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Spring Juvenile Hurdle
The Spring Juvenile Hurdle is a Grade 1 National Hunt hurdle race in Ireland. It is run at Leopardstown Racecourse in February, over a distance of 2 miles. The race is restricted to four-year-old horses only and is usually contested by horses who go on to run in the Triumph Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival. The race was first run in 1994 as a Listed event, replacing the Le Coq Hardi Hurdle, a Grade 3 all-aged 2 mile Novice Hurdle. It was raised to Grade 3 in 1995, to Grade 2 in 2003 and has been a Grade 1 event since 2010. Records Leading jockey since 1994 (3 wins): * Paul Carberry – ''Shirley's Delight (1994), Sungazer (2000), Power Elite (2004)'' * Barry Geraghty - ''Personal Column (2008), Guitar Pete (2014), A Wave of the Sea (2020) * Paul Townend - '' Unaccompanied (2011), Mr Adjudicator (2018), Vauban (2022) '' * Danny Mullins - '' Footpad (2016), Gala Marceau (2023), Kargese (2024) '' Leading trainer since 1994 (7 wins): * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Hunt
National Hunt Racing, also known as Jump Racing, is a form of horse racing particular to many European countries, including, but not limited to: France, Great Britain and Ireland. Jump Racing requires horses to jump over fences and ditches. In the UK, National Hunt Racing is divided into two major distinct branches: Hurdling and Steeplechase, as well as flat races called “Bumpers”. Hurdling involves horses jumping over Hurdles, while Steeplechase involves the horses jumping over a variety of different obstacles that includes fences, water jump or an open ditch. Some of the biggest National Hunt events of the year in the UK are the Grand National and the Cheltenham Gold Cup. Overview The National Hunt season primarily occurs during the winter months when softer ground conditions make jumping safer for horses. The horses are significantly cheaper compared to sport horses for other equestrian sports, reason being the majority are geldings and have no breeding value. Jum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ted Walsh
Ted Walsh (born 14 April 1950) is an Irish amateur jockey turned racehorse trainer who was born and raised in County Cork but based in Kill, County Kildare, Ireland. Ted is also father to amateur Irish National Hunt jockey, Katie Walsh and professional national hunt jockey Ruby Walsh. He retired from the broadcasting after 40 years working for RTÉ in 2023. Life and career Walsh was born 14 April 1950 in Fermoy, Co Cork. Jockey During his time as a jockey, Walsh was the Irish champion amateur jump jockey eleven times. He won 4 Cheltenham Festival races. His first was in the 1974 Kim Muir on Castleruddery, and the last was in the 1986 Foxhunter Chase on Attitude adjuster. He also won the Queen Mother Champion Chase on Hilly Way in 1979. Another horse he had success on was Daring Run who won the 1981 and 1982 Aintree Hurdle. Trainer One of his more famous training achievements was training Papillon to win the 2000 English Grand National, and Commanche Court to win the Iris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mutineer (horse) esports team
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A mutineer is a person guilty of mutiny. Mutineer or Mutineers may also refer to: * The Mutineers, original name of the Five Americans, a 1960s American rock band * ''Mutineer'' (album), a 1995 album and song by Warren Zevon * ''Mutineers'' (album), a 2014 album by David Gray * ''The Mutineers'' (film), a 1949 American adventure film * Florida Mutineers, original name of the Miami Heretics The Miami Heretics (formerly Florida Mutineers) are an American professional Call of Duty League (CDL) esports team based in Miami, Florida. Miami Heretics is owned by Misfits Gaming in partnership with Spanish esports organization Team Heretics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Flood
Francis Flood (c.1930 – 18 October 2016) was an Irish horse racing trainer who specialized in National Hunt racing. Flood, who trained at stables at Grangecon in County Wicklow, recorded his most notable victory as a trainer when Glencaraig Lady won the 1972 Cheltenham Gold Cup. He also won the Irish Grand National twice, with Garoupe in 1970 and Ebony Jane in 1993. He competed as an amateur jockey A jockey is someone who rides horses in horse racing or steeplechase (horse racing), steeplechase racing, primarily as a profession. The word also applies to camel riders in camel racing. The word "jockey" originated from England and was used ... before becoming a trainer. References 1930s births 2016 deaths Irish racehorse trainers Equestrians from County Wicklow {{Ireland-horseracing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newhall (horse)
Newhall may refer to: __NOTOC__ Places in Ireland * Newhall House and Estate, country house in County Clare in England *Newhall, Cheshire *Newhall, Derbyshire * Newhall, Essex, an area within Harlow * Newhall, South Yorkshire, an area within Sheffield *Newhall, alternative name of the Palace of Beaulieu in the United States * Newhall, Santa Clarita, California, a district of Santa Clarita that was formerly independent * Newhall, Iowa * Newhall, Washington, a former town on Orcas Island * Newhall, alternate name of the Highwood neighborhood in Hamden, Connecticut, adjacent to the Newhallville neighborhood in New Haven * Mount Newhall, a mountain in Alaska People * Christopher G. Newhall, American volcanologist * George Newhall, namesake of the Newhallville neighborhood of New Haven, Connecticut * George H. Newhall, thirty-fifth mayor of Lynn, Massachusetts *Georgina Fraser Newhall (1860s–?), Canadian writer, stenographer *Henry Newhall (1825–1882), American business ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Durkan
William is a masculine given name of Germanic origin. It became popular in England after the Norman conquest in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will or Wil, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, Billie, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie). Female forms include Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the German given name ''Wilhelm''. Both ultimately descend from Proto-Germanic ''*Wiljahelmaz'', with a direct cognate also in the Old Norse name ''Vilhjalmr'' and a West Germanic borrowing into Medieval Latin ''Willelmus''. The Proto-Germanic name is a compound of *''wiljô'' "will, wish, desire" and *''helmaz'' "helm, helmet".Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford Univer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barry Cash
Barry may refer to: People and fictional characters * Barry (name), including lists of people with the given name, nickname or surname, as well as fictional characters with the given name * Dancing Barry, stage name of Barry Richards (born c. 1950), former dancer at National Basketball Association games Places Canada * Barry Lake, Quebec *Barry Islands, Nunavut United Kingdom * Barry, Angus, Scotland, a village ** Barry Mill, a watermill ** Barry Links railway station * Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, a town ** Barry Island, a seaside resort ** Barry Railway Company ** Barry railway station United States * Barry, Illinois, a city * Barry, Minnesota, a city * Barry, Texas, a city * Barry County, Michigan * Barry County, Missouri * Barry Township (other), in several states * Fort Barry, Marin County, California, a former US Army installation Elsewhere * Barry Island (Debenham Islands), Antarctica * Barry, New South Wales, Australia, a village * Barry, Hautes-Pyrén� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sungazer (horse)
The sungazer (''Smaug giganteus'', syn. ''Cordylus giganteus''), also known as the giant girdled lizard, giant dragon lizard, ouvolk, or giant zonure, is the largest species of the Cordylidae, a family of lizards from sub-Saharan Africa.Bill Branch. 1998. Field Guide to Snakes and other reptiles of Southern Africa, p. 189. Struik Publishers, Cape Town. This threatened species is endemic to Highveld grasslands in the interior of South Africa. In 2011, it was assigned to the new genus ''Smaug'', along with seven other species previously belonging to the genus ''Cordylus'', based on a comprehensive molecular phylogeny of the Cordylidae. Appearance The sungazer is a heavily armoured species, with a typical snout–to-vent length of (exceptionally up to ), and is easily distinguishable from other cordylids by the elongated pair of occipital spines and the enlarged keeled caudal spines. Names The species is known as the sungazer because of its distinctive thermoregulatory beh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael O'Brien (horse Racing)
Michael or Mike O'Brien may refer to: *Mikey O'Brien Politicians * Michael O'Brien (Fianna Fáil politician) (1933–2025), Irish councillor and mayor of Clonmel * Michael O'Brien (Ohio politician) (born 1955), American politician in the state of Ohio * Michael O'Brien (South Australian politician) (born 1949), Australian Labor Party member of the South Australian House of Assembly, 2002–present * Micheal O'Brien (Canadian politician), Progressive Conservative Party of Canada candidate for the Canadian House of Commons * Michael O'Brien (Victorian politician) (born 1971), Liberal Party of Australia member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 2006–present * Michael H. O'Brien (1954–2018), American politician in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania * Michael J. O'Brien (born 1939), American politician in the state of Iowa * Michael John O'Brien (1851–1940), Canadian politician, railway builder, industrialist and philanthropist * Mike O'Brien (British politician) (born 1954), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Rudd
Tom or TOM may refer to: * Tom (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the name. Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''Tom'' (1973 film), or ''The Bad Bunch'', a blaxploitation film * ''Tom'' (2002 film), a documentary film * ''Tom'' (American TV series), 1994 * ''Tom'' (Spanish TV series), 2003 Music * ''Tom'', a 1970 album by Tom Jones * Tom drum, a musical drum with no snares * Tom (Ethiopian instrument), a plucked lamellophone thumb piano * Tune-o-matic, a guitar bridge design Places * Tom, Oklahoma, US * Tom (Amur Oblast), a river in Russia * Tom (river), in Russia, a right tributary of the Ob Science and technology * A male cat * A male wild turkey * Tom (pattern matching language), a programming language * TOM (psychedelic), a hallucinogen * Text Object Model, a Microsoft Windows programming interface * Theory of mind (ToM), in psychology * Translocase of the outer membrane, a complex of proteins Transportation * ''Tom'' (s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
