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There was no winner of the Youghal Track Supporters Club Lotto draw last Friday 11th September. The numbers drawn were 13, 22, 31 and 32. Next week’s jackpot climbs to €8,950. The following people won €20 in the lucky dip draw: Noel O'Driscoll, Owen c/o Ken, Ml. Power, Ken Busteed and Eileen Swayne.

A race night for the Heart & Lung appeal at the Mater Foundation was held at Youghal last Friday 11th September. The night was organised, in conjunction with track manager John Mc Grath, by Mater patient Billy Dunne and his family. Billy was given the gift of life by a donor when he underwent a heart transplant operation at the Mater hospital. The Heart and Lung appeal was established in 2012 and the Mater Hospital is the only hospital in the Republic of Ireland that performs Heart and Lung transplantation. A huge crowd was in attendance at Youghal for this very worthy cause. Great effort was put in to selling all the 750 Buster Race night tickets and a raffle was held with all proceeds going to the Mater Heart & Lung appeal.

The highlight of the race card was the Cronin Family sponsored A1/A2 525 in aid of the fundraising night. The Billy Dunne owned Oaklands Paddy didn't disappoint his owner on his fundraising night as he stayed on well to win the Buster race.

Photo: Killian Cronin (Sponsor) presents Billy Dunne with his prize following Oaklands Paddy's win in the A1/A2 Buster race at Youghal last Friday. Also pictured is trainer Denis Fitzgerald, John Mc Grath (Track Manager) and winning connections.

 

Tuesday 1st September

There was no winner of the Youghal Track Supporters Club Lotto draw last Friday 28th August. The numbers drawn were 5, 19, 23 and 34. Next week’s jackpot climbs to €8,650. The following people won €20 in the lucky dip draw: Tom Daly, John O'Brien, Aidan Finn, Sarah O'Shea and Noel O'Driscoll.

A large crowd was in attendance at Youghal last Friday 28th August as St. Catherine's GAA Club held their annual benefit night. There was one stake final down for decision, The Mulcahy Steel SSO 325. The Nioclas and Padraig Walsh owned and trained Seaview Lark led from traps to line holding off a strong finish from runner up Castlebride Bolt. Photo: (L-R) Members of St. Catherine's GAA club present winning owner and trainer Nioclas Walsh with his trophy following Seaview Lark's win in the Mulcahy Steel SSO 325 stake final at Youghal. Also pictured is Liam Walsh and owner Padraig Walsh. 


(Photo by Angela Mellis).

Tuesday 1st September

Two stake finals were down for decision at Youghal on Monday night, 31st August. The Irish Examiner A3 525 stake was the first of these where the Kathleen O'Mahony owned and trained Any Kisses finished well to win the stake by half a length. 



Photo: Brian Murray from the Irish Examiner presents winning owner and trainer Kathleen O'Mahony and connections with their trophy following Any Kisses win in the Irish Examiner sponsored A3 525 stake. Also pictured are Tommy Lyons, John Mc Grath (Track Manager) and special visitors to Youghal Track from Boston in the front of the photo are Liam, Teddy and Cullen O'Driscoll. (Photo by Paidi Walsh).

The second final on Monday's race card was the annual Bob Daly Memorial A4 525 stake final. The Raymond O'Flynn owned and trained Dublin Girl took the lead in the home straight to win the stake in a time of 29.49. 




Photo: The Daly family from Midleton present winning owner and trainer Raymond O'Flynn and connections with the Bob Daly memorial trophy following Dublin Girl's win in the A4 sponsored 525 stake. Also pictured is John Mc Grath (Track Manager). 
(Photo by Paidi Walsh).

Racing on Monday nights at Youghal will now commence at the earlier time of 7pm from next Monday 7th September.

Monday 17th August

There was no winner of the Youghal Track Supporters Club Lotto draw last Friday 14th August. The numbers drawn were 3, 7, 12 and 29. Next week’s jackpot climbs to €8,350. The following people won €20 in the lucky dip draw: Youghal Veterinary Clinic, J. O'Brien, Ruby Walsh, Mikie Power and Mary Kennefick.

The highlight of the race card at Youghal last Friday 14th August was the final of the Slaneyside Kennels S2/S3 325 stake. The Michael O' Sullivan owned and trained Ardera Mac stayed on well to win in a closely fought contest. 



Photo: John O'Brien (YTSC) presents Mikey O'Sullivan (Jnr) with the winning trophy following Ardera Mac's win in the Slaneyside Kennels S2/S3 325 stake final at Youghal. Also pictured are owner Michael O'Sullivan and Colin Townsend (YTSC).
(Photo by Paidi Walsh)

Monday 3rd August

There was no winner of the Youghal Track Supporters Club Lotto draw last Friday 31st July. The numbers drawn were 13, 26, 28 and 36. Next week’s jackpot climbs to €8,050. The following people won €20 in the lucky dip draw: Billy Harrington, Liam Murphy, Tadgh & Liam Walsh, Martin Buckley and Colin Townsend.

The FFK Sires sponsored Southern Oaks final for 2015 was won by the Noreen Clifford owned Dromscarra Ruby. Trained by John P.O'Sullivan Dromscarra Ruby led from traps to line and won the final convincingly with 5.25 lengths to spare over runner up Badminton Rossa. Photo FFK Southern Oaks Winner:Best Dressed Lady Eimear Coffey presents winning owner Noreen Clifford and trainer John P. O'Sullivan with their trophy following Dromscarra Ruby's win in the FFK Sires Southern Oaks final at Youghal. Also pictured are John Mc Grath (Track Manager), Billy O'Dwyer (IGB), Bertie Lupton (Chairman Youghal Track), Best Dressed Finalists and winning connections. (Photo by Paidi Walsh)

Another final down for decision at Monday's Matinee meeting at Youghal was the final of the Sinead Kearney Fundraiser A3 525 stake. The John A. Linehan trained Droopy's Lahinch avoided trouble at the first bend to finish well and win the stake for owner Kieran Ryan. Photo: Tom Mannix presents winning owner Kieran Ryan with his trophy following Droopy's Lahinch's win in the Sinead Kearney Fundraiser A3 stake final at Youghal last Monday. Also pictured are John Mc Grath (Track Manager), Bertie Lupton (Chairman Youghal Track), Pat Pyne and winning connections. (Photo by Paidi Walsh)

 

Women turned on the style and added plenty of glamour to the Oaks Final matinee meeting at Youghal on Monday 3rd August at Youghal. The difficult decision in picking a winner was left in the capable hands of style consultant Rita Lane from 'My Wardrobe Matters'. The winning lady was Eimear Coffey from Youghal who impressed the judge with her style. Eimear won 2 nights B&B at the Castlemartyr Resort Hotel with an evening meal on one night in the Bell Tower restaurant.

Congratulations to all our winners and finalists. Thank you to all the ladies who dressed up and added style to our 2015 Oaks Final at Youghal. Also a big thank you to our main sponsor Castlemartyr Resort and all our sponsors.

Along with our annual Ladies Day a spectacular afternoon of family entertainment also brought a huge turnout to Youghal Greyhound Stadium on Bank Holiday Monday 3rd August. The initiative by Youghal Track Supporters Club consisted of a matinee race meeting with free entry for all the family. The highlight on the track was the final of the FFK Sires Southern Oaks for 2015. Off the track there was fun and entertainment for all the family with face painting, stalls and a monster raffle. The top prize in the raffle was won by Michael Leahy which consisted of an overnight stay with an evening meal in either the Garryvoe or Bayview Hotel in Ballycotton valued at €200.

Photo 1: Ladies Day Finalists 2015 (Photo by Paidi Walsh)

Photo 2: (L-R) Judge Rita Lane from 'My Wardrobe Matters' pictured with Best Dressed winner Eimear Coffey and Margaret Kiely from Youghal Track Supporters Club. (Photo by Paidi Walsh)

 

Photo 3: Best Dressed Lady Eimear Coffey presents winning owner Noreen Clifford and trainer John P. O'Sullivan with their trophy following Dromscarra Ruby's win in the FFK Sires Southern Oaks final at Youghal. Also pictured are John Mc Grath (Track Manager), Billy O'Dwyer (IGB), Bertie Lupton (Chairman Youghal Track), Best Dressed Finalists and winning connections. (Photo by Paidi Walsh)