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Podcast: The Final Furlong Podcast
Episode: RTE's Richard Pugh on the Dominance of Irish Point-to-Pointers in British & Irish Racing and a Potential Superstar
Description: Emmet is joined by RTE Racing's commentator Richard Pugh to delve into the dominance of Irish Point-to-Pointers in British and Irish Racing. From its rise in the shadow of the Foot and Mouth epidemic to being the primary supplier of horses to British and Irish national hunt racing, producing multiple Grade 1 and Cheltenham Festival winners. We also discuss the robustness of the sales market and shine the spotlight on potential future stars emerging from the point-to-point circuit, with one potential superstar set to make their hurdling debut this week.π Win Tickets to the Navan Festival of Racing! ππ«To c...