Welcome to Minella Racing

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Remarkable Grand National-gold Cup double for John Nallen, who bought both Minella Times and Minella Indo at the same sale.

Finding & buying foals that go on to win big for top trainers.We meet the #Tipperary team @MinellaRacing to hear all about their success with horses called after the family business @hotelminella Clonmel.
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Minella Times wins the 2021 Aintree Grand National
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Minella Indo wins the 2021 Cheltnham Gold Cup
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Class of 2021 the latest crop of young horses named minella now on sale.

Minella horses are purchased as yearlings and reared by John Nallen at his Lavally Farm.
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John Nallen's newcomer Minella Crooner, a son of Shantou with Johnny Barry beat Scipion by two and a half lengths in Cork April 10th. 2021.
 This winner is now being offered for sale.
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Transforming foals into prized pointers: Martin Stevens meets the man who launched Notebook, Minella Indo, Minella Times and more.
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Meet the headmaster of the school for jumpers. John Nallen has an eye for a foal that can be turned into a highly valuable racehorse
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Nallen has the key - THE BIG INTERVIEW: The Man from Minella

John Nallen talks openly about the Minella Racing machine in 2013
John Nallen is an accomplished horse trainer who has always named his horses after his family Hotel.

John Nallen owner of Hotel Minella has trained race horse's in the Minella name for over 30 years. John takes us behind the scenes at his Minella Racing yard, as he prepares the latest young horses.
In this video John Nallen shows us the winter feeding routine on the farm.
Minella Runners competing at the Cheltenham Festival in 2019 .

Class of 2019
Young horses going through their paces at Johns's yard

Welcome to Lavally home of Minella Racing

Schooling the 2019 stock over hurdles on the all weather. Ridden by the Minella Racing team. James, Johnny, Bryan, Eoin.

 1. Minella Trump-4 yr Shantou
 2. Minella Melody-4 yr Flemensfirth mare
 3. Minella Devil-4 yr Flemensfirth 
 4. Minella Beat-5 yr Beat Hollow 
 5. -3 yr Martalain 
 6. -3 yr Jeremy 
 7. -3 yr Shirocco
 8. -3 yr Kayf Tara
 9. -3 yr Kayf Tara
10. -3 yr Fame&Glory
11. -3 yr Flemensfirth 
12. -3 yr Shirocco 
13. -3 yr Stowaway
14. -3 yr Shirocco
15. -3 yr Beat Hollow
16. -3 yr Flemensfirth 
17. -3 yr Beat Hollow 
18. -3 yr Shirocco
19. -3 yr Rail Link
20. -3 yr Shantou
21. -3 yr Shiroc

Minella Horses in Training.

Class of 2016 going through their paces at John Nallen’s Yard at Lavally.

Class of 2015

These novices are being put through their paces over hurdles by John Nallan of Hotel Minella.

Class of 2014

These novices are being put through their paces over hurdles by John Nallen.

Class of 2013

These novices are being put through their paces over hurdles by John Nallen.
John Nallan & Son Jack.
John is delighted to bring visitors on a tour to his gallops & Minella Racing Stables to see the horses put through the there paces.

Contact John (353 86 2052072