History maker: Cork's Austin O'Connor wins five-star classic in America

He is the first ever Irish rider to win a five-star on American soil and only the fourth ever Irish rider in the history of the sport to win at this level.
History maker: Cork's Austin O'Connor wins five-star classic in America

HISTORY MAKER: Austin O'Connor

Mon, 23 Oct, 2023 - 23:59
Darragh Leen

CORK'S Austin O’Connor has written himself into Irish equestrian history books  – for the second time this year – by winning the MARS Maryland Five Star event in the US.

The Mallow man became the first Irish event rider to win a five-star competition since Major Eddie Boylan and Durlas Eile won Badminton Horse Trials in 1965.

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