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Sat 30th Nov 2002

GET READY TO RUMBLE AT FAIRYHOUSE

If quality jump racing is what you want on Sunday look no further than Fairyhouse and your prayers will be answered. This is jump racing of the highest quality with no less than three Grade 1 contests up for decision ? get there early, writes Brian Fleming.

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Tue 26th Nov 2002

GERAGHTY SCOOPS FAIRYHOUSE BIG RACE RIDE

Former Irish Champion Barry Geraghty will team up with Limestone Lad in Sunday's ?75,000 Ballymore Properties Hatton's Grace Hurdle at Fairyhouse.

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Wed 13th Nov 2002

BEHRAJAN TOPS WEIGHTS IN NAVAN FEATURE

Behrajan will make his seasonal reappearance in the ?65,000 Troytown Handicap Chase at Navan on Sunday according to trainer Henry Daly.

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Sat 9th Nov 2002

DOWN ROYAL STROLL FOR MOORE AND O`DWYER

Arthur Moore and Conor O'Dwyer have been a formidable force in national hunt circles for many years and yesterday at Down Royal the pair added another string to their bow when More Than A Stroll sprang a 20/1 surprise in the James Nicholson Wine Merchant Champion Chase.

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Fri 8th Nov 2002

NAAS SATURDAY WASHED OUT

Following heavy overnight rain the meeting scheduled for Naas on Saturday afternoon has been cancelled.

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Fri 25th Oct 2002

BE MY ROYAL RETURNS TO WINNING WAYS AT THURLES

Willie Mullins has the Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup at Newbury next month or the Drinmore Chase at Fairyhouse at the beginning of December as possible engagements for Be My Royal after the eight-year-old carried the Florida Pearl colours of Violet O'Leary to victory in the EBF Chase over 2m4f.

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Mon 21st Oct 2002

FAIRYHOUSE WEDNESDAY IS WASHED OUT

The National Hunt card scheduled for Fairyhouse this Wednesday has been cancelled due to the recent inclement weather.

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Fri 11th Oct 2002

BARROW TAKES OPENING DAY GOWRAN FEATURE

Promising novice Barrow Drive notched up his fourth win over fences when taking the ?26,000 winners purse in the featured National Lottery Agent Champion Chase on the opening day of the Gowran Park October Festival on Thursday, writes Brian Fleming

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Sun 6th Oct 2002

HOME SWEET HOME FOR CORK-BORN O`NEILL AT CURRAGH

Cork-born Dane O'Neill continued his rich association with the Curragh on Saturday when he partnered Rag Top to justify favouritism in the featured seven furlong C.L. Weld Park Stakes.

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MURTAGH NEW LEADER IN TITLE RACE

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Fri 4th Oct 2002

MCMANUS PRIZE SET FOR EXPORT ON SUNDAY

All roads lead to Tipperary on Sunday afternoon when the John James McManus Memorial Hurdle takes centre stage on a mouth-watering mixed card.

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Thu 3rd Oct 2002

IN TIME`S EYE SET FOR FAIRYHOUSE VICTORY

Fairyhouse stage their seventh all-flat meeting of the season this Friday afternoon with a seven-race card beginning at 3.00pm.

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Fri 27th Sep 2002

POWER SUFFERS FACIAL INJURY IN FREAK ACCIDENT

Frosty Wind made every yard a winning one for Pat Shanhan in the Harp Lager Handicap but Gordon Power was not so lucky.

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WELD BREAKS ?2M BARRIER AT LISTOWEL

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PERMIT HOLDER DOYLE HITS HEADLINES AT LISTOWEL

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Mon 16th Sep 2002

OVERSEAS CHALLENGE AT FAIRYHOUSE ON WEDNESDAY

Berkshire-based Irishman Stan Moore launches a two-pronged assault on the ?30,000 Tattersalls Ireland Race at Fairyhouse on Wednesday afternoon.

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Sun 15th Sep 2002

SUPER SUNDAY FOR WELD AND SMULLEN AT CURRAGH

Dermot Weld and Pat Smullen, fresh from their St Leger success with Vinnie Roe, continued on their winning ways at the Curragh on Sunday when Irresistible Jewel landed the Aga Khan Studs Blandford Stakes en route to a 48 ? / 1 treble.

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Fri 13th Sep 2002

VAN THE MAN IN CURRAGH NATIONAL STAKES

The mouth-watering weekend of Curragh action continues on Sunday afternoon when the ?325,000 Group 1 Aga Khan Studs National Stakes is the centrepiece on a marathon eight-race programme.

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Sat 17th Aug 2002

IRISH HOLD ON TO WIN AT MOONEE VALLEY

Although they failed to trouble the judge in the final race of the series, the Irish jump jockeys team just held on to win the annual match against their Australian counterparts at Moonee Valley this morning.

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Mon 12th Aug 2002

IRISH PULL CLEAR DOWN UNDER

The Irish jump jockeys team opened up a considerable advantage over their Australian counterparts as the Jump Challenge Series continued at Warrnambool on Monday.

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Sat 10th Aug 2002

IRISH TO THE FORE DOWN UNDER

The Irish jump jockeys team put their slow start behind when making a clean sweep in the Samuel Smith-Australia vs Ireland Steeple at Morphettville in Adelaide.

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Wed 7th Aug 2002

SLOW START FOR IRISH DOWN UNDER

The Irish jump jockeys team got off to their usual slow start when the annual Australian tour got underway early this morning.

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Fri 12th Jul 2002

NEW FIXTURE ANNOUNCED FOR WEXFORD

Horse Racing Ireland have announced additional fixture to be held at Wexford Racecourse.

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Sun 30th Jun 2002

Chaparral completes Derby double

Ballydoyle maestro Aidan O`Brien achieved another notable milestone in his training career when he saddled the first three home in the Budweiser Irish Derby at the Curragh headed by long odds-on chance High Chaparral and Mick Kinane.

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Sat 18th May 2002

O`Brien`s Entenmann`s team takes shape

Aidan O'Brien has gone some of the way to confirming his team for the Entenmann's Irish 2,000 Guineas at the Curragh by announcing today that Hawk Wing will miss the race.

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Fri 29th Mar 2002

Papillon misses Grand National

Papillon, winner of the Martell Grand National two years ago, will miss this year`s renewal after picking up an injury.

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Court heads Irish National field

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Sun 24th Mar 2002

Oxx and O`Brien dominate at Curragh

Champion trainer Aidan O'Brien got the new flat campaign off to a winning start before a record Curragh opening day crowd of 6,000 when newcomer Tomahawk (5/4-11/10f) stormed home in the opening Betdaq EBF Maiden.

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Tue 19th Mar 2002

Curragh announce prize money boost

The Curragh racecourse will stage 18 superb days of racing from the March 24th until the October 13th with record total prize money on offer of just over ?10 million. This represents a 12.2% increase on last year.

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Fri 15th Mar 2002

Galway Man to score at Punchestown

For any National Hunt enthusiast after Cheltenham it's always difficult to come back down to earth after spending three days swanning around in the shadows of the Cotswolds but enjoying St Patrick's day at Punchestown ain't a bad alternative if winners happen to come your way.

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Thu 14th Mar 2002

Best Mate jumping`s new hero

National Hunt racing`s eternal search for the latest superstar threw up another potential great at Cheltenham today when Best Mate powered to a thrilling victory in a vintage Tote Cheltenham Gold Cup.

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Thierry Doumen & Baracouda

Doumen shines on Baracouda

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Scolardy sprints to Triumph success

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Wed 13th Mar 2002

Flat jockey Spencer claims Cheltenham success

Jamie Spencer, one of the brightest young stars on the Flat scene, added a rather unusual string to his bow when landing the Weatherbys Champion Bumper aboard Pizarro at Cheltenham today.

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Richard Johnson shows his delight

Uberalles battles to Champion glory

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Galileo claims SunAlliance

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Tue 12th Mar 2002

Istabraq pulled up in Champion

Istabraq made a sad exit from racing at Cheltenham today when the three-time Champion Hurdler jumped just two flights in this year`s renewal before being pulled up.

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Flyer lands Arkle in style

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Banker Butterfly lands opener

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Fri 8th Mar 2002

One last chance to get the expenses

There is one piece of unfinished business on the domestic front before the shadow of the Cotswolds captures our imagination for an entire three days later this week and that is Sunday`s seven-race card at Naas.

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Fri 1st Mar 2002

HRI MEMBER LANDS PRESTIGIOUS INTERNATIONAL RACING JOB

Following the inaugural meeting of the International Racehorse Owners Association(IROA) in Bangalore, India this week it was announced that Mr Peter McCarthy, Chairman of the Irish Racehorse Owners Association and a Director of Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) will be Chairman of the world body.

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Thu 28th Feb 2002

Harrington strikes twice at Thurles

Jessica Harrington`s two-pronged assault on Thurles today reaped a handsome dividend when both of her challengers, Soltero and Intelligent, duly obliged.

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Fri 22nd Feb 2002

Rince Ri out of Gold Cup

Rince Ri, generally a 20/1 chance for the Cheltenham Gold Cup, has been ruled out of the Festival.

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Mon 4th Feb 2002

Florida favourite with Cashmans

Florida Pearl has been installed as ante-post favourite for next Sunday's Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup at Leopardstown.

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Mon 21st Jan 2002

Cork firm first with Irish Champion Hurdle prices

Cashmans, who could not lay the mighty Istabraq for the Champion Hurdle in March this time last week, have been nicely accommodated at 9/4 and have today trimmed those odds.

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Tue 15th Jan 2002

Turf Club agree to Registry switch

The Turf Club and INHS Committee today agreed to the transfer of the Registry Office functions to the newly founded Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) following a meeting of members today.

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Fri 11th Jan 2002

McCoy rides 200th winner in record time

Tony McCoy broke his own record for the fastest 200 winners in a season when steering Native Man to victory at Huntingdon today.

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Sun 6th Jan 2002

Canary Wharf takes feature at Naas

Punters were treated to a thrilling finish in the featured Woodlands Park 100 Slaney Novice Hurdle at Naas yesterday when Canary Wharf battled back gamely after a mistake at the last under Barry Geraghty to land the spoils for Ballinasloe handler John Bleahan.

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Sat 29th Dec 2001

Workmanlike Istabraq scores narrowly

Istabraq`s eagerly awaited return to action resulted in a narrow victory in the Tote December Festival Hurdle but the manner of his success over a gallant Bust Out had the Leopardstown faithful pondering about his Champion Hurdle four-timer bid next March.

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Fri 28th Dec 2001

Foxchapel King claims Ericsson

David Casey`s good fortune continued at Leopardstown when he teamed up with Foxchapel King to take the featured Ericsson Chase.

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