The Curragh’s latest classic date is this Saturday’s €400,000 Kerrygold Irish Oaks. However the first significant Curragh date this week could be Tuesday’s board meeting where McGrath’s comments are likely to figure prominently. But I did feel there was a sense that from meeting to meeting things were getting better and better. “The vision of it being a world class racing facility has been consistent right the way through. That pair of Bracelet (2014) and Seventh Heaven (2016) are among Aidan O’Brien’s five Irish Oaks winners to date.

Source: The Irish Times July 16, 2019 00:00 UTC