Temperament is often referred to by winning connections as a crucial element of a racehorse’s success. Temperament reflects patterns of thought, behaviour and emotion and includes the ability to cope with the demands of training. Horses that do not easily adapt to the training environment may have extended periods out-of-training and unsuitable temperament is responsible…
This weekend saw the opening of the flat season at Naas Racecourse. Despite a week of wet weather, the sun shone and racing could proceed. Sponsoring the Devoy Stakes for a fourth year, Visualisation for Joseph O’Brien and Harold Millar was an impressive winner on the day. The 5 year old bay gelding, ridden to…
Ahead of the Cheltenham Racing Festival, we went behind the scenes with Supplements Brand Ambassador Gavin Cromwell Racing to see this year’s preparations. Wishing all the team the best of luck this week from all at Plusvital.
The globalization of racing has eroded the margins of success between trainers. High performance is no longer guaranteed based on pedigrees. A study* carried out on winning margins in racing suggests that the overall percentage difference between first place and second place is 0.32%, the difference between first and third was 0.75%. Never before has…
With crowds returning to the track and attendance numbers up overall across the four day festival, Leopardstown reminded us just how much we had missed Christmas racing. From the second day of the festival it was clear this year’s Plusvital Trainers’ Championship was set to return to the 2021 recipient, Willie Mullins. Winning six of…
Following on from the success of the Summer Series Trainers Championship, Leopardstown Racecourse are delighted to announce leading global equine science company Plusvital will sponsor the Plusvital Leading Trainer Award at this years Leopardstown Christmas Festival. Joseph O’Brien winner of the Plusvital Summer Series Championship, was on hand to launch the National Hunt edition at his…
Sonnyboyliston landed top spot in the Irish St Leger at The Curragh to give Johnny Murtagh his first Classic win as a trainer. Sonnyboyliston, who won last month’s Ebor Handicap at York was again riddenby Ben Coen, surged past Twilight Payment in the closing stages. Joseph O’Brien’s Melbourne Cup winner Twilight Payment was in…
Sonnyboyliston gave Plusvtal Ambassador Johnny Murtagh a second victory in the Sky Bet Ebor at York on Saturday. Johnny Murtagh previously sent out Mutual Regard to win the handicap feature back in 2014, and Sonnyboyliston fended off Quickthorn to once again take the prize back to Co Kildare. “To have a winner at Ascot, to…
Recording an outstanding 12 winners throughout the eight Summer Series race meetings at Leopardstown, Joseph O’Brien was this evening crowned the inaugural winner of the Plusvital Leopardstown Trainers Championship, taking home €3,000 of Plusvital nutritional supplement or genetic testing products as a result of his win. Dermot Weld, Jessica Harrington, Aidan O’Brien and…
Ottoman Emperor gave Plusvital Ambassador Johnny Murtagh a first Qatar Goodwood Festival success as a trainer in the G3 John Pearce Racing Gordon Stakes over 12 furlongs, a leading trial for the G1 St Leger at Doncaster in September. Ottoman Emperor hit the front early in the straight under Ben Coen but had plenty in reserve…
After three racing meetings, Joseph O’Brien leads the leading Trainer position for The Plusvital Leopardstown Trainers Championship with 5 Wins and 1 Second followed by Jessica Harrington with 3 Wins and 1 Second. The Plusvital Leopardstown Trainers Championship will run over eight Thursday fixtures from June 3 to August 12, 2021. Each trainer will receive…
Create Belief gave both jockey Ben Coen and trainer Johnny Murtagh a first Royal Ascot success in the Sandringham Handicap for three-year-old fillies. Plusvital Brand Ambassador, Johnny Murtagh had much success in the saddle at Royal Ascot, registering 43 victories during a distinguished career, but his first as a trainer will have been as sweet…
