HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK 2017

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3 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 02 NATIONAL HUNT REVIEW 04 FLAT SEASON REVIEW 06 MARKETING REVIEW 08 RACECOURSE DIVISION REVIEW 10 IRISH THOROUGHBRED MARKETING REVIEW 12 TOTE IRELAND REVIEW 14 STATISTICS 15 Attendance 16 On-Course Betting 20 Off-Course Betting 21 Tote 21 Betting by Racecourse 22 Breeders 25 Irish Sales 25 Overseas Winners 26 Horses in Training 28 Ownership 29 Fixtures 30 Entries and Runners 32 Balloting 37 Prize-Money 39 Sponsorship 43 Trainers, Riders and Staff 45 Leading Horses 46 Exports 48 Classifications 51 Owners, Trainers and Jockeys FIXTURE LIST 62 MAJOR RACES MAP OF RACECOURSES 66 MAP OF BREEDERS AND TRAINERS 67 THE HRI AWARDS 68 CROWNING THE CHAMPIONS 70 STUD AND STABLE STAFF AWARDS 72 PHOTOGRAPHY INDEX 73 CONTENTS HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK 1

4 INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION On behalf of Horse Racing Ireland, I am pleased to present the thirteenth edition of the Irish Racing Factbook, which looks back on. This 72-page publication contains a wide-range of statistics relating to the racing and breeding industry in Ireland, covering fixtures, runners, attendances, prize-money, the output of the breeding sector and the betting turnover generated on and off-course. Please let us know if there are any other areas that should be covered as we aim to produce a comprehensive overview of all relevant statistics. will be committed to the memory as a stellar year for Irish racing with nineteen Irish-trained winners at the Cheltenham festival setting the tone for a year of international success, followed by a Melbourne Cup success for 24-year-old trainer Joseph O Brien, and a world record 28 Group and Grade 1 Flat winners for his father, Aidan. Irish bloodstock sales increased for the eighth consecutive year with the value of Irish bloodstock sold at public auction being 175.6m, up 7% on the figures. Irish-bred horses continued to dominate at the highest levels internationally and the value of Irish-foaled exports sold at public auction was 271.5m, with clients from 31 different countries investing in Irish bloodstock Tote Ireland saw a seventh successive year of turnover growth. Revenue grew 7.2% from 96.8m to 103.8m in the year. This growth was driven by betting into Irish pools (up 9.5%) and international pools (up 11.1%). On-course betting (Tote and Bookmakers) declined by 6.2%, reflecting the continuing challenge being experienced by all on-course operators. Racecourse attendances in decreased by 3%, impacted by the reduced numbers at the Curragh, in particular the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby and day two of the Longines Irish Champions Weekend. We look forward to the completion of the redevelopment in 2019, when the Curragh will have facilities to match the world class action on the track. Attendances at the major jumps festivals in the first six months of were very strong, highlighted by Punchestown s Spring Festival, which attracted a record attendance of 122,557. European Breeders Fund (EBF) sponsorship grew by 15.8%, and commercial sponsorship continued its recovery, growing by another 3%. This upward trend is very encouraging and shows that confidence in horse racing s appeal as an advertising and promotional vehicle for business is strong. Prize-money grew by 7.6% to 61.1m with a further increase of 2.2m (3.6%) budgeted for HRI remains committed to increasing prize-money to remain competitive with our European counterparts and to attract and retain racehorse owners in Ireland. The rise in active owners is reflected in increases in entries and runners for both Flat and National Hunt racing, with the average field size increasing from 11.2 to 11.5 runners overall. In, Flat entries were up by 10.4% and runners by 5.7%, while National Hunt figures also rose, with overall increases in entries (2%) and runners (1.7%) Our sector is facing a series of challenges in the areas of funding, infrastructure, staffing and in particular Brexit and Horse Racing Ireland is engaging with Government, stakeholders and our international counterparts on these matters. We have great ambition to build on the growth and success of and look forward to engaging with the industry on these plans. Horse racing generates a very significant return to the rural economy in Ireland and positive international profile for our country. The Sports Business Group at Deloitte, in their report into the Economic Impact of Irish Breeding and Racing, published in September, estimated that the industry contributes 1.84bn annually to the Irish economy, supporting directly and indirectly, almost 29,000 jobs. Despite our size, we are the third biggest producers of thoroughbred foals in the world and estimates place Ireland only behind the United States as the biggest seller of bloodstock by public auction globally. As proven in, Irish owners, trainers, jockeys and horses are setting standards globally and I wish everyone involved in this important national industry a very successful Brian Kavanagh Chief Executive IRISH BLOODSTOCK SALES INCREASED FOR THE EIGHTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR WITH THE VALUE OF IRISH BLOODSTOCK SOLD AT PUBLIC AUCTION BEING 175.6M, UP 7% ON THE FIGURES. 2 HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK

5 WILL BE COMMITTED TO THE MEMORY AS A STELLAR YEAR FOR IRISH RACING WITH NINETEEN IRISH-TRAINED WINNERS AT THE CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL SETTING THE TONE FOR A YEAR OF INTERNATIONAL SUCCESS, FOLLOWED BY A MELBOURNE CUP SUCCESS FOR 24-YEAR-OLD TRAINER JOSEPH O BRIEN, AND A WORLD RECORD 28 GROUP AND GRADE 1 WINNERS FOR HIS FATHER, AIDAN. INTRODUCTION HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK 3

6 NATIONAL HUNT REVIEW OF NATIONAL HUNT REVIEW OF In terms of winners saddled and prize-money won, two trainers were well on top in. The gap between Willie Mullins and Gordon Elliott might well be closing, but the pair continue to hold sway over their contemporaries. But it wasn t all about the big two. Others had their moments in the spotlight. Jessica Harrington, Henry De Bromhead and Noel Meade enjoyed continued success at the very highest level. Joseph O Brien was a big winner at the Galway Festival while there was notable success during the year for Ellmarie Holden and John Joe Walsh. Sizing John and Our Duke were Jessica Harrington s star preformers. Benefitting from a step up in trip, Sizing John went on a winning run that began at Thurles in January and took in the Grade 1 Stan James Irish Gold Cup at Leopardstown, the Timico Cheltenham Gold Cup and the Coral Punchestown Gold Cup. He became the first horse to win three Gold Cups in the same season and returned to Punchestown in early December to win the Grade 1 John Durkan Memorial Chase. Harrington is the first Irish trainer to have won the Gold Cup, Champion Chase and Champion Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival. Our Duke landed the most valuable Irish prize when successful in the BoyleSports Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse on Easter Monday. Henry De Bromhead claimed three major prizes towards the end of January. Twenty-five years after his father Harry saddled Grand Habit to win the Thyestes Chase at Gowran Park, Henry won the Goffs-sponsored event with Champagne West, the mount of David Mullins. At Leopardstown, just four days later, Davy Russell partnered Some Plan to win the Frank Ward Solicitors Arkle Novice Chase and Mullins was again in the saddle as Petit Mouchoir won the BHP Insurance Irish Champion Hurdle to complete a Grade 1 double on the day for the Knockeen, County Waterford trainer. Noel Meade bagged four top-level races during the year. Disko gave Sean Flanagan his first Grade 1 success in the Flogas Novice Chase at Leopardstown in February while at Fairyhouse two months later, Road To Respect was the winner of the Ryanair Gold Cup under Bryan Cooper. Having missed the first six weeks of the year through injury, Cooper was back in the saddle as Disko took the Growise Champion Novice Chase at Punchestown. Flanagan ended on a high when taking the Leopardstown Christmas Chase, the final Grade 1 of the year, on Road To Respect. While Grade 1 success eluded him in, Joseph O Brien was also among the big winners. He won the year s richest prize over hurdles as Tigris River and Barry Geraghty took the Guinness Galway Hurdle. Another big handicap winner was Ellmarie Holden who teamed up with Rachael Blackmore to win the Ladbrokes Leinster National at Naas in March with Abolitionist. John Joe Walsh shared two significant winners with Blackmore, landing a notable Galway Festival success with Ballyegan Hero and then scoring with Davids Charm in another 100,000 handicap hurdle at the Winter Festival at Fairyhouse in December. Elliott pushed Mullins all the way in the race to be crowned champion trainer for the / season which came to a thrilling conclusion at the Irish National Hunt Festival at Punchestown. At the turn of the year, he trailed Elliott by 220,000 and the young pretender consolidated his position in January with three big wins, shared with Jack Kennedy. The pair won the first Grade 1 of the year, with Death Duty successful in the Lawlor s Hotel Novice Hurdle at Naas and then Ball D Arc and A Toi Phil helped maintain their trainer s remarkable winning streak in the biggest of handicap chases. Mullins victory with Bacardys, ridden by his son Patrick in the Grade 1 Deloitte Novice Hurdle at Leopardstown in early February was matched by Elliott taking the Grade 1 Spring Juvenile Hurdle with Mega Fortune on the same card. Mullins had the better of the exchanges at the Fairyhouse Easter Festival but still trailed his great rival by a little over 400,000 on the eve of the Punchestown festival. The reigning champion made a bright start to the final week of the season when winning the Herald Champion Novice Hurdle with Cilaos Emery, ridden by David Mullins. On the second day of the festival, while Elliott bounced back with success for Champagne Classic (Bryan Cooper) in the Irish Daily Mirror Novice Hurdle and with Fayonagh, ridden by Jamie Codd, in the Racing Post Champion Bumper, the number of placed horses in the biggest races, including Penhill and Djakadam, emanating from Closutton was beginning to make a difference. There were three British-trained winners on day three of the festival, but Mullins was beginning to turn the screw. Nichols Canyon just lost out to Harry Fry s Unowhatimeanharry in the Ladbrokes Champion Stayers Hurdle, gaining valuable prize-money in the process and better was to come for his trainer as Great Field gave Jody McGarvey a first Grade 1 victory in the Ryanair Chase. Elliott drew a blank on the day but still maintained an advantage with just two days of the season remaining. But it was all to change on Friday. For the first time in the season, Mullins got his nose in front thanks to success for Wicklow Brave, the outsider of his four runners, in the Betdaq Punchestown Champion Hurdle and Bacardys in the Tattersalls Ireland Champion Novice Hurdle. Willie s son Patrick rode both Grade 1 winners and at the close of business, he led by 91,000. The final afternoon saw Elliott strike first with Apple s Jade beating four Mullins horses to win the Irish Stallion Farms 4 HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK

7 EBF Mares Champion Hurdle. But he was shaking hands after the AES Champion Four-Year-Old Hurdle which went the way of the Mullins-trained Bapaume and the game was up before Mullins Open Eagle landed the final major prize of the term, the Ballymore Handicap Hurdle. Trailing by 400,000 at the start of the week, Mullins retained his championship by 200,000 thanks not only to his winners, but to the number of placed horses he saddled as the season ended. Patrick Mullins was very much a contributory factor to his father s championship success. He rode important winners when it mattered, three Grade 1s during the season, but his own title challenge came up agonisingly short. First crowned champion amateur in the 2007/2008 season, he had retained the title every year until losing out this time by a single winner (41-40) to Jamie Codd who was enjoying his first championship success. It was more of a stroll for Ruby Walsh who equalled his previous best total of 131 winners to win his 12th champion jockeys title while Gigginstown House Stud were Champion Owner for the fifth time. History was created when Rachael Blackmore became the first female to win the Conditional Riders title. With 32 winners, the Killenaule, County Tipperary native ended the season 10 clear of Donagh Meyler with JJ Slevin taking third place. The Cheltenham Festival was never kinder to Irish trainers, yielding a record 19 winners. Gordon Elliott recorded an opening afternoon treble with Labaik landing the Sky Bet Supreme Novices Hurdle, giving 17-year-old Jack Kennedy his first taste of Cheltenham Festival glory. Apple s Jade, the mount of Bryan Cooper, won the OLBG Mares Hurdle and Tiger Roll became Elliott s third winner of the day when taking the JT McNamara National Hunt Chase, giving amateur rider Lisa O Neill a first Cheltenham Festival victory. Elliott and O Neill would combine for another significant success later in the year as they were to win the Guinness Kerry National for a second successive year, this time with Potters Point. A fourth Irish winner on the opening day of Cheltenham came in the shape of Tully East who gave Alan Fleming a first Festival winner when taking the Close Brothers Novices Handicap Chase under Denis O Regan. The opening day tally of four winners was matched on Wednesday. Supasundae saw Jessica Harrington become the most successful female trainer in the history of the Festival when taking the Coral Cup Handicap Hurdle in the hands of Robbie Power. Special Tiara gave Henry de Bromhead a fourth festival success when landing the Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase under Noel Fehily and Gordon Elliott enjoyed two late winners, both partnered by Jamie Codd. Cause Of Causes won for the third straight year at the Festival under the County Wexford amateur rider when running away with the Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase which saw Irish-trained horses fill the first four places. Elliott and Codd followed up in the final race of the afternoon, the Weatherbys Champion Bumper with Fayonagh who came from last to first to record a memorable win. Thursday proved to be an exceptional day for Irish trainers who won six of the seven races. Willie Mullins was responsible for four winners, repeating his remarkable opening day exploits of the Festival. He won the JLT Novices Chase with Yorkhill, the Ryanair Chase with Un De Sceaux, his 50th Festival winner, the Sun Bets Stayers Hurdle with Nichols Canyon and the Trull House Stud Mares Novices Hurdle with Let s Dance. Ruby Walsh partnered the Mullins quartet to become the first jockey to ride four winners on the same day at the Festival. Not surprisingly, he ended the week as the leading rider for the 11th time. For the second year running, County Galway trainer Pat Kelly and Davy Russell landed the Pertemps Network Final Handicap Hurdle for owner Philip Reynolds, this time with Presenting Percy. Road To Respect gave Noel Meade his fifth winner at the Cheltenham Festival when taking the Brown Advisory & Merriebelle Stable Plate Handicap Chase, a second winner of the week for Bryan Cooper. Mullins was the first Irish trainer off the mark on Friday when the Paul Townend-ridden Arctic Fire defied top-weight in the Randox Health County Handicap Hurdle. Townend was quickly back in the winners enclosure when partnering the Mullins-trained Penhill to success in the Albert Bartlett Novices Hurdle. To add to the success of Sizing John in the Timico Gold Cup itself, the meeting finished on a high for Irish trainers as Champagne Classic (JJ Slevin) won for Gordon Elliott in the Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys Handicap Hurdle. And the 28th and final race went to Ireland and Jessica Harrington as Rock The World came out on top in the Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Handicap Chase giving Robbie Power his fourth Festival success in all. OUR DUKE LANDED THE MOST VALUABLE IRISH PRIZE WHEN SUCCESSFUL IN THE BOYLESPORTS IRISH GRAND NATIONAL AT FAIRYHOUSE ON EASTER MONDAY. NATIONAL HUNT REVIEW OF HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK 5

8 FLAT SEASON REVIEW OF FLAT SEASON REVIEW OF Irish trainers enjoyed tremendous success once again in. Domestically and on the world stage Aidan O Brien was winning at every turn and his son Joseph also got in on the history-making act many miles from home. Aidan set a new world record for the number of Group and Grade 1 winners trained on the Flat in a calendar year. He ended the year with a top-flight tally of 28 which saw him comfortably better the record of 25 set by the late American trainer Bobby Frankel in And Joseph spearheaded one of the greatest days in Irish racing history as Rekindling led home an Irish-trained in the Emirates Melbourne Cup. At just 24 years of age, Joseph is the youngest trainer to win the race. Rekindling was the third Irish-trained winner of the world s richest handicap. His success bridged a 15-year gap since the Dermot Weld-trained Media Puzzle claimed victory in 2002, nine years after Weld s Vintage Crop had won in 1993, the year Joseph O Brien was born. Aidan O Brien won four of the five Irish Classics and was only deprived of a clean sweep by the outstanding Enable, trained by John Gosden, in the Darley Irish Oaks. Churchill, ridden by Ryan Moore and Winter, with Wayne Lordan in the saddle, kickstarted what was going to be an outstanding year for Ballydoyle with wins at Newmarket in both the 2,000 Guineas and 1,000 Guineas respectively. They were both winners again at the Curragh in late May, scoring in decisive fashion. Ridden by Seamie Heffernan, Capri gave O Brien a 12th success in the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby at the beginning of July and on Longines Irish Champions Weekend, Order Of St George put his defeat in the race in behind him to land a second Comer Group International Irish St Leger. Aidan had quite a stranglehold on the Group 1 races run in Britain. He won the Investec Coronation Cup at Epsom with Highland Reel and the following afternoon was celebrating a sixth Epsom Derby success as Padraig Beggy partnered 40/1 chance Wings Of Eagles to a narrow win over another Ballydoyle inmate, Cliffs Of Moher. O Brien saddled six winners at Royal Ascot, three at Group 1 level, where he would emerge as the leading trainer for the eighth time. Highland Reel won the Prince of Wales s Stakes, Caravaggio took the Commonwealth Cup while Winter led home a for Ballydoyle in the Coronation Stakes. O Brien s other winners during the week were Sioux Nation in the Group 2 Norfolk Stakes, Idaho in the Group 2 Hardwicke Stakes and September in the Listed Chesham Stakes. He has now trained 60 winners at Royal Ascot. Willie Mullins was responsible for a seventh Irish-trained winner as Thomas Hobson won the Ascot Stakes on the opening Tuesday. Ballydoyle s Group 1 winners just kept coming. Roly Poly was to win three before the season was out and Winter went one better with a final tally of four to become the biggest contributor to her trainer s record year. Sioux Nation was the first of the Ballydoyle juveniles to win a Group 1 with his success in the Keeneland Phoenix Stakes. Hydrangea, Happily and Order Of St George were all big winners on Longines Irish Champions Weekend and Rhododendron won the Prix de l Opera. The younger brigade certainly played their part with Moyglare Stud Stakes winner Happily following up at Chantilly and U S Navy Flag also winning twice at the highest level as he became O Brien s tenth European champion colt. Clemmie, the champion European 6 HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK

9 AIDAN O BRIEN WON FOUR OF THE FIVE IRISH CLASSICS AND WAS ONLY DEPRIVED OF A CLEAN SWEEP BY THE OUTSTANDING ENABLE, TRAINED BY JOHN GOSDEN, IN THE DARLEY IRISH OAKS. juvenile filly, and Saxon Warrior were other big two-year-old winners with the latter breaking Bobby Frankel s record in the Racing Post Trophy at Doncaster at the end of October. Mendelssohn became O Brien s 27 Group 1 winner of the year in the Breeders Cup Juvenile Turf and a new record was created when Highland Reel brought down the curtain on a remarkable career featuring seven Group 1 wins with success in the Hong Kong Vase at Sha Tin. In all, Ballydoyle won seven of the 12 Group 1 races in Ireland. Jim Bolger landed the Goffs Vincent O Brien National Stakes with the Kevin Manning-ridden Verbal Dexterity and the remaining four races went abroad. Roger Charlton won both the Tattersalls Gold Cup at the Curragh and the QIPCO Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown with Decorated Knight, the latter race going for export for the sixth successive year. Both horses were ridden by Andrea Atzeni as was Nezwaah which won the Curragh s Pretty Polly Stakes for Roger Varian. Two weeks later Enable landed the Darley Irish Oaks for John Gosden and Frankie Dettori. Almost a match for his father s yearlong exploits was Joseph O Brien s win in the Emirates Melbourne Cup with Rekindling, a third Irish-trained success in the race. What made this win so special from an Irish point of view is that Rekindling was chased home by fellow raiders Johannes Vermeer, trained by Aidan O Brien and Willie Mullins Max Dynamite, narrowly defeated in the race in. Rekindling was the first threeyear-old to prevail since Both Dermot Weld and Tony Martin also enjoyed big race success on foreign territory. Weld won the Grade 1 Man o War Stakes at Belmont Park in May with Zhukova while Martin scooped his first Group 1 success when Laganore won the Premio Lydia Tesio at Capannelle in Rome at the end of October. It was also a breakthrough top-level win for Colin Keane. It was certainly the County Meath jockey s year. He had finished runnerup to Pat Smullen in the championship for the two previous seasons, but it was his turn to shine and a career-best tally of 100 domestic winners was more than enough to see him lift the title for the first time. The duel between the pair was one of the enduring stories and it was only in the final two weeks that the young pretender put daylight between himself and the nine-time champion, although he had led the way for most of the year. The winning margin was 12, helped by a final day double at Naas for Ger Lyons stable jockey. Lyons supplied Keane with 67 winners during the season. Smullen finished second on 88 winners with Donnacha O Brien taking third place in the championship on 62 winners and Kevin Manning next on the list with 59. For the second time, Billy Lee has surpassed the half-century and ended the season with 54 winners to his name. The race to be crowned champion apprentice was even closer and was only confirmed on the final day of the season. Oisin Orr, from Rathmullan, County Donegal prevailed with 20 winners, enough to see him finish just one clear of Killian Leonard. Ana O Brien didn t ride after her fall at Killarney in July but her tally of 18 winners saw her take third place in the title race. As well as taking the title in Britain for the sixth time, Aidan O Brien was the champion trainer at home for the 20th year, topping off a fantastic season at home and abroad for Ballydoyle. Mrs Sue Magnier s involvement with horses such as Tattersalls Irish 1,000 Guineas winner Winter and Group 2 Derrinstown Stud Flying Five Stakes winner Caravaggio saw her retain the title of Champion Owner for the 15th time since Mrs Magnier just came out ahead of her fellow Coolmore partners Michael Tabor and Derrick Smith in prize-money won. FLAT SEASON REVIEW OF HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK 7

10 MARKETING REVIEW MARKETING REVIEW OVERVIEW The primary purpose of the Horse Racing Ireland Commercial and Marketing Department is to tell the story of Irish racing by engaging current and potential racegoers to maximise attendances at race meetings and increase interest levels in racing. Based on research, our marketing campaigns are designed to communicate to two key audiences. A national radio campaign, themed nothing else feels like this targets National Hunt regular and occasional racegoers. The key Flat meetings and festivals throughout the summer season, attract a younger, more urban demographic who s core motivation to go racing, is to socialise with friends. We communicate to this audience with a highly targeted and measured online and social media campaign. Research tells us that 25% of Irish adults (886,000 pop. est.) are interested in horse racing - A slightly higher level of interest than previous years. 1.28m people went racing in which reflected some strong performances from the key festivals and also accounts for the reduced capacity at the Curragh, in particular the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby and day two of the Longines Irish Champions Weekend. CAMPAIGNS The Longines Irish Champions Weekend is a key project for HRI Commerical and Marketing. HRI Commercial and Marketing, the Curragh and Leopardstown combined to promote this event with an integrated marketing communication campaign, targeted specifically at Irish and British racing and sporting fans and socialisers. The traditional media campaign was leveraged with an increased social media campaign which generated widespread awareness, engagement and media coverage pre and post event. A core function of HRI Commercial and Marketing is to provide dedicated marketing and PR support to all racecourses to grow attendances at their key race meetings. We work with all the racecourses to help them understand their customers demographics and media consumption habits. Based on that intelligence, we assist the tracks to develop their sales, marketing and communications strategies. We also support racecourses and industry bodies with media advice and PR assistance. In addition, we leverage daily racing news and previews, including audio clips to every radio station in the country which includes podcasts and video clips, across all our social media channels. NEXT GENERATION In 2010, we established the Go Racing Kids Club. Its primary function is to build community engagement between the racecourses and their local towns, encouraging an affinity with racing which will recruit new racegoers. The activities educate school children about racing and show them what happens behind the scenes at the racecourse including meeting the racecourse staff, a jockey and a racehorse together with its trainer. Since 2010, over 14,000 children have taken part in the programme and in alone, nearly 2000 children from 40 schools participated. Student race days, stud and racing yard visits give HRI marketing another opportunity to engage with the youth market and recruit new racegoers into the sport. In, HRI supported seven student race days which attracted approximately 40,000 students. DIGITAL MEDIA Digital media plays an integral role in each marketing campaign We populate all of our digital channels with highly targeted messaging, live race-day action and multimedia content to serve the racegoer and win new fans. This has resulted in a suite of social channels that display highly 8 HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK

11 WITH A NETWORKING COMMUNITY OF MORE THAN 100,000 FOLLOWERS ACROSS ALL OUR DEDICATED SOCIAL CHANNELS, OUR INTEGRATED, ALWAYS ON APPROACH MAKES US ONE OF THE MOST INFORMATIVE AND REACTIVE RACING NETWORKS IN IRELAND AND THE UK. engaging messaging that both informs and connects with its audiences. In we focused on an integrated digital marketing strategy driving customers to our relevant information platforms, nurturing them through their engagement journeys. All our content marketing campaigns focused on goal driven video, audio and graphic content with a story-first approach. We strived to deliver more effective campaigns based on enriched data gathered from each campaigns, championing innovative and cutting-edge digital advancements to promote long-term fan relationships. With a networking community of more than 100,000 followers across all our dedicated social channels, our integrated, always on approach makes us one of the most informative and reactive racing networks in Ireland and the UK. In addition to telling the story of Irish racing through our own digital network, HRI Marketing also manages the web and social strategies for the 26 racecourses, linking on-course and digital activity based around the Irish racing calendar. The Horse Racing Ireland national racegoers database contains data on approximately 100,000 racegoers. Data is a key pillar for marketing and enables us to carry out detailed customer profiling, marketing and direct mail campaigns. TOURISM In terms of tourism, the British racegoer is our main target. HRI Commercial and Marketing had significant on-course activation in including York and Cheltenham in March and November. We also partnered with the European Breeders Fund to promote Longines Irish Champions Weekend at Kempton, Redcar, Bath, Windsor, Haydock, Sandown, Ayr, Sandown and Ripon. As part of Tourism Ireland s Global Greening campaign, HRI worked with the tourism body and Cheltenham Racecourse to green the Arkle and Dawn Run statues at the racecourse during the Festival, achieving media engagement in Britain and Ireland. EVENTS We had a significant presence at the National Ploughing Championship to target this key audience. The Go Racing marquees was highly interactive and featured in-depth daily interviews with jockeys Pat Smullen, Ruby Walsh, Davy Russell, Kate Harrington, Danny and Mags Mullins along with demonstrations from RACE and free racing educational exhibitions for children. The third Godolphin Stud and Stable Staff Awards took place in Kilkenny in May. This event is project managed by Horse Racing Ireland on behalf of Godolphin, the Irish Stablestaff Association and media partner, the Racing Post. These awards offered 80,000 in prize-money across 10 awards and celebrate and reward the people who are the backbone of the racing and breeding industry. The fifteenth Horse Racing Ireland Awards took place in the Leopardstown pavilion in December. Awards are presented in seven categories: Flat Racing, National Hunt Racing, Point-to-Point Racing, Horse of the Year, Contribution to Industry, Outstanding Achievement and Racecourse of the Year. The HRI Awards are the flagship awards for the industry and celebrate the outstanding domestic and global achievements of Irish racing, an industry with a 1.84bn annual impact on the economy, supporting almost 29,000 direct and indirect jobs. MARKETING REVIEW HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK 9

12 RACECOURSE DIVISION REVIEW HRI Racecourses had another memorable year in. Irish Champions Weekend again featured a Best Race in the World with the Matron Stakes proving the strongest fillies and mares race anywhere on the planet in. The Champion Stakes was won by an English-trained runner, the Roger Charlton-trained Decorated Knight, swooping late for his third Group 1 win before taking up stallion duties at the Irish National Stud. Leopardstown s mid-summer Bulmers Live at Leopardstown was strongly supported, helping Leopardstown to again attract a total attendance for the year of over 170,000. The launch in October of a new concept called the Dublin Racing Festival, which takes place in February, creates a new focus for the season and was described as the best innovation in the National Hunt season by champion jockey Ruby Walsh. The Leopardstown Christmas festival was notable for many great performances but perhaps the scene was set by Ellie Mac in the first race on St Stephen s Day for the Niccolai Schuster family and a huge throng of supporters, remembering Niccolai who was so tragically lost in Berkeley. That victory was followed by wins for the Bobbett family and the Acheson family, McMahons, Mahoneys and the Roaringwater Syndicate, in what was to prove a festival full of joyful celebration. Fairyhouse witnessed scenes of great joy too when the Cooper family from Coolrain made their dreams come true when Our Duke stormed home in the Boylesports Irish Grand National, an event which certainly helped trainer RACECOURSE DIVISION REVIEW 10 HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK

13 THE LAUNCH IN OCTOBER OF A NEW CONCEPT CALLED THE DUBLIN RACING FESTIVAL, WHICH TAKES PLACE IN FEBRUARY, CREATES A NEW FOCUS FOR THE SEASON AND WAS DESCRIBED AS THE BEST INNOVATION IN THE NATIONAL HUNT SEASON BY CHAMPION JOCKEY RUBY WALSH. RACECOURSE DIVISION REVIEW Jessica Harrington become the Sport Star of the Year. The Winter Racing Festival in December saw Gordon Elliott train all three Grade 1 winners on the card for Gigginstown House Stud with Mengli Khan, Death Duty and Apples Jade although the victories of Presenting Percy for Pat Kelly and Downtown Getaway for Margaret Mullins in the bumper also pointed to great things to come. Navan featured the Troytown Chase in November and the Jones family won it with Mala Beach following the hoofprints of The Ellier back in The same card saw Samcro enhance his reputation in the Monksfield novices hurdle. Navan s value for Flat racing was exemplified by the belated debut of Goldrush in September before her rise to Stakes winner and justification for her sales topping status at Goffs as a yearling. Tipperary featured some great days and evenings of sport in the Summer, including hosting the Pride of Tipperary pageant and also featuring a mini-fleadh in the battle of the bands, but the racing was competitive too. Former champion hurdler Jezki stormed back to form in the Istabraq Hurdle while champion jockey elect Colin Keane won the Group 3 Coolmore Concorde Stakes for Ger Lyons on Psychedelic Funk. HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK 11

14 IRISH THOROUGHBRED MARKETING IRISH THOROUGHBRED MARKETING Irish racing will undoubtedly remember as the year their champion trainer Aidan O Brien matched Bobby Frankel s record of 25 Group 1 winners in a calendar year, and indeed surpassed it with 28 top-level victories in total. Unsurprisingly, he won the British trainers championship for a sixth time, with prize money earnings of 8,335,028. Aidan s son, Joseph, always seemed destined to follow in his footsteps and the pinnacle of his short career to date came in November, as Rekindling captured the race that stops a nation, the Melbourne Cup. It must be the only scenario in which father Aidan would be happy finishing second in a race worth Aus$6.2million, while Willie Mullins took third in a remarkable for Irish trainers. The aforementioned Willie Mullins is experiencing increased success on the Flat and also retained his champion National Hunt trainer title for the / season. He was, however, pushed to the wire by Gordon Elliott during a tense Punchestown Festival, though Elliott reaped some compensation when crowned champion trainer at the Cheltenham Festival. Irish trainers took 19 races at the Cheltenham Festival, while Irish breeders cheered home 12 winners, including five at Grade 1 level. The Flat equivalent, Royal Ascot, featured the same 12 Irishbred winners, contributing to 20 of the 36 Group 1 races run in Britain during the year won by Irish-bred horses. Irish breeders continued to enjoy much success further afield, too, with one of the first being Zhukova (IRE) s six length victory in the Grade 1 Man O War Stakes at Belmont Park for Dermot Weld, and she in turn became the first mare since 1978 to win the prestigious contest. Irish mares have enjoyed increased success on the US turf in recent years, with Grade 1 Matriarch Stakes heroine Off Limits (IRE) being their new poster girl since her purchase from David Wachman s stable. Top-level success by Irish horses certainly adds to the appeal of Irish bloodstock sales and saw increased 12 HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK

15 IRISH THOROUGHBRED MARKETING IRISH STALLIONS ACCOUNTED FOR EIGHT OF THE TOP TEN SIRES IN EUROPE BY WINNERS IN, AND WITH 12 GROUP 1 WINNERS JOINING THE IRISH STALLION RANKS IN 2018, THERE IS MUCH TO LOOK FORWARD TO. gains at Goffs, Goresbridge and Tattersalls Ireland, with the sales houses combining to generate 175,669,325 in turnover, a 7% increase on the total. The Goresbridge Breeze-Up Sale continued to set new records in May, with turnover reaching just over 6million, with the help of 13 six-figure lots. The Irish store sales continued the record-breaking trend, as the Goffs Land Rover Sale grew in aggregate by 4% and returned ten six-figure lots. Tattersalls Ireland Derby Sale, meanwhile, saw a 24% increase in turnover and a whopping 33 horses make six-figure prices. The yearling sales followed suit, with Tattersalls Ireland breaking new ground in returns and buyers, with a record sales topper of 230,000, and Godolphin and Hong Kong Jockey Club joined the buyers list for the first time. The Goffs Orby also experienced landmark buys, as Godolphin purchased a Galileo (IRE) filly worth 1.2million, and the Zayat family of American Pharoah fame came away with the 1.6million top lot. The November sales were not to be outdone, as competitive trade at Tattersalls Ireland s November NH Sale produced a record average and median. The Goffs Foal and Breeding Stock Sale also saw increases across the board, topped by the world s highest-priced foal in at 1.1million., for ITM, began on a high with 3,000 visitors turning out for the third renewal of the ITM Irish Stallion Trail. The stallions in question continued their domination throughout the year, as Galileo (IRE) was crowned Champion Sire for the ninth time, while Kodiac drew plaudits for his 60 juvenile winners, surpassing Sunday Silence s previous record. Irish stallions accounted for eight of the top ten sires in Europe by winners in, and with 12 Group 1 winners joining the Irish stallion ranks in 2018, there is much to look forward to. HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK 13

16 TOTE IRELAND REVIEW TOTE IRELAND REVIEW Tote Ireland continued to grow its business in with total turnover increasing by 7% to 103.8m (Irish pools 97.8m and International Pools 6.0m). In a horse-race betting market that is increasingly competitive and globalised, Tote Ireland continued the expansion of pool betting on Irish racing with an increase in turnover from international markets of 10% at 56.8m. Countries which common pool with Tote Ireland include USA, Israel, South Africa and Cyprus. International activity represents 56% of total turnover in. The State of Israel has subsequently determined to close horse race betting with effect from midnight on the 31st December which will see an impact on turnover in On Course turnover declined by 9% to 11.6m, reflecting the continuing challenge being experienced by all on-course operators. Tote Ireland launched their BetAway App, a Bring Your Own Device Race Day Betting App at Leopardstown in December with the focus in 2018 to build awareness and adoption as well as improving the App based on customer feedback. The BetAway App allows customers to bet quickly and accurately without the need to use traditional Tote points of sale. With smartphone and tablet ownership and usage at record levels on a global scale, Tote Ireland aim to increase the accessibility of pool betting to race day attendees via the Tote Ireland BetAway App. Accounts turnover on Irish and international pools increased 4% where the online betting sector continues to be very competitive in nature. Tote Ireland have been hard at work developing new web and mobile platforms which will launch at the start of The integration of our new web and mobile platforms will see customers benefit from improvements in product, user experience and marketing capabilities throughout All profits from Tote Ireland s operation go directly back in to benefit Irish racing and Tote Ireland sponsored at nine different racecourses in, the highlight being TheTote.com Galway Plate. Tote Ireland made returns to racing through race sponsorship, extensive marketing spend to promote fixtures as well as grants to racecourses based on a percentage of their respective on-course turnover. Tote Ireland will continue in 2018 to progress the strategic direction to grow the top line in a dynamic and highly competitive market. The industry remains highly competitive and is exposed to regulatory changes where Tote Ireland s unique product offering mean it remains well placed to deliver on its strategic objectives in the coming years. ALL PROFITS FROM TOTE IRELAND S OPERATION GO DIRECTLY BACK IN TO BENEFIT IRISH RACING AND TOTE IRELAND SPONSORED AT NINE DIFFERENT RACECOURSES IN, THE HIGHLIGHT BEING THETOTE.COM GALWAY PLATE. 14 HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK

17 STATISTICS HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK 15

18 ATTENDANCE TOTAL ATTENDANCE - 1,238,331 1,285,353 1,276,104 1,317,159 1,281,281 TOP SEVEN FESTIVALS BY ATTENDANCE - ATTENDANCE STATISTICS Festival No. of Days Variance % +/- Galway 7 147, ,332-1,127-1% Punchestown 5 114, ,557 8,119 7% Listowel 7 92,251 89,594-2,657-3% Leopardstown (Christmas) 4 60,991 55,970-5,021-8% Curragh (Derby Meeting) 3 26,483 10,022-16,461-62% Fairyhouse (Easter) 3 27,905 22,560-5,345-19% Limerick (Christmas) 4 40,238 40, % Total , ,007-30,758-6% 16 HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK

19 ATTENDANCE BY RACECOURSE - Racecourse Number of Number of Total Total Average Average Variance Variance Fixtures Fixtures Attendance Attendance Attendance Attendance % Ballinrobe ,263 21,164 2,226 2,352-1,099-5% Bellewstown ,701 14,555 2,140 2,911 3,854 36% Clonmel ,539 14,488 1,322 1, % Cork ,178 35,107 1,949 1,950 3,929 13% Curragh ,910 42,288 4,546 2,349-48,622-53% Downpatrick ,668 30,535 2,567 3,054 4,867 19% Down Royal ,824 45,000 3,652 3,750 1,176 3% Dundalk ,372 51,144 1,343 1,311-1,228-2% Fairyhouse ,487 57,964 2,928 2,760-3,523-6% Galway , ,253 13,272 13,104-2,009-1% Gowran Park ,146 40,209 2,675 2,365-7,937-16% Killarney ,654 27,743 2,605 2, % Kilbeggan ,362 36,047 4,670 4,506-1,315-4% Laytown 1 1 5,483 6,470 5,483 6, % Leopardstown , ,771 7,519 7, % Limerick , ,979 5,353 5,736 1,921 2% Listowel ,661 93,014 10,629 10,335-2,647-3% Naas ,466 37,690 1,967 2,094 6,224 20% Navan ,184 35,406 1,957 1,967-1,778-5% Punchestown , ,320 7,944 8,073 10,269 8% Roscommon ,299 14,737 1,922 1,637-2,562-15% Sligo ,625 14,505 2,518 2,901-3,120-18% Thurles ,631 17,317 1,421 1,574 1,686 11% Tipperary ,047 16,544 1,337 1, % Tramore ,650 27,848 2,665 2,532 1,198 4% Wexford ,702 17,183 1,411 1,562 4,481 35% Total ,317,159 1,281,281 3,700 3,589-35,878-3% ATTENDANCE STATISTICS HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK 17

20 ATTENDANCE ANALYSIS BY MEETING TYPE - Meeting Type Number of Total Average Number of Total Average Meetings Attendance Attendance Meetings Attendance Attendance Flat ,049 2, ,114 2,290 NH ,482 3, ,344 3,738 Both ,628 9, ,823 8,994 Total 356 1,317,159 3, ,281,281 3,589 ATTENDANCE ANALYSIS BY DAY OF WEEK - Day of Week Number of Total Average Number of Total Average Meetings Attendance Attendance Meetings Attendance Attendance Sunday ,170 3, ,418 3,186 Monday ,831 3, ,978 3,137 Tuesday ,467 3, ,332 3,707 Wednesday ,310 3, ,407 3,984 ATTENDANCE STATISTICS Thursday ,218 3, ,782 4,084 Friday ,407 3, ,130 3,453 Saturday ,756 4, ,234 3,682 Total 356 1,317,159 3, ,281,281 3,589 ATTENDANCE ANALYSIS BY EVENING MEETINGS - Meeting Number of Total Average Number of Total Average Meetings Attendance Attendance Meetings Attendance Attendance Afternoon ,695 3, ,702 3,530 Evening ,464 3, ,579 3,668 Total 356 1,317,159 3, ,281,281 3,589 ATTENDANCE ANALYSIS BY NO. OF RACES ON CARD - No. of Races Number of Total Average Number of Total Average Meetings Attendance Attendance Meetings Attendance Attendance 6 4 9,559 2, ,732 2, ,999 3, ,376 3, ,601 4, ,173 3,968 Total 356 1,317,159 3, ,281,281 3, HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK

21 HIGHEST DAILY ATTENDANCE FIGURES BY RACECOURSE - Racecourse Date Attendance Variance %+/- Ballinrobe Tuesday, June 27, 3,227 Tuesday, August 23, 2, % Bellewstown Saturday, July 08, 5,238 Saturday, July 02, 3,484 1,754 50% Clonmel Friday, June 09, 2,023 Friday, June 10, 1, % Cork Sunday, April 16, 6,167 Sunday, March 27, 5, % Curragh Saturday, July 01, 5,421 Saturday, June 25, 18,244-12,823-70% Downpatrick Sunday, March 26, 5,044 Sunday, March 20, 4, % Down Royal Saturday, November 04, 6,900 Saturday, November 05, 6, % Dundalk Wednesday, July 12, 3,454 Sunday, August 14, 3, % Fairyhouse Monday, April 17, 12,620 Monday, March 28, 15,804-3,184-20% Galway Thursday, August 03, 31,694 Thursday, July 28, 34,063-2,369-7% Gowran Park Thursday, January 26, 7,145 Thursday, January 21, 8, % Killarney Thursday, July 20, 5,986 Thursday, July 14, 6, % Kilbeggan Friday, July 21, 5,996 Friday, July 15, 6, % Laytown Tuesday, September 05, 6,470 Tuesday, September 13, 5, % Leopardstown Wednesday, December 27, 16,540 Tuesday, December 27, 17,783-1,243-7% Limerick Tuesday, December 26, 13,808 Monday, December 26, 13, % Listowel Friday, September 15, 28,477 Friday, September 16, 29, % Naas Sunday, January 08, 5,732 Sunday, January 03, 5, % Navan Sunday, November 26, 4,612 Sunday, November 27, 4, % Punchestown Saturday, April 29, 34,370 Saturday, April 30, 30,035 4,335 14% Roscommon Monday, May 08, 2,555 Monday, May 09, 2, % Sligo Thursday, August 10, 4,350 Thursday, September 29, 4, % Thurles Saturday, March 25, 3,842 Sunday, December 18, 2,699 1,143 42% Tipperary Sunday, October 01, 2,293 Friday, August 05, 2, % Tramore Saturday, August 19, 5,457 Friday, August 12, 5, % Wexford Friday, July 28, 2,354 Friday, July 22, 2, % ATTENDANCE STATISTICS HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK 19

22 BETTING TOTAL ON-COURSE BETTING ON-COURSE BETTING ON-COURSE BETTING 54% 40% Bookmakers SP Shops 57% 37% Bookmakers SP Shops Tote Tote 6% 6% BETTING STATISTICS TOTAL ON-COURSE BETTING* Year Bookmakers E SP Shop E Tote E Total E % +/- 73,942,626 8,699,162 50,119, ,761, % 73,050,407 9,706,831 55,922, ,679, % 71,722,877 10,612,154 73,791, ,126, % 67,736,190 10,372,171 91,354, ,462, % 63,565,216 9,890,276 97,799, ,255, % (*Including Point to Point & Co-mingling in and excluding Northern Ireland and Co-mingling Out) BOOKMAKERS ON-COURSE BETTING* Year Home E Away E SP Shop E Total E % +/- 72,116,570 1,826,056 8,699,162 82,641, % 71,007,981 2,042,427 9,706,831 82,757, % 69,534,132 2,188,746 10,612,154 82,335, % 65,656,216 2,079,974 10,372,171 78,108, % 61,583,521 1,981,695 9,890,276 73,455, % (*Including Point-To-Point) BOOKMAKERS ON-COURSE HOME BETTING. EXCLUDES POINT-TO-POINT. Year Home E % +/- 69,092, % 68,403, % 67,226, % 63,553, % 59,738, % 69m 68m 67m 64m 60m 20 HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK

23 m 1.90m 2.05m 1.97m 1.91m BOOKMAKERS ON-COURSE AWAY BETTING. EXCLUDES POINT-TO-POINT. Year Away E % +/- 1,671, % 1,902, % 2,059, % akers On-Course SP Shop Betting 1,966, % 9.70m 1,912, % 10.61m 10.37m 9.89m BOOKMAKERS ON-COURSE SP SHOP BETTING Year SP Shop E % +/- 8,699, % 9,706, % 10,612, % urse Betting 26.17m 10,372, % 9,890, % OFF-COURSE BETTING DUTY * 50.74m 52.22m Year E % +/- 25,421, % 31.06m 26,162, % 31,063, % 50,747, % 52,215,166 3% *These figures are provisional. As betting duty is collected quarterly in arrears, this provision does not reflect the calendar year. 1.90m 2.05m 1.97m 1.91m 1.67m Bookmakers On-Course SP Shop Betting 10.61m 9.70m 10.37m 9.89m 8.69m 10.61m 9.70m 10.37m 9.89m 8.69m Off-course Betting 50.74m 52.21m 31.06m 50.74m 52.21m 25.42m 26.17m 31.06m 25.42m 26.17m BETTING STATISTICS TOTE BREAKDOWN OF IRISH POOL BETTING E000 - % % % % % Win 19,841 40% 21,378 38% 27,916 38% 34,259 38% 35,567 37% Place 8,776 18% 8,215 15% 9,535 13% 11,734 13% 11,982 12% Exacta 7,135 14% 6,954 12% 9,288 13% 11,570 13% 13,179 14% Trifecta 2,429 5% 5,173 9% 8,410 11% 11,570 13% 13,877 14% Daily Double 5 0% - 0% - 0% - 0% - 0% Jackpot 1,591 3% 1,482 3% 1,942 3% 3,915 4% 3,141 3% Placepot 8,662 17% 9,872 18% 13,486 18% 9,782 10% 12,032 12% Pick 6 1,680 3% 2,848 5% 3,214 4% 8,525 9% 8,021 8% TOTALS 50, % 55, % 73, % 91, % 97, % (*Tote figures are on Irish Pools only including Co-mingling In and excluding Co-mingling Out) HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK 21

24 POOL BETTING BREAKDOWN OF POOL BETTING BREAKDOWN OF POOL BETTING 13% 4% 13% 10% 9% 38% Win Place Exacta Trifecta Daily Double Jackpot Placepot 12% 3% 14% 8% 37% Win Place Exacta Trifecta Daily Double Jackpot Placepot 13% Pick 6 14% 12% Pick 6 AVERAGE BOOKMAKER ON-COURSE BETTING ( ) * Racecourse Fixtures Total On-Course Betting Avg On-Course Betting Variance % +/- BETTING STATISTICS BALLINROBE ,832,504 1,765, , ,117 12,867 7% BELLEWSTOWN ,668 1,097, , ,538 45,004 26% CLONMEL ,225,652 1,095, ,423 91,272-20,151-18% CORK ,810,680 1,876, , ,260-8,908-8% CURRAGH ,990,217 4,529, , ,625-47,885-16% DUNDALK ,819,695 2,487,941 72,300 63,793-8,507-12% FAIRYHOUSE ,925,508 5,023, , ,228 4,680 2% GALWAY ,264,429 9,477, , ,756-65,613-8% GOWRAN PARK ,439,781 2,494, , ,711 11,167 8% KILBEGGAN 8 8 1,320,916 1,273, , ,225-5,890-4% KILLARNEY ,128,850 2,148, , ,275 1,743 1% LAYTOWN , , , ,657 9,174 4% LEOPARDSTOWN ,816,344 9,963, , ,183-37,093-8% LIMERICK ,385,650 1,990, , ,761-14,521-12% LISTOWEL 9 9 3,957,730 3,439, , ,203-57,545-13% NAAS ,764,740 2,891, , ,639-12,157-7% NAVAN ,459,755 2,779, , ,427-27,665-15% PUNCHESTOWN ,315,429 9,726, , ,348-7,619-1% ROSCOMMON 9 9 1,426,650 1,442, , ,244 1,727 1% SLIGO 7 5 1,235, , , ,440-7,070-4% THURLES ,213,111 1,171, , ,479-3,804-3% TIPPERARY ,329,658 1,174, ,805 97,880-12,925-12% TRAMORE ,219,537 1,522, , ,433 16,479 14% WEXFORD ,111 1,078, ,235 98,055-2,180-2% TOTAL ,892,664 71,540, , ,555 (13,669) (6%) *Excl. Point-To-Point 22 HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK

25 AVERAGE TOTE ON-COURSE BETTING ( ) * Racecourse Fixtures Total Tote Betting Average Tote Betting Variance % +/- BALLINROBE ,265,130 2,300, , ,566 29, % BELLEWSTOWN 5 5 1,008,769 1,167, , ,488 31, % CLONMEL ,675,257 2,327, , ,977 41, % CORK ,987,086 4,000, , ,255 35, % CURRAGH ,698,980 7,382, , ,145-74, % DOWN ROYAL ,708,695 1,989, , ,832 23, % DOWNPATRICK ,047,648 1,529, , ,999 48, % DUNDALK ,027,265 9,378, , ,485 34, % FAIRYHOUSE ,486,737 5,829, , ,614 16, % GALWAY ,783,875 7,329, , ,751-37, % GOWRAN PARK ,401,298 3,551, , ,886-35, % KILBEGGAN 8 8 1,246,328 1,519, , ,925 34, % KILLARNEY ,289,103 2,463, , ,917 15, % LAYTOWN , , , , , % LEOPARDSTOWN ,373,191 10,402, , ,295 44, % LIMERICK ,620,187 3,999, , ,483 29, % LISTOWEL 9 9 2,337,171 2,623, , ,518 31, % NAAS ,664,706 5,752, , ,587 28, % NAVAN ,198,759 4,584, , ,673 33, % PUNCHESTOWN ,473,567 7,546, , ,226-20, % ROSCOMMON 9 9 1,606,112 2,433, , ,410 91, % SLIGO 7 5 1,311, , , ,550-7, % THURLES ,087,174 2,047, , ,099-3, % TIPPERARY ,231,487 3,008, , ,671 64, % TRAMORE ,477,770 1,866, , ,672 21, % WEXFORD ,203,876 1,617, , ,023 13, % TOTALS ,354,197 97,799, , ,949 17, % BETTING STATISTICS (*Tote figures are on Irish Pools only including Co-mingling In and excluding Co-mingling Out) HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK 23

26 AVERAGE TOTE AND BOOKMAKERS COMBINED ON-COURSE BETTING ( ) * Racecourse Fixtures Total On-Course Betting Avg On-Course Betting Variance % +/- BALLINROBE ,097,635 4,065, , ,683 41, % BETTING STATISTICS BELLEWSTOWN 5 5 1,881,437 2,265, , ,025 76, % CLONMEL ,900,908 3,422, , ,248 21, % CORK ,797,766 5,877, , ,514 26, % CURRAGH ,689,197 11,911, , , , % DOWN ROYAL ,708,695 1,989, , ,832 23, % DOWNPATRICK ,047,648 1,529, , ,999 48, % DUNDALK ,846,960 11,866, , ,278 26, % FAIRYHOUSE ,412,245 10,853, , ,841 21, % GALWAY ,048,304 16,806,088 1,504,025 1,400, , % GOWRAN PARK ,841,079 6,045, , ,597 24, % KILBEGGAN 8 8 2,567,244 2,793, , ,149 28, % KILLARNEY ,417,953 4,611, , ,192 17, % LAYTOWN , , , , , % LEOPARDSTOWN ,189,535 20,366, , ,478 7, % LIMERICK ,005,837 5,989, , ,245 14, % LISTOWEL 9 9 6,294,901 6,063, , ,720-25, % NAAS ,429,446 8,644, , ,226 15, % NAVAN ,658,514 7,363, , ,101 6, % PUNCHESTOWN ,788,995 17,272, , ,573-28, % ROSCOMMON 9 9 3,032,762 3,875, , ,654 93, % SLIGO 7 5 2,547,526 1,744, , ,989-14, % THURLES ,300,284 3,218, , ,578-7, % TIPPERARY ,561,145 4,182, , ,552 51, % TRAMORE ,697,308 3,389, , ,105 38, % WEXFORD ,105,987 2,695, , ,078 11, % TOTALS ,246, ,340, , ,343 4, % (*Tote figures are on Irish Pools only including Co-mingling In and excluding Co-mingling Out) 24 HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK

27 BREEDERS Foals Born - Foals Born - Stallions at Stud - Stallions Stallions at at Stud Stud - - Stallions at Stud - 9,627 9,689 9,050 9,050 8,237 8,294 8,237 8,294 NUMBER OF STALLIONS, MARES & FOALS IN IRELAND STALLIONS * MARES 12,643 12,909 13,502 14,617 14,907 FOALS** 8,237 8,294 9,050 9,627 9,689 TOTAL 21,135 21,417 22,772 24,244 24,836 *At 31/12/17. The number of Stallions will increase as additional stallions are registered for the covering season in **Correct as at 31/12/ Irish Sales Average - Mares at Stud - STALLIONS Mares Mares at at Stud Stud AT - - STUD - Irish Sales Average - Mares at Stud - MARES AT STUD 9,627 9,689 26,013 12,643 26,858 12,909 27,516 14,617 26,470 13, ,643 12,909 12,643 12, ,522 14,907 14,617 14,907 14,617 14,907 13,502 13, ,013 12,643 26,858 12,909 26,470 13,502 29,522 14,617 14,907 27,516 Foals Irish Sales Born Aggregate - Foals Foals - Born Born - - 8,237 8, , ,424 FOALS BORN - 9,627 9,689 9,627 9,689 9,050 9,627 9,689 9, ,325 9,050 8,237 8,294 8,237 8, , ,524 Irish Foals Sales Born Aggregate - - IRISH SALES AGGREGATE -(E 000) 9,627 9,689 9, ,325 8,237 8, , , , ,424 BREEDERS STATISTICS Irish Sales Average Irish Irish - Sales Sales Average Average - - Irish Sales Average - IRISH SALES AVERAGE - IRISH SALES SUMMARY - 26,013 26,858 27,516 26,470 26,858 26,013 26,858 26,013 26,470 26,470 29,522 27,516 27,516 29,522 29,522 29,522 26,858 27,516 26,013 26,470 Catalogued 7,997 7,949 8,570 9,546 9,419 Offered 6,839 6,857 7,417 8,238 8,082 Sold 5,129 5,488 5,762 5,965 6,142 Aggregate , , , , ,325 Average 26,013 26,858 26,470 27,516 29,522 Irish Sales Aggregate Irish Irish - Sales Sales Aggregate Aggregate - - Irish Sales Aggregate - 133,424 HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,397

28 OVERSEAS WINNERS OVERSEAS GRADE 1 NATIONAL HUNT WINNERS Date Horse Racecourse Race Title 28-Jan-17 Un De Sceaux (FR) CHELTENHAM Spectra Cyber Security Solutions Clarence House S chase (Grade 1) 14-Mar-17 Apple s Jade (FR) CHELTENHAM OLBG Mares Hurdle (Grade 1) (Registered As The David Nicholson Mares Hurdle Race) 14-Mar-17 Labaik (FR) CHELTENHAM Sky Bet Supreme Novice Hurdle (Grade 1) 15-Mar-17 Fayonagh CHELTENHAM Weatherbys Champion Bumper (A Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race) (Grade 1) 15-Mar-17 Special Tiara (GB) CHELTENHAM Betway Queen Mother Champion S chase (Grade 1) 16-Mar-17 Nichols Canyon (GB) CHELTENHAM Sun Bets Stayers Hurdle (Grade 1) 16-Mar-17 Un De Sceaux (FR) CHELTENHAM Ryanair S chase (Grade 1) (Registered As The Festival Trophy) 16-Mar-17 Yorkhill CHELTENHAM JLT Novice S chase (Grade 1) (Registered As The Golden Miller) 17-Mar-17 Penhill (GB) CHELTENHAM Albert Bartlett Novice Hurdle (Grade 1) (Registered As The Spa Novice Hurdle Race) 17-Mar-17 Sizing John (GB) CHELTENHAM Timico Cheltenham Gold Cup S chase (Grade 1) OVERSEAS WINNERS OVERSEAS GRADE 2 NATIONAL HUNT WINNERS Date Horse Racecourse Race Title 28-Jan-17 Vroum Vroum Mag (FR) DONCASTER olbg.com Doncaster Mares Hurdle (Grade 2) 14-Mar-17 Tiger Roll CHELTENHAM JT McNamara National Hunt Challenge Cup Amateur Riders Novice S chase (Grade 2) 16-Mar-17 Let s Dance (FR) CHELTENHAM Trull House Stud Mares Novice Hurdle (Grade 2) (Registered As The Dawn Run) OVERSEAS GRADE 3 NATIONAL HUNT WINNERS Date Horse Racecourse Race Title 15-Mar-17 Supasundae (GB) CHELTENHAM Coral Cup Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) 16-Mar-17 Road To Respect CHELTENHAM Brown Advisory & Merriebelle Stable Plate H cap Steeplechase (Grade 3) 17-Mar-17 Arctic Fire (GER) CHELTENHAM Randox Health County Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) 17-Mar-17 Rock The World CHELTENHAM Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Challenge Cup Handicap Steeplechase (Grade 3) 2-Dec-17 Total Recall NEWBURY Ladbrokes Trophy S chase (H cap) (Grade 3) OVERSEAS LISTED NATIONAL HUNT WINNERS Date Horse Racecourse Race Title 14-Mar-17 Tully East CHELTENHAM Close Brothers Novice Handicap S chase (Listed Race) 16-Mar-17 Presenting Percy (GB) CHELTENHAM Pertemps Network Final Handicap Hurdle (Listed Race) 3-Dec-17 Benie Des Dieux (FR) CARLISLE Houghton Mares S chase (Listed Race) (NH Mops Bonus Race) 9-Dec-17 Famous Milly AINTREE Download The App At 188bet Fillies Juvenile Hurdle (Listed Race) 26 HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK

29 OVERSEAS GROUP 1 FLAT WINNERS Date Horse Racecourse Race Title 6-May-17 Churchill NEWMARKET QIPCO 2000 Guineas Stakes (Group 1) (British Champions Series) 7-May-17 Winter NEWMARKET QIPCO 1000 Guineas Stakes (Group 1) (British Champions Series) 2-Jun-17 Highland Reel EPSOM DOWNS Investec Coronation Cup (Group 1) 3-Jun-17 Wings Of Eagles (FR) EPSOM DOWNS Investec Derby (Group 1) 21-Jun-17 Highland Reel ASCOT Prince Of Wales s Stakes (Group 1) British Champions Series) 23-Jun-17 Caravaggio (USA) ASCOT Commonwealth Cup (Group 1) (British Champions Series) 23-Jun-17 Winter ASCOT Coronation Stakes (Group 1) (British Champions Series) 14-Jul-17 Roly Poly (USA) NEWMARKET Tattersalls Falmouth Stakes (Group 1) (British Champions Series) 3-Aug-17 Winter GOODWOOD Qatar Nassau Stakes (Group 1) (British Champions Series) 16-Sep-17 Capri DONCASTER William Hill St Leger Stakes (Group 1) (British Champions Series) 30-Sep-17 Clemmie NEWMARKET Juddmonte Cheveley Park Stakes (Group 1) 30-Sep-17 U S Navy Flag (USA) NEWMARKET Juddmonte Middle Park Stakes (Group 1) 7-Oct-17 Roly Poly (USA) NEWMARKET Kingdom Of Bahrain Sun Chariot Stakes (Group 1) (British Champions Series) 14-Oct-17 U S Navy Flag (USA) NEWMARKET Darley Dewhurst Stakes (Group 1) 21-Oct-17 Hydrangea ASCOT QIPCO British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes (Group 1) 28-Oct-17 Saxon Warrior (JPN) DONCASTER Racing Post Trophy Stakes (Group 1) OVERSEAS GROUP 2 FLAT WINNERS Date Horse Racecourse Race Title 6-May-17 Seventh Heaven NEWMARKET Dunaden Jockey Club Stakes (Group 2) 7-May-17 Somehow NEWMARKET Charm Spirit Dahlia Stakes (Group 2) 22-Jun-17 Sioux Nation (USA) ASCOT Norfolk Stakes (Group 2) 24-Jun-17 Idaho ASCOT Hardwicke Stakes (Group 2) 14-Jul-17 Clemmie NEWMARKET Duchess Of Cambridge Stakes(Sponsored By Bet365) (Group 2) 15-Jul-17 Gustav Klimt NEWMARKET Sky Bet York Stakes (Group 2) 29-Jul-17 Success Days YORK Sky Bet York Stakes (Group 2) 16-Sep-17 Seahenge (USA) DONCASTER Howcroft Industrial Supplies Champagne Stakes (Group 2) 21-Oct-17 Order Of St George ASCOT QIPCO British Champions Long Distance Cup (Group 2) OVERSEAS GROUP 3 FLAT WINNERS OVERSEAS WINNERS Date Horse Racecourse Race Title 11-May-17 Deauville CHESTER Sportingbet.com Huxley Stakes (Group 3) 11-May-17 Venice Beach CHESTER MBNA Chester Vase Stakes (Group 3) 15-Sep-17 Music Box DONCASTER Japan Racing Association Sceptre Stakes (Group 3) OVERSEAS LISTED FLAT WINNERS Date Horse Racecourse Race Title 19-Apr-17 Whitecliffsofdover (USA) NEWMARKET bet365 European Free Handicap Stakes (Listed Race) 12-May-17 Cliffs of Moher CHESTER Homeserve Dee Stakes (Listed Race) 24-Jun-17 September ASCOT Chesham Stakes (Listed Race) 28-Jun-17 Elusive Beauty CARLISLE ebfstallions.com Eternal Stakes (Listed Race) 20-Sep-17 Beautiful Morning (GB) YARMOUTH EBF Stallions John Musker Fillies Stakes (Listed Race) 14-Oct-17 Kew Gardens NEWMARKET Godolphin Flying Start Zetland Stakes (Listed Race) HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK 27

30 HORSES IN TRAINING AVG. NO. OF HORSES IN TRAINING - Age 2yo yo yo yo yo+ 2,159 1,887 1,822 1,771 1,700 Total 4,556 4,175 4,026 4,154 4,181 4,556 4,175 4,026 4,154 4,181 HORSES IN TRAINING HORSES IN TRAINING - Total 9,199 8,613 8,214 8,561 8,488 9,199 8,613 8,561 8,488 8,214 AVERAGE NO. OF COLTS IN TRAINING - Age 2yo yo yo yo yo Total AVERAGE NO. OF FILLIES IN TRAINING - Age 2yo yo yo yo yo Total 1,426 1,345 1,336 1,371 1,388 AVERAGE NO. OF GELDINGS IN TRAINING - Age 2yo yo yo yo yo+ 1,622 1,424 1,382 1,373 1,315 Total 2,738 2,428 2,305 2,416 2, HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK

31 OWNERSHIP RACEHORSE OWNERSHIP - * Type of Ownership Sole Owner 3,289 3,108 3,011 3,038 3,010 Syndicates Companies Clubs Total 3,953 3,706 3,609 3,663 3,687 OWNERSHIP STATISTICS * Owners are considered acive if they had at least one race entry in the calendar year. NEW OWNERS REGISTERED HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK 29

32 FIXTURES NUMBER OF FIXTURES - FIXTURES NUMBER OF BY RACES TYPE - - FIXTURES BY RACE TYPE - FIXTURES NUMBER OF BY RACES TYPE - - All Flat All National Hunt Mixed , ,489 NUMBER OF FIXTURES , , , ,530 2,489 2,522 2,577 2, All National Hunt NUMBER OF RACES - NUMBER OF RUNNERS - All National Hunt NUMBER Mixed OF RUNNERS NUMBER - OF RACES - 29,399 27,476 27,048 28,931 29,936 29,399 28,931 29,936 27,476 2,606 27,048 2,577 2,530 2,522 2,489 NUMBER Mixed OF RUNNERS NUMBER OF FIXTURES PER MONTH - NUMBER OF RUNNERS - FIXTURES BY RACE TYPE - FIXTURES BY RACE TYPE - January February 29,399 28,931 29, ,476 27,048 March April May June July August September October November All Flat December All Flat All National Hunt Total All National Hunt Mixed FIXTURES BY RACE TYPE - Mixed HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK FIXTURE STATISTICS All Flat All Flat

33 NUMBER OF FIXTURES BY WEEKDAY - Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Total NUMBER OF DIVIDED RACES - Race Type Flat Handicap Flat Maiden Hurdle W.F.A Handicap Hurdle Maiden Hurdle Bumper Handicap S chase Beginners S chase Total NUMBER OF RACES BY PRIZEMONEY BANDS - Prize-money Bracket E < 25,000 2,198 2,144 2,145 2,155 2,123 25,000-49, ,000-99, , , , , , Total 2,530 2,489 2,522 2,577 2,606 FIXTURE STATISTICS HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK 31

34 ,316 24,014 25,199 54, , ,489 2,522 54, , ,841 31,977 24,014 Number Entries 29,841 27,035 of Races 27,035 25,199 25,103 29,681 25,199 25,103 24,014 24,014 25,199 27,035 31,281 31,904 27,035 25,199 24,014 25, ,087 24, ,113 31, ,681 31,977 29,681 29,681 31, ,977 31,281 31,281 1,402 31,281 31,904 29,681 1,409 1,425 1,434 29,841 31,977 25,103 24,014 25,103 25,199 27,035 31,281 29,681 27, TOTAL NATIONAL H ENTRIES - Avg. No Entries per race 38, , ,904 31,904 38, , , , ,681 29,681 31, Year National Hunt 32 AVERAGE NO. OF FLAT & N.H. ENTRIES NUMBER OF RUNNERS TOTAL FLAT ENTRIES 2012 AVERAGE No. OF ENTRIES PER RACE - AVERAGE NO. OF FLAT & N.H. ENTRIES 36 AVERAGE NUMBER OF FLAT & NH ENTRIES No. OF-ENTRIES PERAVERAGE RACE34 PER RACE Flat ,904 31, , No. OF ENTRIES PER RACE - AVERAGE , ,281 29,681 Thousands , Thousands National Hunt Year ,421 TOTAL NATIONAL H ENTRIES AVERAGE No. OF ENTRIES PER RACE - TOTAL ENTRIES TOTAL NATIONAL H ENTRIES ,904 25, ,841 27, , AVERAGE NO. OF FLAT & N.H. ENTRIES TOTAL NATIONAL H ENTRIES - TOTAL FLAT ENTRIES - AVERAGE No. OF ENTRIES PER RACE - 25,199 AVERAGE NUMBER OF ENTRIES AVERAGE No. OF PER ENTRIES PER RACE - RACE ,014 AVERAGE No. OF ENTRIES PER RACE - AVERAGE No. OF ENTRIES PER RACE - AVERAGE NO. OF FLAT & N.H. ENTRIES ,014 31,281 29,681 31,904 25,103 29,841 1,426 31, Number Entries of Races TOTAL FLAT ENTRIES - TOTAL NATIONAL HUNT ENTRIES - 31, ,035 TOTAL NATIONAL H ENTRIES Year38,421-38,421 61, AVERAGE No. OF ENTRIES PER RACE - TOTAL NATIONAL H ENTRIES ,421 58,316 61,745 25,199 TOTAL NATIONAL H ENTRIES - TOTAL NATIONAL H ENTRIES - 38,421 24,014 54,880 25,199 54,880 Avg. No Entries per race 1,104 1,152 1,172 55,991 27,035 58,316 38,421 Year 25,103 55,991 54,880 TOTAL FLAT ENTRIES - 29,841 TOTAL FLAT ENTRIES - 38,421 55,991 29,841 TOTAL FLAT ENTRIES ,103 58,316 AVERAGE NO. OF FLAT & N.H. ENTRIES AVERAGE NO. OF FLAT & N.H. ENTRIES Flat , ,577 TOTAL FLAT ENTRIES - ENTRIES - TOTAL FLAT357 2,606 TOTAL NATIONAL H ENTRIES - TOTAL FLAT ENTRIES - 25,103 63,524 63,524 63,524 Avg. No. Entries per race 58, ,991 29, ,745 55,991 27,035 Year Fixtures Number Entries 54,880 58,316 54,880 61,745 of Races 55,991 54,880 58, , , TOTAL NATIONAL HUNT ENTRIES National Hunt AVERAGE 70 NO. OF FLAT & N.H. ENTRIES Flat 65 AVERAGE 60 NO. OF FLAT & N.H. ENTRIES RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK HORSE AVERAGE NO. OF FLAT & N.H. ENTRIES 50 NUMBER OF RUNNERS , , , ,103 61, ,524 29, TOTAL ENTRIES - 58,316 - TOTAL ENTRIES , TOTAL ENTRIES TOTAL ENTRIES - 63, TOTAL FLAT ENTRIES - TOTAL ENTRIES - ENTRIES AND RUNNERS ENTRIES AND RUNNERS TOTAL ENTRIES - TOTAL ENTRIES - TOTAL FLAT ENTRIES - TOTAL ENTRIES

35 AVERAGE NO. OF FLAT & N.H. ENTRIES AVERAGE NO. OF FLAT & N.H. ENTRIES ENTRIES BYRACE TYPE National Hunt 013 H cap Steeplechase Beginners S chase Flat NUMBER OF RUNNERS - Novice National Hunt S chase Flat Hunters S chase INH Flat Bumper NUMBER OF RUNNERS -, ,936 Total 28,931 NUMBER OF RUNNERS - 27,476,399 27,476 27,476 27,048 2,530 2,489 2,522 TOTAL FLAT RUNNERS , ,606 TOTAL FLAT RUNNERS - 29, , , , , , ,560 11,259 11,259 11,560 1,104 11, ,087 11, ,113 11, ,152 12, ,172 13, TOTAL NH RUNNERS - Average Runners TOTAL NH RUNNERS - Year Races Runners Average TOTAL NH RUNNERS - Runners , ,217 1,426 16, ,745 NUMBER OF RUNNERS - 28,931 29,399 28,931 27,476 27,476 27, , ,936 27,048 29, ,804 - NUMBER OF RUNNERS 29,936 28,931 27,048 TOTAL FLAT RUNNERS - 16,407 11,259 13,529 11,709 17, ,259 11,560 17,690 TOTAL NH RUNNERS - TOTAL NH RUNNERS - 17,690 16,217 15, ,130 1,425 16, ,217 15,488 1,434 16,130 16, ,217 13,529 12,801 11,259 11,709 1,409 16,407 13,529 11,560 16,407 11,560 12, National Hunt 17,690 16,130 16,407 15,488 15, Flat 16,217 2,252 Flat NUMBER OF RUNNERS National Hunt 1, ,488 16,217 3,811 TOTAL NH RUNNERS - TOTAL N.H. RUNNERS ,709 TOTAL FLAT RUNNERS 13,529-12, TOTAL FLAT RUNNERS - Year Races 13,529 Total Runners 12,801 11, ,801 TOTAL FLAT RUNNERS , TOTAL FLAT RUNNERS - 12, ,399 Average Runners ,476 28,931 Year Races Total 27,048 Runners 23.0 National Hunt 29,936 27,048 28,931 NUMBER OF RUNNERS - 29,936, , National Hunt 1,266 Flat , ENTRIES AND RUNNERS 013 9, ,931 1, Flat S chase WFA , Novice Hurdle 5, Maiden Hurdle Handicap Hurdle Flat Maiden Flat Handicap Hurdle WFA Flat WFA 26.9 AVERAGE NO. OF FLAT & N.H. ENTRIES No. of Races Total Entries Avg. No. Entries per race AVERAGE NO. OF FLAT & N.H. ENTRIES AVERAGE NO. OF FLAT & N.H. ENTRIES 26.9 AVERAGE NO. OF FLAT & N.H. ENTRIES Race Type 16,130 15,488 16,130 16,407 16,407 15,488 HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK AVERAGE No. 013 RUNNERS - AVERAGE No. RUNNERS - 33

36 AVERAGE NUMBER OF RUNNERS PER AVERAGE RACE No. RUNNERS - - AVERAGE NUMBER OF FLAT AND NH RUNNERS AVERAGE PER NO. OF RACE FLAT & N.H. RUNNERS - Flat National Hunt AVERAGE NUMBER OF ENTRIES PER RACE CATEGORY - Flat AVERAGE NUMBER OF RUNNERS National Hunt PER RACE CATEGORY - ENTRIES AND RUNNERS Flat Hurdle Chase Bumper AVERAGE NO. OF FLAT & N.H. RUNNERS Flat Hurdle Chase Bumper FLAT RUNNER ANALYSIS RUNNERS / WINNERS / PLACINGS , ,444 1, ,529 11,560 12,801 25,199 27,035 29,841 Individual Runners 7,114 6,690 6,633 7,014 7,000 Individual Winners Flat 1,796 1,763 1,792 1,806 1,821 % Winners National Hunt 25% 26% 27% 26% 26% Individual Runners To Win Prize-Money 3,931 3,845 3,938 4,532 4,504 % To Win Prize-Money 55% 57% 59% 65% 64% FLAT FLAT RACE RUNNER ANALYSIS - - FLAT RUNNER ANALYSIS (AVERAGE) Year Races Entries 2,870 (Avg) Runners (Avg) Balloted (Avg) 1, ,268 1,104 1,444 25, , , ,087 24,014 13, , ,801 11,709 1,113 11,560 25, , ,259 1, ,841 25,103 1,152 25,199 27, , , ,014 1,172 29, , , NH RUNNER ANALYSIS - FLAT RUNNER ANALYSIS (AVERAGE) ,030 1,343 1, HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK 16,130 16,407 15,488 29,681 31,281 31,904

37 FLAT RUNNER ANALYSIS (AVERAGE) , ,709 FLAT RUNNER ANALYSIS (AVERAGE) - National Hunt , , ,259 ANALYSIS FLAT RUNNER - 1,923 12, RUNNER , ANALYSIS 25,199 - FLAT (AVERAGE) FLAT RUNNER - ANALYSIS 25,103 24, , , , ,103 24,014 1, , , Balloted 29,841Runners Entries ,199 27, ,796 1,343 NH1,030 RACE ANALYSIS , , ,840 13,529 1, ,409 29, ,343 1,425 16, , ,407 16,130 1,434 31, , ,904,421 31, , ,681 31, , , , ,030 1,343 17, , ,681 17,690 1,840 1,030 1,796 1,343 31, ,681 3,610 31, , , ,030 1, ,130 17, , , , ,421 31,977 1,030 15,488 29,681 1,343 1, ,281 31,904 1,796 16, ,130 NH RUNNER ANALYSIS (AVERAGE) Balloted Runners N.H. RUNNER ANALYSIS (AVERAGE) PER RACE PER RACE - Entries ,796 31, PER RACE (AVERAGE) N.H. RUNNER ANALYSIS 16, , ,488 3, ,217PER RACE 16,130 N.H. 6.9 RUNNER ANALYSIS (AVERAGE) 15,488 NH RUNNER ANALYSIS - 38, , , ,690 Balloted Runners Entries ,217 16,130 NH RUNNER ANALYSIS - Runners (Avg) Balloted 16,407 (Avg) 15, NH RUNNER ANALYSIS NH RUNNER ANALYSIS N.H. RUNNER ANALYSIS (AVERAGE) PER RACE NH RUNNER ANALYSIS - 31, , Balloted FLAT RUNNER ANALYSIS 25.5 Runners FLAT RUNNER ANALYSIS (AVERAGE) (AVERAGE) PER RACE Entries ,407 1, NH RUNNER ANALYSIS - Races Year15,488 Entries (Avg), FLAT RUNNER ANALYSIS (AVERAGE) - 31,977 31,281 31,904 1,426 38, , , ,870 1, , ,529 NH RUNNER ANALYSIS - FLAT RUNNER ANALYSIS (AVERAGE) , , , , , , , , , ,343 1,796 16,130 16,407 31,281 31, RUNNER ANALYSIS BY RACE TYPE Flat N.H. RUNNER Type ANALYSIS Races Entries (AVERAGE) PER RACE(Average) WFA 207 M dn H cap Total ,104 4,865 13,252 6, ,103 Runners (Average) , , , , , , Runners (Average) Balloted (Average) , , Balloted 9.0 (Average) N.H N.H. RUNNER ANALYSIS (AVERAGE) PER RACE Type Races Entries 22.2 (Average) Hurdle 803 Chase 428 9, Bumper ,544 Total , , , , , ,426 38, HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK 35 ENTRIES AND RUNNERS 013

38 RUNNER ANALYSIS BY RACE TYPE Flat Type Races Entries (Average) Runners (Average) Balloted (Average) WFA 208 4, , H cap , , M dn 336 6, , Total 1,087 24, , N.H. Type Races Entries (Average) Runners (Average) Balloted (Average) Hurdle , , , Chase 425 7, , Bumper 193 4, , Total 1,402 31, , , RUNNER ANALYSIS BY RACE TYPE Flat Type Races Entries (Average) Runners (Average) Balloted (Average) WFA 208 4, , H cap , , , M dn 342 7, , Total 1,113 25, , , ENTRIES AND RUNNERS N.H. Type Races Entries (Average) Runners (Average) Balloted (Average) Hurdle , , Chase 436 7, , Bumper 188 3, , Total 1,409 29, , , RUNNER ANALYSIS BY RACE TYPE Flat Type Races Entries (Average) Runners (Average) Balloted (Average) WFA 225 5, , H cap , , , M dn 347 7, , Total 1,152 27, , , N.H. Type Races Entries (Average) Runners (Average) Balloted (Average) Hurdle , , , Chase 432 7, , Bumper 186 3, , Total 1,425 31, , , RUNNER ANALYSIS BY RACE TYPE Flat Type Races Entries (Average) Runners (Average) Balloted (Average) WFA 235 5, , H cap , , , M dn 345 7, , Total 1,172 29, , , N.H. Type Races Entries (Average) Runners (Average) Balloted (Average) Hurdle , , , Chase 437 7, , Bumper 189 3, , Total 1,434 31, , , HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK

39 BALLOTING BALLOTING - FLAT & N.H. BALLOTING - Flat 4,878 4,666 3,610 National Hunt 3,266 2,870 2,678 2,474 1, ,840 1,444 1,030 1,923 1,343 1,796 TOTAL NUMBER OF BALLOTS PER RACE CATEGORY - Flat WFA Flat H Cap 1, ,270 1,644 2,491 Flat M dn Hurdle WFA H cap Hurdle 1, M dn Hurdle 1, S chase WFA H cap S chase Beginners S chase Hunters S chase INH Flat Race Total 4,878 2,678 2,474 3,266 4,666 BALLOTING STATISTICS AVERAGE NUMBER OF BALLOTS PER RACE CATEGORY - Flat WFA Flat H cap Flat M dn Hurdle WFA H cap Hurdle M dn Hurdle S chase WFA H cap S chase Beginners S chase Hunters Steeplechase INH Flat Race HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK 37

40 BALLOTING STATISTICS % OF ENTERED HORSES BALLOTED OUT BY RACE CATEGORY - Flat WFA Flat H cap Flat M dn Hurdle WFA H cap Hurdle M dn Hurdle S chase WFA H cap S chase Beginners S chase Hunters Steeplechase INH Flat Race HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK

41 PRIZE-MONEY PRIZE-MONEY VALUES - FLAT N.H. TOTAL Year % +/- 22,882 23,104 45, % 24,713 23,892 48, % 27,407 26,038 53, % 29,539 27,278 56, % 31,588 29,504 61, % SOURCE OF PRIZE-MONEY 24% 64% 8.4% 0.6% 3% Owners Commercial NI Funding EBF HRI SOURCE OF PRIZE-MONEY 23% 65.4% 8% 0.6% 3% Owners Commercial NI Funding EBF HRI PRIZE-MONEY STATISTICS SOURCES OF PRIZE-MONEY - Owners Commercial NI Funding EBF HRI Total Year ,269 3, ,573 28,912 45,986 11,884 3, ,484 30,819 48,605 12,307 4, ,600 34,931 53,445 13,601 4, ,707 36,390 56,817 13,917 4, ,977 39,910 61,092 HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK 39

42 PRIZE-MONEY STATISTICS PRIZE-MONEY CONTRIBUTIONS (E) BY RACECOURSE Venue Meetings Races Owners Sponsors N.I. EBF HRI Prize-money E E Funding E E E E BALLINROBE ,789 51,500 12, , ,501 BELLEWSTOWN ,131 31,600 13, , ,000 CLONMEL ,454 19,500 34, ,046 1,130,500 CORK ,960 86, ,500 1,790,528 2,426,388 CURRAGH ,805, , ,500 4,967,161 9,934,963 DOWN ROYAL ,060 21, ,379 46, ,686 1,526,625 DOWNPATRICK ,928 2,500 87,500 16, , ,500 DUNDALK ,878 1,095, ,500 2,278,397 4,159,075 FAIRYHOUSE , , ,500 2,605,084 3,942,863 GALWAY , ,000 79,000 1,497,551 2,593,875 GOWRAN PARK ,282 77, ,500 1,583,518 2,192,950 KILBEGGAN ,069 28,000 16, , ,688 KILLARNEY ,192 56,250 49,500 1,087,083 1,458,025 LAYTOWN ,257 3, ,743 72,500 LEOPARDSTOWN ,905, , ,000 4,622,896 7,349,440 LIMERICK ,360 86,950 45,500 1,781,550 2,296,360 LISTOWEL , ,100 47, ,049 1,502,913 NAAS , , ,000 2,600,291 3,783,865 NAVAN ,194 83, ,000 2,134,956 2,893,650 PUNCHESTOWN ,005, ,750 57,000 3,055,281 4,603,573 ROSCOMMON ,501 32,000 66, ,312 1,025,813 SLIGO ,637 19,000 11, , ,775 THURLES ,832 32,000 37, ,543 1,161,875 TIPPERARY ,198 82,900 47,000 1,133,789 1,542,887 TRAMORE ,387 38,000 10, , ,625 WEXFORD ,591 41,200 9, ,109 1,010,900 TOTAL 357 2,606 13,916,679 4,937, ,879 1,977,000 39,910,121 61,092, HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK

43 PRIZE-MONEY CONTRIBUTIONS (%) BY RACECOURSE Venue Meetings Races Owners Sponsors N.I. EBF HRI Prize-money Funding F BALLINROBE 2.5% 2.5% 1.1% 1.0% 0.0% 0.6% 1.8% 1.5% BELLEWSTOWN 1.4% 1.5% 0.7% 0.6% 0.0% 0.7% 1.0% 0.9% CLONMEL 3.4% 3.2% 1.3% 0.4% 0.0% 1.7% 2.3% 1.9% CORK 5.0% 5.0% 3.0% 1.7% 0.0% 6.4% 4.5% 4.0% CURRAGH 5.0% 5.1% 27.3% 18.4% 0.0% 12.9% 12.4% 16.3% DOWN ROYAL 3.4% 3.2% 1.8% 0.4% 75.1% 2.3% 2.4% 2.5% DOWNPATRICK 2.8% 2.7% 0.9% 0.1% 24.9% 0.8% 1.5% 1.4% DUNDALK 10.9% 11.7% 4.7% 22.2% 0.0% 6.8% 5.7% 6.8% FAIRYHOUSE 5.9% 6.0% 6.9% 5.0% 0.0% 6.3% 6.5% 6.5% GALWAY 3.4% 3.3% 4.3% 8.4% 0.0% 4.0% 3.8% 4.2% GOWRAN PARK 4.8% 4.8% 3.0% 1.6% 0.0% 5.9% 4.0% 3.6% KILBEGGAN 2.2% 2.2% 0.9% 0.6% 0.0% 0.8% 1.5% 1.3% KILLARNEY 3.1% 3.1% 1.9% 1.1% 0.0% 2.5% 2.7% 2.4% LAYTOWN 0.3% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% LEOPARDSTOWN 6.4% 6.3% 13.7% 12.6% 0.0% 10.2% 11.6% 12.0% LIMERICK 5.3% 5.2% 2.7% 1.8% 0.0% 2.3% 4.5% 3.8% LISTOWEL 2.5% 2.6% 1.9% 3.9% 0.0% 2.4% 2.5% 2.5% NAAS 5.0% 5.0% 5.3% 3.7% 0.0% 13.3% 6.5% 6.2% NAVAN 5.0% 5.0% 3.7% 1.7% 0.0% 7.9% 5.3% 4.7% PUNCHESTOWN 5.0% 5.0% 7.2% 9.8% 0.0% 2.9% 7.7% 7.5% ROSCOMMON 2.5% 2.5% 1.3% 0.6% 0.0% 3.3% 1.9% 1.7% SLIGO 1.4% 1.3% 0.5% 0.4% 0.0% 0.6% 0.9% 0.7% THURLES 3.1% 3.0% 1.4% 0.6% 0.0% 1.9% 2.3% 1.9% TIPPERARY 3.4% 3.5% 2.0% 1.7% 0.0% 2.4% 2.8% 2.5% TRAMORE 3.1% 3.0% 1.1% 0.8% 0.0% 0.5% 1.9% 1.6% WEXFORD 3.1% 3.0% 1.1% 0.8% 0.0% 0.5% 2.0% 1.7% PRIZE-MONEY WON BY FOREIGN-TRAINED HORSES IN IRELAND - Year Runs Wins Win (e) Place (e) Total Prize-money Prize-money ,184, ,455 3,021, ,900,890 1,271,035 4,171, ,044,495 1,432,960 4,477, ,152,563 1,759,225 3,911, ,784,288 1,889,130 4,673,418 % OF PRIZE-MONEY WON BY FOREIGN-TRAINED HORSES Won % of Total Irish Prize-money 3,021, % 4,171, % 4,477, % 3,911, % 4,673, % PRIZE-MONEY STATISTICS HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK 41

44 PRIZE-MONEY WON IN UK BY IRISH-TRAINED HORSES Runs Wins Win Place Total Prize-money ( ) Prize-money ( ) 1, ,923,873 3,668,307 9,592,180 1, ,201,458 3,044,224 9,245,682 1, ,649,533 4,235,468 10,885,001 1, ,695,515 5,636,791 15,332,306 1, ,393,305 4,649,719 13,043,024 PRIZE-MONEY WON ABROAD BY IRISH-TRAINED HORSES (EXCLUDING UK) Runs Wins Win Place Total Prize-money (E) Prize-money (E) ,459,003 2,852,358 8,311, ,100,115 1,430,979 4,531, ,440,140 1,880,171 5,320, ,828,819 4,898,548 10,727, ,517,219 5,962,613 11,479,831 PRIZE-MONEY STATISTICS PRIZE-MONEY WON IN UK BY IRISH-TRAINED FLAT HORSES Runs Wins Win Place Total Prize-money ( ) Prize-money ( ) ,374,738 2,634,418 7,009, ,187,082 1,820,706 6,007, ,475,196 2,766,751 7,241, ,596,048 3,618,536 10,214, ,045,473 3,346,016 9,391,489 PRIZE-MONEY WON IN UK BY IRISH-TRAINED NATIONAL HUNT HORSES Runs Wins Win Place Total Prize-money ( ) Prize-money ( ) ,549,134 1,033,888 2,583, ,014,376 1,223,518 3,127, ,174,337 1,468,716 3,643, ,099,467 2,018,258 5,117, ,347,832 1,303,704 3,651, HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK

45 PERCENTAGE OF SPONSORED RACES BY RACECOURSE Venue Meetings Races Commercially EBF EBF & Com. Total % Sponsor EBF HRI Sponsorship Sponsored Sponsored Sponsored Sponsored (E) (E) (E) Variance (E) Sponsorship / (E) BALLINROBE % 51,500 12, ,712-8,500 60,000 BELLEWSTOWN % 31,600 13, ,769 4,400 27,200 CLONMEL % 19,500 34, ,046-2,300 21,800 CORK % 86, ,500 1,790,528 5,800 80,600 CURRAGH % 907, ,500 4,967,161-32, ,000 DOWN ROYAL % 21,500 46, ,686-1,300 22,800 DOWNPATRICK % 2,500 16, , ,500 DUNDALK % 1,095, ,500 2,278,397 20,600 1,074,700 FAIRYHOUSE % 246, ,500 2,605,084 83, ,350 GALWAY % 414,000 79,000 1,497,551 20, ,000 GOWRAN PARK % 77, ,500 1,583,518-7,100 84,750 KILBEGGAN % 28,000 16, ,619-1,000 29,000 KILLARNEY % 56,250 49,500 1,087,083 1,200 55,050 LAYTOWN % 3, , ,000 LEOPARDSTOWN % 620, ,000 4,622,896 10, ,000 LIMERICK % 86,950 45,500 1,781,550-32, ,350 LISTOWEL % 193,100 47, ,049 9, ,000 NAAS % 180, ,000 2,600,291 66, ,500 NAVAN % 83, ,000 2,134,956-3,100 86,600 PUNCHESTOWN % 485,750 57,000 3,055,281 18, ,750 ROSCOMMON % 32,000 66, ,312 1,100 30,900 SLIGO % 19,000 11, ,638-8,400 27,400 THURLES % 32,000 37, ,543 3,500 28,500 TIPPERARY % 82,900 47,000 1,133,789-21, ,900 TRAMORE % 38,000 10, ,738 11,000 27,000 WEXFORD % 41,200 9, ,109 9,000 32,200 TOTAL 357 2,606 1, , % 4,937,450 1,977,000 39,910, ,600 4,790,850 SPONSORSHIP STATISTICS HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK 43

46 RACE SPONSORSHIP BY INDUSTRY SECTOR Sector Value % Agricultural 7,500 0% Animal Feed Companies 100,000 2% Bloodstock Sales & Admin 272,800 6% Bookmakers/Betting Exchanges 766,750 16% Breweries/Publicans 304,500 6% Communications Industry 11,000 0% Construction Industry 93,550 2% Financial Institutions 126,000 3% Food/Dairy Industry 72,000 1% High Tech Manuf 5,500 0% Hotels 239,250 5% Individuals 76,300 2% Insurance Companies 61,500 1% Manufacturing Industry 17,050 0% Media 740,750 15% Motor/Petroleum Industries 68,500 1% SPONSORSHIP STATISTICS Other 154,900 3% Pharmaceuticals 4,500 0% Printers 13,500 0% Professionals 69,500 1% Racecourses & Their Supporters Clubs 814,350 16% Restaurants 2,500 0% Retail 75,750 2% Stud Farms 579,000 12% Transport/Travel Industry 250,000 5% Utilities 7,500 0% Veterinary 3,000 0% TOTAL 4,937, % 44 HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK

47 TRAINERS, RIDERS & STAFF NUMBER OF TRAINERS/RESTRICTED LICENCE HOLDERS - Public Trainers* Restricted Licence Holders* STABLE STAFF EMPLOYEE NUMBERS - Full-Time Part-Time Total 1,530 1,651 3,181 1,574 1,605 3,179 1,547 1,581 3,128 1,578 1,501 3,079 1,637 1,488 3,125 NUMBER OF RIDER LICENCE HOLDERS - Flat Jockeys* N.H. Jockeys* Apprentices* Qualified Riders* *Figure calculated 31st December TRAINERS, RIDERS & STAFF HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK 45

48 LEADING HORSES LEADING FLAT HORSES BY PRIZE-MONEY WON IN IRELAND Horse Wins Runs Places Prize- Money ( ) Decorated Knight (GB) , Capri , Order Of St George , Cracksman (GB) , Hydrangea , Happily , Winter , Poet s Word , Verbal Dexterity , Enable (GB) , LEADING N.H. HORSES BY PRIZE-MONEY WON IN IRELAND / Horse Wins Runs Places Prize- Money ( ) Our Duke , Sizing John (GB) , Clondaw Warrior , Westerner Lady , Ball D Arc (FR) , Lord Scoundrel , Fox Norton (FR) , Unowhatimeanharry (GB) , Wicklow Brave (GB) , Ballycasey , LEADING HORSES LEADING FLAT HORSES BY NUMBER OF WINS IN IRELAND Horse Wins Runs Places Prize- Money ( ) Not A Bad Oul Day , Ben Rumson , On The Go Again , Detailed , Tom Dooley , Cosmic Symbol , Music Box , Keep Believing , Aspen Belle , Treasuring (GB) , LEADING N.H. HORSES BY NUMBER OF WINS IN IRELAND / Horse Wins Runs Places Prize- Money ( ) Westerner Lady , Airlie Beach , Capture The Drama , Penhill (GB) , Ball D Arc (FR) , Teacher s Pet , Adreamstillalive , Duke Cass , Tellthemnuttin , A Toi Phil (FR) , OPPOSITE PAGE: 1. Decorated Knight 2. Capri 3. Order Of St George 4. Cracksman (GB) 5. Hydrangea 6. Happily 7. Winter 8. Poet s Word 9. Verbal Dexterity 10. Enable (GB) 11. Our Duke 12. Sizing John (GB) 13. Clondaw Warrior 14. Westerner Lady 15. Ball D Arc (FR) 16. Lord Scoundrel 17. Fox Norton (FR) 18. Unowhatimeanharry (GB) 19. Wicklow Brave (GB) 20. Ballycasey 46 HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK

49 FACTBOOK HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK FACTBOOK

50 EXPORTS EXPORTS OF IRISH-FOALED ANIMALS EXPORT STATISTICS Country Foals Yearlings 2yo 3yo 4yo 5yo 5yo+ Total Australia Bulgaria 1 1 China Czech Republic Denmark France Germany Great Britain , ,037 Greece Hong Kong Hungary India Italy Japan Kazakhstan 3 3 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Macau Morocco New Zealand Norway Pakistan Poland Qatar Russia Singapore Slovakia 4 4 South Africa Spain Sweden Switzerland Trinidad 1 1 Turkey 4 4 United Arab Emirates USA Grand Total 447 1,211 1, , HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK

51 EXPORTED IRISH FOALED ANIMALS SOLD THROUGH AUCTION FOALS YEARLING 2YO 3YO 4YO 5YO 5YO + TOTAL Country Colt Filly Gelding Colt Filly Gelding Colt Filly Gelding Colt Filly Gelding Colt Filly Gelding Filly Gelding Filly Gelding Australia Bulgaria 1 1 China Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark France Germany Great Britain ,837 Greece Hong Kong Hungary India Italy Japan Kazakhstan 1 1 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Macau 1 1 New Zealand Norway Pakistan Poland Qatar Russia Singapore Slovakia South Africa Spain Sweden Switzerland United Arab Emirates USA Grand Total ,052 1, ,914 EXPORT STATISTICS HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK 49

52 EXPORT STATISTICS VALUE IN EUROS OF EXPORTED IRISH FOALED HORSES SOLD THROUGH AUCTION FOALS YEARLINGS 2YO 3YO 4YO 5YO 5YO + TOTAL Country Colt Filly Gelding Colt Filly Gelding Colt Filly Gelding Colt Filly Gelding Colt Filly Gelding Filly Gelding Filly Gelding Australia 85, ,080 99,960 13, ,000 50, ,040 Bulgaria 3,686 3,686 China 33,500 29,000 28,000 4,500 18, ,000 Cyprus 11,115 26,665 37,780 Czech Republic 5, ,640 95,400 12,870 73,710 24,570 22, ,820 Denmark 10,500 87,000 19,000 69,000 6, ,935 France 1,870,456 2,839,630 10,222,965 14,317,491 52, , ,117 56,512 53, ,037 3,000 21,000 30,700,844 Germany 97,416 10, , , ,000 55, ,780 2,600 27,000 6,229 7,000 1,455,448 Great Britain 5,665,940 1,536,688 59,000 77,197,949 56,894,730 20,885,796 7,531,795 9,443,161 4,571, ,527 2,334,137 12,394,807 1,648,555 9,688,239 1,191,316 4,311, , , ,779,539 Greece 92,255 41,580 26,428 4, ,198 Hong Kong 65, , , ,485 Hungary 27,986 30,800 7,371 1,000 67,157 India 50,000 20,000 21,000 91,000 Italy 129,140 7,500 2,227,151 1,873, , ,970 35,700 2,000 2,600 4,914 2,800 4,000 8,774 4,635,594 Japan 954,000 2,239,010 2,691,966 23, ,760 6,150,736 Kazakhstan 1,500 1,500 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 66,000 15,000 81,000 Macau 42,000 42,000 New Zealand 64,762 30,000 30, ,762 Norway 1,600 58,000 15,209 7,000 81,809 Pakistan 13,000 7,985 20,985 Poland 32,500 14, , ,040 6, ,171 Qatar 22,000 79, , ,126 Russia 47, ,308 20, ,932 Singapore 62, ,280 63, ,400 Slovakia 6,500 14,200 20,700 South Africa 478, ,000 1,158,380 Spain 12,800 17, , ,708 4,000 4,914 7, ,447 Sweden 10, ,998 59,062 95,937 59,000 3, , ,726 Switzerland 58,500 15,000 1,142 74,642 United Arab Emirates 71,400 8, , ,398 USA 2,348,115 1,660, , , ,872 21,000 76,167 88,919 15,209 5,299,934 Grand Total 8,784,252 4,651,173 59,000 96,843,288 79,585,458 21,756,704 9,646,473 10,392,414 5,104, ,524 2,727,532 12,593, ,000 1,731,125 9,738,239 1,247,101 4,400, , , ,552, HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK

53 CLASSIFICATIONS IRISH CLASSIFICATIONS HIGHEST RATED PERFORMANCE - Year Male Rating Female Rating Dawn Approach (IRE), Magician (IRE) The Fugue (GB) 123 Declaration Of War (USA) & St Nicholas Abbey (IRE) 124 Australia (GB), The Grey Gatsby (IRE) 127 Tapestry (IRE) 120 Air Force Blue (USA), Golden Horn (GB), 124 Found (IRE), Minding (IRE) 120 Order Of St George (IRE) Almanzor (FR) 129 Found (IRE) 124 Churchill (IRE), Highland Reel (IRE), Enable (GB), Minding (IRE) 120 Order Of St George (IRE) 123 IRISH CLASSIFICATIONS - HIGHEST-RATED TWO-YEAR-OLD PERFORMANCE - Year Male Rating Female Rating Toormore (IRE) 122 Rizeena (IRE) 113 Gleneagles (IRE) 116 Found (IRE) 117 Air Force Blue (USA) 124 Minding (IRE) 120 Churchill (IRE) 122 Brave Anna (IRE), Rhododendron (IRE) 116 U S Navy Flag (USA) 122 Clemmie (IRE) 115 IRISH CLASSIFICATIONS - THREE YEAR OLDS BY DISTANCE - SPRINT (5F - 6F) Year Male Rating Female Rating Dutch Masterpiece (GB) 111 Scream Blue Murder (IRE) & Viztoria (IRE) 104 Due Diligence (USA) 116 Mattmu (GB), Toscanini (IRE) 113 Fort Del Oro (IRE) 107 Washington DC (IRE) 111 Only Mine (IRE) 107 Caravaggio (USA) 120 Alphabet (IRE) 108 CLASSIFICATIONS IRISH CLASSIFICATIONS - THREE YEAR OLDS BY DISTANCE - MILE (7F - 9F) Year Male Rating Female Rating Dawn Approach (IRE) 124 Scintillula (IRE) 112 Kingman (GB) 125 Marvellous (IRE) 116 Gleneagles (IRE) 122 Legatissimo (IRE) 115 The Gurkha (IRE) 122 Minding (IRE) 122 Churchill (IRE) 123 Winter (IRE) 119 IRISH CLASSIFICATIONS - THREE YEAR OLDS BY DISTANCE - INTERMEDIATE (9.5F F) Year Male Rating Female Rating Ruler Of The World (IRE) 122 Alive Alive Oh (GB) & Hot Snap (GB) 107 Australia (GB), The Great Gatsby (IRE) 127 Tarfasha (GB) 113 Golden Horn (GB) 124 Found (IRE) 119 Almanzor (FR) 129 Minding (IRE) 120 Churchill (IRE) 122 Winter (IRE) 119 HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK 51

54 IRISH CLASSIFICATIONS - THREE YEAR OLDS BY DISTANCE - LONG (11F - 13F) Year Male Rating Female Rating Magician (IRE) 124 Chicquita (IRE) 115 Australia (GB) 123 Tapestry (IRE) 120 Jack Hobbs (IRE) 123 Found (IRE) 120 Harzand (IRE) 121 Minding (IRE) 119 Capri (IRE) 120 Enable (GB) 120 IRISH CLASSIFICATIONS - THREE-YEAR-OLDS BY DISTANCE - EXTENDED (14F+) Year Male Rating Female Rating Leading Light (IRE) 118 Century (IRE) 107 Altesse (GB) 103 Order Of St George (IRE) 124 Housesofparliament (IRE) 113 Pretty Perfect (IRE) 111 Capri (IRE) 120 Detailed (IRE) 101 IRISH CLASSIFICATIONS - FOUR YEAR OLDS AND UP BY DISTANCE - SPRINT (5-6F) CLASSIFICATIONS Year Male Rating Female Rating Gordon Lord Byron (IRE) 118 Sea Siren (AUS) 113 Slade Power (IRE) 119 Viztoria (IRE) 109 Sole Power (GB) 118 Majestic Queen (IRE) 106 Ardhoomey (IRE), Toscanini (IRE) 112 Mecca s Angel (IRE) 116 Caspian Prince (IRE) 114 Quiet Reflection (GB) 115 IRISH CLASSIFICATIONS - FOUR YEAR OLDS AND UP BY DISTANCE MILE - (7-9F) Year Male Rating Female Rating Declaration Of War (USA) 121 Dank (GB) & Fiesolana (IRE) 114 Verrazano (USA) 119 Fiesolana (IRE) 113 Cougar Mountain (IRE), Custom Cut (IRE) 117 Cladocera (GER) 110 Endless Drama (IRE) 116 Devonshire (IRE) 109 Deauville (IRE) 119 Persuasive (GB), Somehow (IRE) 114 IRISH CLASSIFICATIONS - FOUR YEAR OLDS AND UP BY DISTANCE - INTERMEDIATE ( F) Year Male Rating Female Rating Declaration Of War (USA) 124 The Fugue (GB) 123 Magician (IRE) 123 Thistle Bird (GB) 116 Fascinating Rock (IRE), Free Eagle (IRE) 123 Ribbons (GB) 114 Fascinating Rock (IRE) 123 Found (IRE) 124 Highland Reel (IRE) 123 Minding (IRE) 120 IRISH CLASSIFICATIONS - FOUR YEAR OLDS AND UP BY DISTANCE - LONG (11-13F+) Year Male Rating Female Rating St Nicholas Abbey (IRE) 124 Belle De Crecy (IRE) 111 Ruler Of The World (IRE) 119 Chicquita (IRE) 114 Fascinating Rock (IRE) 120 Carla Bianca (IRE) 107 Highland Reel (IRE) 123 Found (IRE) 124 Highland Reel (IRE), Order Of St George (IRE) 121 Seventh Heaven (IRE) HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK

55 IRISH CLASSIFICATIONS - FOUR YEAR OLDS AND UP BY DISTANCE - EXTENDED (14F+) Year Male Rating Female Rating Ernest Hemingway (IRE) 116 Voleuse De Coeurs (IRE) 117 Brown Panther (GB) 118 Missunited (IRE) 113 Max Dynamite (FR) 117 Silwana (IRE) 107 Order Of St George (IRE) 120 Toe The Line (IRE) 102 Order Of St George (IRE) 123 IRISH HURDLE CLASSIFICATION - Season 2 Miles Rating 2.5 Miles + Rating Hurricane Fly (IRE) 175 Quevega (FR) Jezki (IRE) 169 Annie Power (IRE), Diakali (FR) & Solwhit (FR) Faugheen (IRE) 174 Jezki (IRE) Faugheen (IRE) 176 Annie Power (IRE) Wicklow Brave (GB) 164 Nichols Canyon (GB) 164 IRISH NOVICE HURDLE CLASSIFICATION - Season 2 Miles Rating 2.5 Miles + Rating Jezki (IRE) & Our Conor (IRE) 161 Annie Power (IRE) Faugheen (IRE) 161 Faugheen (IRE) Douvan (FR) 161 Nichols Canyon (GB) Min (FR) 154 Yorkhill (IRE) Labaik (FR) 161 Presenting Percy (GB) 156 IRISH STEEPLECHASE CLASSIFICATION - Season 2 Miles Rating 2.5 Miles Rating 3 Miles Rating Sprinter Sacre (FR) 188 Flemenstar (IRE) 169 Sir Des Champs (FR) Arvika Ligeonniere (FR) 165 Hidden Cyclone (IRE) 160 Last Instalment (IRE) Special Tiara (GB) & Un De Sceaux (FR) 168 Don Cossack (GER) 175 Don Cossack (GER) Un De Sceaux (FR) 169 Vautour (FR) 176 Don Cossack (GER) Un De Sceaux (FR) 167 Un De Sceaux (FR) 167 Sizing John (GB) 168 CLASSIFICATIONS IRISH NOVICE STEEPLECHASE CLASSIFICATION - Season 2 Miles Rating 2.5 Miles Rating 3 Miles Rating Arvika Ligeonniere (FR) 160 Benefficient (IRE) 157 Mount Benbulben (IRE) Champagne Fever (IRE) 158 Ballycasey (IRE) 155 Carlingford Lough (IRE) Un De Sceaux (FR) 168 Vautour (FR) 171 Don Poli (IRE) Douvan (FR) 169 Black Hercules (IRE) 158 No More Heroes (IRE) Great Field (FR) 161 Yorkhill (IRE) 164 Our Duke (IRE) 167 HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK 53

56 FLAT HORSES RATED 100+ IN IRELAND BY TRAINER TOTAL TRAINER 2-YEAR-OLD 3-YEAR-OLD 4-YEAR-OLD+ 76 AP O Brien GM Lyons JS Bolger DK Weld Mrs. J. Harrington JP O Brien WP Mullins 6 5 J Stack W McCreery KJ Condon M Channon (GB) M Halford D. O Meara (GB) E Lynam JP Shanahan 2 2 J Gosden (GB) JG Murphy KR Burke (GB) M Meade (GB) R Varian (GB) 2 CLASSIFICATIONS FLAT HORSES RATED 100+ IN IRELAND BY SIRE TOTAL TRAINER 2-YEAR-OLD 3-YEAR-OLD 4-YEAR-OLD+ 46 Galileo War Front Fastnet Rock Teofilo Dubawi Scat Daddy Dark Angel Kodiac Lope De Vega Frankel Holy Roman Emperor Zoffany Deep Impact Lawman Raven s Pass Big Bad Bob Born To Sea Cape Cross 2 2 Choisir 2 2 Elusive Pimpernel Fast Company Footstepsinthesand Invincible Spirit Mastercraftsman Pivotal Pour Moi Rajj 2 2 Sea The Stars 2 2 Showcasing The Carbon Unit 2 2 Vocalised 2 54 HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK

57 HURDLERS & CHASERS RATED 130+ WHICH WERE TRAINED IN IRELAND - SEASON TOTAL TRAINER HURDLERS CHASERS 94 W P Mullins G Elliott H De Bromhead N Meade Mrs J Harrington J P O Brien M F Morris A J Martin A Fleming T Mullins C Byrnes E P Harty J R Barry E Bolger S R B Crawford G Cromwell J T R Dreaper P Fahey J E Kiely A Lynch J J Walsh D K Weld W J Burke J H Culloty Miss E Doyle P Griffin Miss M L Hallahan J J Hanlon Miss E Holden M Hourigan Ms Sandra Hughes P G Kelly A McNamara P Nolan E O Grady E J O Grady J P Ryan K Thornton T M Walsh B Arthey M Brassil E Cawley A Curran E D Delany J P Dempsey P A Fahy Ms M Flynn P J Flynn E Griffin V L Halley B R Hamilton C Kidd Mrs D A Love D McDonagh D A McLoughlin B M McMahon S J Mahon J J Mangan A L T Moore Ms M Mullins B J Murphy J G Murphy W P Murphy A Murray J A Nash R O Sullivan D Queally J Queally R P Rath J G Sheehan T J Taaffe W F Treacy R Tyner M Winters 0 1 CLASSIFICATIONS HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK 55

58 OWNERS, TRAINERS & RIDERS OWNERS TRAINERS & RIDERS LEADING N.H. OWNERS / SEASON Owner Runs Wins 2nd 3rd 4th Win Place Prize- Money Money Money Gigginstown House Stud ,675, ,247, ,922, John P. McManus ,721, ,002, ,724, Mrs S Ricci , , ,237, Ann &Alan Potts , , , Andrea & Graham Wylie , , , Cooper Family Syndicate , , , R.S. Brookhouse , , , C.Jones , , , Wicklow Bloodstock (Ireland) Ltd , , , Luke McMahon , , , Supreme Horse Racing Club , , , Mrs Patricia Hunt , , , John Patrick Ryan , , , Act D Wagg Syndicate , , , Mrs Catherine Holden , , , Anthony P. Butler , , , Barry Connell , , , Philip J. Reynolds , , , Michael D. Mee , , , Mrs P Sloan , , , HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK

59 LEADING N.H. TRAINERS BY NO. OF WINS / SEASON Trainer Runs Wins 2nd 3rd 4th Win Place Prize- Money Money Money Gordon Elliott 1, ,872, ,508, ,380, W.P. Mullins ,259, ,320, ,580, Henry de Bromhead ,023, , ,569, Noel Meade , , ,205, Mrs John Harrington ,089, , ,444, Joseph Patrick O Brien , , , John Joseph Hanlon , , , Miss Elizabeth Doyle , , , Thomas Mullins , , , C.Byrnes , , , John Patrick Ryan , , , Peter Fahey , , , E. Bolger , , , M. F. Morris , , , Miss Ellmarie Holden , , , A.J. Martin , , , S. J. Mahon , , , Ms Margaret Mullins , , , Karl Thornton , , , John E. Kiely , , , LEADING N.H. JOCKEYS BY NO. OF WINS / SEASON Jockey Runs Wins 2nd 3rd 4th Win Place Prize- Money Money Money R. Walsh ,283, , ,057, J.W. Kennedy , , ,602, D.N. Russell , , ,177, M.P. Walsh , , ,044, P. Townend , , ,157, S.W. Flanagan , , , D.E. Mullins , , , B.J. Cooper , , ,239, R.M. Power ,302, , ,550, D.J. Mullins , , ,249, J.J. Codd , , , P.W. Mullins , , , B.J. Geraghty , , , Rachael Blackmore , , , D. Meyler , , , P.T. Enright , , , M.A. Enright , , , K.M. Donoghue , , , J.J. Slevin , , , OWNERS TRAINERS & RIDERS N. Carberry , , , HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK 57

60 LEADING CONDITIONAL RIDERS BY NO. OF WINS / SEASON Jockey Runs Wins 2nd 3rd 4th Win Place Prize- Money Money Money Rachael Blackmore , , , D. Meyler , , , J.J. Slevin , , , A. Ring , , , C. Brassil , , , D. Robinson , , , J.W. Kennedy , , , P.E. Corbett , , , R.P. Treacy , , , J.M. Moore , , , J.B. Kane , , , M.P. Flanagan , , , B.J. Foley , , , D.E. Splaine , , , C.M. Collins , , , OWNERS TRAINERS & RIDERS R.A. Doyle , , , B. Browne , , , Katie O Farrell , , , A. McCurtin , , , E. O Connell , , , LEADING QUALIFIED RIDERS BY NO. OF WINS / SEASON Jockey Runs Wins 2nd 3rd 4th Win Place Prize- Money Money Money J.J. Codd , , , P.W. Mullins , , , N. Carberry , , , K. Walsh , , , F. Maguire , , , L. O Neill , , , L.J. McGuinness , , , J.C. Barry , , , D.J. Benson , , , K. Harrington , , , B. O Neill , , , R. Deegan , , , J.J. Slevin , , , D. Skehan , , , D.L. Queally , , , D. O Connor , , , E.A. Lalor , , , M.J. O Hare , , , D. Roche , , , S. O Brien , , , HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK

61 LEADING FLAT OWNERS Owner Runs Wins 2nd 3rd 4th Win Place Prize- Money Money Money Mrs.John Magnier ,564, , ,260, Michael Tabor ,389, , ,017, Derrick Smith ,374, , ,963, Mrs. J.S. Bolger , , , Godolphin , , , Saleh Al Homaizi & Imad Al Sagar , , , H.H. Aga Khan , , , Newtown Anner Stud Farm Ltd , , , Qatar Racing Limited , , , Sean Jones , , , A.E. Oppenheimer , , K. Abdullah , , , Moyglare Stud Farm , , , Saeed Suhail , , David Spratt , , , Mrs C.C. Regalado-Gonzalez , , , LLoyd J. Williams , , , John Lavery , , , Mrs June Judd , , , Mrs S Ricci , , , OWNERS TRAINERS & RIDERS HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK 59

62 LEADING FLAT TRAINERS BY NO. OF WINS Trainer Runs Wins 2nd 3rd 4th Win Place Prize- Money Money Money A.P. O Brien ,588, ,021, ,610, G.M. Lyons ,055, , ,683, J.S. Bolger ,122, , ,858, D.K. Weld , , ,246, Mrs John Harrington , , ,128, Joseph Patrick O Brien , , , W. McCreery , , , M. Halford , , , John James Feane , , , J.P. Murtagh , , , J.A.Stack , , , W.P. Mullins , , , Adrian Paul Keatley , , , Ms. Sheila Lavery , , , P.J.Prendergast , , , OWNERS TRAINERS & RIDERS Edward Lynam , , , John M. Oxx , , , Adrian McGuinness , , , M.D. O Callaghan , , , Joseph G. Murphy , , , LEADING FLAT JOCKEYS BY NO. OF WINS Jockey Runs Wins 2nd 3rd 4th Win Place Prize- Money ( ) Money ( ) Money ( ) Colin Thomas Keane ,304, , ,121, Patrick Joseph Smullen ,317, ,091, ,409, Donnacha Aidan O Brien ,093, , ,630, Kevin James Manning ,062, , ,782, William James Lee , , ,197, Shane Foley , , ,016, Christopher Denis Hayes , , ,275, James Anthony Heffernan ,539, , ,420, Declan Patrick McDonogh , , ,264, Colm O Donoghue , , ,045, Ronan Patrick Whelan , , , Gary Francis Carroll , , , Leigh Francis Roche , , , Ryan Lee Moore ,734, , ,391, Wayne Martin Lordan , , , Oisin James Orr , , , Killian Jack Leonard , , , Anastasia O Brien , , , Niall George McCullagh , , , Gary Paul Halpin , , , HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK

63 LEADING FLAT APPRENTICES BY NO. OF WINS Jockey Runs Wins 2nd 3rd 4th Win Place Prize- Money Money Money O.J. Orr , , , K.J. Leonard , , , Anastasia O Brien , , , G.P. Halpin , , , S.P. Davis , , , D.W. O Connor , , , D.E. Hogan , , , D.E. Sheehy , , , T.P. Madden , , , R.P. Downey , , , R. Coakley , , , D. O Brien , , , D.P. Linehan , , , N.M. Crosse , , , C.J. McGovern , , , D.M. Redmond , , , K.K. Hennessy , , , G.M. Ryan , , , A.J. Breslin , , , K.P. Moriarty , , , OWNERS TRAINERS & RIDERS HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK 61

64 FIXTURE LIST 2018 RACING FIXTURE LIST 2018 JANUARY 1 Mon Fairyhouse 1 Mon Tramore 5 Fri Dundalk (e) 6 Sat Cork 7 Sun Naas 11 Thu Clonmel 12 Fri Dundalk (e) 13 Sat Punchestown 14 Sun Fairyhouse 17 Wed Fairyhouse 19 Fri Dundalk (e) 20 Sat Navan 21 Sun Thurles 25 Thu Gowran Park 26 Fri Dundalk (e) 27 Fri Fairyhouse 28 Sun Naas 30 Tue Punchestown 31 Wed Down Royal FEBRUARY 2 Fri Dundalk (e) 3 SAT LEOPARDSTOWN 4 SUN LEOPARDSTOWN 7 Wed Fairyhouse 8 Thu Thurles 9 Fri Dundalk (e) 10 Sat Naas 11 Sun Punchestown 15 Thu Clonmel 16 Fri Dundalk (e) 17 Sat Gowran Park 18 Sun Navan 21 Wed Punchestown 22 Thu Thurles 23 Fri Dundalk (e) 24 Sat Fairyhouse 25 Sun Naas MARCH 1 Thu Clonmel 2 Fri Dundalk (e) 3 Sat Navan 4 Sun Leopardstown 5 Mon Leopardstown 8 Thu Thurles 9 Fri Dundalk (e) 10 Sat Gowran Park 11 Sun Naas 16 Fri Dundalk (e) 17 Sat Down Royal 17 Sat Wexford 18 Sun Limerick 18 Sun Navan 19 Mon Limerick 22 Thu Cork 23 Fri Dundalk (e) 24 Sat Thurles 25 Sun Downpatrick 25 Sun Naas 28 Wed Dundalk (e) 29 Thu Clonmel 31 SAT CORK APRIL 1 SUN CORK 1 SUN FAIRYHOUSE 2 MON CORK 2 MON FAIRYHOUSE 3 TUE FAIRYHOUSE 4 Wed Leopardstown 6 Fri Dundalk (e) 6 Fri Wexford (e) 7 Sat Limerick 7 Sat Navan 8 Sun Naas 10 Tue Tipperary (e) 11 Wed Dundalk (e) 12 Thu Limerick 13 Fri Ballinrobe (e) 14 Sat Leopardstown 15 Sun Cork 15 Sun Tramore 16 Mon Tramore (e) 17 Tue Fairyhouse (e) 18 Wed Dundalk (e) 19 Thu Tipperary (e) 20 Fri Kilbeggan (e) 21 Sat Limerick 22 Sun Navan 23 Mon Navan (e) 24 TUE PUNCHESTOWN (E) 25 WED PUNCHESTOWN (E) 26 THU PUNCHESTOWN (E) 27 FRI PUNCHESTOWN (E) 28 SAT PUNCHESTOWN 29 Sun Gowran Park MAY 1 Tue Ballinrobe (e) 2 Wed Dundalk (e) 3 Thu Clonmel (e) 4 Fri Cork (e) 4 Fri Downpatrick (e) 5 Sat Cork 5 Sat Wexford 6 Sun Dundalk 6 Sun Sligo 7 Mon Down Royal 7 Mon Naas 8 Tue Roscommon (e) 9 Wed Gowran Park (e) 10 Thu Tipperary (e) 11 Fri Curragh 11 Fri Kilbeggan (e) 12 Sat Curragh 13 SUN KILLARNEY 13 Sun Leopardstown 14 MON KILLARNEY (E) 15 TUE KILLARNEY (E) 16 Wed Punchestown (e) 17 Thu Clonmel (e) 18 Fri Cork (e) 18 Fri Downpatrick (e) 19 Sat Navan 20 Sun Limerick 20 Sun Naas 22 Tue Sligo (e) 23 Wed Wexford (e) 24 Thu Tipperary (e) 25 Fri Down Royal (e) 25 Fri Leopardstown (e) 26 SAT CURRAGH 27 SUN CURRAGH 28 Mon Ballinrobe (e) 29 Tue Ballinrobe (e) 30 Wed Gowran Park (e) 31 Thu Fairyhouse (e) JUNE 1 Fri Tramore (e) 2 Sat Navan 2 Sat Tramore (e) 3 Sun Kilbeggan 3 Sun Listowel 4 Mon Gowran Park 4 Mon Listowel 6 Wed Wexford (e) 7 Thu Leopardstown (e) 8 Fri Clonmel (e) 8 Fri Curragh (e) 9 Sat Curragh 11 Mon Roscommon (e) 12 Tue Roscommon (e) 13 Wed Punchestown (e) 14 Thu Leopardstown (e) 15 Fri Fairyhouse (e) 16 Sat Downpatrick 16 Sat Limerick 17 Sun Cork 17 Sun Downpatrick 19 Tue Sligo (e) 20 Wed Wexford (e) 21 Thu Leopardstown (e) 22 FRI DOWN ROYAL (E) 22 Fri Limerick (e) 23 SAT DOWN ROYAL 23 Sat Gowran Park 24 Sun Gowran Park 25 Mon Kilbeggan (e) 26 Tue Ballinrobe (e) 27 Wed Naas (e) 28 Thu Tipperary (e) 29 FRI CURRAGH (E) 30 SAT CURRAGH JULY 1 SUN CURRAGH 4 WED BELLEWSTOWN (E) 5 THU BELLEWSTOWN (E) 5 Thu Tipperary (e) 6 FRI BELLEWSTOWN (E) 6 Fri Wexford (e) 7 Sat Naas 62 HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK

65 7 SAT BELLEWSTOWN (E) 8 Sun Fairyhouse 8 Sun Limerick 9 Mon Roscommon (e) 10 Tue Roscommon (e) 12 Thu Dundalk 12 Thu Leopardstown (e) 13 Fri Downpatrick 13 Fri Cork (e) 14 Sat Limerick 14 Sat Navan 15 SUN KILLARNEY 15 Sun Sligo 16 MON KILLARNEY (E) 17 TUE KILLARNEY (E) 18 Wed Fairyhouse (e) 18 WED KILLARNEY (E) 19 THU KILLARNEY 19 Thu Leopardstown (e) 20 Fri Kilbeggan (e) 21 SAT CURRAGH 22 SUN CURRAGH 22 Sun Tipperary 23 Mon Ballinrobe (e) 24 Tue Ballinrobe (e) 25 Wed Naas (e) 26 Thu Leopardstown (e) 26 Thu Limerick (e) 27 Fri Down Royal (e) 27 Fri Wexford (e) 28 Sat Gowran Park 30 MON GALWAY (E) 31 TUE GALWAY (E) AUGUST 1 WED GALWAY (E) 2 THU GALWAY 3 FRI GALWAY (E) 4 SAT GALWAY 5 SUN GALWAY 6 Mon Cork 6 Mon Curragh 7 Tue Roscommon (e) 8 Wed Sligo (e) 9 Thu Leopardstown (e) 9 Thu Sligo (e) 10 Fri Tipperary (e) 11 Sat Cork 11 Sat Kilbeggan (e) 12 Sun Curragh 12 Sun Downpatrick 13 Mon Ballinrobe (e) 15 Wed Gowran Park (e) 16 Thu Leopardstown (e) 16 THU TRAMORE (E) 17 Fri Dundalk (e) 17 FRI TRAMORE (E) 18 SAT TRAMORE (E) 19 SUN TRAMORE 20 Mon Roscommon (e) 21 Tue Sligo (e) 22 WED KILLARNEY 23 THU KILLARNEY (E) 24 Fri Kilbeggan (e) 24 FRI KILLARNEY (E) 25 Sat Curragh 25 SAT KILLARNEY 26 Sun Curragh 27 Mon Downpatrick 28 Tue Ballinrobe (e) 29 Wed Bellewstown (e) 30 Thu Bellewstown (e) 30 Thu Tipperary (e) 31 Fri Curragh (e) 31 Fri Down Royal (e) SEPTEMBER 1 Sat Curragh 3 Mon Roscommon (e) 5 Wed Gowran Park (e) 6 Thu Laytown 7 Fri Down Royal (e) 7 Fri Kilbeggan (e) 8 Sat Navan 8 Sat Wexford 9 SUN LISTOWEL 10 MON LISTOWEL 11 TUE LISTOWEL 12 WED LISTOWEL 13 THU LISTOWEL 14 FRI LISTOWEL 15 SAT LICW LEOPARDSTOWN 15 SAT LISTOWEL 16 SUN LICW CURRAGH 17 Mon Galway (e) 18 Tue Galway (e) 19 Wed Naas (e) 20 Thu Clonmel (e) 21 Fri Ballinrobe (e) 21 Fri Dundalk (e) 22 Sat Gowran Park 23 Sun Navan 24 Mon Fairyhouse (e) 27 Thu Sligo 28 Fri Downpatrick 28 Fri Dundalk (e) 29 Sat Navan 30 Sun Naas OCTOBER 1 Mon Roscommon 3 Wed Cork 4 Thu Clonmel 5 Fri Gowran Park 5 Fri Dundalk (e) 6 Sat Gowran Park 7 Sun Tipperary 8 Mon Tipperary 9 Tue Galway 10 Wed Cork 11 Thu Thurles 12 Fri Downpatrick 12 Fri Dundalk (e) 13 Sat Fairyhouse 13 Sat Limerick 14 Sun Limerick 14 Sun Navan 15 Mon Gowran Park 16 Tue Punchestown 17 Wed Punchestown 18 Thu Tramore 19 Fri Dundalk (e) 20 Sat Leopardstown 21 Sun Cork 21 Sun Naas 24 Wed Navan 25 Thu Thurles 26 Fri Dundalk (e) 27 SAT GALWAY 28 Sat Leopardstown 28 SUN GALWAY 28 Sun Wexford 29 MON GALWAY 29 Mon Wexford 31 Wed Dundalk (e) NOVEMBER 1 Thu Clonmel 2 FRI DOWN ROYAL 2 Fri Dundalk (e) 3 SAT DOWN ROYAL 4 Sun Cork 4 Sun Naas 6 Tue Fairyhouse 7 Wed Dundalk (e) 8 Thu Thurles 9 Fri Dundalk (e) 10 Sat Naas 11 Sun Navan 14 Wed Fairyhouse 15 Thu Clonmel 16 Fri Dundalk (e) 17 SAT PUNCHESTOWN 18 Sun Cork 18 SUN PUNCHESTOWN 21 Wed Dundalk (e) 22 Thu Thurles 23 Fri Dundalk (e) 24 Sat Gowran Park 25 Sun Navan 28 Wed Punchestown 29 Thu Thurles 30 Fri Limerick 20 Fri Dundalk (e) DECEMBER 1 SAT FAIRYHOUSE 2 SUN FAIRYHOUSE 6 Thu Clonmel 7 Fri Dundalk (e) 8 Sat Navan 9 Sun Cork 9 Sun Punchestown 13 Thu Tramore 14 Fri Dundalk (e) 15 Sat Fairyhouse 16 Sun Navan 18 Tue Naas 19 Wed Dundalk (e) 21 Fri Dundalk (e) 22 Sat Thurles 26 Wed Down Royal 26 WED LEOPARDSTOWN 26 WED LIMERICK 27 THU LEOPARDSTOWN 27 THU LIMERICK 28 FRI LEOPARDSTOWN 28 FRI LIMERICK 29 SAT LEOPARDSTOWN 29 SAT LIMERICK 31 Mon Punchestown (e) Evening Meeting RACING FESTIVAL (LICW) Longines Irish Champions Weekend Horse Racing Ireland RACING FIXTURE LIST 2018 *Dates/Races may change due to adverse weather conditions or other circumstances. HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK 63

66 MAJOR RACES 2018 MAJOR RACES 2018 NATIONAL HUNT 01 JANUARY TRAMORE Metal Man Chase Listed 07 JANUARY NAAS Slaney Nov Hdle Grade 1 13 JANUARY PUNCHESTOWN Moscow Flyer Nov Hdle Grade 2 Killiney Nov Chase Grade 3 14 JANUARY FAIRYHOUSE Dan Moore Mem H cap Chase Grade A 20 JANUARY NAVAN Navan Handicap Hurdle Grade B 21 JANUARY THURLES Kinloch Brae Chase Grade 3 Coolmore EBF Mares Nov Chase Grade 2 25 JANUARY GOWRAN PARK Galmoy Hdle Grade 2 Goffs Thyestes H cap Chase Grade A 27 JANUARY FAIRYHOUSE Solerina Mares Novice Hurdle Grade 3 28 JANUARY NAAS Limestone Lad Hdle Grade 3 Woodlands Nov Chase Grade 3 03 FEBRUARY LEOPARDSTOWN Goffs Future Stars (C & G) INH Flat Race Grade 2 Coral Dublin Chase Grade 2 Coral Sandyford Handicap Chase Grade B Coral.ie Leopardstown H cap Hdle Grade B Frank Ward Solicitors Arkle Nov Chase Grade 1 BHP Insurances Irish Champion Hdle Grade 1 Nathaniel Lacy Golden Cygnet Nov Hdle Grade 1 04 FEBRUARY LEOPARDSTOWN Chanelle Group Leopardstown Chase Grade A Deloitte Nov Hdle Grade 1 Coolmore Deep Run Mares INH Flat Race Grade 2 William Fry Glencullen Handicap Hurdle Grade B Paddy Mullins EBF Mares Handicap Hurdle Grade B Tattersalls Ireland Spring 4yo Hdle Grade 1 Unibet Irish Gold Cup Grade 1 Flogas Nov Chase Grade 1 10 FEBRUARY NAAS Opera Hat Mares Chase Listed 11 FEBRUARY PUNCHESTOWN Grand National Trial H cap Chase Grade B EBF Nov Hdle Listed 15 FEBRUARY CLONMEL Powerstown Novice Hurdle Grade 3 17 FEBRUARY GOWRAN PARK Red Mills Chase Grade 2 Red Mills Trial Hdle Grade 3 18 FEBRUARY NAVAN Ten Up Novice Chase Grade 2 Boyne Hurdle Grade 2 21 FEBRUARY PUNCHESTOWN Quevega Mares Hurdle Listed 22 FEBRUARY THURLES Michael Purcell Nov Hdle Grade 3 24 FEBRUARY FAIRYHOUSE At The Races Bobbyjo Chase Grade 3 Winning Fair Juvenile Hdle Grade 3 25 FEBRUARY NAAS Paddy Power Newlands Chase Grade 3 Nas na Riogh Nov Hcp Chase Grade B Paddy Power Johnstown Nov Hdle Grade 2 03 MARCH NAVAN Flyingbolt Nov Chase Grade 3 04 MARCH LEOPARDSTOWN TRI Equestrian Carrickmines H cap Chase Grade B 10 MARCH GOWRAN PARK Shamrock H cap Chase Grade B 11 MARCH NAAS Leinster National Grade A Directors Plate Novice Chase Grade 3 Irish Racing Writers Kingsfurze Novice Hurdle Listed 18 MARCH LIMERICK Dawn Run EBF Mares Nov Chase Grade 2 Shannon Spray EBF Mares Nov Hdle Grade 3 18 MARCH NAVAN An Uaimh Chase Grade 2 EBF Nov Final H cap Chase Grade B 24 MARCH THURLES Native Upmanship Novice Chase Listed 01 APRIL CORK Easter H cap Hdle Grade B Imperial Call Chase Grade 3 01 APRIL FAIRYHOUSE EBF Mares Nov Hdle Final Grade 1 INHSO Final Nov H cap Hdle Grade B Ryanair Gold Cup Grade 1 John Fowler Memorial Mares Chase Grade 3 02 APRIL FAIRYHOUSE Boylesports Irish Grand National Grade A Greenogue Nov Hcap Chase Grade B Keelings Hurdle Grade 2 Percy Maynard 4yo Hdle Grade 2 03 APRIL FAIRYHOUSE Glasscarn H cap Hdle Grade A Total Enjoyment Mares Bumper Listed Coolmore NH Sires Festival Nov Hdle Grade 2 Normans Grove Chase Grade 2 Rathbarry Novice Hurdle Grade 2 07 APRIL LIMERICK Hugh McMahon Mem Nov Chase Grade 3 Kevin McManus Bumper Listed 24 APRIL PUNCHESTOWN Growise Nov Chase Grade 1 Kilashee H cap Hdle Grade B Evening Herald Champion Nov Hdle Grade 1 Boylesports Champion Chase Grade 1 25 APRIL PUNCHESTOWN Liss A Paoraigh Mares Bumper Grade 3 Guinness H cap Chase Grade A Attheraces Champion Bumper Grade 1 Irish Daily Mirror War of Attrition Novice Hdle Grade 1 Punchestown Bibby Financial Punchestown Gold Cup Grade 1 26 APRIL PUNCHESTOWN Ballymore Eustace Handicap Hurdle Grade B Ladbrokes World Series Hdle Grade 1 Ryanair Nov Chase Grade 1 Mares Novice Hurdle Listed Three.ie H cap Steeplechase Grade B 27 APRIL PUNCHESTOWN Punchestown Champion Hdle Grade 1 Glencarraig Lady Mares H cap Chase Grade B Tattersalls Ireland Champion Novice Hdle Grade 1 Punchestown Novice H cap Chase Grade A 28 APRIL PUNCHESTOWN EBF Mares Champion Hdle Grade 1 Palmerstown House Pat Taaffe H cap Chase Grade B Ballymore H cap Hdle Grade B Aes Champion 4yo Hdle Grade 1 13 MAY KILLARNEY Killarney H cap Hdle Grade B Tourist Attraction Mares Hurdle Listed 14 MAY KILLARNEY An Riocht Chase Grade 3 05 JULY TIPPERARY Grimes Hurdle Grade 3 18 JULY KILLARNEY Bourn Vincent Memorial Handicap S chase Grade B 31 JULY GALWAY Novice Hurdle Listed 01 AUGUST GALWAY thetote.com Galway Plate (H cap Chase) Grade A 02 AUGUST GALWAY Guinness Galway Hdle (H cap) Grade A Ballybrit Nov Chase Grade 3 04 AUGUST GALWAY Mervue Handicap Hurdle Grade B 25 AUGUST KILLARNEY Lough Leane H cap Chase Grade B Mount Brandon H cap Hdle Grade B 11 SEPTEMBER LISTOWEL Latrigue 4yo H cap Hdle Grade B 12 SEPTEMBER LISTOWEL Guinness Kerry National (H cap Chase) Grade A 13 SEPTEMBER LISTOWEL Ladbrokes H cap Hdle Grade B 05 OCTOBER GOWRAN PARK Pat Walsh Memorial Mares Hurdle Listed Mucklemeg Mares Bumper Listed 06 OCTOBER GOWRAN PARK Kilkenny Racing Festival H cap Hdle Grade B Gowran Champion Chase Grade 2 07 OCTOBER TIPPERARY Joe Mac Nov Hdle Grade 3 Like A Butterfly Nov Chase Grade 3 Tipperary Hdle Grade 2 14 OCTOBER LIMERICK Ladbrokes Munster National H cap Chase Grade A Greenmount Park Nov Hdle Listed 64 HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK

67 17 OCTOBER PUNCHESTOWN Buck House Nov Chase Grade 3 Carvills Hill Chase Grade 3 21 OCTOBER CORK Kinsale H cap Chase Grade B 28 OCTOBER WEXFORD Bettyville Steeplechase Listed 02 NOVEMBER DOWN ROYAL WKD Hdle Grade 2 Hamptons EBF Mares Nov Hdle Grade 3 03 NOVEMBER DOWN ROYAL Skymas Chase Grade 2 Jnwine Champion Chase Grade 1 Mac s Joy Handicap Hurlde Grade B 04 NOVEMBER CORK Paddy Power Cork Grand National H cap Chase Grade B Paddy Power EBF Nov Chase Grade 3 Paddy Power EBF Nov Hdle Listed 10 NOVEMBER NAAS Poplar Square Chase Grade 3 Brown Lad H cap Hdle Grade B Fishery Lane 4yo Hurdle Grade 3 11 NOVEMBER NAVAN Fortria Chase Grade 2 Lismullen Hdle Grade 2 For Auction Nov Hdle Grade 3 15 NOVEMBER CLONMEL EBF TA Morris Mem Mares Chase Listed Clonmel Oil Chase Grade 2 17 NOVEMBER PUNCHESTOWN Grabel Mares Hdle Listed 18 NOVEMBER PUNCHESTOWN Craddockstown Nov Chase Grade 2 Florida Pearl Nov Chase Grade 2 Morgiana Hdle Grade 1 22 NOVEMBER THURLES Thurles Chase Listed 25 NOVEMBER NAVAN Proudstown H cap Hdle Grade B Ladbrokes Troytown H cap Chase Grade B ITBA Mares Bumper Listed Monksfield Nov Hdle Grade 3 01 DECEMBER FAIRYHOUSE Ballyhack H cap Chase Grade B 02 DECEMBER FAIRYHOUSE Porterstown H cap Chase Grade B Winter Festival Juvenile Hdle Grade 3 New Stand H cap Hdle Grade A Bar One Royal Bond Nov Hdle Grade 1 Bar One Drinmore Nov Chase Grade 1 Bar One Hattons Grace Hdle Grade 1 08 DECEMBER NAVAN Klairon Davis EBF Nov Chase Grade 3 09 DECEMBER CORK Kerry Group Cork Stayers Nov Hdle Grade 3 Kerry Group Hilly Way Chase Grade 2 Lombardstown EBF Mares Nov Chase Grade 3 09 DECEMBER PUNCHESTOWN John Durkan Mem Chase Grade 1 16 DECEMBER NAVAN Navan Nov Hdle Grade 2 Tara Handicap Hurdle Grade B Future Champions Bumper Listed Foxrock H cap Chase Grade B 22 DECEMBER THURLES Boreen Belle EBF Mares Novice Hurdle Listed 26 DECEMBER LEOPARDSTOWN Knight Frank Juv Hdle Grade 2 Racing Post Nov Chase Grade 1 26 DECEMBER LIMERICK Greenmount Park Nov Chase Grade 2 27 DECEMBER LEOPARDSTOWN Paddy Power Future Champions Nov Hdle Grade 1 Leopardstown Paddy Power H cap Chase Grade B Leopardstown Paddy Power Dial A Bet Chase Grade 1 27 DECEMBER LIMERICK Tim Duggan Mem H cap Chase Grade B 28 DECEMBER LEOPARDSTOWN Squared Financials Christmas Hdle Grade 1 Christmas Chase Grade 1 28 DECEMBER LIMERICK Sporting Limerick 4yo Hurdle Grade 3 29 DECEMBER LEOPARDSTOWN Fort Leney Nov Chase Grade 1 Ryanair December Hdle Grade 1 Willis Tower Watson EBF Mares Hdle Grade 3 29 DECEMBER LIMERICK Dorans Pride Nov Hdle Grade 2 FLAT RACES 25 MARCH NAAS EBF Park Express Group 3 08 APRIL NAAS Alleged Group 3 Gladness Group 3 14 APRIL LEOPARDSTOWN Ballysax Stakes Group 3 Leopardstown 1000 Guineas Trial Group 3 22 APRIL NAVAN Vintage Crop Group 3 07 MAY NAAS Mooresbridge Group 2 Athasi Group 3 12 MAY CURRAGH Blue Wind Group 3 13 MAY LEOPARDSTOWN Derrinstown Derby Trial Group 3 Amethyst Group 3 Derrinstown 1000 Guineas Trial Group 3 20 MAY NAAS Lacken Group 3 26 MAY CURRAGH Tattersalls Irish 2000 Guineas Group 1 Weatherbys Greenlands Stakes Group 2 Lanwades Ridgewood Pearl Stakes Group 3 27 MAY CURRAGH Tattersalls Irish 1000 Guineas Group 1 Tattersalls Gold Cup Group 1 Airlie Gallinule Group 3 09 JUNE CURRAGH Ballyogan Stakes Group 3 14 JUNE LEOPARDSTOWN Ballycorus Stakes Group 3 17 JUNE CORK Munster Oaks Group 3 30 JUNE CURRAGH Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby Group 1 Gain Railway Stakes Group 2 01 JULY CURRAGH International Stakes Group 3 Comer International Curragh Cup Group 2 Pretty Polly Stakes Group 1 Grangecon Stud Balanchine Group 3 08 JULY FAIRYHOUSE Brownstown Stakes Group 3 12 JULY LEOPARDSTOWN Stanerra Group 3 19 JULY LEOPARDSTOWN Icon Meld Stakes Group 3 21 JULY CURRAGH Darley Irish Oaks Group 1 Sapphire Stakes Group 2 Jebel Ali Anglesey Stakes Group 3 22 JULY CURRAGH Kilboy Estate Group 2 Minstrel Stakes Group 3 26 JULY LEOPARDSTOWN Tyros Stakes Group 3 Silver Flash Stakes Group 3 09 AUGUST LEOPARDSTOWN Ballyroan Stakes Group 3 11 AUGUST CORK Give Thanks Stakes Group 3 12 AUGUST CURRAGH Keeneland Phoenix Stakes Group 1 QREC Phoenix Sprint Group 3 16 AUGUST LEOPARDSTOWN Invesco Desmond Stakes Group 3 25 AUGUST CURRAGH Ballycullen Group 3 26 AUGUST CURRAGH Galileo EBF Futurity Stakes Group 2 Royal Whip Group 3 Debutante Stakes Group 01 SEPTEMBER CURRAGH Snow Fairy Group 3 Flame Of Tara Group 3 Round Tower Stakes Group 3 15 SEPTEMBER LEOPARDSTOWN QIPCO Irish Champion Stakes Group 1 KPMG Kilternan Stakes Group 3 Willis Towers Watson Golden Fleece Group 2 Coolmore Matron Stakes Group 1 Clipper Logistics Solonoway Stakes Group 2 16 SEPTEMBER CURRAGH Palmerstown House St Leger Stakes Group 1 Moyglare Stud Stakes Group 1 Moyglare Stud Blandford Stakes Group 2 Derrinstown Stud Flying Five Stakes Group 1 Goffs Vincent O Brien National Stakes Group 1 22 SEPTEMBER GOWRAN PARK Cordell Lavarack Stakes Group 3 28 SEPTEMBER DUNDALK Diamond Stakes Group 3 30 SEPTEMBER NAAS Renaissance Stakes Group 3 Loughbrown Group 3 CL & MF Weld Park Stakes Group 3 Juddmonte Beresford Stakes Group 2 07 OCTOBER TIPPERARY Concorde Stakes Group 3 19 OCTOBER DUNDALK Mercury Group 3 20 OCTOBER LEOPARDSTOWN Killavullan Stakes Group 3 27 OCTOBER LEOPARDSTOWN Eyrefield Group 3 MAJOR RACES 2018 *Dates/Races may change due to adverse weather conditions or other circumstances. 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68 MAP OF RACECOURSES NATIONAL HUNT & FLAT FLAT ONLY NATIONAL HUNT ONLY DONEGAL DERRY ANTRIM TYRONE 7 FERMANAGH ARMAGH DOWN 6 MAP OF RACECOURSES 1 MAYO SLIGO ROSCOMMON LONGFORD GALWAY 21 MONAGHAN 8 LEITRIM CAVAN LOUTH OFFALY WESTMEATH MEATH 9 KILDARE 14 2 DUBLIN LAOIS WICKLOW CLARE 23 CARLOW 16 TIPPERARY LIMERICK 24 3 KILKENNY WEXFORD 26 KERRY 13 4 WATERFORD 25 CORK 1 BALLINROBE 7 DOWN ROYAL 13 KILLARNEY 19 NAVAN 25 TRAMORE 2 BELLEWSTOWN 8 DUNDALK 14 LAYTOWN 20 PUNCHESTOWN 26 WEXFORD 3 CLONMEL 9 FAIRYHOUSE 15 LEOPARDSTOWN 21 ROSCOMMON 4 CORK - MALLOW 10 GALWAY 16 LIMERICK 22 SLIGO 5 CURRAGH 11 GOWRAN PARK 17 LISTOWEL 23 THURLES 6 DOWNPATRICK 12 KILBEGGAN 18 NAAS 24 TIPPERARY 66 HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK

69 ROSCOMMON LONGFORD CAVAN MONAGHAN FERMANAGH LEITRIM SLIGO MAYO GALWAY OFFALY LAOIS KILDARE WICKLOW CARLOW KILKENNY DUBLIN WESTMEATH TIPPERARY WEXFORD WATERFORD CORK KERRY CLARE LIMERICK TYRONE DERRY ANTRIM DOWN ARMAGH LOUTH MEATH DONEGAL MAPS OF BREEDERS & TRAINERS ROSCOMMON LONGFORD CAVAN MONAGHAN FERMANAGH LEITRIM SLIGO MAYO GALWAY OFFALY LAOIS KILDARE WICKLOW CARLOW KILKENNY DUBLIN WESTMEATH TIPPERARY WEXFORD WATERFORD CORK KERRY CLARE LIMERICK TYRONE DERRY ANTRIM DOWN ARMAGH LOUTH MEATH DONEGAL LICENSED TRAINERS 6,830 REGISTERED BREEDERS MAPS OF TRAINERS & BREEDERS HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK 67

70 THE HRI AWARDS 1 THE HRI AWARDS Horse Racing Ireland hosted the 15th annual Horse Racing Ireland Awards at Leopardstown Racecourse in December, presented by RTE Sports presenter and commentator Des Cahill and attended by many of the industry s leading trainers, jockeys and owners. Guest of honour was Minister of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed TD and guests were welcomed by Chairman of HRI, Joe Keeling. Sizing John, owned by the late Ann and Alan Potts, was the deserving winner of the Horse of the Year Award. He became the first horse to win three Gold Cups in one season with an unforgettable triumph in the Timico Cheltenham Gold Cup, coming in between victories in the Stan James Irish Gold Cup in Leopardstown and a thrilling victory in the Punchestown Gold Cup. The National Hunt Award went to Jessica Harrington who enjoyed a terrific season with the highlight undoubtedly the brilliant Sizing John which gave her a first success in the Timico Cheltenham Gold Cup with her first runner in the race. Our Duke landed the richest prize in the National Hunt calendar in Ireland when taking the BoyleSports Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse. Jessica also became the leading female trainer at the Cheltenham Festival when bringing her tally to 11 winners with the victories of Supasundae and Rock The World. Colin Keane was the winner of the Flat Award. Having finished runnerup in the last two Irish Flat Jockeys Championships, the 23-year-old Meathman went one better in clinching a memorable first title with 100 winners, winning by 12. His boss Ger Lyons supplied Colin with 67 winners during the year with Psychedelic Funk s victory in the Concorde Stakes at Tipperary and Treasuring s triumph in the Curragh Stakes two main highlights. A memorable year was wrapped up as he recorded his first Group 1 success on the Tony Martin-trained Laganore in the Premio Lydia Tesio in Italy. Minister Michael Creed presented the Contribution to the Industry Award to Aidan O Brien who has been a leading force in the industry for over 25 years. Aidan enjoyed his 300th Group 1/ Grade 1 winner (Flat and National Hunt combined) when Highland Reel took the Prince Of Wales s Stakes at Royal Ascot in June and he would go on to set a new world record for the number of Group/ Grade 1 wins in a calendar year. Aidan was also crowned champion trainer in Britain for the sixth time in. The Outstanding Achievement Award went to Joseph O Brien who s short training career has been nothing short of remarkable. He reached new heights when becoming the youngest trainer at the age of 24 to win one of the world s most famous races, the Emirates Melbourne Cup with Rekindling which became the first three-year-old to win the race since The Point-To-Point Award was won by Barry O Neill for the first time in which he broke the 13-year stranglehold on the championship set by Derek O Connor and HRI award winner Jamie Codd. Barry went to the top of the leading riders table at Tinahely in October and maintained his advantage for the remainder of the season. The Racecourse of the Year Award went to Down Royal, one of the most popular and progressive racecourses in the country. The racecourse has undergone a huge amount of development and improvement over the past decade, and hosts the first Grade 1 race of the jumps season every year THE LIST OF WINNERS & NOMINEES FOR THE HRI AWARDS ARE AS FOLLOWS: NATIONAL HUNT AWARD JESSICA HARRINGTON Nominees: Gordon Elliott, Willie Mullins, Ruby Walsh, Robbie Power, Henry de Bromhead FLAT AWARD COLIN KEANE Nominees: Aidan O Brien, Ger Lyons, Seamie Heffernan, Oisin Orr OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT JOSEPH O BRIEN Nominees: Lisa O Neill, Rachael Blackmore, Padraig Beggy, Pat Kelly, Jack Kennedy HORSE OF THE YEAR SIZING JOHN Nominees: Our Duke, Winter, Un De Sceaux, Capri, Highland Reel POINT-TO-POINT AWARD BARRY O NEILL Nominees: Colin Bowe, Denis Murphy, Jamie Codd, Liz Lalor CONTRIBUTION TO THE INDUSTRY AIDAN O BRIEN Previous winners: Mrs Maureen Mullins, Des Scahill, Mick O Toole, Jim Bolger, Moyglare Stud, Dermot Weld, Colm Murray and Michael Kinane. RACECOURSE OF THE YEAR DOWN ROYAL 68 HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK

71 THE HRI AWARDS Horse Racing Ireland Award Winners (L to R) James Nicholoson, Mike Todd, Down Royal Racecourse, Colin Keane, Aidan O Brie, Jessica Harrington, Barry O Neill and Donnacha O Brien on behalf of his brother Joseph O Brien. 2. Horse of the Year Award Sizing John HRI Chairman, Joe Keeling, Kate Harrington, Jessica Harrington, Robbie Power and Emma Galway. 3. Davy and Edel Russell. 4. Contribution to the Industry Award Aidan O Brien, with Minister Michael Creed TD and Joe Keeling, HRI Chairman. 5. Padraig Beggy and Megan de Souza. 6. Rachael Blackmore and Lisa O Neill. 7. Colin Keane, Flat Award winner. 8. Racecourse of the Year winner, Down Royal. 9. Aidan O Brien, Contribution to the Industry Award. 10. Point-to-Point Award winner Barry O Neill. 11. Jessica Harrington, winner of the National Hunt Award. HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK 69

72 CROWNING THE CHAMPIONS CROWNING THE CHAMPIONS 1 Every year, Horse Racing Ireland crowns the champion owners, trainers and jockeys of National Hunt and Flat racing. The leading lights of the / National Hunt season were presented with their awards on the final day of the season at the Irish National Hunt Festival at Punchestown on Saturday, April 29, and the Flat winners were crowned at Naas on Sunday, November 5,. NATIONAL HUNT CHAMPIONS CHAMPION NATIONAL HUNT OWNERS /17: GIGGINSTOWN HOUSE STUD Successful in the 2009/10, 2012/13, /15 seasons and again last year, Gigginstown House Stud retained their Champion Owner title. Their biggest success of the season came in the TheTote.com Galway Plate with Lord Scoundrel while there were notable wins in the Guinness Kerry National for Wrath Of Titans, the Lexus Chase with Outlander, the JT McNamara Munster National with Tiger Roll, the JNwine. com Champion Chase with Valseur Lido and the Ladbrokes Troytown Chase with Empire Of Dirt. Winning hurdlers Apple s Jade, Petit Mouchoir, Death Duty and Ice Cold Soul also played their part. CHAMPION NATIONAL HUNT TRAINER /17: WILLIE MULLINS The Irish National Hunt Festival has been good to Willie Mullins over the years and at Punchestown in the final days of the season, a number of big winners finally saw him reel in Gordon Elliott to retain his title. Guinness Galway Hurdle winner Clondaw Warrior was Mullins biggest winner of the season, and among his Grade 1 winners were Nichols Canyon, Vroum Vroum Mag, Djakadam, Douvan, Min, Cilaos Emery, Great Field, Wicklow Brave and Bapaume. CHAMPION NATIONAL HUNT JOCKEY /17: RUBY WALSH Ruby enjoyed another remarkable season and long had his 12th Champion National Hunt Jockey title wrapped-up. He ended the season on 131 winners, equalling his previous best tally, a record he set in 2007/2008. Ruby s most valuable success of the season came on Clondaw Warrior, part-owned by his wife Gillian, in the Guinness Galway Hurdle. He also enjoyed Grade 1 success with Valseur Lido, Douvan, Min, Nichols Canyon, Djakadam, Vroum Vroum Mag and Bapaume. LEADING LADY RIDER /17: NINA CARBERRY Although Nina Carberry didn t ride again after announcing her pregnancy in early November of, she had amassed 20 winners by that stage of the season and it was more than enough to see her collect the Mary Hyde Perpetual Cup as the Leading Lady Amateur Rider. CHAMPION CONDITIONAL RIDER: RACHAEL BLACKMORE Rachael Blackmore became the first female jockey to win the Conditional Riders title. From Killenaule, County Tipperary, Rachael only turned professional in March of and enjoyed her most notable success of the season at Naas where she landed the Ladbrokes Leinster National Handicap Chase on the Ellmarie Holden-trained Abolitionist. She ended the season with 32 winners. CHAMPION QUALIFIED RIDER JAMIE CODD Jamie Codd went head-to-head with Patrick Mullins in the race to be leading Amateur Jockey and came out on top with 41 winners to Patrick s 40. In the final days of the season, Jamie rode winners on Enniskillen, Fayonagh and Minutestomidnight at the Irish National Hunt Festival at Punchestown to secure his first Champion Amateur title. From Mayglass, County Wexford, Jamie was also Champion Point-to-Point Rider at the time. 70 HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK

73 FLAT CHAMPIONS 2 CHAMPION FLAT OWNER MRS JOHN MAGNIER Mrs Magnier s involvement with horses such as Tattersalls Irish 1,000 Guineas winner Winter and Group 2 Derrinstown Stud Flying Five Stakes winner Caravaggio saw her retain the title of Champion Owner for the 15th time since Mrs Magnier just came out ahead of Michael Tabor and Derrick Smith in prize-money won. CHAMPION FLAT TRAINER AIDAN O BRIEN Aidan O Brien was the champion Flat trainer, his twentieth time taking the award, topping off a fantastic season at home and abroad for Ballydoyle. On the world stage, O Brien eclipsed Bobby Frankel s 2003 record for the number of Group/Grade 1 wins in a calendar year, eventually setting a new mark of 28. At home, Aidan dominated once again, landing four of the five Classics at the Curragh, the Tattersalls Irish 2,000 Guineas with Churchill, the Tattersalls Irish 1,000 Guineas with Winter, the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby with Capri and the Comer Group International Irish St Leger with Order Of St George. O Brien also won Group 1 races in Ireland this season with the two-year-olds Sioux Nation and Happily in the Keeneland Phoenix Stakes and the Moyglare Stud Stakes respectively and won the Coolmore Fastnet Rock Matron Stakes with Hydrangea. CHAMPION FLAT JOCKEY COLIN KEANE After a dramatic Irish jockeys championship, which produced a duel to remember, 23-year-old Meathman Colin Keane was crowned the new Irish champion jockey. Champion apprentice back in with 54 winners, Keane finished runner-up to Pat Smullen in the years to follow, but with the Ger Lyons yard in consistently brilliant form all season, he never let his early season pace flag and a final day double saw him bring his total to 100 winners for the first time. His tally saw him round off the season 12 clear of his great rival. CHAMPION APPRENTICE OISIN ORR From Rathmullan, County Donegal, 20-year-old Oisin Orr was another to come out on top in a thrilling battle, this time for the title of Champion apprentice. In just his third full season, Orr won the title with 20 winners, one ahead of Killian Leonard with Ana O Brien, side-lined through injury since her fall at Killarney in July, taking third place with 18 winners Eddie O Leary for Gigginstown, Willie Mullins, Rachael Blackmore, Nina Carberry and Ruby Walsh. 2. Champion National Hunt Jockey Ruby Walsh with his family 3. Champion National Hunt Trainer Willie Mullins 4. Champion Conditional Rider Rachael Blackmore 5. Champion Qualified Rider Jamie Codd and Joe Keeling 6. Joe Keeling presents Nina Carberry with Leading Lady Rider Award 7. Champion Apprentice Oisin Orr with HRI Chief Financial Officer Suzanne Eade 8. Colin Keane and Trainer Ger Lyons CROWNING THE CHAMPIONS HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK 71

74 STUD & STABLE STAFF AWARDS STUD & STABLE STAFF AWARDS The Godolphin Irish Stud and Stable Staff Awards was held in the Newpark Hotel, Kilkenny on Tuesday, May 9th. A total of ten awards were presented by Kilkenny Senior Hurling Manager, Brian Cody. Richard Forristal, Editor of the Racing Post in Ireland, acted as MC for the occasion. Owen Smyth, head stallion man at Kildangan, won the Irish Racing Excellence Award. Owen, who was also the winner of the Leads by Example award, was selected by the judges for the highest accolade from among seven individual category winners. The Godolphin Irish Stud and Stable Staff Awards, with a total prize-fund of 80,000, was managed by Horse Racing Ireland and the Irish Stable Staff Association (ISSA), in association with media partner the Racing Post. THE FULL LIST OF WINNERS ARE AS FOLLOWS: IRISH RACING EXCELLENCE AWARD OWEN SMYTH Head Stallion Man, Kildangan Stud ADMINISTRATION AWARD CATHERINE MCAVINNEY Practice Manager, Anglesey Lodge Equine Hospital NEWCOMER AWARD SARAH MCCRORY Head Girl, Ted Walsh HORSE CARE AWARD ELAINE O DONOVAN Head Girl, Eoin Griffin IN THE SADDLE AWARD ADRIAN TAYLOR Assistant Trainer, Jim Bolger TRAVELLING HEAD PERSON AWARD PATRICK O BRIEN Travelling Head Man, Dermot Weld LEADS BY EXAMPLE AWARD OWEN SMYTH Head Stallion Man, Kildangan Stud DEDICATION TO RACING AND BREEDING AWARD TOMMY WOODS Travelling Head Lad, Paul Nolan RACING AND BREEDING SUPPORT SERVICES AWARD JAMES FLANAGAN Farrier for Jim Dreaper RACECOURSE AWARD PUNCHESTOWN RACECOURSE Tommy Lyons recipient of the Dedication to Racing and Breeding Award 2. Travelling Head Person Award went to Patrick O Brien 3. Racecourse of the Year Award Punchestown 4. Brian Cody presents Owen Smyth with the Irish Racing Excellence Award 5. Winner of the Newcomer Award Sarah McCrory with Brian Cody 6. Brian Cody presents Adrian Taylor with the In the Saddle Award 7. Administration Award Winner Catherine McAvinney with Brian Cody 8. Racing and Breeding Support Services Award winner James Flanagan 9. Horse Care Award Winner Elaine O Donovan with Brian Cody HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK