BILLY Roche (44), aka The Red Baron, is the modest and unassuming brain behind the successful stable based at Newtown Stud, near Dublin airport. The licence is held by Billy’s father-in-law Joe Gannon. The yard is a real gambling stable. The company policy is that handicap marks are a minor inconvenience, which must be circumnavigated.


This is a subscriber-only article
It looks like you're browsing in private mode




SHARING OPTIONS: