Mark Brisbourne
William Mark Brisbourne, invariably known, at least in racing circles, by his middle name, was a successful National Hunt jockey, with over 50 winners to his name, before turning his…
April 2024
Charlie Johnston
Charlie Johnston is, of course, the elder son of Mark Johnston, who, on August 23, 2018, officially became the most successful trainer in the history of British Flat racing. A…
Joseph Patrick O’Brien
Joseph Patrick O’Brien is, of course, the son of perennial leading Irish trainer Aidan O’Brien and first found fame as first-choice jockey to his father. O’Brien Jnr. was Irish Champion…
Jim Bolger
Born on Christmas Day 1941, James ‘Jim’ Bolger began his training career in the vicinity of the long-defunct Phoenix Park Racecourse in Castlenock, Dublin in 1976. In fact, 14 years…