ROBBIE Dolan had a race named after him at the Curragh last weekend and that was followed by a big party in his honour held at Maryville in Kildare town, where the Melbourne Cup-winning jockey was born.

His family joined him at the Curragh where Robbie and his dad Bobby were interviewed on Racing TV by Kevin O’Ryan. Bobby had a great career in racing too, closely associated with the Dermot Weld yard.