Person: Thurlesbeg

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Blitz taken to win battle of the Farleys in Leger

THE meeting of litter brothers Farley Turbo and Farley Blitz in Heat 5 is the most intriguing clash in the second round of the Kerry Agri Business St Leger at Limerick this evening.

Alsation can get punters off to a flier in Leger

Tyrur Big Mike fancied to provide Derby final magic

Pablo gives McKenna perfect start to Derby final week

Mike must steer right course to stay on track

Farley poised to blitz rivals

Owen McKenna and Conor Fahy could be the trainers to follow when the first round of the Ladbrokes.com Irish Derby continues at Shelbourne tonight.

Fri, 06 Aug, 2010

Tyrur Big Mike 16-1 Derby favourite after draw

THE draw for the Ladbrokes.com Irish Derby was made a Shelbourne Park yesterday morning and it worked out pretty fair for virtually all the leading fancies.

Wed, 04 Aug, 2010

Fahy has staggering 19 Derby entries

IT is every greyhound person’s dream to have a runner in the Ladbrokes.com Irish Derby but Galway owner P.J. Fahy is not the typical owner.

Fri, 30 Jul, 2010

Irish still on a roll at Wimbledon

The Williamhill.com English Derby will reach the semi-final stage next Saturday when the third round is run at Wimbledon and hopes of an Irish victory in the classic are sky high following another very successful weekend for the raiding party.

Thu, 13 May, 2010

No easy task as Joker attempts to resume winning ways

THE Hegarty Bookmakers 600 dominates the home racing scene this week but there will also be huge interest in the progress of our numerically very strong team which will be on duty in the second round of the Williamhill.com English Derby at Wimbledon.

Thu, 06 May, 2010

Biggest ever Irish contingent for English Derby

NEWS from across the water yesterday is that one of the biggest entries for many years will go into the draw on Sunday for the first round of the Williamhill.com English Derby and among them there will be one of the biggest ever Irish raiding teams.

Thu, 22 Apr, 2010

Linehan rises to Wimbledon challenge

BLARNEY trainer John Linehan will be breaking new ground when he challenges for the Williamhill.com English Derby with his Curraheen Park qualifier Droopys Sastre.

Thu, 15 Apr, 2010

Easter Cup market shake-up after high-profile withdrawals

The College Causeway/Killahan Phanter Easter Cup picture changed drastically yesterday when two high-profile withdrawals from next Saturday’s second round resulted in Thurlesbeg Joker becoming a very hot favourite to land the prestigious Shelbourne Park feature.

Thu, 01 Apr, 2010

Sevenheads reverts to two bends

There’s quite a treat in store for Curraheen Park racegoers on Saturday when last year’s Cashmans Laurels hero Sevenheads Bay reverts to two-bend racing as he opens his seasonal campaign with a challenge for the Kudos Supersprint.

Thu, 04 Mar, 2010

College Causeway grabs dramatic last-gasp win

You just can’t keep College Causeway out of the headlines.

Fri, 14 Aug, 2009