Maureen Mullins

The G2 National Hunt Chase at next week's Cheltenham Festival will be run in honour of the late Maureen Mullins, who died last month at the age of 94.  The move, which was announced by Cheltenham Racecourse on Monday, was welcomed by her son Tony, who said, "Undoubtedly the correct race for a great stayer." The matriarch of a hugely successful Irish racing dynasty, Mullins's late husband Paddy saddled six Festival winners, including one of the greatest National Hunt mares of all time, Dawn Run (Ire), who remains the only...

Maureen Mullins, Irish racing's great matriarch and the mother of the champion trainer Willie Mullins, has died at the age of 94 following a short illness. Wife of the late Paddy Mullins, a multiple champion handler who managed the career of the great Dawn Run before passing away aged 91 in 2010, Maureen leaves an incredible legacy behind her.  She had four sons and a daughter--trainers Tom, Willie and Tony along with George and daughter Sandra--who have gone on to make the Mullins name a dominant force in Irish racing...