Conyngham Lodge

At 23 years of age, Danny McLoughlin is the youngest trainer in Ireland. He has belied his youthful years to send out winners at some of the best tracks in the country and just last month, he saddled debut winner Magny Cours (Awtaad) to run in the Albany Stakes at Royal Ascot. That was a notable feather in the young man's cap and, after switching to the renowned Conyngham Lodge on the Curragh, the dream is to keep building on what has been an eye-catching start to his career as...

There is a new name over the door at Copper Beech Stables, one of the finest training establishments in Ireland, with trainer Cormac Farrell confirming that he has taken over the yard from Michael Halford. It was last February when Halford, who had sent out almost 500 winners from Copper Beech Stables in 16 full seasons, including Group 1 scorer Casamento (Ire), announced that he had taken the decision to combine forces with Tracey Collins under the banner of Conyngham Lodge.  Farrell, a respected trainer in his own right but...