Paul Townend’s Winning Links with Castleisland Syndicate

Paul Townend’s Winning Links with Castleisland Syndicate

The next time you’re in Powell’s Road on Castleisland Races day, pay slightly closer attention to the jockies you’ll see milling around the parade ring and going all out from the final bend. Dingle’s now famous jockey, Jack Kennedy has plied his trade around Mossie Brosnan’s field – though it may have been Geaney’s at…

Recalling my first TV Gold Cup with Grand-da Reidy in 1964

Recalling my first TV Gold Cup with Grand-da Reidy in 1964

One of the great benefits of my week of confinement to date is that I’ve been able to indulge completely in Cheltenham. It’s been years since I sat down to watch little more than The Gold Cup. I went off down memory lane the other day to my first televised Cheltenham back in 1964. First…

Radio Kerry and Randles Bros Invite Votes for Local Sports Stars

Radio Kerry and Randles Bros Invite Votes for Local Sports Stars

Radio Kerry and Randles Bros have just issued invitations to listeners to vote for their Kerry Sports Star of the Month. Radio Kerry launched the Kerry Sports Awards in 2014 with the support of sponsor Randles Bros, main Nissan dealers for Kerry located at Manor West, Tralee and Muckross Road, Killarney. A New Departure Up…

Look out for Saddle Stars of the Future at Castleisland Races

Look out for Saddle Stars of the Future at Castleisland Races

It would appear that the oldest race meeting in Ireland is also the place to spot the saddle stars of the future. Paul Townend picked up numerous awards for his skills in the saddle at the Castleisland Races over the Powell’s Road course. Now he’s mixing it with the best of them in the Aintree…

Second Sweet Taste of Cheltenham for Jim

Second Sweet Taste of Cheltenham for Jim

There’s something about Jim Culloty and Cheltenham. There’s something about Jim Culloty and big races. He just keeps on winning them – whether as a jockey or now as a trainer. He’s just landed his first Cheltenham Gold Cup as a trainer with Lord Windermere – a feat he achieved on three consecutive occasions as…