Strong leadership, huge determination, and persistence were some of the qualities cited by judges as Susie Horgan of Springboard PR and Marketing was crowned Cork Businesswoman of the Year.

DERMOT WELD’S Mermaid Island, a costly failure on bad ground at Listowel, made no mistake in the Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Median Auction Maiden at a sparsely attended Thurles yesterday.

ONE COOL CAT stamped himself a very exciting juvenile with an effortless success in the Group Three Dubai Duty Free Anglesey Stakes at the Curragh yesterday.