Month: April 2022

Mullins pays tribute to all his team after being crowned champion again

Willie Mullins was keen to pay tribute to his owners and his staff after being crowned champion trainer for the 16th time on the final day of the Punchestown Festival. The Closutton machine has certainly been in full working order this season, with Mullins saddling over 200 winners and accumulating almost €5.5million in prize-money to …

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Vauban adds further lustre to burgeoning reputation

Vauban further enhanced his tall reputation with a runaway victory in the Ballymore Champion Four Year Old Hurdle at Punchestown. Narrowly beaten by Pied Piper on his Irish debut, the Willie Mullins-trained juvenile had since notched successive Grade One wins in the Spring Juvenile Hurdle at Leopardstown and the Triumph at Cheltenham. The runner-up on …

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O’Brien: All systems go for Epsom with Luxembourg

All roads lead to the Cazoo Derby for Luxembourg after he strengthened his position as ante-post favourite for the premier Classic by finishing third in the Qipco 2000 Guineas. Aidan O’Brien’s colt emulated his illustrious sire Camelot by ending an unbeaten juvenile campaign with victory in the Vertem Futurity Trophy at Doncaster in October. Camelot, …

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