... Jim Bolger talks future plans for his #TeamGodolphin horses - Duration: 2:14. Share your thoughts with us via Although he had been sending out decent winners under both Flat and jumps codes since starting training in 1976, it was his brilliant handling of fillies – something that has never left him – in the early 1980s that began to propel Jim Bolger to the top of his profession.My Hollow and then Condessa, winner of the Musidora Stakes and Yorkshire Oaks in 1981, were a couple of years ahead of Give Thanks, a personal favourite of mine.Give Thanks was a remarkably tough filly who barely missed a dance in her Classic season. Jim Bolger talks to Daragh Ó Conchúir on the hot topics in the Irish equine industry . Bolger himself once said: "John Magnier freely admits that things might have been different if it hadn’t been for me. Wagering requirements: Racing 3x at min. Jim Bolger has achieved all he ever dreamed of but continues to work hard and do the best for his fellow human beings.If you have a story or want to send a photo or video to us please contact the Derry Now editorial team on 028 7129 6600 for Derry City stories Or 028 7774 3970 for County Derry stories. Jim Bolger, the Wexford man living in a beautiful part of North Kilkenny, would prefer to see Wexford win a senior hurling All Ireland than to win this year’s Epsom Derby. VETERAN trainers Jim Bolger and Jessica Harrington will be BANNED from going racing when it restarts. New customers only. Search. He reckons it’s a 50/50 affair because Wexford are on the way up and Kilkenny are not the force they once were. Bonus will expire after 7 days of opt-in. 1 talking about this. Jim Bolger has built up one of the most successful training enterprises in the world, winning big races in many countries, and he is leading the charge in equine DNA research. The true story of a racing legend. His success is remarkable and tells you loads about the character of the man who started with 14 acres and a steep gallop in this picturesque part of North Kilkenny.Asked to name the best thing about living in Coon, he speaks about the That was also the year of Flame Of Tara (future dam of Salsabil), who won the Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot and the Pretty Polly Stakes at the Curragh for the Coolcullen trainer.Indeed, although continuing to train Graded winners over the jumps, it was with a filly that Bolger first burst onto the British Classic scene, when Jet Ski Lady sprang a huge surprise to take the 1991 Oaks at Epsom at enormous odds of 50/1.The following year, the brilliant colt St Jovite won the Irish Derby and the King George at Ascot.In the first decade of this Millennium, Bolger was flying high with superstars such as Teofilo, the unbeaten two-year-old whose career was sadly ended by injury, the super-durable fillies Alexander Goldrun, Finsceal Beo and Lush Lashes, and the outstanding Derby winner New Approach, later sire of his 2000 Guineas winner, Dawn Approach.Both Lush Lashes and New Approach were by Galileo, a stallion that the ever astute Bolger was quicker than most to place faith in. It is said that he sought out the advice of the great M V O’Brien.In breeding New Approach his banking on Galileo at the beginning of that horse’s stud career was a new approach (hence the name) to breeding that could have left him very much worse off financially. Skip navigation Sign in. K J Manning. The racing world will do a double-take, Kilkenny hurling folk will raise their eyebrows and Slaneysiders will burst with pride. She raced 10 times during 1983, won the Lancashire Oaks and the Irish Oaks and, earlier in the campaign, had also won the Lingfield Oaks Trial and Musidora Stakes – in the space of just five days. Simply, enter your email address below and then login to your email and verify. Pleascach (meaning 'explosive'), winner of the Irish 1,000 Guineas and Yorkshire Oaks in 2015, is another famous and more recent example.Yet within his steely manner, which is also characterised by a supreme confidence in his own ability (see above), lies a desert dry sense of humour and a side that bestows great benevolence on others.With Davy Russell, he founded Hurling For Cancer, which has raised fortunes towards cancer research.