Watree Stud, Gowran, Co. Kilkenny
Tel / Fax: (056) 7726377. Email: watreestud@eircom.net

Tony Mullins, son of ten times champion National Hunt Trainer Paddy Mullins, is very much involved in racing all his life. Champion jockey twice himself (once sharing with Frank Berry), he took out his Trainers licence in 1987. He had a great start winning the Galway Plate in his first year with Afford a King and The Birdcatcher in Naas with Clever Christian.

Based just across the road from Gowran Park Racetrack and just a couple of miles from Duninga Gallops, Watree Stud is a prime location for training horses.

He has a six-furlong circular gallop, horse walker and lunge arena. He also has schooling fences and hurdles both of which he avails of when needed. All successful yards need good staff and he has a great bunch of lads with his Assistant Peter Daly, who is a vital part of the team.
 

Since his retirement as a jockey, he has had a successful back operation and is now back riding out and regularly rides work, which he finds very important when it comes to knowing when his horses are ready to win! Just last year he had a great thrill when he won the Charity race at the Punchestown Festival on Licence.


Some of the highlights of his training career would have to be Pedrobob winning at this year’s Cheltenham Festival, The Posh Paddy winning the Bumper at the November Cheltenham meeting in 2004 owned and ridden by Barry Connell and a treble on St. Stephens Day in Leopardstown in 2003.


Tony has a great eye for a horse. Over the years he has bought and produced a lot of good horses such as Barrow Drive (Grade 1 winner), Supreme Developer (Grade 1 winner), L’Antartique dual bumper winner before going to be trained in England and went on to win at the Cheltenham Festival in March. Aranleigh bumper winner and third in Champion Bumper in Cheltenham and more recently Cool Reply who just won a bumper at this years Listowel Festival for owner / rider combination Barry Connell.

Principal Winners
Supreme Developer
Barrow Drive
Pedrobob
Aranleigh
Calorando
Definate Best

 

If you would like to contact us 056-7726377