By Daithi Harvey
The team at Irish Thoroughbred Marketing have expressed their satisfaction over another successful Irish Stallion Trail which took place last Friday and Saturday. Over 2,000 people took part in the trail and in addition to the many Irish breeders and fans that participated there were also visitors from France, Germany, Britain and Czech Republic. Gerry Childs who is a member of the British-based syndicate Elite Racing Club, who enjoyed unbelievable success with their homebred mare Marsha (Ire) (Acclamation {GB}) last year is a regular visitor and commented, “This is my third visit to Ireland for the ITM Irish Stallion Trail. I adore seeing the stars of the past and how they are faring as stallions. Highlights have been Coolmore Stud, seeing Kalanisi at Boardsmill Stud and meeting the wonderful people here.”
Participating stud farms were similarly positive, with Niamh Woods of Rathbarry Stud commenting, “We've had a very busy two days showing our stallions in both Rathbarry and Glenview Studs, with 400 visiting the two farms. We are very thankful to all the people who came to view them and extend a big thank you to ITM for once again organising this excellent event.”
Charles O'Neill, CEO of ITM added, “Since its inception in 2015, the Irish Stallion Trail has gone from strength to strength, and this year was no exception. The feedback from a record number of participating stud farms has been extremely positive, but probably more impressive is the number of positive messages from visitors who were blown away by the whole experience. A massive thank you has to go out to all the farms for their time and hospitality, because that is what helps make the Trail such a success.”
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