Curragh latest: Sheâs Trouble proves too hot to handle
Sun 23 May 2021
Sheâs Trouble provided Irish 2,000 Guineas-winning trainer Jim Bolger with further success after getting off the mark in the Tally Ho Stud Irish EBF Fillies Maiden at the Curragh.
The Coolcullen handler enjoyed a memorable afternoon at the Kildare circuit on Saturday, with Mac Swiney edging out stablemate Poetic Flare to give the veteran trainer a one-two in the first Classic of the season in Ireland.
Third on her racecourse debut at Navan last week, Sheâs Trouble was a 4-1 shot to go a couple of places better in the opening race on day two of the Guineas meeting.
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Poetic Flare poised for second leg of Guineas treble mission
Sat 15 May 2021
Poetic Flare goes for the second leg of what could be a remarkable Guineas treble at ParisLongchamp on Sunday.
The three-year-old emulated his sire Dawn Approach in winning the Qipco 2000 Guineas at Newmarket for trainer Jim Bolger and he turns out just a fortnight later for the French equivalent – the Emirates Poule d’Essai des Poulains.
Bolger is hoping his exciting colt can double his Classic tally before potentially bidding for a hat-trick in the Tattersalls Irish 2,000 Guineas next weekend.
“He’s come of Newmarket well,” said the Coolcullen handler.
Bolger exultant as complete package Poetic Flare delivers him more Guineas glory
By Will Hayler
Sat 1 May 2021
By Will Hayler at Newmarket
At 79, Jim Bolger has wrestled with most of racing s problems in his time, but he now hopes that 2021 s greatest challenge could be the mission of keeping the two outstanding colts he has in his care apart for the rest of the season.
Along with 54-year-old jockey Kevin Manning, Bolger s son-in-law and half of one of the sport s most enduring pairings, he struck to land Newmarket s QIPCO 2000 Guineas - the best race in world - with Poetic Flare - the most complete racehorse that I have ever had .
Leopardstown preview: Mac Swiney aiming to bolster Classic claims
Sat 8 May 2021
A week on from teaming up to land the Qipco 2000 Guineas, Jim Bolger and Kevin Manning unleash another potential Classic contender at Leopardstown on Sunday when
Mac Swiney returns to action for the Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial.
The veteran trainer and jockey combination struck gold in a thrilling renewal of the Newmarket showpiece, with Poetic Flare following in the hoofprints of his sire Dawn Approach as he came out in top in a pulsating three-way finish.
Mac Swiney, winner of the Group One Vertem Futurity Trophy at Doncaster on his final appearance as a juvenile, was also under consideration for the Guineas, but Bolger ultimately decided to split his aces.