It hasn’t been a notable year for Kerry sports, but the county claimed a big winner at Listowel Races yesterday.

GOING at a somewhat slower pace than the horses on the track, colourful TV personality Hector Ó hEochagain arrived by pony and trap for the opening of Listowel Races yesterday.

BRIGHT sunshine at the opening of the Listowel races yesterday helped lift some of the gloom hanging over the Kingdom following the shock defeat by Armagh in the All-Ireland football final.