BELLEWSTOWN racecourse will be forever synonymous with Irvinestown’s Barney Curley who master-minded the most famous betting coup in the history of Irish racing after he successfully pulled off the Yellow Sam coup in 1975. In advance of the 50th anniversary of this landmark event in 2025, Meath’s Bellewstown racecourse has announced details of the inaugural running […]
Derrylin trainer Christie’s Cheltenham Festival woe
IT was more heartbreak for Derrylin trainer David Christie at the Cheltenham Festival last week as his much-fancied runner Ferns Lock ruined his chances before a fence had even been jumped. Christie had two runners – Ferns Lock and Ramilles – in last Friday’s St James’s Place Festival Challenge Cup Open Hunters’ Chase, with stable star Ferns Lock a 100/30 second favourite. But […]
David Christie fancies his chances at Cheltenham Races
DERRYLIN trainer David Christie will have three horses running in one race at the Cheltenham Festival next week as he bids to break his duck at the famous meeting. Ferns Lock, Vaucelet and Ramilles will all line up in the St James’s Place Festival Challenge Cup Open Hunters’ Chase next Friday, March 15. Christie saw Winged Leader edged out […]
Harriers keep up annual tradition
THE FERMANAGH Harriers kept up with tradition again this year with its annual Boxing Day hunt. Setting off at 12 noon on Tuesday, St Stephen’s Day, the scores of riders of all ages, with hounds in tow, gathered in Enniskillen town centre and made their way through the town and out the Lough Shore Road. To […]
Christie in the money as National Hunt season starts
DERRYLIN trainer David Christie is already riding high despite horse racing’s National Hunt season in the UK only officially starting this weekend. The start of the winter National Hunt season in the UK traditionally comes after last Saturday’s Champions Day at Ascot, which serves as the finale to the British Flat racing season. However, Christie has been quietly […]
Derrylin’s Christie hoping for big win at Aintree
Winged Leader will represent the Fermanagh stable at the famous racecourse in Liverpool when he lines up tomorrow, over Grand National fences.
Racehorse trainer happy to stay under the radar
FOR a man who has trained more than 350 winners, it’s a surprise that David Christie is not better known in a horse racing-mad county like Fermanagh. The trainer from Derrylin is well respected in National Hunt horse racing circles throughout Ireland and the UK, and last May he completed a successful raid to Stratford by claiming the big […]
Cheltenham is the dream for jockey Ryan Treacy
Always synonymous with St Patrick’s Day is the Cheltenham Festival. In normal times, thousands of Irish horse racing enthusiasts would descend upon the Gloucestershire town for the pinnacle of National Hunt racing calendar. This year it’s different though and punters and racing fans alike will watch on from afar. For Fermanagh jockey, Ryan […]
Start of the season at Sligo Races
Sligo Races are delighted to announce the start of their season. SLIGO Races are delighted to announce the start of their racing season. A spokesperson for the Sligo Races explained, “We have received the go ahead from the Turf Club to resume racing on Sunday, July, 16. We are delighted to announce that racing will […]