Peter Casey (6 August 1935 – 27 January 2018)[1] was an Irish horse trainer.
In January 2012, Casey enjoyed his first Grade One success when Flemenstar captured the Arkle Novice Chase at Leopardstown Racecourse.
Following Flemenstar's victory he was interviewed on live television by RTÉ's Tracy Piggott.
Within one day a clip on YouTube received in the region of 130,000 hits In addition, it briefly trended on Twitter.
[3] Casey and his wife Junie celebrated their golden wedding anniversary during Easter 2012.