Easter Sunday civic honour in Sligo for Grand National winner Derek Fox
Aintree Grand National winning Sligo-born jockey Derek Fox will be honoured in his home town this Sunday evening. A civic reception for Derek will take place at 6 o’clock at County Hall, at Riverside in Sligo. Twenty-four year old Derek, from Emmett Place in Sligo, won the world’s most famous…
Grand National winner Derek Fox to be honoured with a civic reception
It’s now official, Aintree Grand National winning jockey Derek Fox will be getting a hero’s welcome when he returns to his native Sligo. Sligo County Council has agreed that he be given a civic reception to mark what is an historic achievement by the Sligoman who is now based in…
Sligo family and neighbours pay tribute to Derek Fox after Aintree win
The manager of Culleenamore Stables in Sligo says his Grand National-winning nephew Derek Fox still rides for them here are at home whenever he can. The Sligo native and his team are still coming to terms with the huge win on Saturday. Speaking to Ocean FM, his uncle Mark McNiff…
Sligo trainer hails performance of National hero Derek Fox
Sligo is still celebrating a sensational win for one of their own at Saturday’s English Grand National. 24-year-old Derek Fox from Emmet Place in Sligo town produced the ride of his life to guide 14-to-one shot One For Arthur to victory at Aintree. Trainer Mark McNiff is an uncle of…
Sligo jockey Derek Fox wins the Grand National
Sligo native Derek Fox sensationally won the Randox Health English Grand National at Aintree on Saturday, guiding 14/1 shot One For Arthur home in his first race in the £1 million showpiece in Liverpool. The 24-year-old, who hails from Emmet Place in Sligo, is based with trainer Lucinda Russell and former…