Paul Townend and groom Adam Connolly salute the crowd with their Irish Gold Cup winner Galopin Des Champs
Alamy Live News. 2SB71H0 Paul Townend celebrates aboard Galopin Des Champs after winning the Paddy Power Irish Gold Cup Chase during day one of the Dublin Racing Festival 2025 at Leopardstown Racecourse in Dublin, Ireland. Picture date: Saturday February 1, 2025. This is an Alamy Live News image and may not be part of your current Alamy deal . If you are unsure, please contact our sales team to check.

National Hunt trainer Kim Bailey applauds a brilliant steeplechaser and discusses a threat by some of his fellow trainers to boycott giving TV interviews

The good, the bad and the ugly faces of racing have been seen over the past couple of weeks. Let’s deal with the good news first. Last weekend, we enjoyed the hugely popular Dublin Racing Festival held at Leopardstown. This festival has grown and grown and not only hosts some of the best jump racing […]