Barney Curley's Legendary 1975 Horse-Race Coup at Bellewstown

In 1975, in the sleepy Irish village of Bellewstown, about 15 miles north of Dublin, Barney Curley pulled off what became one of the most celebrated betting coups in horse-racing history, during a low-key amateur jockey race on the Hill of Crockafotha. The story has been retold in the village ever since. The article reconstructs how the scheme unfolded.