The inaugural Coast to Curragh charity cycle took place last week and has so far raised €145,000 for Cancer Trials Ireland.
On Saturday, September 25, over 300 people took part in the unique charity cycle, in memory of Champion Jockey Pat Smullen, taking in seven racecourses and two stud farms.
Starting at Laytown Races and finishing at the Curragh Racecourse, the Coast to Curragh charity cycle covered 155km in total.
Rachael Blackmore, Shane Foley, Barry Geraghty, Paul Carberry, and nine-time UAE champion jockey Tadhg O’Shea, who flew home from Dubai to take part, were among the racing stars who took to their bikes for the special charity event.
Pat Smullen’s wife Frances and son Paddy were joined on the cycle by Pat’s brothers Ger and Brian who wore specially designed Pat Smullen jerseys.
The route included a special visit to Gilltown Stud in Kilcullen, County Kildare where Harzand, who gave Pat Smullen his Epsom and Irish Derby double in 2016, was paraded for all cyclists.
All monies raised will be donated to Cancer Trials Ireland, the leading cancer research trials organisation in Ireland, in memory of Pat Smullen and event organiser Gavin Lynch’s mother Olive who both passed away from pancreatic cancer.
The Coast to Curragh GoFundMe page will stay open for donations until Friday, October 29.
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