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This race is a hobby horse of mine. My father was a vet student sitting his final exams that week in Dublin. As a teenager collecting cigarette cards was the main past time. Derby winners, Grand National winners, different birds, plants etc were collected and swapped. Dad used his prodigious...

There will be one less WPM trained horse in every race this week owing to his overseas duties. That said , plenty of horses to go around. Rumours abound that Rachel may call it a day this week to start a family and appear on Dancing With The Stars. Whatever happens, it is a week to enjoy and...

Nina Carberry to contest Euro elections this year according to Racing Post. She is standing to represent the rural community to try maintain it. I hope her remit is to continue horse racing and breeding as a rural enterprise. This could be interesting, pity she is not standing in my constituency...

WPM has made something like 102 entries for the weekend, some 90 individual horses involved. Gordon has to settle for 78 or so. Barry Connell has 2 but Marine is one of those. A few non EU entries to add to the mix. Many here coming to join us for what can be quite a weekend ? 40 years almost...

5220 posts and counting, a lot of them are stories and memories from my racing life or what shaped it. Just to see who among you were paying attention the following quiz is a reminder of the fun I have had posting/ reading here, whatever about the rest of you . 1 Name the horse (stallion )...

I see Shark Hanlon has entered Hewick for the race. Ground dependant of course but he would make a proper race of it if back to form. If he could book Bryony Frost it could bring a Festive Cheer to Boxing Day. Imagine Shark and co hunting the wren that evening !

Pigsback.com have a limited offer for this meeting. 2 x Flexi tickets 45 Euro, a saving of 30 Euro.

Watering Listowel racecourse is akin to selling sand to Arabs. Apparently the ground was too quick for NH racing Sunday so they watered. Ground changed twice yesterday at a racecourse, surrounded by a river that is a magnet for rain. Today's flat race card has 16 non runners , so far. They have...

I blogged somewhere " Cover Of The Racing Post " lyrics of a song in the Dr Hook style. While the Racing Post cover still eludes me Martin Stephens name checked me today in his " Good Morning Bloodstock "article/email for my reply to his article regarding Urban Sea's presence in 45% of the lots...

Just read today that Naas Racecourse hosted 120 retired stable staff and stud staff with free entry, a three course meal and tipster ! Manager Dermot Cantillon lectured me many years ago when he managed Tony Smurfit's Stud Farm. Now of course married to Meta Osborne with son Jack harrowing what...

Early bird tickets available until midnight tomorrow night August 13. Not to be missed.

On course Bookmakers have got together to sponsor admission fees for all at The Curragh tomorrow. You need to register to avail of same. Phoenix Stakes and Phoenix Sprint so a nice card. Hope they get a decent crowd.

This is shaping up to be a race for the ages. Auguste Rodin, King Of Steel, Emily Upjohn, Pyledriver, Desert Crown and Hukum all 6/1 or less. My King George memories began 1975 with Grundy and Bustino. 1976 saw Pawnesse, Youth, Bruni, Orange Bay all classic winners giving us a race to remember...

A unique opportunity to compare the colts and fillies of Ire, UK and France. Soul Sister supplemented here rather than waiting for Irish Oaks a brave move. French Derby fourth Feed The Flame and Irish Derby runner up Adelaide River attempt to prevent history being made as it some time since a...

Apart from the 1000/2000 Gns thread we have given little attention to what must be the best classic crop in years. We have two double classic winners in Blue Rose Cen and Auguste Rodin, Tahiyra unlucky not to be one also. Paddington has made claim to be best of the lot, having won a proper race...

Anyone attending this Saturday gets 2 Curragh race tickets that day. Register online www. racehorseownership.ie/openmorning. See you there.

The Robbery of the Century is 60 yrs old this August. My fascination with this event came from a primary school teacher telling us of the event and how the thieves played monopoly with real money. That fact alone stirred my young imagination. Anyways from reading various books and articles the...

University College Cork Students Union have voted to ban promotion of race days on the grounds of cruelty to animals and betting on animal sports. They no longer endorse race days. Students voting against a **** up is not my memory of student days but there you are. Whether An Capall's articles...

Just wondering if there is any chatroom this evening ?

Pigsback.com have Festival tickets for sale with up to 60% off, 36% off for a pair of flexitickets. Worth a look.