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  • DASHER AND MESSI IN UNRACED SHOCKS

    18/05/2013
    Shocks were the order of the night at Kilkenny on Friday when the semi-finals of the Res Mills Champion Unraced were staged. In both semis the winners were 5-1 chances as Express Dasher and Lough Messi led them home.

  • MCKENNA WINS THE PRODUCE WITH CHRISTYS

    13/05/2013
    Owen McKenna claimed his fourth Red Mills Produce Stakes when the Mary McNamara owned Christys Bolt ran out an impressive and most deserving winner of the €20,200 prize in front of a very large attendance at Clonmel on Sunday night.

  • JOHN’S TRADE FASTEST IN DUBLIN CUP

    11/05/2013
    The John O’Flynn Jnr trained Natureofthetrade (Head Bound/ Swift Maggie) posted the fastest time in the second round of the DGOBA Dublin Cup at Harold’s Cross on Friday.

  • TERROR BEATEN IN LEE BUT QUALIFIES

    04/05/2013
    The times were well back in the third round of the Lee Strand 550 at Tralee on Friday night.

  • CILL DUBH FASTEST IN UNRACED

    04/05/2013
    Michael Bergin’s Cill Dubh Royal (Ace Hi Rumble/ Royal Blood) was fastest in the opening round of the Red Mills Champion Unraced at Kilkenny on Friday night.

  • ARMAGH FASTEST AS MCKENNA QUALIFIES FIVE

    01/05/2013
    It was another massive night in a hugely successful early season campaign for New Inn trainer Owen McKenna at Clonmel on Sunday as he saw five of his six survivors qualifying for the semi-finals of the Red Mills Produce Stakes.

  • TERROR DOES IT AGAIN
    29/04/2013
    Following her brilliant debut in the first round when she clocked a brilliant 29.63, the Donna Cronin and Rosa Kelly owned Shes A Terror (Crash/ Bulgaden Gypsy) was again fastest in the second round of the Lee Strand 550 at Tralee on Friday.

  • BUCKLEY’S BOHERNA RUMBLES HOME IN MCCALMONT

    29/04/2013
    Pat Buckley was fancied to win the Kilford Arms Hotel McCalmont Cup final with Killinan Cash.

  • JUNIOR FASTEST AS MCKENNA QUALIFIES SIX

    23/04/2013
    The action was fast and furious at Clonmel on Sunday night when the second round heats of the Red Mills Produce Stakes were run.

  • SHE’S A BEAUTIFUL STRAND TERROR

    22/04/2013
    The Donna Cronin and Rosa Kelly owned Shes A Terror (Crash/ Bulgaden Gypsy) turned on the style in the opening round of the Lee Strand 550 at Tralee on Friday.

  • BALLYMAC MAKES IT FOUR FROM FOUR

    22/04/2013
    Having dominated the competition with some super-fast times, Craig Kelly trained Ballymac Matthew overcame a slowish start to win the final of the €1,200 Longford Future Unraced 330 at Longford on Friday.

  • DANCER FASTEST AS MCKENNA BAGS THREEE

    16/04/2013
    The first round of the Red Mills Produce Stakes ended on a high note at Clonmel on Sunday with Tom O’Neill’s Glenanore Dancer established as the fastest winner of the round.

  • FRIDAY NIGHT ACTION ROUND-UP

    13/04/2013
    Top race on Friday night was the final of the €3,000 John & Mary Dowling Memorial 570 final at Tralee and it saw Mary Moriarty’s Boher Crash Back (Crash/ Boher Lass) score an emphatic victory in 31.13.

  • GIZMO AND SNOWY IN CES’ DEAD-HEAT

    08/04/2013
    Not even a photo finish could separate Gizmo Classic and Ringtown Snowy as they shared the spoils in the final of the Gain Feeds Irish Cesarewitch at Mullingar on Sunday night.

  • KARL HAS THE MCCALMONT FASTEST

    06/04/2013
    Times were fast when the Kilford Arms Hotel McCalmont Cup commenced at Kilkenny on Friday with the Karol Ramsbottom trained Figaruso (Ballymac Ruso/ Droopys Caoimhe) marginally the fastest winner.

  • BACON FOR BREDA AT CLONMEL

    02/04/2013
    The final of the €2,000 Glenanore Kennels A3 Stake was run at Clonmel on Sunday and a good crowd saw the Breda Barrett owned Bacon Hand lead for most of the journey to win in 29.06.

  • O’CONNELL’S KILLEACLE DOUBLE

    23/03/2013
    O’CONNELL’S KILLEACLE DOUBLE   Trainer Neilus O’Connell was a double winner in the heats of the John & Mary Killeacle Dowling Memorial 570 at Tralee on Friday night. O’Connell won the opening heat as Rallying Ri (Judicial Post/ Killonaghan Lark) came through on the run-in to beat Cat Wash by a length in a fastest of the round 31.16. His second winner was Robbiesgoneagain (Hondo Black/ Ask Louise) which led all the way when beating Pawsinmypocket by two lengths in 31.60. Second fastest time of the night was the 31.19 from Pat O’Connor’s Icandomagic (Kinloch Brae/ Thorns And Roses) as he was an all the way four and a half length winner from Mainevalley Duo. The other winners were the Ken Duce trained Curragh Kewell (Ballymac Kewell/ Ballymac Diane) in 31.54, Sally Williams’ Aero Spirit (Ace Hi Rumble/ Aero Jaquetta) in 31.90 and Pat McMahon’s reserve Facebook Katie (Rumble Impact/ Oakfield Tara).

  • TREBLES FOR MARY AND LIAM

    23/03/2013
    There were two trebles secured on the tracks on Friday night with Crecora owner Mary McNamara gaining her three at Limerick while Dublin trained Liam O’Rourke accomplished the feat at Harold’s Cross.

  • CALVIN THE GMHD JUVENILE STAR

    17/03/2013
    Farloe Calvin maintained his hugely impressive unbeaten record with an emphatic victory in the €15,000 GMHD Insurances Juvenile Classic final at Tralee on Friday.

  • CALVIN REMAINS THE JUVENILE KINGPIN AS CONNA FASTEST

    09/03/2013
    The Owen McKenna trained Farloe Calvin (Hondo Black/ Me Margaret) maintained his position as the favourite for the €15,000 GMHD Insurances Juvenile Classic at Tralee when he ran out a clear cut winner of the opening semi-final on Friday night.

  • MELODYS DOUBLE LIGHTS UP THE KIRBY MEMORIAL

    04/03/2013
    The Con & Annie Kirby Memorial Puppy Stake got off to a terrific start at Limerick on Friday night with the Melodys siblings scoring a great double for owners Paddy Collins and Patsy Byrne.

  • CALVIN’S EXPLOSIVE JUVENILE RUN

    04/03/2013
    Owen McKenna’s Farloe Calvin (Hondo Black/ Me Margaret), second fastest in the opening round, was the outstanding star as the second round of the GMHD Juvenile Classic was run at Tralee on Friday night.

  • BUILDER IN FLYING NICK

    04/03/2013
    Recent Guinness Trophy winner Nicken Builder (Droopys Scolari/ Pennys Titania) staked his claim for another Curraheen major when easily the fastest winner in the first session of the Kudos Supersprint on Friday night.

  • WILLOW MAN JUST FASTEST IN JUVENILE CLASSIC

    23/02/2013
    There was a very lively start to the GMHD Juvenile Classic at Tralee on Friday night when Willow Man and Farloe Calvin were the fastest qualifiers, a spot separating them on the clock.

  • DOVE ON MARK FOR RORY

    23/02/2013
    Rory Dwan’s Martinstown Dove (Droopys Kewell/ Martinstown Mist) completed an unbeaten path through the Michael Powell Memorial Stake at Longford when running out an easy winner of Friday’s final.

  • FLIGHT SHOCK FOR CAMBUSHMORE

    02/02/2013
    The Festival of Racing got underway with a major shock at Clonmel on Friday when classic winner Cambushmore was beaten at odds of 2-5 in the second semi-final of the Mythen Construction Open Sprint.

  • BERYL CLAIMS THE UNRACED SPOTLIGHT

    28/01/2013
    The big two of Glenanore Dancer and Ashford Castle duly made it through to next Sunday’s final of the Red Mills Unraced.

  • FRASER’S TREBLE IN RED MILLS UNRACED

    21/01/2013
    Right from the start of the competition we have been stressing the strong hand which trainer Fraser Black and the Diamonds-Are-Forever Syndicate have in the Red Mills Open Unraced Stake at Clonmel.

  • DANCER FASTEST AS FRASER’S FOUR ALL WIN

    07/01/2013
    We had to wait until the last of the fourteen heats for the fastest winner in the first round of the Connolly’s Red Mills Open Unraced Stake at Clonmel on Sunday night.

  • SMART FRIDAY RUNNING

    05/01/2013
    By and large, it was a pretty quiet opening Friday night of the New Year on the tracks but there were a few impressive performances countrywide.

  • SHANEBOY CROWNED KING OF THE KINGDOM

    22/12/2012
    Michelle Kiely’s Shaneboy Alley (Ballymac Maeve/ Shaneboy Dorie) sprang a 6-1 upset in the final of the €7,000 Greyhound & Petworld Kingdom Derby at Tralee on Friday.

  • BUGATTI STARS IN PETWORLD

    15/12/2012
    Razldazl Bugatti, now under the care of Neilus O’Connell, was in sparkling form when winning the second semi-final of the Greyhound & Petworld Kingdom Derby at Tralee on Friday night.

  • GRIFFIN AND BLACK THE CROSS HEADLINERS

    15/12/2012
    There was a great card on offer at Harold’s Cross on Friday night with the semi-finals of both the Ted Hegarty Marathon and the Tote Gold Collar.

  • TORNADO IS THE TOTA GOLD COLLAR HEADLINER

    09/12/2012
    There was a terrific programme at Harold’s Cross on Friday with the ten open races comprising the heats of the Tote Gold Collar and the Ted Hegarty Marathon. Star performers in the respective stakes were Tarbrook Tornado and Ballymac Swift.

  • STONEPARK CRASHES INTO THE PETWORLD PICTURE

    08/12/2012
    The Greyhound & Petworld Kingdom Derby commenced at Tralee on Friday and it was the Michael O’Donovan trained Stonepark Crash (Crash/ Adored) which posted the fastest time of 28.52.

  • RUTHLESS SETS PACE IN TOTE GOLD COLLAR

    01/12/2012
    Times were much faster for the early heats in the Tote Gold Collar at Harold’s Cross on Friday when the John McGee trained Ruthless Man (Top Honcho/ Hillcroft Josie) produced the fastest run of 29.95 in winning Heat 4.

  • THREE WINNERS FOR BOLTON

    01/12/2012
    County Offaly trainer Tommy Bolton has been enjoying a great year and he hit the jackpot at Shelbourne on Friday as he completed a terrific treble.

  • MARCO HAT-TRICK FOR KAROL

    24/11/2012
    Karol Ramsbottom’s Garryglass Marco (Hades Rocket/ Garryglass Jess) ran out a deserving winner of the €1,250 John Mitchell A2/3 525 at Kilkenny on Friday night.

  • ARDFERT THE MUNSTER PUPPY KING

    08/11/2012
    Ardfert Thunder (Droopys Vieri/ Soviet Cheyenne) justified 4-7 favouritism when landing the €7,200 Catunda Harry At Stud Munster Puppy Cup at Clonmel on Sunday.

  • ARDFERT THUNDERS HOME IN MUNSTER
    29/10/2012
    The Frances O’Donnell trained Ardfert Thunder (Droopys Vieri/ Soviet Cheyenne) was again the star performer in the semi-finals of the Catunda Harry Munster Puppy Cup at Clonmel on Sunday.

  • BARAN FLIES HIGHEST IN NATIONAL
    27/10/2012
    Baran Bally Hi produced a wonderful display at Harold’s Cross on Friday night to run out a convincing winner of the 2012 salacresracingteam.com Irish Grand National winner.

  • PUMA REPRIEVED  & GRABS HIS CHANCE

    26/06/2012
    Frances O’Donnell’s flying youngster Skywalker Puma (Royal Impact/ Dianas Ranger) got back into the Red Mills Champion Juvenile at Kilkenny on Friday night and made the absolute most of his opportunity as he scorched to an impressive victory.