Tag Archive for: Willie Mullins

Will This Be Willie Mullins’ Year At The National?

Racing is a sport, maybe more than any other, that is rich with family dynasties. Generation after generation sees success both riding the horses and training them. One of the most famous of these is the Mullins family, represented in the…

Horses To Follow For The 2019 Grand National

As the world’s most famous horse racing steeplechase, the Grand National at Aintree attracts hundreds of millions of viewers across the globe and a flurry of bets from the British public. Thoughts have already turned to next year’s renewal,…

126 Entries For Crabbies Grand National 2016

It's that time of year again when the countdown to the Crabbies Grand National 2016 gets underway with the official list of entries. 126 potential runners have been given the nod this year, an increase of 28 on last years figure of 98. It's…

Willie Mullins

Willie Mullins commenced training in 1988 having worked as assistant to both his father, Paddy, and to Jim Bolger. He still rates his father as the biggest influence on his career. Based out of Closutton, Kilkenny, Ireland, his stable yard is…

Mikey Fogarty

Riding out in the 2014 Crabbies Grand National on Vesper Bell for trainer Willie Mullins, will be a first for Irish jockey Mikey Fogarty. Like many jockeys, he got his first taste of racing in the point-to-point field, riding his first winner…

Mullins Tight Lipped About Grand National Jockeys

Ireland's Champion Trainer Willie Mullins may have seen his list of 2014 Crabbies Grand national entries diminish over the last few weeks but he still has two lively contenders for Saturday's contest, the problem now is who will ride them? With…

Can Hurricane Fly Win Third Champion Hurdle

Tomorrow sees the first day of the 2014 Cheltenham Festival and with so many familiar names set to line up across the seven scheduled races all eyes will be firmly on the Willie Mullins trained Hurricane Fly as he bids for his third Champion…

Paul Townend

A native of County Cork, Ireland, Paul Townend has risen rapidly to the top flight of the Irish National Hunt circuit and is already a frequent visitor to the winner’s enclosure and has bags of talent and a mature attitude which belies his…

A Day At Willie Mullins Yard

Fortunately for me, my job can bring to some fantastic places, not least of which was the Willie Mullins yard, in Co. Carlow, Ireland on a cold but dry and sunny winter morning. Despite being Ireland's Champion Trainer with an enviable list…