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EOGHAIN WARD: Fogarty youngsters in full steam ahead
Eogháin Ward
The spotlight is on a trainer hitting the mark, the popularity of cross-country races and your weekly ratings round-up
7 November 2025 Columns
EOGHÁIN WARD: Are we being shortchanged?
Eogháin Ward asks whether the funds invested in point-to-pointing reflects the vast value of the industry
3 October 2025 Columns
EOGHÁIN WARD: Changes afoot with new season
Eogháin Ward discusses some changes to note ahead of the 2025/2-26 Irish point-to-point season, which gets underway today
EOGHÁIN WARD: 'He didn’t get soft races and I am proud of him for that'
Winged Leader recorded his 11th victory of the season at Necarne last Saturday, taking his lifetime PTP total to a record-equalling 33.
16 May 2025 Columns
EOGHÁIN WARD: Handlers praying for rain
A dry spring has decimated the point-to-point fields, meaning that many newcomers are yet to be unveiled
18 April 2025 Columns
EOGHÁIN WARD: Are the sport’s key participants been forgotten group?
Eogháin asks should the governing bodies produce and publish a strategic plan specifically for point-to-pointing
4 April 2025 Columns
EOGHÁIN WARD: How this town in Cork is honouring a key moment of racing history
Organisations and individuals in the racing community are being asked to support a project that honours the origins of steeplechasing
14 January 2025 Point-to-Point
EOGHÁIN WARD: Christie 'leads' the way
Winged Leader's team picked up the HRI point-point award for 2024 while Eogháin looks at next year's hunter chase programme and rates the weekend performances
6 December 2024 Point-to-Point