Saoire gives Crowley a Classic first
Crowley, of course, is the only lady as well to ever land the amateur jockeys’ championship, doing it twice in the 90’s.
Her game-as-a-pebble Saoire, under an inspirational ride from Michael Kinane, battled on powerfully late to beat Pennkenna Princess a short head, with little or nothing covering a wall of horses in the closing stages.