Person: Shane ‘Dusty’ Foley

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Jet Setting masters Minding in 1,000 Guineas

Just like Awtaad in the colts’ classic on Saturday, Jet Setting proved a hugely popular winner of yesterday’s Tattersalls Irish 1,000 Guineas at the Curragh as she battled tenaciously to deny odds-on favourite Minding a Guineas double by a head after a titanic tussle.

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Fab four for Halford

Trainer Michael Halford, who declared on Thursday: “I have a team of fresh horses ready to run here over the next few weeks” dominated last night’s handicap action in Dundalk, saddling a superb four-timer at cumulative odds of almost 682/1.

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Smullen regains lead in title race

Pat Smullen re-established a narrow lead (73-72) over Joseph O’Brien in the battle for the Jockeys Championship when completing a double for Dermot Weld on juveniles Bracing Breeze and Mouteab in Dundalk yesterday.

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McNamara and Whelan make mark

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Foley chalks up another double

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Marvada swoops late to conquer

Reglisse swoops for impressive victory

The Eddie Lynam-trained Reglisse stamped herself a filly of significant potential when landing the Irish Stallion Farms 2-Y-0 Fillies Maiden in Leopardstown last night.

Fri, 06 Jul, 2012

Ascot date for Dawn Approach

Dawn Approach will head to Royal Ascot in two weeks, for either the Coventry Stakes or Chesham Stakes, with an untarnished record, following his 4/9 success in the listed Alfred Nobel Rochestown Stakes at Naas yesterday.

Tue, 05 Jun, 2012

Double delight for Russell as Discoteca calls tune

The Gordon Elliott-trained Discoteca was an impressive winner of the Tipperary Water 4-Y-0 Hurdle at Ballinrobe last night, slamming odds-on favourite Darroun to provide champion jockey Davy Russell with the second leg of a double.

Tue, 29 May, 2012

Battling Hartani follows up

Winner of his maiden in heavy ground over course and distance three weeks ago, the John Oxx-trained Hartani followed-up when producing a gutsy front-running display in the opening Follow TipperaryRaces On Twitter Race at Tipperary last night, sparking a double for champion jockey Johnny Murtagh.

Fri, 25 May, 2012

Halford on the double at Roscommon

Michael Halford, still en route from Singapore, where Invincible Ash was in Grade 1 action on Sunday, missed seeing Massiyn and Paddy The Celeb provide him with a double at Roscommon last evening.

Tue, 22 May, 2012

Abbey upstaged by his 66/1 stable companion

Odds-on favourite St. Nicholas Abbey was upstaged by 66/1 stable-companion Windsor Palace in a bizarre renewal of the Group 3 High Chaparral Mooresbridge Stakes at the Curragh yesterday.

Tue, 08 May, 2012

Ahaaly set for bigger things after easy maiden win

Ahaaly, trained for Hamdan Al Maktoum by Kevin Prendergast, built on her promising debut run against Shebella at Limerick when romping to an impressive odds-on victory in the www.dundalkstradium.com Maiden in Dundalk last night.

Thu, 12 Apr, 2012

Dusty at the double in Dundalk

Shane ‘Dusty’ Foley stole the show in Dundalk last night, completing a superb double on Marvada and Banna Boirche.

Thu, 05 Apr, 2012

Express steams home for Deegan

CURRAGH trainer Paul Deegan took the training honours in Wexford last night, registering a fine double with Beauty Express in the Gorey Race and following-up with Belleau in the claimer.

Sat, 23 Jul, 2011