‘Brigid or Brigit – the name both of a Celtic goddess and of a Christian saint, with consequent confusion of traditions.
A chance encounter with another erstwhile amateur rider at Punchestown revealed that his ancestors had bred Birdcatcher.
Publication of entries for the 2012 Cheltenham Gold Cup inevitably inspired an array of retrospective observations.
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A correspondent writing from Australia’s sunny shores confesses that his preference has always been for racing cars rather than racing horses. However, he does recall a huge silver trophy won at Punchestown by his grandfather, William Lingard Amphlett Goulding, or perhaps his great-grandfather William Joshua Goulding.
Familiar with the Morgiana Hurdle, that Grade 1 staged at Punchestown recently?
Have you sometimes glanced down through the runners for a big race and thought how fitting it would be if such-and such were to win?
The Drogheda Memorial Fund, a charitable organization for the relief of those less fortunate in the Irish racing world, was instituted by the Turf Club two years after the sudden death of Henry Francis Seymour Moore, 3rd Marquess of Drogheda on the eve of the 1892 Irish Derby.
A black-and-white photograph by Pat Langan could not fail to catch the eye.
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While we in Ireland savour the Breeders’ Cup triumphs of Aidan O’Brien and his gifted son Joseph, Down Under they’re singing from a very different hymn sheet.