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Melbourne Cup Winning Jockey Robbie Dolan Returns to His Roots with Visit to The Curragh Racecourse on Saturday 16th August, reconnecting with his Kildare upbringing and sharing his remarkable journey from local tracks to international stardom.

Kwiff and The Curragh Join Forces to Champion Grassroots Trainers in New Supercharged Series €5,000 stable staff bonus on offer as new initiative shines a light on the industry’s unsung heroes Innovative UK-based betting company Kwiff is delighted to announce the launch of a brand-new grassroots flat racing series in partnership with The Curragh Racecourse, Ireland’s home of flat racing.

Royal Ascot winners Gstaad and True Love are among the six runners for the Keeneland Phoenix Stakes taking place at the Curragh this Saturday. 

Epsom Oaks heroine Minnie Hauk will face six rivals in Saturday’s renewal of the Juddmonte Irish Oaks. Minnie Hauk’s trainer Aidan O’Brien will also saddle Butterfly Wings, Island Hopping and Merrily as he attempts to win an eighth renewal of the €500,000 fillies Classic.

Dual Derby hero Lambourn, Tattersalls Irish 2,000 Guineas and 1,000 Guineas victors Field Of Gold and Lake Victoria, Epsom Oaks winner Minnie Hauk, Coronation Stakes heroine Cercene, multiple top-flight victor Porta Fortuna and the highest rated horse on the planet, Ombudsman are among a mouth-watering assembly of potential thoroughbred greats being lined up to descend on Leopardstown and Curragh Racecourses for Irish Champions Festival on September 13-14.

Thirteen of the 25 renewals of the Group 1 Paddy Power Pretty Polly Stakes this century have been won by British-based trainers and the Andrew Balding-trained Kalpana will bid to extend that number in Saturday’s edition of the fillies contest.