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A very Sad day for all of us Racing Fans
There was very sad news for horse racing fans this morning with the news that former jockey John Thomas McNamara passed away aged 41. The Limerick man was paralysed following a serious fall at Cheltenham in 2013 when thrown from his mount, Galaxy Rock. ‘JT’ was immobilised from the neck down after fracturing two...
Moment Of Majesty tops Keeneland at $850,000
Evelyn Benoit is not your typical horse breeder. Most buyers of a top-class, $850,000 Thoroughbred mare at public auction would plan a mating for the following breeding season to one of North America's more fashionable stallions. At the Friday's session of the Keeneland November breeding stock sale, Grovendale's...
New posts for Wayne Lordan and Chris Hayes
David Wachman's exit from training has set in motion a couple of significant jockey moves Jockey Wayne Lordan is keen to embark upon an exciting new challenge when he links up with the powerful Ballydoyle operation in January. Lordan has for many years been closely attached to Tommy and Fozzy Stack's CoTipperary...
Statue unveiling for heroic war horse Reckless draws tears, even from toughest Marines
CAMP PENDLETON – Harold Wadley has many memories of serving with then Cpl. Reckless at the Vegas Outpost during the Korean War. But the scene he’ll never forget is the horse’s silhouette on the ridge as she carried ammunition to Marines as incoming and return fire collided over her head. Then he’d see...