RACING NEWS DESK
6th September, 2024
BETSEN TOUCHES DOWN TO GIVE DAVISON THE DOUBLE
Successful in the opener with Lightning Bear trainer Jack Davison quickly doubled up at Down Royal when 4/6 favourite Betsen took the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden under a confident Billy Lee.
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2nd September, 2024
SHE'S QUALITY EARNS RETURN TO GROUP 1 COMPANY
16th August, 2024
FLURRY RACING'S FIRST INTERNATIONAL WIN
Buccaneer's Spirit gave Staton Flurry of Flurry Racing, Arkansas, his first-ever international win in the Cork Handicap. An excellent ride by Ronan Whelan.
21st June, 2024
DAVISON AND LEE DOUBLE UP WITH SHE'S QUALITY
In the frame at listed level in Cork last week, She’s Quality outclassed her seven rivals when defying top-weight in the five-furlong Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Handicap.
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15th June, 2024
TAKE ME CHURCH SELLS FOR £300,000 AT GOFFS LONDON SALE
Take Me To Church sells for £300,000 at Goffs London Sale. Purchased at the Tattersalls Breeze Up sale in May 2023 for €38,000, The colt has earned €70,000 to date, racking up multiple wins and a close 5th in the Tattersalls Guineas Classic.
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28TH, May, 2024
COME ON THE LADS EASILY LANDS CLAIMER UNDER KEANE
The Jack Davison trained Come On The Lads opened his account under rules when running out an easy winner of the Tipperary Races Claiming Race at the Junction.
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24th March, 2024
HAT-TRICK FOR TAKE ME TO CHURCH
Take Me To Church brought up a hat-trick in style as he blitzed his 11 rivals in the Irish Racing Writers Cliff Noone Memorial Madrid Handicap.
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9th February, 2024
ANOTHER WIN FOR TAKE ME TO CHURCH
Two wins in a row now for this exciting Churchill colt. He was ridden by Ronan Whelan, who is adamant that he will be a better horse on turf.
We'll look forward to the turf with him.
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29th November, 2023
SCORCHIO STRIKES AGAIN
Scorchio ridden by Wesley Joyce, secured another victory in the opening five-furlong nursery at Dundalk. Despite losing his whip approaching the final furlong, Joyce skillfully drove Scorchio into the lead in the closing stages.
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1st November, 2023
ANOTHER 1 - 3 FOR DAVISON
Take Me To Church won the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Auction Maiden in the hands of Ronan Whelan.
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Bergamasco by Cappella Sansevero also ran a strong race and pressed his stable mate, the winner, in the final 110yards.
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22nd October,2023
GIVEMEHOPEROSA LEADS HOME DAVISON 1-3 IN MAIDEN
Givemehoperosa, ridden by Ronan Whelan, put in a fantastic effort to win The Gables Foxrock Cup Maiden.
Come On The Lads gave syndicate owners an exciting debut outing to finish 3rd in the same race.
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29th, August, 2023
SHE'S QUALITY LIVES UP TO HER NAME
She's Quality lived up to her name to win the QIPCO British Champions Series Maiden Fillies' Stakes at Newbury. More big days ahead for this exciting filly who was ridden to victory by James Doyle.
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13th May, 2023
JACK DAVISON RACING HRI OPEN DAY 2023
Thanks to everyone who came out for our HRI open morning. It was great to see some familiar faces and meet new ones. Thanks, HRI Owners for making it happen and the JWD Racing team for all their hard work on and leading up to the day.
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8th April, 2023
THE SNAPPER SCORES AN EXCITING WIN FOR BREEDER AND OWNER
Homebred The Snapper secured an exciting first win for breeder and owners Emma and John Davison. Ronan Whelan rode the Dragon Pulse gelding and led inside the final furlong.
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1st October,2022
LONGCHAMP CONNECTION WITH KILLARNEY WINNER​
Youmzain's half-sister Hotter Than Hades (7/1) was an appropriate winner on Prix de l'Arc weekend today, landing Killarney's Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden for Longchamp-bound jockey Ronan Whelan.
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FULL ARTICLE HERE
19th September, 2022
THUNDERBEAR GRINDS OUT VICTORY
Thunderbear proved a game winner of the Kilminfoyle House Stud Nursery at Fairyhouse as he held on in a photo finish to the six-furlong contest.
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22nd July, 2022
MASSAMAN AND Colin KEANE WIN FROM ZAHEE
Colin Keane continued to dominate proceedings at Down Royal tonight when producing Massaman with a strong surge inside the final furlong to claim the ASG & Partners Handicap.
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FULL ARTICLE HERE
6th July, 2022
GRIZABELLA PREVAILS IN CLAIMER​
Grizabella came from last to first when getting up close home to land the Fairyhouse Summer Season Claiming Race at Fairyhouse.
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FULL ARTICLE HERE
14th June, 2022
MOONEISTA RUNS HUGE AT ASCOT
21st May, 2022
MOONEISTA DELIVERS CAREER BEST
our very fast homebred Mooniesta delivers a career best to finish 2nd in The Weatherbys Ireland Greenland Stakes Group 2. Next Stop Ascot for the King Stand Stakes.
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FULL ARTICLE HERE
14th May, 2022
HOTTER THAN HADES ACHIEVES BLACKTYPE IN HER FIRST LISTED RACE
7th April, 2022
MASSAMAN CONTINUES FINE FORM FOR DAVISON
The Jack Davison-trained Massaman powered clear inside the final furlong to make it two wins from three starts this season.​
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17th December, 2021
TOUCHDOWN FOR TURN ON THE JETS
Turn On The Jets got off the mark at the fourth time of asking in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Race in Dundalk.​ Ronan Whelan's mount was away smartly in this five-furlong assignment.
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17th July, 2021
GROUP SUCCESS FOR DAVISON
Colin Keane brought up his Curragh brace on 10/1 shot Mooneista in the Group 2 Paddy Power Sapphire Stakes over five furlongs.
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6th June, 2021
CISCO DISCO SHOWS OF HIS MOVES AGAIN AT LISTOWEL RACES
Cisco Disco made it two wins in a week in The Returns Of The Revival Festival Handicap In Listowel, under the trusty hands of Oisin Orr.
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6th September, 2024
LIGHTNING BEAR STRIKES FOR THE JACK DAVISON RACING CLUB
Jack Davison and Wesley Joyce combined to land the Irish EBF Median Sires Series Maiden with the Kuroshio gelding, Lightning Bear.
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22nd August, 2024
WHELAN JUDGES IT PERFECTLY
Perfect Judgement proved well named as Ronan Whelan produced him with a well-timed charge to land the Aer Lingus College Football Handicap at Leopardstown.
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29th June, 2024
OUR FIRST GALWAY FESTIVAL WINNER WITH ARTFUL APPROACH
Artful Approach really got motoring inside the final furlong to snatch the lead in the closing stages.
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Davison said, "I thought he was well handicapped because he just hadn't got his act together in his races to this point. I thought if he could get it together today he would be competitive so it's great.
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21st June, 2024
SHAMROCK BREEZE BOLTS UP BY MORE THAN THREE LENGTHS
Lee: “She was very good into her stride and loved the ground. Both Jack and Stephen (Thorne) were confident and told me not to disappoint her. She gave me everything and it was a nice performance. She can go chasing black type now.”
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8th June, 2024
THUNDERBEAR IMPRESSES IN NAVAN SPRINT SUCCESS
Thunderbear put up an impressive performance in defying topweight to readily win the Navan Racecourse Handicap at the County Meath track.
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21st May, 2024
SCORCHIO SPRINGS 28/1 TO UPSET CORK HANDICAP
Despite being sent off the complete outsider of the sextet, Scorchio proved too strong for five rivals when keeping on best to win the Follow Us On Social Media Handicap at Cork.
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1st March, 2024
"HE'S A GROUP HORSE"
Trainer Jack Davison says he is convinced that rapid improver Bergamasco (Ire) (Cappella Sansevero {GB}) is a Group horse in the making.
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13th December, 2023
MCVAY WINS IRISH STALLION FARMS EBF MAIDEN
Another homebred winner with McVay winning the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden.
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Jack: “I am delighted with that. He is a horse that I just had to be patient with because he hasn’t missed a beat, but I felt he would benefit from a little bit of time.
I always suspected he is going to be a better three-year-old - plenty of size and scope and has pedigree. He is really only getting it together now, so he is exciting.”
17th November, 2023
STEP UP TO A MILE PROVES THE TRICK FOR BERGAMASCO
Bergamasco stepped up to a mile for the first time on his handicap debut and came home strongly off a strong pace to land the Bar One Racing ‘Guaranteed Overnight Prices’ Nursery.
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27th October,2023
SCORCHIO STRIKES IN DUNDALK NURSERY
The Killarkin-bred, Kuroshio filly, relished the drop back to 5f beating her opponents in convincing fashion giving her owner's ‘The Final Reminder Syndicate’ a memorable win.
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30th September, 2023
THUNDERBEAR STRIKES AT NEWBURY
Ridden by Sean Levey, the three-year-old put the finishing touches to a hugely promising season with victory in the Dubai International Airport World Trophy Stakes, despite going off as the 12/1 outsider in a five-strong field.
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15th July, 2023
FREEDOM FALLS AND THE SNAPPER DELIVER FIRST CAREER DOUBLE
Expertly ridden by Gary Carroll and Ronan Whelan, Freedom Falls, and The Snapper delivered Jack's first career double at Navan Racecourse. We are delighted for owners Syndicates Racing (Freedom Falls) and John and Emma Davison (The Snapper).
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2nd May, 2023
THUNDERBEAR WINS EMPHATICALLY AT NOTTINGHAM
Thunderbear beat some strong competition from UK-based runners to win at Nottingham. He's one to watch this season.
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7th October,2022
BRIGHTER LONDON HAS A BRIGHT FUTURE
Breeze-up purchase Brighter London (10/1) won on his second start today, landing Dundalk's Irish EBF Median Sires Series (C&G) Maiden for trainer Jack Davison, the Cuala Syndicate and jockey Ronan Whelan.
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26th September, 2022
ALL IN THE HIPS FINDS FORM
All In The Hips overturned Naas form with Wakai Umi to land the five-furlong nursery at Down Royal.
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6th September, 2022
GONETOMILLGROVE AND MCATEER A WINNING COMBINATION
The Camacho filly cranked up the pressure as she asserted a furlong and a half down and put her rivals to the sword in the final furlong in taking the honours by two and a quarter lengths
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17th July, 2022
BEATEN BY SHORT HEAD
Mooneista delivers a thrilling finish in the Saphire Stakes Group 2.
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FULL ARTICLE HERE
17th June, 2022
THUNDERBEAR FINDS HIS THUNDER
Runs a fine race to finish second under Luke McAteer for JWD Racing.
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FULL ARTICLE HERE
23rd May, 2022
PROGRESSIVE SALLY STRIKES AGAIN​
Sally Golightly showed her rivals a clean pair of heels with a stylish front-running performance at Roscommon.
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FULL ARTICLE HERE
17th May, 2022
SALLY ANOTHER FOR DAVISON
Jack Davison continued his fine start to the season, as his Sally Golightly landed some nice bets in the Rosses Point Caravan Park Handicap.
FULL ARTICLE HERE
10th April, 2022
WELL BACKED JOYOUS SWOOPS LATE ​
Joyous Moment flashed home to justify good support in the Alkumait Standing At Castlefield Stud Maiden at the Curragh.
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26th March, 2022
CONSECUTIVE SUCCESSES FOR MASSAMAN
Massaman recorded consecutive wins today at the Curragh, landing the Barberstown Castle Handicap for trainer Jack Davison, owners JPD Partnership and jockey Gary Halpin.
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FULL ARTICLE HERE
25th October, 2021
CISCO DISCO STORMS AT GALWAY
Cisco Disco storms up the Galway hill under Ronan Whelan to take 2nd in The Kone Handicap at Galway races.
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18th June, 2021
MOONEISTA SHOWS PROMISE AT ASCOT
Our very fast homebred 'Moonesita' is happy to be home after a cracking run in the group 1 Commonwealth Cup at Ascot.
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31st May, 2021
CISCO DISCO HAS THE WINNING MOVES IN ROSCOMMON
Cisco Disco stayed on well to take the spoils in the first division of the Peggy Guerin Memorial Handicap at Roscommon.
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