Pat Smullen Stakes Spearheads Series for Middle-Distance Youngsters

O’Brien hoping Daytona can score in Irish EBF Pat Smullen Stakes

Tweet Naas Racecourse and the Irish EBF will combine to stage the inaugural running of the Irish EBF Pat Smullen Stakes this Saturday.  Earlier this year, the Irish EBF announced the creation of the Smullen Series which consists of 18 middle distance races for two and three year old’s including Saturday’s feature race named in memory of the much missed champion jockey.   A field of eight runners will line up in Saturday’s Irish EBF Pat Smullen S…

Pat Smullen Stakes Spearheads Series for Middle-Distance Youngsters

This Saturday sees the inaugural running of the Irish EBF Pat Smullen Stakes at Naas, with the Listed contest having attracted eight runners from seven different stables.  Run over a mile, the race is part of the Smullen Series, launched this year by the Irish EBF and consisting of 18 middle-distance races for two- and three-year-olds. Daytona (Wootton Bassett), a winning debutant last month at Gowran Park, is among the field and his trainer Aid…