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Good news stories are all too rare
GOOD news stories are all too rare in these dour, depression-filled times so when we hear tales of a happy nature we should treasure them. And no story could warm the heart more than that of young Wexford jockey Matt O'Connor, who last week rode his first winner since returning to the saddle following a lifethreatening injury when steering home Kimberlite King at Fairyhouse.
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WITH two Bumpers and a two-mile Maiden for older horses making up the first three races, Dundalk's opening meeting of the year which kick-started the new Flat season on Friday night had a National Hunt feel about it. It was a difficult card for punters – just two favourites obliging – but a memorable one for jockey Tim Carroll who recorded a double aboard Dark Prospect for Noel Meade and Luke Comer's course specialist Bashkirov, now successful on three of his last four visits to the track.
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ARDEE tracker Ferdia Bound is among the nominees revealed last week for Marathon Dog of the Year.
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FENCES are there to be jumped. Stating the obvious, isn't it? But you wouldn't dare point it out to those who played at odds-on in last Saturday's Aon Chase, or to Tony McCoy for that matter.
Sport can make your blood boil
EVERYBODY has something that drives them up the walls, makes their blood boil and fills them with pure and utter ire.
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FORGIVE me some self-indulgence this week. Every day the Racing Post prints a list of birthdays of racing personalities, and on Sunday I was eager to see who else was born on 7th February.
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FLAT racing slips into the spotlight this week with the start of the Dubai Carnival on Thursday which culminates in the Dubai World Cup, the world's richest race, on March 27th.
Michael puts Ollie through his paces
THE first standing ovation of the 2009 Sportstar of the Year awards was reserved for an Irish rugby legend, as Ollie Campbell took his place in the Fingal Independent/ Clarion Hotel Hall of Fame.
Carlito can Triumph
ALIVAN, trained by Edward O Grady, went into the big 3 year-old hurdle at the Leopardstown Christmas festival with a sky-high reputation and a general quote of 8/1 favourite for the Triumph Hurdle at Cheltenham in March.
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AS racing continues to struggle to shake off the bad weather – first it was snow and ice, now waterlogging is the problem – it's a case of fingers crossed that Leopardstown gets the go-ahead at the weekend.
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