Tag: Jessie Harrington

  • A Constitutional Conundrum

    A Constitutional Conundrum

    The prolific racing blogger Stephen Power (@racingblogger) posted a very simple question in the immediate aftermath of the Fighting Fifth Hurdle at Newcastle: “If you owned Constitution Hill, what would you do now?”? First, the back story. From the first time Michael Buckley’s animal was seen on a course, he was seen as one of…

  • Selections for Leopardstown – July 17th 2025

    Selections for Leopardstown – July 17th 2025

    4.45: FAIRY OAK (COLIN KEANE/MICHAEL O’CALLAGHAN) 5.15: GLAMMER AND GLORY (SHANE FOLEY/JESSICA HARRINGTON) 5.45: FREE SOLO – EW – (WAYNE HASSETT/PAT MURPHY) 6.20: MINERVA – EW – (WAYNE LORDAN/AIDAN O’BRIEN) 6.52: PURVIEW (COLIN KEANE/DERMOT WELD) 7.25: ESHERAAN (CHRIS HAYES/DERMOT WELD) 7.55: SEARS CROSSING – EW – (SHANE FOLEY/JESSICA HARRINGTON) 8.30: TATUM (CHRIS HAYES/NOEL MEADE)

  • A while in Joey’s company was good for the soul

    A while in Joey’s company was good for the soul

    Did you ever encounter somebody in your life who, over time, ended up feeling more like family than some of those who actually are? There are many ways in which such bonds are formed and manifest themselves and there should be no need to justify how they came about to anybody. Coming at the same…