Jack Walsh

[TDN @theTDN]

🥇 Crown Of Ivy (Naval Crown) surged clear of five rivals at the end of a six-furlong novices' heat at Doncaster on Saturday evening and, in so doing, became the first winner for his Kildangan Stud-based freshman sire. @DarleyEurope

T: @TomDascombe
https://t.co/Zk2HElCyzk

[French and International Horse Racing @Vincenzo0612]

🇬🇧EBF Novice Stakes @DoncasterRaces
Doncaster - Classe 4 - 2 ans - 1208m - 9 Pts - 9 837 £

🏆Crown Of Ivy (m2) 🏇William Cox
📖(Naval Crown (Gb) @DarleyEurope - Thaleia (Ire) par Tagula (Ire))

🕶️Tom Dascombe @TomDascombe
🎩Russell Jones & Partner

[Brian Arnold @heyarnoldb]

In Ireland that'd be 10,493 Hewicks

[Darley in Australia @DarleyAus]

🙋‍♂️ When your son wins the Coolmore in record time, you get to hold the trophy too.

📸 #StreetBoss

[Pat Healy @patcashhealy]

Sunday morning and I draw the curtains. Jesus what a horrible sight ! Its grey dark and the sky looks to be on the ground. The scene mirrors the way I feel after yesterday evenings result in the football with The Dubs beating us in our own backyard by a point. I have to face them at Punchestown today, putting on a smiley face and let their banter roll off me. Oh the thoughts of it ! Problem is I’m used to it now sure they have us where they want us for the past decade and a half.
Pick up the phone check whats happening in the world, is Trump giving us a laugh today ?
Wallop ! Noooo ! Aw Holy God ! Like a heavy weight boxers punch into the stomach The IHRB let us know that Mikey has left us. Punchestown and The Point To Points called off. Be no trace of any Dubs today ! Oh how I’m wishing now that there was, that way wouldn’t Mikey still be with us.

Tramore New Years Day 47 nights ago. Mikey steers Embassy Gardens home to win the feature event on the card for trainer Willie Mullins. I photograph him and his mount in a happy kinda celebration shot on the track before they head for the winners enclosure. “Well done Mikey boy, good on you kid” “Thanks Pat, I needed that” the relief washing over him. “Mikey, this game is about the long road, stay on the road” I tell him. “Don’t worry Pat when I get my chance I will turn it into a motorway” he says and a big hearty laugh out of him !!

I know Mikey, not well but I know him. Sure we are both part of the same community. The racing community. We move from town to town like a circus. Same clowns different towns. As I get older I appreciate the younger generations. They make me smile and I learn from them. Little life lessons like new slang words, phone and computer shortcuts, that type of stuff. Sure they know it all !
Mikey is a step above the youngest generation I interact with. There is a group of 16-17 year olds riding. Mikey is 24. I love capturing their 1st success on the track and then watching them achieve their goals and dreams. Cheltenham is every jump jockey’s dream and in March 2023 we saw Mikey grab his dream twice in the one day. Glorious,Great and Gracious, Mikey stole the show in the biggest circus.If you hadn’t seen the results you wouldn’t have known it. His cap still fitted his head, his walk didn’t alter and his tongue didn’t let him down. Pure humble hi.

The last few days everything I have read and heard spoken about him is true. It makes me wish I knew him better. Makes me wish I spent time in his company socially. Makes me wish……

Mikey you are a credit to your family and friends.

May God speed you on that motorway and wrap his loving arms around you X

[Emma O’Brien @EmmaOBrien2204]

AUGUSTE RODIN (Deep Impact X Rhododendron) at @coolmorestud this afternoon #IrishStallionTrail

[Jack Walsh @19jack98]

Few photos from @punchestownrace , @Buckley123K getting a congratulatory from Edward Buckley, @PTownend before riding Lecky Watson, Nine Graces getting welcomed back in, and @amamoro all smiles after Lecky Watson wins over fences

[Jack Walsh @19jack98]

A few photos from @Fairyhouse winter festival @stephsearle90 @DoyleDavid123 @GainfordJordan @donoghue_keith

[Jack Walsh @19jack98]

Lossiemouth 🌟 steals the show @PTownend @WillieMullinsNH @HaroldKirk_

[Jack Walsh @19jack98]

Croke Park @sam_ewing17 @gelliott_racing @Sineadob89

[Jack Walsh @19jack98]

Teahupoo went down on his shield @gelliott_racing @Robbie_Power_ @BrianAcheson

[Jack Walsh @19jack98]

Koktail Brut @HarrySwan15 @gelliott_racing

[Jack Walsh @19jack98]

American Mike @Sineadob89

[Jack Walsh @19jack98]

The Folkes Tiara @HenrydeBromhead @BrianHayesb

[Jack Walsh @19jack98]

Impaire Et Passe @PTownend @amamoro

[Jack Walsh @19jack98]

Sam Magee and a very happy @georgiebenson18

[Jack Walsh @19jack98]

@NatStudStallion @EmmaOBrien2204

[Godolphin @godolphin]

🇺🇸 Master Of The Seas earned another G1 victory in today’s Maker’s Mark Mile @keeneland 🤩🏆🏇

#TeamGodolphin @emirates

[At The Races @AtTheRaces]

Success at @keeneland for Charlie Appleby with the first and second in the Maker's Mark Mile! Master Of The Seas is back winning stylishly under William Buick as Naval Power claims second...

[The Curragh Racecourse @curraghrace]

The 2024 Irish flat racing season will kickstart tomorrow with the Castle Star & Alkumait at @Capital_Stud @IrishEBF_ Maiden for 2yr olds. To celebrate, Capital Stud are giving one lucky winner the chance of winning a Castle Star puffa!🤩

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