Maureen Mullins, the mother of Irish racing, passed away peacefully at her home in Goresbridge, County Kilkenny on Wednesday at the age of 94 following a short illness. Requiem Mass at 12 o clock on Friday in the Church of the Holy Trinity, Goresbridge followed by burial in the new cemetery, Goresbridge.
Wife of multiple champion trainer Paddy Mullins, who died in 2010, Maureen Mullins was the mother of trainer Willie, fellow Grade One-winning handlers Tony and Tom, renowned horse transporter George and daughter Sandra – all of who were victorious in the saddle.
Her grandchildren include record-breaking amateur rider Patrick, multiple Grade One-winner Danny, and David, who rode Rule The World to win the 2016 Grand National. Grandsons Charlie and Emmet have also ridden winners while the latter trained a Grand National victor in 2022 Aintree hero Noble Yeats.
She was also a winning rider herself, steering Razzo Forte to glory in a female riders’ event at Gowran Park in 1982, a race which her daughter also rode in.
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