New Posts For Thread: The Irish Derby is cutting uphttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/30705403/the-irish-derby-is-cutting-upthe last ten races have been very poor..........see the winners below....some good winners but they were bad races...some were desperate affairs, none worse than the farce in 2013 when australia passed the same two horses he galloped past every morniThere isn't a single Irish race national hunt or flat where trainers would specifically aim a horse or where foreign trainers would be enticed. .... apart from Galway ? The Plate and the richest handicap in Europe are regularly targeted by English thttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/30705403/the-irish-derby-is-cutting-up?post_id=549112741#549112741There isn't a single Irish race national hunt or flat where trainers would specifically aim a horse or where foreign trainers would be enticed. .... apart from Galway ? The Plate and the richest handicap in Europe are regularly targeted by English tThu, 23 Jun 2016 12:52:23 -0500It might not be the best irish Champion stakes Kelly but Australia who won the irish and english derby and Treading leather who won the irish derby were 2nd and 3rd to Great Gatsby. The best was Fantastic Light who beat Galileo.https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/30705403/the-irish-derby-is-cutting-up?post_id=549112601#549112601It might not be the best irish Champion stakes Kelly but Australia who won the irish and english derby and Treading leather who won the irish derby were 2nd and 3rd to Great Gatsby. The best was Fantastic Light who beat Galileo.Thu, 23 Jun 2016 12:29:30 -0500Agree with you frank60 that this has been the best quality race in Ireland over the last 15 years or so . I always reckon that the best races standardwise involve different aged horses , otherwise any "champion" 3 year old may just be the best of anhttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/30705403/the-irish-derby-is-cutting-up?post_id=549112493#549112493Agree with you frank60 that this has been the best quality race in Ireland over the last 15 years or so . I always reckon that the best races standardwise involve different aged horses , otherwise any "champion" 3 year old may just be the best of anThu, 23 Jun 2016 12:09:31 -0500The Irish Champion Stakes R.Q. would be well up there with the best00 Giant's Causeway 3 Michael Kinane Aidan O'Brien Magnier / Tabor 2:03.102001 Fantastic Light 5 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 2:01.80https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/30705403/the-irish-derby-is-cutting-up?post_id=549111675#549111675The Irish Champion Stakes R.Q. would be well up there with the best00 Giant's Causeway 3 Michael Kinane Aidan O'Brien Magnier / Tabor 2:03.102001 Fantastic Light 5 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor Godolphin 2:01.80Thu, 23 Jun 2016 10:26:35 -0500There isn't a single world class Irish horse race imho. France has the Arc, England has the Derby/Guineas, the US have the Kentucky Derby/Breeders cup classic....There isn't a single Irish race national hunt or flat where trainers would specificallyhttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/30705403/the-irish-derby-is-cutting-up?post_id=549109189#549109189There isn't a single world class Irish horse race imho. France has the Arc, England has the Derby/Guineas, the US have the Kentucky Derby/Breeders cup classic....There isn't a single Irish race national hunt or flat where trainers would specificallyThu, 23 Jun 2016 05:31:23 -0500the last ten races have been very poor..........see the winners below....some good winners but they were bad races...some were desperate affairs, none worse than the farce in 2013 when australia passed the same two horses he galloped past every mornihttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/30705403/the-irish-derby-is-cutting-up?post_id=549106941#549106941the last ten races have been very poor..........see the winners below....some good winners but they were bad races...some were desperate affairs, none worse than the farce in 2013 when australia passed the same two horses he galloped past every morniWed, 22 Jun 2016 18:39:52 -0500