HRI Fact Book 2006 - Horse Racing Ireland

Leopardstown’s Christmas Meeting
under top weight. PM
Page 27: Jockey Andrew Leigh
pictured with Hide The Evidence
after they landed the Bar-One
Racing Royal Bond Novice Hurdle at
Fairyhouse. CN
Page 28 - Top: The field assembles
before the start of the Powers
Whiskey Irish Grand National at
Fairyhouse on Easter Monday. CN
Page 28 - Bottom: An exciting finish
in front of the packed stands at
Bellewstown. CN
Page 31: The Galway Festival always
attracts large crowds during the
course of the week. CN
Page 35: The runners round the
final bend in the Lenabane Stakes,
the first ever listed race held at
Roscommon which was won by the
front running Royal Intrigue, trained
by Dermot Weld and ridden by Pat
Smullen. CN
Page 36: A busy parade ring at the
Listowel Festival in mid-September. CN
Page 38: Some of Enda Bolger’s
string take a refreshing walk in
a stream while out on morning
exercise. CN
Page 39 - Top: Jim and Jackie Bolger
plus their two grandchildren along
with jockey Kevin Manning receive
their prizes from Tom Dalton after
their charge, Teofilo, won the Laing
O’Rourke National Stakes at the
Curragh in September. HR
Page 39 - Bottom: Michael and Anita
O’Leary, Conor O’Dwyer and ‘Mouse’
Morris holding the trophy they
received after War Of Attrition
took the Guinness Punchestown
Gold Cup at the Punchestown
Festival in April. CN
Page 41 - Bottom: Racing at
Killarney takes place on one of the
most scenic venues in Ireland. CN
Page 43: They’re off and running as
the horses jump from the stalls. CN
Page 48: The Mark Wallace trained
Benbaun, with Pat Smullen in the
saddle, pictured winning the Nolan
& Brophy Auctioneers Flying Five
Stakes at the Curragh for the second
year running. CN
Page 49 - Left: Trainer Pat Hughes
and jockey Philip Carberry receive
their trophies after Point Barrow
took the Powers Whiskey Irish Grand
National at Fairyhouse in April. CN
Page 49 - Right: Dylan Thomas
receives a warm reception from
the O’Brien family after winning
the Budweiser Irish Derby at the
Curragh in early July. CN
Page 50: Bill and Beatrice
Durkan, surrounded by members
of their extended family after
Miss Beatrix landed the inaugural
running of the Shelbourne
Hotel Goffs Million at the Curragh
in September. CN
Page 52: Melissa Lehman and Glen
Woosnam, pictured enjoying their
day at the Ryder Cup Raceday at the
Curragh in September. PM
Page 58 - Top: The powerful Aidan
O’Brien string head out to go through
their paces at Ballydoyle Stables. CN
Page 58 - Bottom Left: The Award
Winners proudly show their trophies
at the Irish Stablestaff Association
Awards Night at the Keadeen Hotel.
Page 58 - Bottom Right: Jockey
Barry Geraghty pictured relaxing
between races. CN
Page 62-63: Champion Jockey
Declan McDonogh, Trainer Kevin
Prendergast, Champion Apprentice
Chris Hayes, Leading Trainer Dermot
Weld, Jockey Pat Smullen and Trainer
Willie Mullins CN & HR
Page 65: Jockeys Davy Russell, Wayne
Lordan, Niall Madden, Fran Berry, Tony
McCoy, Pat Smullen, Willie Supple,
Barry Geraghty and Kieren Fallon
pictured at the Galway Races. CN
Page 66: Formidable brother and
sister combination, Paul and Nina
Carberry. CN
Page 69: Horses pulling up after
racing at the Curragh, the Home Of
The Classics. CN
Page 77: Jockey Pat Smullen
walking back to the weigh room
wearing the colours of the Moyglare
Stud Farm. CN
Page 79: Horses and Jockeys at
Navan Racecourse with the new
Arkle Pavilion in the background. CN
Page 80: John Thomas McNamara
leads the riders in to the parade ring
before the start of the P.P. Hogan
Memorial Cross Country Chase at
Punchestown in February. CN
Back Cover - First Left Picture
War of Attrition coming up the
Cheltenham hill to claim the
Gold Cup. CN
Back Cover - Middle Picture
The famous Punchestown double
bank being cleared at the festival by
the front runners. CN
Back Cover - Right Picture
Newmill with ears pricked heading
on to winning ways. HR
All photograps used in the HRI fact
book 2006 were taken by Healy Racing
Photography (HR), Peter Mooney (PM),
or Caroline Norris (CN).
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