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Curragh specialist Big Gossey is set to carry top weight in the Paddy Power supporting Cancer Trials Ireland, which features as part of the annual Pat Smullen Race Day, the final day in the FBD Hotels and Resorts Saturday Series.

The Curragh stages a quality 8 race programme this Saturday 24th August as the third of the FBD Hotels and Resorts Saturday Series gets underway. Feature races of the day include the Group 2Coolmore Stud Wootton Bassett Irish EBF Futurity Stakes (Group 2) and Group 2 Alpha Centauri Debutante Stakes for fillies.

The Curragh under starters orders for Pat Smullen Race Day in aid of Cancer Trials Ireland 20 riders confirmed for Pat Smullen Cancer Trials Ireland charity race supported by the Breeze-Up Consigners Association AP McCoy to lead Curragh to Curragh charity cycle

Whistlejacket is set to follow in the hoofprints of his full brother Little Big Bear when he lines up in the Keeneland Phoenix Stakes at The Curragh this Saturday, 10th August.  

The Curragh Racecourse are launching a photography competition under the theme ‘Hoofbeats and Heartbeats’. Run in collaboration with Horse Racing Ireland, Treo Eile, and Bermingham Cameras, the competition invites contributors to capture the magic of the horse-human bond in Irish racing.

Champion trainers collide in Juddmonte Irish Oaks Ireland’s champion trainers across both disciplines will clash at the Curragh this Saturday as Aidan O’Brien and Willie Mullins get set to saddle leading contenders in the Juddmonte Irish Oaks.