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TRAINER GAVIN CROMWELL TALKS ABOUT HIS RUNNERS FOR GALWAY
THE COUNTDOWN TO THE GALWAY RACES HAS STARTED
The Galway Races Summer Festival
Monday 25th to Sunday 31stJuly 2022.
The Countdown Has Begun.
Over €2.164 Million of Prizemoney on Offer at Ireland’s Largest Horse Racing Festival.
In less than a weeks’ time, the highly-anticipated seven-day Galway Races Summer Festival is back, kicking off from Monday 25th to Sunday 31st July. With fifty-three races over the seven days, the Galway Races Summer Festival has a prize fund of over €2 million on offer (total prize fund of €2.164 million) an increase of €346,500 on last year’s festival. Each day offers a minimum prize fund of €100,000 for the feature race, with a minimum value for any race at Galway standing at €17,000. Galway offers a mixed card for the week with national hunt and flat races being held on all seven days.
Over €2.164 Million of Prizemoney on Offer at Ireland’s Largest Horse Racing Festival.
In less than a weeks’ time, the highly-anticipated seven-day Galway Races Summer Festival is back, kicking off from Monday 25th to Sunday 31st July. With fifty-three races over the seven days, the Galway Races Summer Festival has a prize fund of over €2 million on offer (total prize fund of €2.164 million) an increase of €346,500 on last year’s festival. Each day offers a minimum prize fund of €100,000 for the feature race, with a minimum value for any race at Galway standing at €17,000. Galway offers a mixed card for the week with national hunt and flat races being held on all seven days.
Anthony Ryan, Chairman of the Galway Race Committee said, “having supported the local community for the last two years, we’re delighted to be back presenting our iconic world-famous Galway Races Summer Festival. This July the team in Ballybrit are gearing up for a very special week and a much-welcomed return of all our race goers to the popular West of Ireland racetrack.”
The hotly contested Tote Galway Plate on Wednesday 27th July, a race synonymous with Galway and key to the history of the festival, has a prize fund of €270,000 on offer, an increase of €20,000 from last Summer. The Tote Galway Plate is a race awash with quality, with experienced chasers taking on emerging youngsters. The race cards on Thursday 28th and Friday 29th July are sponsored in full by the Galway Races long standing partner, Guinness, with Thursdays Guinness Galway Hurdle now worth €270,000, having also received a boost of €20,000.
Partnerships Deals
Demand for race sponsorship has always proved strong for the Galway Races with this Summer seeing some new names added to the sponsors rostrum including BoyleSports who will headline the Saturday card with the ‘BoyleSport Handicap Hurdle’ valued at €110,000, as well as Grá Chocolates and Bathshack. Feature races on the supporting card include The Connacht Hotel (Q.R.) Handicap of €110,000, The Colm Quinn BMW Mile Handicap of €120,000, and The Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund “Ahonoora” Handicap of €110,000. Partnerships have been the back bone and key to the success of the iconic Galway Races.
Tote to Sponsor the Stable Staff Canteen
Tote, title sponsor of Wednesday’s race card on July 26th at Galway, will also extend its association across the week by sponsoring the stable staff canteen on all seven days of the Galway Races Summer Festival. Commenting on this new initiative, General Manager of Tote Ireland Ross Kierans said, “this year at the Galway Races Tote are proud to sponsor the stable staff canteen for the seven days of the Festival. Like stable staff, Tote attend every single race meeting in Ireland, that’s 390 days of racing this year. So, we understand the demands of racing and having your life set by the racing calendar. It’s important to be able to get something to eat when you are working at the races. Without the contribution of the stable staff day in and day out, there would be no racing, so, it’s important to recognise their contribution.”
Tote, title sponsor of Wednesday’s race card on July 26th at Galway, will also extend its association across the week by sponsoring the stable staff canteen on all seven days of the Galway Races Summer Festival. Commenting on this new initiative, General Manager of Tote Ireland Ross Kierans said, “this year at the Galway Races Tote are proud to sponsor the stable staff canteen for the seven days of the Festival. Like stable staff, Tote attend every single race meeting in Ireland, that’s 390 days of racing this year. So, we understand the demands of racing and having your life set by the racing calendar. It’s important to be able to get something to eat when you are working at the races. Without the contribution of the stable staff day in and day out, there would be no racing, so, it’s important to recognise their contribution.”
Improved Facilities
Galway Racecourse prides itself on improving customer experience for its racegoers. This year racegoers will see lots of new additions to the enclosure including a new improved enclosure layout, new bars, additional covered marquees and public seating, plus the addition of a new Parade Ring Lounge that’s proving very popular for groups.
The Club Members Facility
Having launched ‘The Club’ back in 2020, a new initiate for passionate Galway Races fans, the team in Ballybrit have been delighted with the uptake and its success having now passed the 1,800 member’s mark. For the Summer Festival Club members will have received a Club badge, giving them access to the Club Bar which will be located in the Amenity Building to the rear of the Millennium Stand, another new benefit to being a Club Member.
Best Line Up of Live Music Yet, including Country Music Star Nathan Carter.
This year, the team in Galway present to you its biggest musical line up yet! They have over fifty live music performances and entertainers booked for over the seven days of the festival, including the highlight on Galway Plate Day, Nathan Carter and band for the Country Music Day. In addition, you can enjoy bands such as Spring Break, The Conquerors, The Galway Tenors, Bongo Steve, Jason Fallon plus lots more!
Brand Ambassadors – A Money Can’t Buy Experience
This year Galway Races launched a new Brand Ambassador Programme, inviting fans to become ‘super fans’ for their Summer event. Commenting on this new initiative, Michael Moloney Chief Executive of Galway Racecourse said, “the passion and loyalty of our fans is hugely evident, especially in the run up to, and during the Summer Festival. Social Media has allowed fans to become more closely knit and feel more part of our team. This Summer we wanted to connect on a deeper level with our fans and invite people to register to become an official Brand Ambassador. We had a brilliant response and I’m delighted today to announce our new seven Galway Races Brand Ambassadors: Darly Miley, Claire Kelly Badger, Robert Moloney, Kate Conlon, Gareth Danaher, Gary Toohey and Maia Kridichart O’Connor’. Each ambassador receives a seven-day VIP pass to the Summer Festival, official Galway Races merchandise, plus an opportunity to meet up close and personal the stars of Irish racing.
This year Galway Races launched a new Brand Ambassador Programme, inviting fans to become ‘super fans’ for their Summer event. Commenting on this new initiative, Michael Moloney Chief Executive of Galway Racecourse said, “the passion and loyalty of our fans is hugely evident, especially in the run up to, and during the Summer Festival. Social Media has allowed fans to become more closely knit and feel more part of our team. This Summer we wanted to connect on a deeper level with our fans and invite people to register to become an official Brand Ambassador. We had a brilliant response and I’m delighted today to announce our new seven Galway Races Brand Ambassadors: Darly Miley, Claire Kelly Badger, Robert Moloney, Kate Conlon, Gareth Danaher, Gary Toohey and Maia Kridichart O’Connor’. Each ambassador receives a seven-day VIP pass to the Summer Festival, official Galway Races merchandise, plus an opportunity to meet up close and personal the stars of Irish racing.
Family Entertainment
Since its inception, the Galway Races has always been a multi-generational event, offering something for all ages over the seven days. Sunday is traditionally a focused family fun ‘Mad Hatters Day’ kindly supported by Ireland West Airport who sponsor fantastic prizes for both the childrens and adults colourful ‘Mad Hatter’ competition. New enhancements to the day for families include:
Since its inception, the Galway Races has always been a multi-generational event, offering something for all ages over the seven days. Sunday is traditionally a focused family fun ‘Mad Hatters Day’ kindly supported by Ireland West Airport who sponsor fantastic prizes for both the childrens and adults colourful ‘Mad Hatter’ competition. New enhancements to the day for families include:
- A family ticket: advance ticket price €32.50. On the day price €40,
- A new dedicated family friendly entrance,
- Complimentary Galway Races back-bags for children on entry,
- Complimentary family portrait area to ‘capture the moment’,
- Plus, over twenty free activities for children to enjoy on the day. Plenty to keep everyone entertained.
Ticket Sales and Hospitality
The Galway Races contributes over €54 Million to the local economy. Advance ticket sales have proved very strong, pacing ahead of 2019 figures. To celebrate the return of their full festival and to thank customers for their support over the last few years, Galway Races have a special offer on general admission tickets with €5 off each ticket up to the day of the race meeting, plus a new €70 three-day bundle ticket and a new flexi-ticket offer, all available to buy online via www.galwayraces.com
The Galway Races contributes over €54 Million to the local economy. Advance ticket sales have proved very strong, pacing ahead of 2019 figures. To celebrate the return of their full festival and to thank customers for their support over the last few years, Galway Races have a special offer on general admission tickets with €5 off each ticket up to the day of the race meeting, plus a new €70 three-day bundle ticket and a new flexi-ticket offer, all available to buy online via www.galwayraces.com
€6,500 Prize Fund for Stable Staff
Paddy Power have returned to sponsor the Best Turned Out Horse Series for the week in Ballybrit and will sponsor €100 to the groom in charge of the winning horse. In addition to this, an overall prize of €2,000 will be given for the Paddy Power Best Turned Out Series to the winning yard.
Increased Television Coverage
The first four action packed days of the Galway Races will be broadcast by RTÉTelevision, coming live to you from Ballybrit at 5pm for over two and a half hours of commentary and insights, that includes the feature race on each day, including Monday’s Connacht Hotel Q.R. Handicap and Tuesday’s Colm Quinn BMW Mile, plus four supporting races each day.
Galway Racecourse are also delighted to have the Irish language broadcaster, TG4, who will broadcast live on Friday 29th and Saturday 30th July. The live coverage on TG4 will include sixteen action packed races over the two days and feature races such as The Guinness Handicap, The Galway Blazers Steeplechase, and The BoyleSports Handicap Hurdle on Saturday. To compliment the above television broadcast, Racing TV will cover and broadcast every one of the fifty-two races live from track.
Ladies Day
Galway Racecourse is delighted to announce a new and exciting three-year partnership deal with the Connacht Hospitality Group for the popular Best Dressed Lady and Best Hat competitions that take place on Thursday 28th July, ‘Guinness Galway Hurdle Day’ during the seven-day Summer Festival. This promises to be one of the biggest days in the Irish racing calendar, and an unmissable day out for fashion lovers.
Galway Racecourse is delighted to announce a new and exciting three-year partnership deal with the Connacht Hospitality Group for the popular Best Dressed Lady and Best Hat competitions that take place on Thursday 28th July, ‘Guinness Galway Hurdle Day’ during the seven-day Summer Festival. This promises to be one of the biggest days in the Irish racing calendar, and an unmissable day out for fashion lovers.
The Connacht Hospitality Group will sponsor both the Best Dressed Lady competition with a €10,000 cash prize, and €3,000 to the winner of the Best Hat. Based in Galway City, the Connacht Hospitality Group is a family run Galway business that comprises of three hotels (The Connacht Hotel, Hyde Hotel and The Residence Hotel), three bars (Hyde Bar, An Púcán and 1520 Bar), Galway Bay Golf Resort and Active 24 Fitness. The group prides themselves on quality hospitality, friendly customer service and creating unique experiences. Judging the Best Dressed Lady competitions on the day is Head Judge and well-known stylist Mandy Maher who will be joined by fellow judge Kieran O’Malley Digital Marketing Manager for the Connacht Hospitality Group and Jennifer Wrynne, award winning Irish milliner and fashion blogger.
Friday’s Most Stylish
Athlone Towncentre enters its tenth year leading the ‘Friday’s Most Stylish’ competition at the Galway Races. This year the prizes are better than ever with celebrity judges Bláthnaid Treacy & Marietta Doran poised to spot the perfect balance of creative styling of high street pieces with personal flair. This year sees the biggest prize fund on offer to date for the competition winner with a Shop & Stay Break courtesy of Athlone Towncentre. The lucky winner will leave Galway Racecourse with a €2,000 Athlone Towncentre Gift Card, a luxury two night break in the four star Sheraton Athlone Hotel and a gorgeous piece of jewellery courtesy of Fields The Jeweller. Check out www.galwayraces.comfor more information on both ladies’ fashion competitions.
Athlone Towncentre enters its tenth year leading the ‘Friday’s Most Stylish’ competition at the Galway Races. This year the prizes are better than ever with celebrity judges Bláthnaid Treacy & Marietta Doran poised to spot the perfect balance of creative styling of high street pieces with personal flair. This year sees the biggest prize fund on offer to date for the competition winner with a Shop & Stay Break courtesy of Athlone Towncentre. The lucky winner will leave Galway Racecourse with a €2,000 Athlone Towncentre Gift Card, a luxury two night break in the four star Sheraton Athlone Hotel and a gorgeous piece of jewellery courtesy of Fields The Jeweller. Check out www.galwayraces.comfor more information on both ladies’ fashion competitions.
Decorate to Celebrate- Win Tickets to the Galway Races for your staff
The Galway Races are inviting businesses across Galway City and County to take part in their ‘Decorate to Celebrate’ competition. Businesses, no matter what size, could be in with a chance of winning an exclusive prize of a VIP Day at the races for your team worth €3,000 plus tickets for the races.
Follow us for all the latest updates LIVE as they happen on our social media channels using the hashtags #GalwayRaces #GiddyforGalway For more information and all the latest news from the team in Galway, visit www.galwayraces.com
Harringtons hoping for more joy at Naas
The Irish Oaks winning duo of Jessica Harrington and Shane Foley will aim to continue their fine run of form at Naas on Wednesday where dual course and distance winner Sablonne lines out in the Yeomanstown Stud Irish EBF Stakes.
Yeomanstown Stud are a long-standing local sponsor at Naas and Harrington will try to snare Wednesday’s feature contest with a daughter of Yeomanstown’s leading stallion Dark Angel as Sablonne faces 11 rivals.
It is a race littered with impressive course and distance winners as the Ger Lyons-trained Sacred Bridge returns to her favourite track where she too boasts a couple of wins, while the Johnny Feane-trained Ano Syra, Aidan O’Brien’s Contarelli Chapel and Fozzy Stack’s Red Lacewing all passed the Naas winning post in front previously.
Sablonne is the most recent of those to score at Naas having obliged here last month and Kate Harrington, assistant to her mother Jessica, gave a positive update on the Kirsten Rausing-owned three-year-old.
“Sablonne takes her chance in a race we won in 2019 with Servalan. Sablonne’s two wins have come at Naas. She was very good last time out when winning over the course and trip and has come out of the race very well. Hopefully she can make the step from handicap company into Listed company.”
Harrington added: “Of course there is the very good Sacred Bridge there, who you’d have to be scared of. She was possibly disappointing at Royal Ascot but she was good at Cork before that and of course, was a very good two-year-old. And Ano Syra has been a progressive filly, winning two very competitive handicaps the last twice.”
Speaking at entry stage, Johnny Feane said of Ano Syra: “She’s in good order. She’ll love the ground. She’s obviously a progressive three-year-old so it’ll be interesting to see how she goes in it.
“She’s got an entry in a Group 3 in a few weeks’ time after Naas so we’ll see how she goes but they’re the plans and the natural progressions if she keeps doing the right things. We’re just taking baby steps with her.
“She’s giving us the right signs all along that she can be a filly to be competitive at this sort of level. Early on in the year, the jockeys thought she’d get plenty of black type. I hope they’re right, you never know. We just wanted to take it step by step and she’s done it well winning four of her last five now so we’ll see how she goes in Naas next.”
The Harringtons are also well represented in the Arqana Irish EBF Marwell Stakes with Ardad’s Great and Funny Money Honey both looking to open their account in the Listed contest.
The race is sponsored by Arqana, the leading French sales company who are in their third year sponsoring the juvenile contest. Arqana’s upcoming August Yearling sale hosts the best of European thoroughbreds by top sires during the prestigious Deauville meeting.
In what looks a very competitive heat, Harrington is hoping for a bold showing from both her representatives, with Shane Foley riding Ardad’s Great and Gary Halpin wearing the same colours of owner Theresa Marnane on Funny Money Honey, who is a French recruit.
“It looks like a nice opportunity for Ardad’s Great. She was very unlucky not to get her head in front against the boys at Tipperary the last time. She’s come out of that very well and we’re hoping for a massive run.
“Funny Money Honey is a filly we don’t know a lot about. She has come from a trainer in France. This will be her first run for us and we’re hopeful she will run a big race. She’s a very nice and uncomplicated filly.”
Reflecting on another special weekend for Commonstown, Harrington added: “Magical Lagoon is a very tough filly and she did it well. She’s progressive, she never knows when she’s beaten. She’s so tough.
“It means the world to us and to everyone in the yard. From Zara, who rides her out, Lauren, who looks after her, and Adrian, who’s her barn manager. They all do an exceptional job getting this filly primed for the day.
“And of course it means so much to Mr Zhang. He puts an awful lot into the business and it’s great to see him get his reward with a Group 1 Classic winner.”
Ger Lyons goes to war with a course and distance winner again as Mauiewowie returns after a very impressive display earlier this month.
British representation comes in the form of Lady Hollywood, who is on a hat-trick following wins at Lingfield and Beverley for trainer Alice Haynes.
Dual winner Lady Tilbury is an interesting contender as she looks to bounce back to winning ways after a creditable effort at Royal Ascot last time out.
Marnane said at entry stage: “She’s in good nick and we’re happy with her. We gave her a little bit of time off after Ascot and this is a nice fit for her now. She likes quick ground too so it looks a good race.
“We were very happy with her in Ascot. She was a little bit immature. She hit the gates and did a bit too much in the early part of the race and paid the penalty for that but she showed plenty of ability. She travelled very well in a Queen Mary so she obviously has plenty of gears.
“The negative is she tried hard in the wrong way, which isn’t like her, but the positive was that she hit the line well and it’s no disgrace to be beaten five or six lengths.
“She went away for a gallop the other day and was very relaxed and very good so we’re happy with her. She needs to keep progressing but she has the size to do it.”
Also featuring on the Naas card is the Hurling For Cancer Is Back August 16th Rated Race for which Jim Bolger is putting up a €1,000 cash prize for the grooms in charge of the best turned out horses in the race: €500 going to the best turned out, €300 to second place, €200 to third place. Tickets for the very popular Hurling For Cancer match will be available at Naas on the night and there will also be a Cúl Sliotars stand on the night.
Eamonn McEvoy, manager of Naas Racecourse said: “We are really looking forward to our next Summer BBQ & Music Evening meeting on Wednesday. We have a quality card on show with two Listed races and live music afterwards by After Dark.
“I would like to thank all our sponsors for their continued support, from local sponsors Yeomanstown Stud and O’Neill & Co. to Sean Barrett Bloodstock Insurances and the Irish EBF all the way to Arqana from France. The support is invaluable.”
The first of seven races is at 5.30pm with live music on the evening comes from the extremely popular band After Dark, who will take to the stage after the last race
Admission tickets are just €15 and Beer & Burger packages are available to book online at www.naasracecourse.com.
Have Arsenal Got Too Many Attackers to Choose From?
Arsenal’s transfers in the summer 2022 transfer window have largely been for attackers. WIll they be unbalanced on the pitch? Read on for more.
After a relatively successful season, Arsenal finished fifth in the Premier League for the 2021/22 season. Arteta’s team lost fourth place and participation in the Champions League (to Tottenham) by only 2 points.
Although the 5th place was not a total disaster, Arsenal has already refreshed its squad for the next season and the future seems bright, both for the Premier League and Europa League campaigns. However, this refreshing of the squad mainly concerned the team’s attackers.
With Jesus, Vieira and Marquinhos, Arsenal signed 3 more attackers. At the same time, Lacazette was the only striker to leave the team. So the question fans who will be eagerly grasping Arsenal tickets are asking is a valid one: does Arsenal have too many attackers for next season?
Arsenal 2022/23 season: expectations
Before we answer that question, we should first examine Arsenal’s choices during the off-season. When it comes to the attackers, in less than 2 months, the team managed to sign Gabriel Jesus from Manchester City (£45 million), FábioVieira from Porto (£34 million) and Marquinhos from São Paulo (£3 million).
Such deals raise the expectations of both the fans and the board. It can’t be denied that the fans feel that Gabriel Jesus will be the striker that Arsenal missed last season as they tried to find their way into the Premier League’s top four.
The arrival of Vieira and Marquinhos also helped the fans believe more in the team’s potential for the next season. But,Arsenal’s roster doesn’t include only these three attackers.
Arsenal roster: available attackers for the upcoming season
On the contrary, Arsenal has numerous attackers for the 2022/23 season. Saka (RM), Maitland-Niles (RM), Ødegaard(ACM), Rowe (ACM), Vieira (ACM), Martinelli (LW), Pepe (RW), Marquinhos (RW), Nelson (RW), Jesus (CF) and Nketiah (CF) are the Gunner’s attackers as of July 2022.
This squad is full of high quality and combines experience with potential. The only question is: will Arteta be able to create a strong squad out of these attackers? Most of them played for Arsenal in the last season.
So, this shouldn’t be an issue for such an experienced manager. Yet, Arsenal has 12 players for the 4 attacking positions. Should this scare Arteta?
Is this number of attackers a good or bad thing for Arteta?
Right after Arteta extended his contract with the Gunners until May 2022, he gave a lengthy interview in which he claimed that Arsenal is his future. In the same interview, the Arsenal manager stated that he has mutual trust with the team’s board and owners and that his goal is to help the club reach the next level.
Well, Arsenal’s transfers this off-season prove that Arteta and the board are willing to do just that. Even though there are (arguably) many attackers in the squad, this is a feature of most top teams. Manchester City, for example, also has 12 attackers as of July 2022.
Now we just have to wait for Arsenal’s roster to be completed. In any case, it’s up to Arteta to deal with this situation.
Choosing a legitimate casino
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From our perspective, that was a big mistake. Gambling is also a form of payment for entertainment. So choosing the best online casinos means you’ve found a place worth spending your money, and it guarantees a great experience.
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Think About What You Want From An Online Casino
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Pay Close Attention To Good Criteria For Online Casinos
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Fees for Transactions
When you deposit and withdraw money from a betting site, you expect the whole amount to be credited to your account. However, certain operators may charge you a fee for each transaction you make, which we believe may lead you to be treated unfairly, even if the price is little.
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The website of an online casino not only produces that famous initial impression, but it also determines how much you will like playing in it. Of course, you can play at a casino with a confusing and ineffective website, but it’s not as exciting.
The general rule is that large casinos have well-developed websites. A casino’s web design can become a site of competition amongst casinos. Worse-looking websites may indicate a limited budget, a new casino, or a shaky IT team. However, do not form a judgment of a casino based only on your perception of its website.
What To Check When Visiting The Casino Site
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You now have a much better understanding of what goes into choosing the best online casino. It is well worth your effort to do this correctly, and completing your homework is essential. Diving headfirst into casino gambling might be beneficial, but our experience has shown that it often leads to disappointment. So, via reading this article, you can avoid the worst gambling sites and select a safe casino to play
Magical Lagoon wins Juddmonte Irish Oaks
Magical Lagoon gave Jessica Harrington and Shane Foley victory in today’s Juddmonte Irish Oaks at The Curragh.
The 5/4f was a half-length winner over the Aidan O’Brien-trained Toy (5/1), with Ryan Moore in the saddle. Cairde Go Deo (6/1) from the Ger Lyons stable took third under Colin Keane.
💪 Magical Lagoon is all heart as she follows up her Ribblesdale victoy with a gutsy display to land the €500,000 G1 @JuddmonteFarms Irish Oaks at the @curraghrace for Shane Foley & @Jessica_Racing pic.twitter.com/3rerYVUPt9
— Racing TV (@RacingTV) July 16, 2022
Ladies Church (12/1) came late to win the Group 2 Barberstown Castle Sapphire Stakes. Ridden by Ben Cohen for Johnny Murtagh, the daughter of Churchill came on the far side of last year’s winner and race favourite Mooniesta to get the verdict by at the line.
Jack Davidson’s runner-up Mooniesta was game in second place under Colin Keane, while cross-channel challenger Equilateral took third for Charlie Hills and jockey Frankie Dettori.
⛪️ Thrilling finish at the @curraghrace – Ladies Church chins Mooneista on the line to land the €120,000 G2 Barberstown Castle Sapphire Stakes for @JohnnyMurtagh & @BenCoen2 pic.twitter.com/1DzTGbW7A1
— Racing TV (@RacingTV) July 16, 2022
The opening race, the Juddmonte Farms Expert Eye Irish EBF (C & G) Maiden went the way of the Aidan O’Brien-trained Hans Andersen (10/11f). The son of Frankel was a three-parts-of-a-length runner-up to La Dolce Vita on debut at Tipperary at the end of June. Today, however, the Ryan Moore mount ran out a comfortable one-and-three-quarter length winner from Al Riffa (17/2), with Jim Bolger’s New Ireland (7/1) two-and-a-quarter lengths further back in third.
Windsor Castle Stakes winner at Royal Ascot last month, Little Big Bear (2/5f), brought up a double for Aidan O’Brien, Ryan Moore and the Coolmore partners when taking the Group 3 Jebel Ali Racecourse and Stables Anglesey Stakes.
A two-year-old son of No Nay Never, the winner showed he had progressed from his win in England last month, as his claimed today’s Group 3 contest by four-and-three-quarter lengths. It was an O’Brien Family trifecta with Donnacha O’Brien’s runners Yosemite Valley (9/1) and Badb (6/1) filling the second and third spots.
🐻 Little Big Bear is brilliant in the Anglesey to complete a quickfire double for @Ballydoyle & Ryan Moore at the @curraghrace
🏇 Four runs
🥇 Three wins
🏆 G3 Jebel Ali Racecourse & Stables Anglesey Stakes
🏆 Listed Windsor Castle Stakes
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🚀 Some prospect pic.twitter.com/2yK4aaHjSM— Racing TV (@RacingTV) July 16, 2022
Mr Wayju (5/4jf) won the Paddy Power Scurry Handicap for raider John Quinn and Jason Hart. The Kidlare Village Ladies Derby sent the way of Sylvia and Pat O’Donnell as Extensio was a half-length winner. All Things Nice (9/4f) was the winner of the DMG Media Nursery Handicap for Joseph O’Brien and jockey Mikey Sheehy.
VIDEO Highlights: Ireland clinch series win against the All Blacks
Ireland beat the All Blacks for the first time on New Zealand soil last weekend but went a step further on Saturday morning by winning the third and final test. In the process they claimed a series victory in New Zealand, another first for Irish rugby.
Kilkenny v Limerick – Stats, Facts to know, Betting and Team News
It’s the All Ireland hurling final 2022 – Kilkenny v Limerick – Stats, Facts to know, Betting and Team News.
PREVIEW
Thirteen weeks and 33 games later, the 2022 GAA hurling All-Ireland championship has reached the final where Kilkenny take on Limerick in Croke Park on Sunday (3.30), with Colm Lyons (Cork) as referee in what will be his first time taking charge of the biggest game of the year.
Kilkenny are bidding for their 37th All-Ireland title while Limerick are seeking their 11th and their first three-in-a-row.
Limerick are unbeaten in their six championship games to date (five wins and a draw), while Kilkenny have won five and lost two of their seven games. The defeats were against Galway and Wexford in the Leinster ‘round robin.
FACTS TO KNOW
Limerick are bidding to join an exclusive club, occupied by counties that have won three successive All-Ireland titles. It was previously achieved by Kilkenny in 1911-12-13 and 2006-07-08; Cork in 1892- 93-94; 1941-42-43, 1952-53-54 and 1976-77-78; Tipperary in 1898- 99-1900; 1949-50-51.
Brian Cody, who is in his 24th season as Kilkenny manager, leads them into an All-Ireland final for the 19th time. They have won 11, lost 5 and drawn 2 of the previous 18. Under his watch, it’s 6-1 to Kilkenny in championship meetings with Limerick.
John Kiely is in his sixth season as Limerick manager and is bidding to lead them to a fourth All-Ireland win.
Limerick have won their last two All-Ireland finals by a total of 27 points (11 v Waterford 2020; 16 v Cork 2022).
Limerick’s last defeat in the championship was in 2019 when they were beaten by a point by Kilkenny in the All-Ireland semi-final. Since then they have gone 15 games unbeaten.
This is only the second time in the last ten years that the Leinster and Munster champions have met in the All-Ireland final. The only other meeting was in 2016 when Tipperary beat Kilkenny.
PATHS TO THE FINAL – KILKENNY
Kilkenny 5-23 Westmeath 1-19 (Leinster SHC) Kilkenny 2-34 Laois 1-14 (Leinster SHC)
Galway 1-24 Kilkenny 3-17 (Leinster SHC) Kilkenny 3-25 Dublin 0-17 (Leinster SHC) Wexford 1-22 Kilkenny 1-18 (Leinster SHC) Kilkenny 0-22 Galway 0-17 (Leinster final) Kilkenny 2-26 Clare 0-20 (All-Ireland semi-final) Played 7, Won 5, Lost 2.
TOP SCORERS – KILKENNY
TJ Reid………………………2-56 (0-42 frees, 0-3 ‘65s’) Adrian Mullen…………..0-25
Eoin Cody………………….2-14
Martin Keoghan………..4-3
Austin Murphy…………0-15 (0-10 frees)
PATHS TO THE FINAL – LIMERICK
Limerick 2-25 Cork 1-17 (Munster SHC)
Limerick 0-30 Waterford 2-21 (Munster SHC) Limerick 3-21 Tipperary 0-23 (Munster SHC) Limerick 1-21 Clare 0-24 (Munster SHC)
Limerick 1-29 Clare 0-29 aet (Munster final) Limerick 0-27 Galway 1-21 (All-Ireland semi-final) Played 6, Won 5, Drew 1.
TOP SCORERS – LIMERICK
Aaron Gillane…………..3-40 (0-22 frees) Diarmaid Byrnes………0-31 (0-24 frees, 0-2 ‘65s’) Gearóid Hegarty………1-11
Tom Morrissey………….0-12
Seamus Flanagan……..0-11
David Reidy……………..0-11 (0-4 frees)
PREVIOUS CHAMPIONSHIP MEETINGS
They have met 14 times in the championship: Kilkenny have won nine times to Limerick’s five. They have met in eight All-Ireland finals, with each winning four times.
2019: Kilkenny 1-21 Limerick 2-17 (All-Ireland semi-final)
2018: Limerick 0-27 Kilkenny 1-22 (All-Ireland quarter-final)
2017: Kilkenny 0-20 Limerick 0-17 (All-Ireland qualifier)
2014: Kilkenny 2-13 Limerick 0-17 (All-Ireland semi-final)
2012: Kilkenny 4-16 Limerick 1-16 (All-Ireland quarter-final)
2007: Kilkenny 2-19 Limerick 1-15 (All-Ireland final)
2005: Kilkenny 0-18 Limerick 0-13 (All-Ireland quarter-final)
1974: Kilkenny 3-19 Limerick 1-13 (All-Ireland final)
1973: Limerick 1-21 Kilkenny 1-14 (All-Ireland final)
1940: Limerick 3-7 Kilkenny 1-7 (All-Ireland final)
1936: Limerick 5-6 Kilkenny 1-5 (All-Ireland final) 1935: Kilkenny 2-5 Limerick 2-4 (All-Ireland final)
1933: Kilkenny 1-7 Limerick 0-6 (All-Ireland final)
1897: Limerick 3-4 Kilkenny 2-4 (All-Ireland final)
KILKENNY IN ALL-IRELAND FINALS UNDER BRIAN CODY
WON 11
2000: Kilkenny 5-15 Offaly 1-14
2002: Kilkenny 2-20 Clare 0-19
2003: Kilkenny 1-14 Cork 1-11
2006: Kilkenny 1-16 Cork 1-13
2007: Kilkenny 2-19 Limerick 1-15
2008: Kilkenny 3-30 Waterford 1-13
2009: Kilkenny 2-22 Tipperary 0-23
2011: Kilkenny 2-17 Tipperary 1-16
2012: Kilkenny 3-22 Galway 3-11 (Replay) 2014: Kilkenny 2-17 Tipperary 2-14 (Replay) 2015: Kilkenny 1-22 Galway 1-18
LOST 5
1999: Cork 0-13 Kilkenny 0-12
2004: Cork 0-17 Kilkenny 0-9
2010: Tipperary 4-17 Kilkenny 1-18
2016: Tipperary 2-29 Kilkenny 2-20
2019: Tipperary 3-25 Kilkenny 0-20
DRAWN 2
2012: Kilkenny 0-19 Galway 2-13
2014: Kilkenny 3-22 Tipperary 1-28
HOW KILKENNY WON THEIR 36 ALL-IRELAND TITLES
1904 – Kilkenny 1-9 Cork 1-8
1905 – Kilkenny 7-7 Cork 2-9
1907 – Kilkenny 3-12 Cork 4-8
1909 – Kilkenny 4-6 Tipperary 0-12
1911 – Kilkenny 3-3 Tipperary 2-1
1912 – Kilkenny 2-1 Cork 1-3
1913 – Kilkenny 2-4 Tipperary 1-2
1922 – Kilkenny 4-2 Tipperary 2-6
1932 – Kilkenny 3-3 Clare 2-3
1933 – Kilkenny 1-7 Limerick 0-6
1935 – Kilkenny 2-5 Limerick 2-4
1939 – Kilkenny 2-7 Cork 3-3
1947 – Kilkenny 0-14 Cork 2-7
1957 – Kilkenny 4-10 Waterford 3-12
1963 – Kilkenny 4-17 Waterford 6-8
1967 – Kilkenny 3-8 Tipperary 2-7
1969 – Kilkenny 2-15 Cork 2-9
1972 – Kilkenny 3-24 Cork 5-11
1974 – Kilkenny 3-19 Limerick 1-13
1975 – Kilkenny 2-22 Galway 2-10
1979 – Kilkenny 2-12 Galway 1-8
1982 – Kilkenny 3-18 Cork 1-13
1983 – Kilkenny 2-14 Cork 2-12
1992 – Kilkenny 3-10 Cork 1-12
1993 – Kilkenny 2-17 Galway 1-15
2000 – Kilkenny 5-15 Offaly 1-14
2002 – Kilkenny 2-20 Clare 0-19
2003 – Kilkenny 1-14 Cork 1-11
2006 – Kilkenny 1-16 Cork 1-13
2007 – Kilkenny 2-19 Limerick 1-15
2008 – Kilkenny 3-30 Waterford 1-13
2009 – Kilkenny 2-22 Tipperary 0-23
2011 – Kilkenny 2-17 Tipperary 1-16
2012 – Kilkenny 3-22 Galway 3-11 (replay) 2014 – Kilkenny 2-17 Tipperary 2-14 (replay) 2015 – Kilkenny 1-22 Galway 1-18
HOW LIMERICK WON THEIR TEN ALL-IRELAND TITLES
1897: Limerick 3-4 Kilkenny 2-4
1918: Limerick 9-5 Wexford 1-3
1921: Limerick 8-5 Dublin 3-2
1934: Limerick 5-2 Dublin 2-6
1936: Limerick 5-6 Kilkenny 1-5
1940: Limerick 3-7 Kilkenny 1-7
1973: Limerick 1-21 Kilkenny 1-14
2018: Limerick 3-16 Galway 2-18
2020: Limerick 0-30 Waterford 0-19
2021: Limerick 3-32 Cork 1-22
ALL-IRELAND SENIOR HURLING ROLL OF HONOUR
36: KILKENNY (1904-1905-1907-1909-1911-1912-1913-1922-1932-1933-1935- 1939-1947-1957-1963-1967-1969-1972-1974-1975-1979-1982-1983- 1992-1993-2000-2002-2003-2006-2007-2008-2009-2011-2012-2014- 2015).
30: CORK
(1890-1892-1893-1894-1902-1903-1919-1926-1928-1929-1931- 1941-1942-1943-1944-1946-1952-1953-1954-1966-1970-1976-1977- 1978-1984-1986-1990-1999-2004-2005).
28: TIPPERARY
(1887-1895-1896-1898-1899-1900-1906-1908-1916-1925-1930- 1937-1945-1949-1950-1951-1958-1961-1962-1964-1965-1971-1989- 1991-2001-2010-20162-19).
10: LIMERICK
6: DUBLIN
6: WEXFORD
5: GALWAY
4: OFFALY
4: CLARE
2: WATERFORD
1: KERRY
1: LAOIS
1: LONDON
(1897-1918-21-34-36-40-73-2018-20-21). (1889-1917-1920-1924-1927-1938). (1910-1955-1956-1960-1968-1996). (1923-1980-1987-1988-2017). (1981-1985-1994-1998). (1914-1995-1997-2013).
(1948-1959). (1891). (1915). (1901).
TEAM NEWS
Cian Lynch out of the Limerick squad, Barry Murphy comes onto the bench. Otherwise it’s the same team that played Galway in semi-final.
BETTING
Irish golfer David Carey hit 67 at 150th British Open Championship
Dundonald Links ambassador David Carey’s fairytale rise to golfing stardom has continued after shooting an impressive round of 67 to move into contention at the halfway stage of The 150th Open Championship at St Andrews.
The 24-year-old Irishman, known by many as ‘Mr 57’ for putting together the lowest round ever recorded in a world ranking professional event, booked his debut appearance in the game’s oldest Major after winning the Final Open Qualifying event at Fairmont St. Andrews earlier this month.
Not content with simply making up the numbers, Carey, from Castleknock, followed up an opening- round 72 by carding a five-under 67 on St Andrews’ famed Old Course to finish on five-under-par after 36 holes – and leave himself on target for the biggest pay cheque of his career and still dreaming of victory at the most famous venue in golf.
His second round included a blistering run of four birdies in six holes as he moved ahead of some of the game’s biggest names including 2017 Open champion Jordan Spieth, and Carey is unlikely to be overawed over the weekend having spoken before the tournament started of his desire to have his “hands on the Claret Jug on Sunday”.
‘Mr 57’ who scored his famous round on the Alpine Tour in the Cervino Open in 2019, also helped Ireland win the 2013 Boys Home Internationals at Forest Pines before turning professional aged 18.
Ashley Pheasant, head of golf for Darwin Escapes, said: “Everyone at Darwin Escapes is delighted for David, who has worked exceptionally hard to put himself in a position to play and contend at The Open Championships at St Andrews.”
Darwin Escapes, the UK’s largest resort operator, have several other player ambassadors across different tours and operates The Springs Resort & Golf Club in Oxfordshire, Kilnwick Percy Resort & Golf Club in Yorkshire and Dundonald Links in Ayrshire.
How to Combine Professional Sports and Schooling
Usually the better a child’s athletic performance, the worse his performance in school. In a busy schedule of trainings, training camps and competitions, it is difficult to combine school and sports. Sooner or later, the parents of a future champion face the following question: should they quit professional sports or forget about their child’s education?
Nursing essay writers have prepared some tips on how to combine professional sports and schooling.
Physical activity helps students learn better
Spanish researchers conducted a study which showed that the performance of teenagers who play sports is better than their peers. According to the results of the experiment, young athletes tend to score higher on achievement tests.
Achievement among teenagers is a concern for teachers, parents, and researchers. More and more children, because of sedentary lifestyles, are becoming prone to cardiorespiratory ailments and illnesses common in adults. In adolescence, there is a mass abandonment of sports. The main reason is thought to be the lack of time and the alleged inability to combine sports and studies.
The study, conducted by lecturer Ana Ceder of the University of Jaime Primero in Spain, involved 313 teenagers, 124 of whom were athletes (with at least 10 hours of training per week) and 189 who were not athletes. All subjects completed two questionnaires, one identifying the adolescents’ academic knowledge and the other identifying their physical activity. In addition, the questionnaires were completed by the subjects’ parents, and the study also took into account the children’s grades in school.
It turned out that those students who played competitive sports performed better in all subjects, were more motivated and spent more time on active leisure activities.
Why is it not worth getting hung up on sports?
- Broadening of horizons. When your sphere of interest is limited to sports, it is difficult to make friends outside the gym. You should develop a child’s general erudition so that he can easily communicate with people on any topic.
- Not everyone becomes a champion. The world of sports is tough and sometimes brutal. A sports career can be ruined by a ridiculous injury. It’s important for a child to have the knowledge and skills with which to find a new path in life.
- The “fishbowl syndrome.” Many athletes’ biographies end in oblivion. They can’t find themselves after sports, because they spent their childhood and youth like in an aquarium – only training and performances, no family, no school. A kid should have a backup plan, so he doesn’t get depressed when he quits sports.
| Olympic figure skating champion Sarah Hughes earned a bachelor’s degree in American social and political action from Yale University after her athletic career ended. |
How to combine sports and study
Alternative forms of education are becoming more and more popular. Correspondence and family education are optimal for child athletes.
But correspondence school has a great disadvantage: a child is in the contingent of the school and must obey its rules. For example, he must attend the school’s meetings or attend consultations on strictly defined dates. A family education gives more freedom, so let’s consider this way of combining professional sports and studies in more detail.
Step 1: Transferring Your Child to a Family Education
The law allows children to study outside of educational institutions. It is possible not to go to school, and study at home and combine sports and studies as much as possible.
To do this, notify the local education department and attach yourself to the school of your choice for the midterm evaluations.
Step 2: Organizing your child’s education at home
It is difficult to teach children on your own. Not everyone has the time or patience. Only a family education enthusiast will be able to immerse themselves in the state educational standards, study the programs, select techniques and regularly engage with the child, so that they don’t have to choose between sports and studying.
It is more reasonable to entrust the organization of the educational process for an athlete to professionals: hire tutors, connect an online school, or use a cheap essay writing service for academic help. To pick the best one, check write my essays review.
Another problem with educating athletes (more seriously than money) is that it’s hard to find a teacher willing to adjust to a young athlete’s schedule. Online schools are more flexible. At Foxford Externship, for example, you can review classes and do your homework at any convenient time, and there are apps to study on the go.
Step 3: Create a schedule that combines studies and sports
To succeed both in sports and in school, you can not do without time management. The child should clearly know when it is time to train, when it is time for classes and homework, and when it is time to rest.
It is necessary to make a detailed plan with dates, timings and tasks, and then explain to the child how to work with it, so that sports do not interfere with studies and vice versa. You can do this yourself, but it is better to spare your nerves and time and entrust the planning to a personal tutor. This is a specialist who accompanies the learning process and helps children to distribute the load, and parents – to monitor progress.
Step 4: Keeping track of your regimen
Young athletes usually have no discipline problems. But sometimes fatigue and teenage laziness take over.
You should not forbid training because of bad grades. Such punishment can kill the desire for knowledge. On the contrary, try to boost your child’s motivation, and even praise him for a little progress in learning.
When a child starts to forget about lessons, and it starts to seem that sports interfere with learning, stories of famous athletes work well.
Step 5: Don’t forget about childhood
A child’s daily routine should necessarily include time for games, walks and hobbies. After all, he is first of all a child, and then an athlete and a student. To go to the goal without breakdowns, you need to regularly restore physical strength and “reset” the brain.