsh. However, legendary Irish jockey, Ruby […]
9 months ago
“I don’t know why racing gets such a bad reputation.” Each year, horse racing comes under fire, with particular scrutiny around the time of the Grand National. The biggest race in the sport draws in a huge amount of eyes with casual punters joining the regulars, while critics also pipe up in their droves, due […]
9 months ago
“They’re all in good shape.” After huge success at the recent Cheltenham Festival, Willie Mullins is gearing up for the Aintree Grand National this Saturday. Last year’s winner, I Am Maximus, is currently available at 9/1 odds, behind 7/1 favourite Iroko, and Mullins reckons his horse is in good shape to go back to back, […]
10 months ago
The two-time Cheltenham Festival winner will now try his hand at dressage. The owners of one of the most successful racehorses in recent years have announced his retirement at the age of ten. Allaho is best remembered for his Cheltenham Festival winning heroics, winning an unforgettable 12-length Ryanair Chase in the hands of Rachael Blackmore […]
1 year ago
Willie Mullins became emotional as he discussed his late mother on RTÉ radio on Sunday morning. Mullins’ mother Maureen passed away at the age of 94 at the end of last month. She was honoured at the Cheltenham festival last week with Tuesday’s final race named as the Maureen Mullins National Hunt Steeple Chase Challenge […]
1 year ago
Ruby, Ruby, Ruby, Ruby. It says it all about the Kildare man, that a surname isn’t even necessary. Up there on the same level as DJ, Roy and Rory, when it comes to horse-racing, Walsh will always stand alone. Time flies and it’s hard to believe that it’s almost two years since the greatest national […]
5 years ago