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'It’s a huge shock and a big blow' - Thurles racecourse to close with immediate effect
Thurles Racecourse, Ireland’s only privately owned racecourse and a staple of the jumps season in particular, is to close ...
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Will Maughreen get her career back on track and emerge a high-class prospect on handicap debut?
Emmet Mullins holds a very strong hand with four runners and Dream On Baby is the most interesting. A Thurles maiden hurdle ...
RTÉ Ireland6h
Shock and sadness at Thurles Racecourse closure
Members of the horse racing community in Tipperary have been expressing their shock and sadness at the news that Thurles Racecourse is to close with immediate effect.
Iconic racecourse where jockey Mikey O’Sullivan tragically died closes with immediate effect
ICONIC Irish racecourse Thurles has closed with immediate effect. The privately-owned track in Tipperary – which hosted its ...
Edward O’Grady, leading Irish trainer at Cheltenham who was embroiled in the Gay Future betting coup
Edward O’Grady, who has died aged 75, was the leading Irish trainer at Cheltenham in the 1980s and 1990s; but he first came ...