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THEY call him the “Pacing Priest” and for good reason. Father Brian Glasheen’s life has been spent across his two passions, the church and the racetrack. It was almost 50 years ago when renowned scribe Danny Power dubbed Glasheen the “Pacing Priest” in a story in the now defunct Sporting Globe paper. It stuck and […]
The wonderful life of prominent harness racing identity Fr Brian Glasheen, aka The Pacing Priest, is now in print. Written by international award winning journalist John Dunne, the book depicts Fr Glasheen’s involvement in his beloved sport of harness racing along with his vocation as a priest who has spanned more than 52 years. His […]
The ‘Pacing Priest’ Father Brian Glasheen has seen some of the best pacers during his time in the sport. The 83-year-old rates the likes of “Cardigan Bay and Blacks A Fake are the two best horses I have seen.” Having travelled around Australasia conducting the Inter Dominion mass since 1978, the year he gained his […]
