Mick Kinane

Preview: Dundalk AW action

14-Nov-2008

The action at Dundalk gets under way at 6.10 and a bumper eight-race fixture is headlined by the Listed Irish Stallion Farms EBF Cooley Fillies Stakes. Jalmira registered a course-and-distance success last time and took third...

European posse riding for a fall

Will the European jockeys hold back their superior stayers again this year, asks Max Presnell. Why do overseas jockeys fare so badly in the Melbourne Cup? Australian style," said Shane Dye, a Melbourne Cup winner with...

MOUR THE MERRIER FOR OXX

By PA Sport Staff Mourayan staked his own bid for Classic glory in 2009 among trainer John Oxx's team with a cosy win at Leopardstown. The Alhaarth colt took the Listed Eyrefield Stakes to earn a quote of 25-1 with William Hill...

Yeats is back on the trail and could make it four-on-the-trot at Gold Cup

Yeats, one of the all-time great stayers, will be back next summer in pursuit of a fourth straight Gold Cup success. Of all Aidan O'Brien's six wins at Royal Ascot last June, it was the sight of his irrepressible Yeats bringing...

TELESCOPE MAKES BIG IMPRESSION

John Oxx has yet another exciting prospect on his hands after 4-1 shot Space Telescope made a winning debut in a maiden at Leopardstown on Monday. The son of Galileo, from the family of Generous, was always going nicely under...

Oxx pair fight out Killavullan finish

27-Oct-2008

The John Oxx duo of Rayeni and Vitruvian Man fought out the finish to the Group Three Killavullan Stakes - but it was the former who ran out an easy winner. Stable jockey Mick Kinane picked Vitruvian Man, who was sent of the...

Casual conquest for Smullen

Pat Smullen, fresh from riding his first Breeders’ Cup winner on Saturday night, scored a valuable victory in his quest to become champion jockey as Casual made a pleasing debut in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden