Saoire gives Crowley a Classic first

FRANCES CROWLEY, wife of Pat Smullen and sister-in-law of Aidan O’Brien, created history at the Curragh yesterday when becoming the first lady trainer to ever saddle the winner of an Irish classic.

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.

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