County of origin: Tipperary
Date of licence: 1980
First winner: Blaze Gold (JK Kinane) Clonmel, February 5th, 1981
Significant horses (selected): Blazing Tempo, Conem, Safe Route, Mossey Joe, Blacklough, Emcon, Newmarket Story.
Assoc. jockeys: Jody McGarvey, Jack Kennedy, Patrick Corbett
Did you know:
Based in Cloughjordan, County Tipperary, Willie Austin is best known as the breeder of the legendary Danoli, a six-time Grade 1 winner and an iconic racehorse that will always be remembered as ‘The People’s Champion’. Having bought Danoli’s dam, Blaze Gold as a yearling, she was to be Willie’s first winner as a trainer in early 1981. Willie’s biggest career success as a trainer came when Blazing Tempo won the ITBA Fillies Scheme EBF Premier Bumper at the Punchestown festival in 2009. Ridden that day by leading amateur rider Patrick Mullins, she would later be sold to his father, champion trainer Willie Mullins for whom she would become a first Galway Plate winner in 2011. Willie has enjoyed memorable wins with Conem which landed two races at the Listowel Harvest festival in 2008 and he also saddled Four Chimneys to win twice at the Limerick Christmas festival the following year. Willie also bagged Graded wins with Conem, Mossey Joe and Blacklough and saddled a number of home-bred winners over the years including Tug of Peace, Barronstown Boy, Handfull Of Euros, Blazing Sonnet and Blazing West. Willie shared a number of his biggest winners with jockey Andrew Leigh. He had an unforgettable win at Lingfield Park in 2009 with Newmarket Story winning at 100/1, his only ever runner in England.
ITBA Fillies Scheme EBF(F)Premier Bumper (Blazing Tempo - P.W. Mullins - 2009)
Caffrey's of Batterstown H'cap S'chase (Grade C) (Conem - A.D. Leigh - 2008)
Easter H'cap Hdle (Grade C) (Blacklough - K.C. Sexton - 2014)
O'Connell Group Cork Stayers Nov.H'dle (Mossey Joe - A.D. Leigh - 2010)
Foxrock H'cap S'chase (Grade C) (Conem - R. Walsh - 2009)
Edmond Whelan Memorial H'cap H'dle (Conem - B.J. Geraghty - 2008)
M.J. Carroll ARRO H'cap H'dle (Emcon - K.C. Sexton - 2016)
www.attheraces.com H'cap Hdle (Handfull Of Euros - A.D. Leigh - 2009)
Blackwater H'cap H'dle (Emcon - K.C. Sexton - 2016)
Buy Your Tickets Online H'cap H'dle (Four Chimneys - A.D. Leigh - 2010)
Irish Stallion Farms EBF(Mares)H'cap Hdl (Blazing Tempo - K.M. Donoghue - 2010)
Stanleybet Cobh H'cap H'dle (Safe Route (USA) - J.F. Levins - 2004)
Duhallow H'dle (Safe Route (USA) - Laurence Anthony Hurley - 2004)
Supermacs Drive Thru H'cap S'chase (Conem - B.J. Geraghty - 2011)
Chel Trial Day on 21st Feb H'cap H'dle (Four Chimneys - A.D. Leigh - 2010)
Kilsallaghan Beginners S'chase (Safe Route (USA) - Andrew J. McNamara - 2005)
Dawn Omega Milk H'cap H'dle (Div 1) (Conem - R. Walsh - 2008)
Irish Stallion Farms EBF (Mares) Beg.Sch (Emcon - K.C. Sexton - 2015)
Allman Contracts Limited Beg. S'chase (Blacklough - B.J. Geraghty - 2014)
Turtle Island M'dn H'dle (Cherry Valley - Andrew J. McNamara - 2004)
*Statistics are up to close of business the previous day. Prize-money is allocated within 1 week of the race date (allow 1 week for Prize-money).
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