We were caught on the hop today when Ruby announced his retirement. He has been with us since he was 16 and a huge part of our team. Such a natural talent, he is one of the best we have ever seen. Best of luck Ruby and your family on your very well deserved retirement
#AlBoumPhoto
&
#Melon
retired today. Fantastic horses for Marie & Joe Donnelly and our yard. Al Boum Photo gave us two
@CheltenhamRaces
Gold Cups which was very special and Melon was such a consistent performer. We wish them all the best in their new eventing careers
#UnDeSceaux
is leaving us today for his new life in France. A horse with a remarkable attitude & a will to win like no other, he will be really missed around the yard. Thanks to Ruth for the cake in the
@OConnellGroup
colours, a fitting tribute to the horse and his super owners
I’m delighted to win the Champion Trainer title for my great owners and staff.
@gelliott_racing
, you have been a great competitor and congratulations on your fantastic season. Thanks to everyone for all the good wishes 👍
#UndeSceaux
has been retired today. He has been an incredible horse to train, every day he gave his best at home & on the track. Right up to the end, he was trying to impersonate a 4-year-old. He’s been a huge star in our yard & he’ll be hugely missed especially by
@VirginieB70
I’m sad to report that we lost Riley this week. He was a great character in our yard for a long time and a real favourite with all our staff, owners and visitors. RIP Riley, you will be missed
Djakadam retires today and will go back to his breeder in France. A fantastic horse to train and have in Closutton and a wonderful career to match. Thanks to Jason Dear who looked after him so well
.
@katiewalsh9
has been a mainstay in our yard for years. She has ridden winners for us all over Ireland, in France and England. A brilliant jockey, everyone in Closutton wishes her the very best in her retirement
It was very tough to lose Nichols Canyon today. A terrific horse for the Wylie’s and for our yard. Thank you to the vets
@LeopardstownRC
and for all the kind messages
We hope you enjoyed
#DublinRacingFestival
as much as we did. We are delighted how well the horses ran. Thanks goes to our owners for sending us these fantastic horses and to the big team effort by everyone at Closutton for keeping the show on the road
We had to say goodbye to Wither Or Which today.
A special winner of the 1996 Cheltenham Bumper, he was the Irish banker at a time when a lot of good horses were sold to the UK, and was the rock upon which our business was built.
At 30 years old, he was a legend around the yard
Faugheen’s win in The
@FlogasIreland
Novice Chase
@LeopardstownRC
was very special for me, all at Closutton and Susannah & Rich Ricci. He is a remarkable horse with a remarkable attitude who loves to race. Thank you for the wonderful reception you gave him
#faugheenthemachine
We say goodbye to
#Min
today who travels back to his breeder in France.
A tremendous horse for our yard, he gave Susannah and Rich Ricci, and our team some wonderful days, especially at Cheltenham and his three consecutive wins in the John Durkan Chase
@punchestownrace
Cheltenham is a special festival for racing fans, so to have six winners including the Champion Chase and Gold Cup is very special.
None of these great days would be possible without our owners and their wonderful horses and of course our team who always go above and beyond.
#Ballycasey
has been retired today. A firm favourite in our yard for the last eight years and amongst his legion of racing fans. He has been a pleasure to train and given us some great days out
Killultagh Vic has been retired today. He has been in our yard since 2013 and is part of the fixture and fittings, so will be greatly missed. His finest hour was his miraculous recovery at the last in the novice chase
@LeopardstownRC
in January 2016 before going on to win
Our first lot stretching their legs this morning
Appreciate It
Saint Sam
Cilaos Emery
Lord Royal
Franco De Port
Blue Sari
Youmdor
Monkfish
Kilcruit
Concertista
James Du Berlais
Saldier
Great White Shark
Galopin De Champs
Chacun Pour Soi
Cool Jet
#greencorner
🇮🇪
#Cheltenham
The ball hopped our way
@punchestownrace
this week. We were delighted how well the horses ran for our owners. It was great to see
@JodyT97
, Patrick and Paul crowned champions too.
We never underestimate the huge part our staff play in our success. So all the thanks goes to them
John Oxx is one of Ireland's iconic trainers with a record second to none. A trainer I always admired, watching how he campaigned horses was always educational. His handling of Sea The Stars was an absolute privilege to witness. We wish him all the best on his retirement
Sadly Cousin Vinny passed away today. He gave us all many special days especially
@punchestownrace
and
@CheltenhamRaces
.
Many thanks to Gillian Corcoran who looked after him so well in retirement. He won’t be forgotten around Closutton
Photo: Caroline Norris
Thanks to everyone who came out to give
#GallopinDesChamps
and his owners Audrey and Greg Turley a brilliant welcome home ☘️
The weather certainly didn’t dampen anyone’s spirits!
#MaxDynamite
has been retired. The international traveller in our yard, topped by his 2nd (‘15) & 3rd (‘17) in the Melbourne Cup. He has been a pleasure to train & earned over £1m for Suzanna & Rich Ricci. Special thanks to Jimmy Kelly for his expert care over the last 7 years
We had a fantastic Christmas & New Year - let’s hope we can keep this form going for a while.
All the thanks must go to our wonderful owners and staff.
In what has been a difficult 2020, I hope racing has been something positive to focus on. Happy New Year everyone!
We were delighted how our horses ran at
#DublinRacingFestival
- thank you for all the well wishes.
Thanks, as always go to our wonderful owners and our hard working team.
Congratulations to
@LeopardstownRC
for putting on a great show and producing lovely racing ground.
Unfortunately, Energumene has met with a setback and won’t be running at the Cheltenham Festival next week. It is very disappointing for all connections
We have heard the sad news that Tourist Attraction, our first Cheltenham Festival winner,
has passed away at the grand age of 31. She won the Supreme Novice Hurdle for us in 1995 and it’s a day we will never forget. She was a very special horse to us all
We are delighted that the horses all ran so well this week for our wonderful owners.
13 winners
@LeopardstownRC
& 3
@LimerickRaces
is a testament to our team who work so hard, especially at this time of year.
Thanks for all your well wishes. Happy New Year!
Thank you for your well wishes, we had a brilliant season highlighted by winning our 1st
@BulmersIreland
Gold Cup, the
@BoyleSports
Irish Grand National & Ruby’s great send off on Kemboy. It’s a big team effort at Closutton so huge credit goes to all our staff & owners
I cannot thank my staff enough for their tireless efforts during the testing weather last week. Our team made sure that everything stayed as close to normal as it possibly could in spite of what the
#beastfromtheeast
threw at us
Galopin Des Champs homecoming
Starting at the Lord Bagenal Inn, Galopin Des Champs along with his owners Audrey, Greg and Sarah Turley, will parade through Leighlinbridge tomorrow, Tuesday March 19 at 5:30pm. We hope to see you there 🏆
We recently said goodbye to
#Kemboy
. He is starting his next chapter on the
@RoRlatest
programme with Rachel Sharp in the UK.
A fantastic multiple Grade One- winning horse for our yard, he will be best remembered for giving Ruby a winning send-off
@punchestownrace
in 2019
We wish
@davym15
all the best in his new ventures. A gifted rider with a great pair of hands and rode with pure natural instinct
Kemboy's victory in the 2018
@Savills
Chase was very special. He showed that he wasn't afraid to trust those instincts, winning on his own conviction
Thanks to everyone who came to Leighlinbridge last night. It’s fantastic to finally win the
@BulmersIreland
Gold Cup with
#AlBoumPhoto
. I’m especially delighted for
@PTownend
& the Donnelly’s. Thanks to our owners and our staff for always keeping the show on the road
It was brilliant to train our 3000th winner
@WexfordRacecour
last night. Many thanks to all our owners and staff for their support along the way to help us achieve this wonderful milestone
We had a very special Dublin Racing Festival and it was great to see so many racegoers
@LeopardstownRC
Thanks to our tremendous owners who send us their wonderful horses.
I’m delighted for our team who work so hard and leave no stone unturned for the horses in their care
🏆 I AM MAXIMUS HOMECOMING 🏆
Starting at the Lord Bagenal Inn, I Am Maximus will parade through Leighlinbridge tomorrow……
Tuesday April 16 at 5:30pm.
We hope to see you there!
Delighted to see the horses running so well
@Galway_Races
- we had a great week! As always, thanks goes to our staff and owners for their support. Good to have Ruby back and thanks to all our jockeys too!
Big thanks to the
@LeopardstownRC
racegoers who voted
#Faugeen
as their 2019/2020 National Hunt Leopardstown Legend. He is definitely a legend around Closutton and we think he knows it!
We hope everyone is staying safe and well
Al Boum Photo took part in his first competition at the
@TreoEileRIR
@tatts_ireland
Open Racehorse To Riding Horse class yesterday.
We are delighted to hear he took it all on his stride and was among the ribbons.
Louise Duffy has done a brilliant job re-training him.
Thanks to
@MorganTreacy
for this pic and for all the well wishes for
#Bellshill
. We are delighted with his performance
@LeopardstownRC
and for the Wylie’s who are great supporters of the game
#Stratum
,
#RoyalIllusion
and
#CabaretQueen
gave us a super weekend. Of course, it couldn’t happen without our brilliant staff and owners. Thanks for all your good wishes
We would appeal to all who have a bet on the
#AintreeGrandNational
to place your bets on Dan Donoher, a very special little 1-year old man from Co Laois who needs life saving treatment in America. Donate here:
#doitfordan
Great to see Douvan looking for well and enjoying his new career. We are looking forward to seeing him in the
@IREthoroughbred
racehorse to riding class
@DublinHorseShow
🗣️ "Racehorses make very nice riding horses. They're very easy to retrain & very quick learners."
@WillieMullinsNH
Douvan has been enjoying his new life with
@ClareRicketts14
& will strut his stuff in the ITM Racehorse To Riding Horse class at
@DublinHorseShow
. 🤩
🗓️ Sat 20 Aug
This day last year was very special, winning the
@BoyleSports
Irish Grand National
@Fairyhouse
for the first time with
#BurrowsSaint
. This year we hope everyone is staying safe & well at home. We send our well wishes & sincere thanks to the amazing frontline staff. Happy Easter
We are very impressed by
@JodyT97
’s hat silk. She is Great White Shark’s number one fan!!!
Thank you for all your well wishes, we were delighted with Shark’s performance in the Cesarewitch
@NewmarketRace
last weekend
Dawn Run was an outstanding, talented and versatile mare who means a lot to my family, so we are looking forward to the
#DawnRun
documentary on
@TG4TV
at 9.55pm tonight - the first episode of a new National Hunt racing series called Laochra Na Rásaíochta.
We had a very special week
@punchestownrace
.
Without doubt it’s all down to our super team at home, our loyal owners and their remarkable horses.
Thank you for all your well-wishes.
It’s always a great thrill to win
@Goffs1866
Thyestes Chase
@GowranPark1
- the big day at our local track.
#InvitationOnly
is in great form this morning. Thanks to my super staff and the Wylie’s for their support
Thanks to Caroline Norris for these lovely photos from the yard this week as we gear up for the jumps season ahead.
Looking forward to seeing the horses on the track