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Mullins Lands Unibet Morgiana Hurdle With Surprise Package   Willie Mullins made it eight wins on the bounce in today’s Grade 1 Unibet Morgiana Hurdle at Punchestown but not in the order that many expected as Sharjah shocked his odds on stablemate Faugheen.  The defections of Supasundae and Samcro owing to the ground left this […]

Mullins Gets Revs Up With Punchestown Double Voix Du Reve produced a career best effort while maintaining his 100 per cent unbeaten record over fences in the Betway Craddockstown Novice Chase at Punchestown on Saturday. Champion trainer Willie Mullins enjoyed a big race double at the Kildare track with the high class Stormy Ireland later […]

Hurdling Heavyweights Ready for Unibet Morgiana Hurdle Showdown Ireland’s hurdling heavyweights Faugheen, Samcro and Supasundae have all been declared to run in Sunday’s Unibet Morgiana Hurdle at Punchestown.  A thrilling renewal has attracted a quality field of six runners for the €100,000 Grade 1 contest with 2018 Punchestown Champion Hurdle winner Supasundae looking to pick […]

Samcro out to end Mullins dominance in Unibet Morgiana Hurdle The Gordon Elliott-trained Samcro will aim to end Willie Mullins’ stranglehold in the €100,000 Grade 1 Unibet Morgiana Hurdle at Punchestown on Sunday. The Punchestown Winter Festival will see Grade 1 action return to the home of Irish jump racing and Mullins has left in […]

Betway Extend Irish Racing Support with Punchestown Deal Thursday 8th November 2018 – Punchestown Racecourse today announced that leading online betting and casino company Betway have joined the sponsorship ranks at the home of Irish jump racing. The Grade 2 Betway Craddockstown Novice Steeplechase will be the feature race on the opening day of the […]

Prize fund increased from €85,000 to €100,000 Punchestown Champion Hurdle Winner Supasundae Targets Unibet Morgiana for Season Debut   Punchestown Racecourse today announced that Unibet has renewed its sponsorship of the Unibet Morgiana Hurdle in a valuable deal that will see a significant prize fund increase from €85,000 to €100,000. The G1 Unibet Morgiana Hurdle […]

Highlights footage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Upv5FKTJQCg&feature=youtu.be Attendance Figures: 2018 – 20,204 2017 – 19,072 Up 1,132   Overall attendance so far: 2018 – 58,459 2017 – 58,124 Up 335   The Ladbrokes Champion Stayers Hurdle Winner: Faugheen Trained by Willie Mullins Ridden by: David Mullins Owned by: Mrs. S Ricci Listen to Rich Ricci’s reaction courtesy of Mike Vince […]

Conor O’Neill To Replace Retiring Dick O’Sullivan as Punchestown Undergoes Management Restructure Punchestown Racecourse today announced that Dick O’Sullivan will step down as General Manager following a 16 year term that has transformed the racecourse. During his tenure, the Tralee native has led Punchestown back from the brink of closure to what is now a […]

Record-breaking attendance at the Punchestown Festival on AES Family Day Today’s attendance: 2018: 35,948 2017: 34,370 Up 1,578   Overall attendance: 2018: 127,489 2017: 122,557 Up 4,932 Nina Carberry announces her retirement from race riding after the first race which she won for Enda Bolger on Josies Orders in the famous JP McManus colours. Nina is […]

Punchestown News: Record-breaking attendance at the Punchestown Festival on AES Family Day Posted: 28th Apr 2018 Record-breaking attendance at the Punchestown Festival on AES Family Day Today’s attendance: 2018: 35,948 2017: 34,370 Up 1,578 Overall attendance: 2018: 127,489 2017: 122,557 Up 4,932 Nina Carberry announces her retirement from race riding after the first race which […]