Sport of Kings

CONNELL’S HUMBLE PIE

Date: March 12, 2026 - Sport of Kings

Barry Connell

Barry Connell


BARRY CONNELL, the ever-bullish stockbroker-turned-racehorse trainer, has been enjoying a diet of humble pie recently. Having seen his stable star, Marine Nationale, narrowly beaten (after a horrendous mistake) by Solness at Leopardstown’s Christmas meeting, the nag disappointed again at the Dublin Racing Festival. This time he was beaten out of sight by JP McManus’s rejuvenated… Read more »

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