Will A Woman Ever Win The National?
In the film ‘National Velvet’ Elizabeth Taylor rides her horse Pie to victory in the Grand National only to be disqualified when it’s discovered that she’s a girl masquerading as Pie’s Latvian male...
View ArticleRacing’s Royal Wedding
They say those that play together, stay together. So what do Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf, Don Drysdale and Anne Meyers, Summer Sanders and Erik Schlopy, Chris Evert and Greg Norman all have in common?...
View ArticleOrganisedconfusion
Organisedconfusion is perhaps best known for winning the Irish Grand National in 2011 with his trainer’s niece aboard. The Irish gelding took a big step up for the race, but went off at not terribly...
View ArticleAll In The Family
The recent marriage of top female jockey Nina Carberry to Ted Walsh Jnr has opened up an intriguing possibility in that one family could come to dominate the 2012 Grand National winners podium and as...
View ArticleLet Confusion Reign
We’re less than two weeks away from the start of the world’s greatest horse race and there is still confusion over who is going to win the 2012 Grand National. The new entry requirements introduced for...
View ArticleEnda Bolger
Seven time point to point champion Enda Bolger is a renowned Limerick-based trainer who has had incredible success with cross-country races especially with Garde Champetre in the Glenfarclas Cross...
View ArticleNew Jockey Videos From RTE
We all know that it’s pretty gruelling to be a professional jockey not least because of the constant battle with the weight, the unsociable working hours and the days that must be racked up travelling...
View ArticleNina Carberry
Being daughter to legendary National Hunt jockey and trainer Tommy Carberry, who had Gold Cup and Grand National wins in the 1960s and 70s, was always going to be a good indication that Nina Carberry...
View ArticleNina And Katie To Go Head-To-Head
It’s no surprise that most of the world is waiting with bated breath to finally see a female jockey win the Grand National and with each year that passes we seem to be getting ever closer to this...
View ArticleNina Carberry Lays Down Grand National Marker
Booked to ride First Lieutenant for Gigginstown House and trainer Mouse Morris in the Grand National 2015, Nina Carberry, has already bagged herself an all important Aintree Festival win and has...
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