Key stats for the Irish 1,000 Guineas at the Curragh
Sunday 26 May Curragh 3.35 Tattersalls Irish 1,000 Guineas (Group 1) 3yo fillies 1m (RTE1) Trainers Aiden O’Brien has won three of the last 10 runnings of the Irish 1,000 Guineas and has had...
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Key stats for the Irish 2,000 Guineas at the Curragh
Saturday 25 May Curragh 3.35 Tattersalls Irish 2,000 Guineas (Group 1) 3yo colts and fillies 1m (ITV4 and RTE2) Trainers Aiden O’Brien has won six of the last 10 runnings of the Irish 2,000...
The Secret Raceger is overwhelmed by everyone at York wanting to help
The welcome you get at York Racecourse is almost overwhelming. You approach a member of the security team to have your bagged searched and he asks if you need to carry it around with...
The Secret Racegoer dodges the showers at Lingfield to look for future stars
A Lingfield racegoer, slightly red in the face and slightly unsteady on his pins asked the Secret Racegoer if the upcoming race, the seventh, was the last. He was told it was, but asked...
The Secret Racegeor says go on to the new Curragh
The new Curragh should have opened for business last month, but after two years of being a building site, with a few race meetings thrown in, and an overspend of around €15m from the...
Does Brighton rock for the Secret Racegoer?
You’ve got to love Brighton. A quirky track that’s home to moderate horses who’s jockeys need to have their wits about them with the seemingly never-ending left-hand turn made more difficult by a slight...
The Ruby Walsh fact file
1979 – Ruby Walsh was born on 14 May in Kill, County Kildare, Ireland, the second child, and eldest son, of former champion amateur jockey and now trainer and broadcaster Ted Walsh, and wife...
The Secret Racegoer at Epsom
The usual security checks were in place at the entrances to Epsom for its first fixture of the season, the Investec Spring Meeting. Curiously, the Secret Racegoer was waved through as, wearing a black...
Racing’s week for firsts and records
First Irish National success Willie Mullins finally winning the Irish Grand National with 6/1 favouirite Burrows Saint, ridden by Ruby Walsh, beating stablemates Isleofhopendreams and Acapella Bourgeois First Group race success Keystroke, at 66/1,...
It’s the right day for the Secret Racegoer at Newmarket, but the wrong day for singing the blues
There was a heat haze at Newmarket. A heat haze! In April! At Newmarket! Normally in April Newmarket viewing conditions can be affected by rain, even sleet. But not a heat haze. It meant...
