Racing News

A strong overseas trained team is set to line up in the Group 3 Snow Fairy Stakes taking place at the Curragh this Saturday with six British trained fillies remaining in the race following this morning’s entry stage.

Future Champions Day is set to live up to its title with a number of leading two-year-olds declared for both the Coolmore Stud City of Troy Tom Cooper Futurity Stakes and Alpha Centauri Debutante Stakes

The Golden Horseshoe Challenge will link the Flying Five Stakes and Nunthorpe Stakes in a new cross-channel racing initiative The Curragh Racecourse and York Racecourse are delighted to announce a new partnership designed to strengthen the association between two of Europe’s premier sprint races — the Bar 1 Betting Flying Five Stakes at The Curragh and the Coolmore Stud City Of Troy Nunthorpe Stakes at York.

The featured Newbridge Silverware Royal Whip Stakes has attracted a small but select field, with the Donnacha O’Brien-trained A Boy Named Susie set to take on four rivals in the historic Group 3 contest. Cowardofthecounty and Omni Man represent Joseph O’Brien, while the Aidan O’Brien-trained Charles Fort and Jack Davison-trained Rebel Ascendant complete the line-up.

Nina Carberry set to make special return to the saddle at the Pat Smullen Raceday in aid of Cancer Trials at the Curragh. 19 charity riders representing Dublin, Kentucky, Kildare, Meath, Northamptonshire, Offaly, Roscommon, Tipperary, Waterford and Wicklow.

The Pat Smullen Race Day in aid of Cancer Trials Ireland will receive a guaranteed €1,000 donation through a new charity fundraising initiative running across The Curragh’s Summer Series this August, with the final total having the potential to grow through a series of charity bets.