Andrew Nelis racing

Jessica Harrington has a choice of high-profile targets in mind next for her Phoenix Stakes hero Lucky Vega. A winner on his Naas debut, the son of Lope De Vega was then narrowly beaten by fellow Phoenix contender Laws Of Indices in last month's Railway Stakes. However, in what looked a strong renewal of last Sunday's six-furlong Group One, Lucky Vega emphatically turned the tables and left the rest of his rivals trailing in his wake.                       Andrew Nelis Racing 

Miss Amulet provided Ken Condon with another notable winner when quickening by odds-on favourite Frenetic in the Arqana Irish EBF Marwell Stakes at Naas. Condon has already landed the Railway Stakes with Laws Of Indices and the Minstrel Stakes with Romanised this season, as well as winning with a couple of promising juveniles. Miss Amulet (12-1) looked to have plenty to find with Frenetic on the figures, with Ger Lyons' filly talked of as a possible Nunthorpe contender later in the month..                       Andrew Nelis Racing 

A number of recent Royal Ascot contestants including Royal Ascot winner Art Power are Naas bound this weekend for a quality Saturday Card. Coolmore Stud, one of Naas Racecourse's longest standing sponsors have announced today that they will sponsor the Group 3 Lacken Stakes for the first time as well as the Coolmore Stud Irish EBF Fillies Sprint Race. Recent winners of the Group 3 Lacken Stakes include So Perfect and Group 1 Royal Ascot winners Sioux Nation and Caravaggio. This year the race has attracted 21 entries. “Coolmore are delighted to be continuing our valued association with Naas racecourse” commented David O’Loughlin of Coolmore Stud. Last season’s European two-year-old filly of the year Millisle will be making a shorter trip to the racetrack as she is set to have her first start in Ireland this season when lining up in the Coolmore Sioux Nation Lacken Stakes at Naas Racecourse. The Jessica Harrington trained filly was a winner of the Group 1 Juddmonte Cheveley ...

ussex Garden struck on debut in the Free Eagle Irish EBF Fillies Maiden at Naas for Jessica Harrington and Shane Foley. Foley of course had a 13,218/1 four-timer here on June 8th, and like he did that afternoon the Kilkenny man bided his time well on the Cormac O’Flynn-owned victor. She finished off best to touch off favourite Hazel by a neck. Sussex Garden chased the leaders on the rail, and she was third at the halfway stage. Ridden in fourth over a furlong out, the winner was soon switched right. From there she ran on well to challenge in the last fifty yards, before leading close home. “You would have to be delighted with that. Cormac O’Flynn bought her as he knew we had the sister Justina. She has a lot more size and scope than Justina," said Mrs Harrington's daughter Kate...                          Andrew Nelis racing  

Tattersalls Gold Cup switched to July in Irish reshuffle July 26 event will be open to three-year-olds. Tuesday 19 May  2020 News Share this         tote Get a £10 risk-free first bet This year’s Tattersalls Gold Cup will be open to the Classic generation when it is run on a revised date in July, Horse Racing Ireland has announced. The Group One event is usually for four-year-olds and over when it is contested during the Irish Guineas meeting in May, but following the delayed start to the 2020 Flat campaign due to the coronavirus crisis, it has been moved to July 26 to fill “a significant gap in the revised Pattern”. The Tattersalls Gold Cup and the first Classics of the year – the 1000 and 2000 Guineas, are the only Group One events to have new dates in the calendar, will all other top-level contests remaining in their usual slots. HRI intends to run a full complement of Group races through the year, but the Irish two-year-old...

Naas to host first Irish meeting on resumption with Classics soon to follow Mon 18 May 2020 Naas  will host the first fixture when racing resumes behind closed doors in  Ireland  on June 8, with the Irish 2,000 Guineas and 1,000 Guineas also set for the opening week. Horse Racing Ireland officials on Friday expressed their delight at clearance from the Irish Government to restart the sport on that date, which at one stage looked like being June 29. As is planned in Britain, it will be a high-profile comeback, with Classic action at the  Curragh  on Friday, June 12 featuring the 2,000 Guineas while the 1,000 Guineas will be held 24 hours later. Watch what Brian Kavanagh, chief exeutive of the HRI, had to say on Luck On Sunday The Irish Derby retains its traditional date at the Curragh on Saturday, June 27, as does the Irish Oaks on Saturday, July 18. Irish Champions Weekend will take place on September 12 and 13. Jumps racing will begin ag...

Horse Racing Ireland has broken its silence on a possible date for the resumption of racing in Ireland with chief executive Brian Kavanagh insisting "constructive engagement" had taken place with government in the past week. Kavanagh has been unavailable for comment since Taoiseach Leo Varadkar addressed the nation last Friday evening. However, in a statement issued late on Thursday evening, the HRI boss provided cautious optimism that racing may resume earlier than June 29, which has previously been outlined for behind-closed-doors sporting events in the roadmap for reopening society and business. Richard Forristal: information vacuum from HRI is simply not good enough when leadership is needed There has been continuous dialogue between HRI and the government since last week's announcement. Earlier on Thursday, Varadkar stated in the Dail that the government would examine proposals from sectors of the economy wishing to have restrictions lifted earlier than ...