Henry De Bromhead should win Irish sports personality of the year. To win the Champion Hurdle, Queen Mother and Gold Cup in the one year is as good an achievement as any Waterford person has ever achieved in sport. Phenomenal. Well done @HenrydeBromhead. What a man. #upthedeise
Rachael Blackmore is currently leading the NH jockey championship in Ireland. We absolutely should celebrate that as a sport. We have come a long way as a sport but she has come further as an athlete. Some going.
Sea the Stars 2009 was the greatest single season a horse has had in my lifetime and John Oxx's class and humility made it vastly more enjoyable. What a man. I hope he enjoys every day of his retirement. Richly deserved. Absolute giant of the game.
The McNally case stinks of throwing the book at the small man. Yes he stopped horses and messed with ownership. No doubt. But there are green and gold colours (and others) systematically stopping horses every day of the week. One rule for one, different rule for another.