Irish punter lands incredible 500/1 bet as He Knows No Fear makes horse racing history

The most glamorous festival on the British horse racing calendar will arrive this March, with some of the greatest racehorses in the world set to descend onto the green of Cheltenham. Following tradition, fans have been making predictions long in advance for the potential winners of the championship races this year. However, here we will look at…

Ryan Moore will be on duty for Aidan O'Brien when racing's dominant partnership aim to finish 2023 on a high at Sunday's International Carnival in Hong Kong. Although a back injury ruled Moore out of the recent Japan Cup in Tokyo, the English jockey returns to action for an international riders' competition at the Happy Valley track in Hong Kong on…

Ireland has a rich horse racing history, which is why the sport is so popular on the Emerald Isle today. It is home to some of the biggest Flat and National Hunt races in the world, with the best thoroughbreds, jockeys, and trainers all featuring here. Here is a look at some of those major races and where they take place across the country. The…

Everyone loves an underdog story, and horse owner Luke Comer is no stranger to such tales. In fact, the'billionaire' breeder is becoming quite a dab hand at sparing the bookmakers' blushes after cashing a 200/1 winner at Roscommon earlier in August. Navajo River turned in the performance of his racing career thus far to head the field and cross the…

A BILLIONAIRE horse trainer left punters in disbelief as he rattled in a 200-1 winner. Plasterer-turned-property mogul Luke Comer is already responsible for the biggest-priced winner in history, with 300-1 He Knows No Fear. Navajo River tried his best to match that price when causing a monster upset of his own at Roscommon on Tuesday night. The…

ROCKSTAR IN NAME AND PERFORMANCE Rockstar Ronnie lived up to his name in front of an enthralled crowd with his breathtaking Grand Annual Steeplechase win but co-trainer Ciaron Maher said it was not that long ago that he thought the Annual dream was over for the import purchase. The horse was scratched from a flat race at Sandown after playing up…

The most famous event in the British racing - the Grand National - will be staged at Aintree on Saturday. First run in 1839, the steeplechase will see competing horses and jockeys clear 30 fences in the hopes of etching their names in history. Last year, Noble Yeats took victory becoming the first seven-year-old horse to win in more than 80…

Two years ago Freewheelin Dylan pulled off the biggest shock in the long history of the Irish Grand National when beating his 27 rivals at odds of 150/1. The nine-year-old trained locally by Dermot McLaughlin was already the winner of five steeplechases, including the Midlands National earlier the same season at Kilbeggan, a track where he had won…

Jockey Mark Walsh and Saint Roi, in the colours of Limerick owner JP McManus, after winning the Racing Post Novice Steeplechase at Leopardstown on St Stephen's Day | PICTURE: Sportsfile LIMERICK racehorse owner JP McManus celebrated big race success at Leopardstown on St Stephen's Day as Saint Roi came from last to first to open his account over…

Winning a big priced horse racing accumulator on the is something most of us can only dream of as many have tried and many have failed. The amount of variables and permutations in horse racing make it hard enough to pick one winner never mind get multiple winners all in the same bet. A few lucky punters have bucked the trend and struck gold as we…

A punter gave a hilarious interview after placing a bet on a horse he bought while drunk - and winning over £20000 At the Swan Hill racecourse in Australia on Friday, Jarrod, a race horse owner, decided to back 60-1 outsider Retrospection. He decided to place a bet worth £115 on the horse who was unlikely to take victory and had staggering odds of…

A potential star was born on Tuesday after 300/1 Sawbuck matched the record for the longest odds win in British or Irish horse racing at Punchestown. The four-year-old held its own alongside more esteemed competition to win the Bar One Racing Quick Deposit & Withdraw Maiden Hurdle by four lengths. Punchestown punters were stunned by such a huge…

This afternoon's opening race at Punchestown provided a stunning victory for 300-1 shot Sawbuck - thereby equalling the previous biggest ever longshot winner across Irish as well as British racing. Sawbuck matched He Knows No Fear's shock upset in 2020 at Leopardstown. The rank outsider shocked the opposition in the Bar One Racing Quick Deposit &…

Sawbuck won the opening contest at Punchestown Racecourse. Sent off at huge odds in the betting market, Conor O'Dwyer's runner had showed very little form previously Sawbuck became the biggest priced jumps winner in racing history with a 300-1 score at Punchestown. The huge outsider shocked the opposition in the Bar One Racing Quick Deposit &…

SHOCK 300-1 outsider Sawbuck made history as the longest-priced winner ever over jumps with an easy victory at Punchestown. The four-year-old gelding matched the record for the biggest winner ever set by 300-1 He Knows No Fear - who won a 1m race on the Flat at Leopardstown in August 2020. Incredibly, lucky punters were celebrating scooping massive…

Prior to his this success, the Luke Comer-trained He Knows No Fear held the record as the longest-priced winner in Ireland, after winning at 300-1 at Leopardstown in August 2020. Trained by Cheltenham Gold Cup and Champion Hurdle-winning rider Conor O'Dwyer and ridden by his son, Charlie, Sawbuck has now equalled that distinction, after making most…

The rank outsider, ridden by Charlie O'Dwyer for his trainer father Conor, won the opening maiden hurdle at Irish track Punchestown on Tuesday. His prospects in the Racing Post newspaper had been summarised as: "Modest sort with no realistic chance." Speaking after the four-length victory, jockey O'Dwyer said: "I'm completely surprised by him." He…

Tuesday's first race at Punchestown saw a little bit of history as the 300-1 winner Sawbuck matched the record for being the biggest priced winner in the history of Irish racing. The Conor O'Dwyer trained winner belied his odds and won a maiden hurdle by four lengths from the JP McManus owned 4-1 shot Ballybawn Belter. Vocito, the 100-30 favourite,…

Ciaran McKee came from last to first on shock Wolverhampton scorer Macs Dilemma, trained by John O'Shea. The rider is retiring to work as a starter for the British Horseracing Authority Ciaran McKee (inset) was emotional after riding longshot Macs Dilemma (circled) to victory at Wolverhampton A jockey held back the tears after riding a miraculous…

PUNTERS were left absolutely floored after 200-1 and 100-1 winners landed within five minutes of each other on Bank Holiday Monday. Hopefully some of those watching celebrated a bumper payday too after the gargantuan 20300-1 double came in. Rank 100-1 outsider Katie's Kitten was the first of the incredibly unlikely runners to emerge…

It's not every day that a horse bred and raced in Spain becomes a star over jumps in England, but that is what trailblazer Nube Negra has done. Foaled on May 7, 2014, by thoroughbred racehorse breeders Cuadra Internorte, this grey gelding by French sire Dink has gone on to great things. Nube Negra didn't pull up any trees while competing in Spain,…

Johnnys Girl's mid-race odds with Betfair plummeted to a massive 1000-1 as she trailed the rest of the runners five flights from home at the Greenmount Equine Hospital Novice Handicap Chase at Limerick Johnnys Girl and Gearoid Brouder (near) jump the last beating Kristian Goingwel (far) to win the Greenmount Equine Novice Handicap…

The Ladbrokes customer could not believe their luck when the 50p each-way five-fold came in at Chepstow and Tramore races on Saturday evening JOHN GOSDEN BACKS LORD NORTH FOR SUCCESS IN PRINCE OF WALES'S STAKES AT YORK A punter is £150000 richer thanks to a £5 bet on a lucky number. The Ladbrokes customer put the tiny amount on five horses racing…

DUBLIN - A horse running at odds of 300-1 became the longest-priced winner in the history of racing in Britain and Ireland on Thursday. He Knows No Fear won the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden at Leopardstown, prompting bookmakers to express their astonishment that many people tipped the 3-year-old horse for victory. The longest-priced winner in…

Laura Mongan delayed the birthday party of daughter Daisy but celebrations on Sunday will be extra special for the seven-year-old after mum became the first female trainer to win the Ladbrokes St Leger at Doncaster. Mongan, 36, entered the history books on Saturday thanks to the last-furlong thrust of 22-1 outsider Harbour Law, who delivered the…