Photo by Jim McCue/Maryland Jockey Club So said Laurel Park track announcer Dave Rodman when THEGIRLFROMIRELAND scored her third career victory in a 1 1/8 mile turf allowance with (you probably already guessed it!) Jorge Ruiz in the saddle. We’re starting to run out of superlatives for Jorge’s rides, but what a joy it is […]
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Maith an bhean!
That’s how you say “Well done!” to an Irish girl….and Thegirlfromireland gets the congratulations today! We mentioned horses for courses in our last post, and the same can be said in this filly’s case. She made her first two career starts in New York last fall and then wintered at Tampa Bay Downs. But she’s […]
Let’s Hear It For The Girl
Making career start number six, THEGIRLFROMIRELAND loved everything about the Laurel Park turf course today, breaking her maiden under Jorge Ruiz. Bred here in Maryland by owner Tim Rooney, the 3-year-old daughter of Goldencents was making her first start in her home state. Her first two races were at Aqueduct last fall; she shipped with […]