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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 56 2018 FIXTURE LIST 62 MAJOR RACES 2018 64 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
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 2018. 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 2018. 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
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
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
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
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 2003. And Joseph spearheaded one of the greatest days in Irish racing history as Rekindling led home an Irish-trained 1-2- 3 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 1-2-3 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
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 1941. 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 2000. 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
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
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, email 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
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
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 1984. 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
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 1-2-3 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
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
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 2018. 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 2018. The integration of our new web and mobile platforms will see customers benefit from improvements in product, user experience and marketing capabilities throughout 2018. 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
STATISTICS HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK 15
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 7 147,459 146,332-1,127-1% Punchestown 5 114,438 122,557 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 40,072-166 0% Total 33 509,765 479,007-30,758-6% 16 HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK
ATTENDANCE BY RACECOURSE - Racecourse Number of Number of Total Total Average Average Variance Variance Fixtures Fixtures Attendance Attendance Attendance Attendance % Ballinrobe 10 9 22,263 21,164 2,226 2,352-1,099-5% Bellewstown 5 5 10,701 14,555 2,140 2,911 3,854 36% Clonmel 11 12 14,539 14,488 1,322 1,207-51 0% Cork 16 18 31,178 35,107 1,949 1,950 3,929 13% Curragh 20 18 90,910 42,288 4,546 2,349-48,622-53% Downpatrick 10 10 25,668 30,535 2,567 3,054 4,867 19% Down Royal 12 12 43,824 45,000 3,652 3,750 1,176 3% Dundalk 39 39 52,372 51,144 1,343 1,311-1,228-2% Fairyhouse 21 21 61,487 57,964 2,928 2,760-3,523-6% Galway 12 12 159,262 157,253 13,272 13,104-2,009-1% Gowran Park 18 17 48,146 40,209 2,675 2,365-7,937-16% Killarney 11 11 28,654 27,743 2,605 2,522-911 -3% Kilbeggan 8 8 37,362 36,047 4,670 4,506-1,315-4% Laytown 1 1 5,483 6,470 5,483 6,470 987 18% Leopardstown 23 23 172,936 172,771 7,519 7,512-165 0% Limerick 20 19 107,058 108,979 5,353 5,736 1,921 2% Listowel 9 9 95,661 93,014 10,629 10,335-2,647-3% Naas 16 18 31,466 37,690 1,967 2,094 6,224 20% Navan 19 18 37,184 35,406 1,957 1,967-1,778-5% Punchestown 17 18 135,051 145,320 7,944 8,073 10,269 8% Roscommon 9 9 17,299 14,737 1,922 1,637-2,562-15% Sligo 7 5 17,625 14,505 2,518 2,901-3,120-18% Thurles 11 11 15,631 17,317 1,421 1,574 1,686 11% Tipperary 12 12 16,047 16,544 1,337 1,379 497 3% Tramore 10 11 26,650 27,848 2,665 2,532 1,198 4% Wexford 9 11 12,702 17,183 1,411 1,562 4,481 35% Total 356 357 1,317,159 1,281,281 3,700 3,589-35,878-3% ATTENDANCE STATISTICS HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK 17
ATTENDANCE ANALYSIS BY MEETING TYPE - Meeting Type Number of Total Average Number of Total Average Meetings Attendance Attendance Meetings Attendance Attendance Flat 141 362,049 2,568 142 325,114 2,290 NH 185 683,482 3,694 186 695,344 3,738 Both 30 271,628 9,054 29 260,823 8,994 Total 356 1,317,159 3,700 357 1,281,281 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 72 246,170 3,419 72 229,418 3,186 Monday 37 142,831 3,860 29 90,978 3,137 Tuesday 30 117,467 3,916 33 122,332 3,707 Wednesday 39 149,310 3,828 36 143,407 3,984 ATTENDANCE STATISTICS Thursday 54 215,218 3,986 57 232,782 4,084 Friday 69 222,407 3,223 71 245,130 3,453 Saturday 55 223,756 4,068 59 217,234 3,682 Total 356 1,317,159 3,700 357 1,281,281 3,589 ATTENDANCE ANALYSIS BY EVENING MEETINGS - Meeting Number of Total Average Number of Total Average Meetings Attendance Attendance Meetings Attendance Attendance Afternoon 204 754,695 3,699 205 723,702 3,530 Evening 152 562,464 3,700 152 557,579 3,668 Total 356 1,317,159 3,700 357 1,281,281 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 2,390 3 8,732 2,911 7 254 848,999 3,343 236 804,376 3,408 8 98 458,601 4,680 118 468,173 3,968 Total 356 1,317,159 3,700 357 1,281,281 3,589 18 HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK
HIGHEST DAILY ATTENDANCE FIGURES BY RACECOURSE - Racecourse Date Attendance Variance %+/- Ballinrobe Tuesday, June 27, 3,227 Tuesday, August 23, 2,901 326 11% Bellewstown Saturday, July 08, 5,238 Saturday, July 02, 3,484 1,754 50% Clonmel Friday, June 09, 2,023 Friday, June 10, 1,778 245 14% Cork Sunday, April 16, 6,167 Sunday, March 27, 5,359 808 15% Curragh Saturday, July 01, 5,421 Saturday, June 25, 18,244-12,823-70% Downpatrick Sunday, March 26, 5,044 Sunday, March 20, 4,585 459 10% Down Royal Saturday, November 04, 6,900 Saturday, November 05, 6,855 45 1% Dundalk Wednesday, July 12, 3,454 Sunday, August 14, 3,309 145 4% 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, 8,012-867 -11% Killarney Thursday, July 20, 5,986 Thursday, July 14, 6,142-156 -3% Kilbeggan Friday, July 21, 5,996 Friday, July 15, 6,125-129 -2% Laytown Tuesday, September 05, 6,470 Tuesday, September 13, 5,483 987 18% Leopardstown Wednesday, December 27, 16,540 Tuesday, December 27, 17,783-1,243-7% Limerick Tuesday, December 26, 13,808 Monday, December 26, 13,742 66 0% Listowel Friday, September 15, 28,477 Friday, September 16, 29,278-801 -3% Naas Sunday, January 08, 5,732 Sunday, January 03, 5,578 154 3% Navan Sunday, November 26, 4,612 Sunday, November 27, 4,575 37 1% Punchestown Saturday, April 29, 34,370 Saturday, April 30, 30,035 4,335 14% Roscommon Monday, May 08, 2,555 Monday, May 09, 2,780-225 -8% Sligo Thursday, August 10, 4,350 Thursday, September 29, 4,500-150 -3% Thurles Saturday, March 25, 3,842 Sunday, December 18, 2,699 1,143 42% Tipperary Sunday, October 01, 2,293 Friday, August 05, 2,407-114 -5% Tramore Saturday, August 19, 5,457 Friday, August 12, 5,800-343 -6% Wexford Friday, July 28, 2,354 Friday, July 22, 2,317 37 2% ATTENDANCE STATISTICS HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK 19
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 50,119,905 132,761,693-1.9% 73,050,407 9,706,831 55,922,381 138,679,619 4.5% 71,722,877 10,612,154 73,791,534 156,126,565 12.6% 67,736,190 10,372,171 91,354,197 169,462,558 8.5% 63,565,216 9,890,276 97,799,641 171,255,134 1.1% (*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 82,641,788-6.45% 71,007,981 2,042,427 9,706,831 82,757,238 0.14% 69,534,132 2,188,746 10,612,154 82,335,032-0.51% 65,656,216 2,079,974 10,372,171 78,108,362-5.13% 61,583,521 1,981,695 9,890,276 73,455,492-10.78% (*Including Point-To-Point) BOOKMAKERS ON-COURSE HOME BETTING. EXCLUDES POINT-TO-POINT. Year Home E % +/- 69,092,026-7.04% 68,403,061-1.00% 67,226,557-1.72% 63,553,538-5.46% 59,738,516-6.00% 69m 68m 67m 64m 60m 20 HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK
1.90 2.05 1.97 1.91 1.67m 1.90m 2.05m 1.97m 1.91m BOOKMAKERS ON-COURSE AWAY BETTING. EXCLUDES POINT-TO-POINT. Year Away E % +/- 1,671,451 0.77% 1,902,290 13.81% 2,059,394 8.26% akers On-Course SP Shop Betting 1,966,954-4.49% 9.70m 1,912,034-2.79% 10.61m 10.37m 9.89m BOOKMAKERS ON-COURSE SP SHOP BETTING Year SP Shop E % +/- 8,699,162 4.92% 9,706,831 11.58% 10,612,154 9.33% urse Betting 26.17m 10,372,171-2.26% 9,890,276-4.65% OFF-COURSE BETTING DUTY * 50.74m 52.22m Year E % +/- 25,421,396-6.2% 31.06m 26,162,214 2.9% 31,063,763 18.7% 50,747,139 63.4% 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 50,119 100% 55,922 100% 73,791 100% 91,355 100% 97,799 100% (*Tote figures are on Irish Pools only including Co-mingling In and excluding Co-mingling Out) HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK 21
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 10 9 1,832,504 1,765,054 183,250 196,117 12,867 7% BELLEWSTOWN 5 5 872,668 1,097,688 174,534 219,538 45,004 26% CLONMEL 11 12 1,225,652 1,095,260 111,423 91,272-20,151-18% CORK 16 18 1,810,680 1,876,672 113,167 104,260-8,908-8% CURRAGH 20 18 5,990,217 4,529,258 299,511 251,625-47,885-16% DUNDALK 39 39 2,819,695 2,487,941 72,300 63,793-8,507-12% FAIRYHOUSE 21 21 4,925,508 5,023,780 234,548 239,228 4,680 2% GALWAY 12 12 10,264,429 9,477,076 855,369 789,756-65,613-8% GOWRAN PARK 18 17 2,439,781 2,494,082 135,543 146,711 11,167 8% KILBEGGAN 8 8 1,320,916 1,273,797 165,114 159,225-5,890-4% KILLARNEY 11 11 2,128,850 2,148,022 193,532 195,275 1,743 1% LAYTOWN 1 1 235,483 244,657 235,483 244,657 9,174 4% LEOPARDSTOWN 23 23 10,816,344 9,963,212 470,276 433,183-37,093-8% LIMERICK 20 19 2,385,650 1,990,467 119,282 104,761-14,521-12% LISTOWEL 9 9 3,957,730 3,439,824 439,748 382,203-57,545-13% NAAS 16 18 2,764,740 2,891,504 172,796 160,639-12,157-7% NAVAN 19 18 3,459,755 2,779,691 182,092 154,427-27,665-15% PUNCHESTOWN 17 18 9,315,429 9,726,257 547,966 540,348-7,619-1% ROSCOMMON 9 9 1,426,650 1,442,195 158,517 160,244 1,727 1% SLIGO 7 5 1,235,568 847,198 176,510 169,440-7,070-4% THURLES 11 11 1,213,111 1,171,268 110,283 106,479-3,804-3% TIPPERARY 12 12 1,329,658 1,174,562 110,805 97,880-12,925-12% TRAMORE 10 11 1,219,537 1,522,760 121,954 138,433 16,479 14% WEXFORD 9 11 902,111 1,078,601 100,235 98,055-2,180-2% TOTAL 334 335 75,892,664 71,540,826 227,224 213,555 (13,669) (6%) *Excl. Point-To-Point 22 HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK
AVERAGE TOTE ON-COURSE BETTING ( ) * Racecourse Fixtures Total Tote Betting Average Tote Betting Variance % +/- BALLINROBE 10 9 2,265,130 2,300,090 226,513 255,566 29,053 12.8% BELLEWSTOWN 5 5 1,008,769 1,167,438 201,754 233,488 31,734 15.7% CLONMEL 11 12 1,675,257 2,327,721 152,296 193,977 41,681 27.4% CORK 16 18 2,987,086 4,000,582 186,693 222,255 35,562 19.0% CURRAGH 20 18 9,698,980 7,382,612 484,949 410,145-74,804-15.4% DOWN ROYAL 12 12 1,708,695 1,989,985 142,391 165,832 23,441 16.5% DOWNPATRICK 10 10 1,047,648 1,529,989 104,765 152,999 48,234 46.0% DUNDALK 39 39 8,027,265 9,378,909 205,827 240,485 34,658 16.8% FAIRYHOUSE 21 21 5,486,737 5,829,886 261,273 277,614 16,340 6.3% GALWAY 12 12 7,783,875 7,329,012 648,656 610,751-37,905-5.8% GOWRAN PARK 18 17 4,401,298 3,551,069 244,517 208,886-35,630-14.6% KILBEGGAN 8 8 1,246,328 1,519,399 155,791 189,925 34,134 21.9% KILLARNEY 11 11 2,289,103 2,463,087 208,100 223,917 15,817 7.6% LAYTOWN 1 1 142,067 251,237 142,067 251,237 109,170 76.8% LEOPARDSTOWN 23 23 9,373,191 10,402,790 407,530 452,295 44,765 11.0% LIMERICK 20 19 3,620,187 3,999,185 181,009 210,483 29,474 16.3% LISTOWEL 9 9 2,337,171 2,623,659 259,686 291,518 31,832 12.3% NAAS 16 18 4,664,706 5,752,571 291,544 319,587 28,043 9.6% NAVAN 19 18 4,198,759 4,584,121 220,987 254,673 33,686 15.2% PUNCHESTOWN 17 18 7,473,567 7,546,061 439,622 419,226-20,396-4.6% ROSCOMMON 9 9 1,606,112 2,433,689 178,457 270,410 91,953 51.5% SLIGO 7 5 1,311,958 897,748 187,423 179,550-7,873-4.2% THURLES 11 11 2,087,174 2,047,093 189,743 186,099-3,644-1.9% TIPPERARY 12 12 2,231,487 3,008,056 185,957 250,671 64,714 34.8% TRAMORE 10 11 1,477,770 1,866,396 147,777 169,672 21,895 14.8% WEXFORD 9 11 1,203,876 1,617,257 133,764 147,023 13,259 9.9% TOTALS 356 357 91,354,197 97,799,641 256,613 273,949 17,336 6.8% BETTING STATISTICS (*Tote figures are on Irish Pools only including Co-mingling In and excluding Co-mingling Out) HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK 23
AVERAGE TOTE AND BOOKMAKERS COMBINED ON-COURSE BETTING ( ) * Racecourse Fixtures Total On-Course Betting Avg On-Course Betting Variance % +/- BALLINROBE 10 9 4,097,635 4,065,144 409,763 451,683 41,919 10.2% BETTING STATISTICS BELLEWSTOWN 5 5 1,881,437 2,265,125 376,287 453,025 76,738 20.4% CLONMEL 11 12 2,900,908 3,422,981 263,719 285,248 21,529 8.2% CORK 16 18 4,797,766 5,877,254 299,860 326,514 26,654 8.9% CURRAGH 20 18 15,689,197 11,911,870 784,460 661,771-122,689-15.6% DOWN ROYAL 12 12 1,708,695 1,989,985 142,391 165,832 23,441 16.5% DOWNPATRICK 10 10 1,047,648 1,529,989 104,765 152,999 48,234 46.0% DUNDALK 39 39 10,846,960 11,866,850 278,127 304,278 26,151 9.4% FAIRYHOUSE 21 21 10,412,245 10,853,667 495,821 516,841 21,020 4.2% GALWAY 12 12 18,048,304 16,806,088 1,504,025 1,400,507-103,518-6.9% GOWRAN PARK 18 17 6,841,079 6,045,151 380,060 355,597 24,463-6.4% KILBEGGAN 8 8 2,567,244 2,793,196 320,906 349,149 28,244 8.8% KILLARNEY 11 11 4,417,953 4,611,109 401,632 419,192 17,560 4.4% LAYTOWN 1 1 377,550 495,894 377,550 495,894 118,344 31.3% LEOPARDSTOWN 23 23 20,189,535 20,366,002 877,806 885,478 7,672 0.9% LIMERICK 20 19 6,005,837 5,989,652 300,292 315,245 14,953 5.0% LISTOWEL 9 9 6,294,901 6,063,484 699,433 673,720-25,713-3.7% NAAS 16 18 7,429,446 8,644,075 464,340 480,226 15,886 3.4% NAVAN 19 18 7,658,514 7,363,811 403,080 409,101 6,021 1.5% PUNCHESTOWN 17 18 16,788,995 17,272,317 987,588 959,573-28,015-2.8% ROSCOMMON 9 9 3,032,762 3,875,883 336,974 430,654 93,680 27.8% SLIGO 7 5 2,547,526 1,744,946 363,932 348,989-14,943-4.1% THURLES 11 11 3,300,284 3,218,362 300,026 292,578-7,448-2.5% TIPPERARY 12 12 3,561,145 4,182,618 296,762 348,552 51,789 17.5% TRAMORE 10 11 2,697,308 3,389,156 269,731 308,105 38,374 14.2% WEXFORD 9 11 2,105,987 2,695,858 233,999 245,078 11,079 4.7% TOTALS 356 357 167,246,860 169,340,468 469,795 474,343 4,548 1.0% (*Tote figures are on Irish Pools only including Co-mingling In and excluding Co-mingling Out) 24 HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK
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 255 237 255 245 246 255 240 255 237 245 246 245 246 240 237 240 237 245 246 240 STALLIONS 255 237 245 246 240* 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 2018. **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 13,502 255 12,643 12,909 12,643 12,909 237 29,522 14,907 14,617 14,907 14,617 14,907 13,502 13,502 245 246 240 26,013 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 8,294 147,397 133,424 FOALS BORN - 9,627 9,689 9,627 9,689 9,050 9,627 9,689 9,050 181,325 9,050 8,237 8,294 8,237 8,294 164,135 152,524 Irish Foals Sales Born Aggregate - - IRISH SALES AGGREGATE -(E 000) 9,627 9,689 9,050 181,325 8,237 8,294 164,135 152,524 147,397 133,424 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 000 133,424 147,397 152,524 164,135 181,325 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 25 181,325 181,325 181,325 181,325 164,135 152,524 164,135 164,135 147,397 152,524 164,135 152,524 147,397 152,524 147,397
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
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
HORSES IN TRAINING AVG. NO. OF HORSES IN TRAINING - Age 2yo 426 480 449 460 472 3yo 547 561 599 648 633 4yo 627 527 550 631 710 5yo 797 720 606 644 666 6yo+ 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 195 209 197 189 189 3yo 143 141 146 144 136 4yo 37 36 27 23 39 5yo 8 12 9 9 6 6yo+ 11 4 6 5 6 Total 394 402 385 370 376 AVERAGE NO. OF FILLIES IN TRAINING - Age 2yo 189 227 204 217 232 3yo 266 259 293 301 299 4yo 194 197 205 250 247 5yo 251 203 200 209 231 6yo+ 526 459 434 394 379 Total 1,426 1,345 1,336 1,371 1,388 AVERAGE NO. OF GELDINGS IN TRAINING - Age 2yo 42 44 48 54 51 3yo 138 161 160 204 198 4yo 397 294 318 358 424 5yo 539 505 397 427 429 6yo+ 1,622 1,424 1,382 1,373 1,315 Total 2,738 2,428 2,305 2,416 2,417 28 HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK
OWNERSHIP RACEHORSE OWNERSHIP - * Type of Ownership Sole Owner 3,289 3,108 3,011 3,038 3,010 Syndicates 588 508 494 523 547 Companies 46 58 62 66 78 Clubs 30 32 42 36 52 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 - 635 660 644 705 686 HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK 29
20 300 15 240 10 180 5 120 0 60 0 349 347 351 FIXTURES 349 347 351 356 357 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 2650 200 120 180 2600 100 160 2550 140 80 120 2500 60 100 2450 80 40 2400 60 20 40 2350 20 23000 125 178 177 2,530 127 2,489 NUMBER OF FIXTURES - 349 347 2,577 349 347 137 182 2,522 141 351 2,606 351 356 357 356 357 2,530 2,489 2,522 2,577 2,606 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 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 - 200 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 NUMBER OF FIXTURES PER MONTH - NUMBER OF RUNNERS - FIXTURES BY RACE TYPE - FIXTURES BY RACE TYPE - January 18 20 21 19 18 February 29,399 28,931 29,936 18 17 18 18 17 27,476 27,048 March 21 22 21 25 22 April 31 30 33 29 32 May 37 35 37 36 37 June 33 33 32 37 34 July 38 40 40 39 40 August 39 40 39 39 40 September 29 28 30 30 34 October 33 33 37 35 31 November 27 27 24 22 25 All Flat December 25 22 All Flat 19 27 27 All National Hunt Total 349 347 All National Hunt 351 356 357 Mixed FIXTURES BY RACE TYPE - Mixed 30 182 HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK 125 127 177 185 142 186 46 43 32 30 29 125 178 177 182 127 137 46 43 32 185 186 141 30 142 29 FIXTURE STATISTICS All Flat All Flat 125 178 46 127 177 43 137 182 32 141 185 30 142 186 29 125 178 46 127 177 43 137 182 141 185 142 186 32 30 29 178
NUMBER OF FIXTURES BY WEEKDAY - Sunday 68 78 74 72 72 Monday 32 34 34 37 29 Tuesday 32 24 31 30 33 Wednesday 42 38 37 39 36 Thursday 53 48 54 54 57 Friday 67 68 64 69 71 Saturday 55 57 57 55 59 Total 349 347 351 356 357 NUMBER OF DIVIDED RACES - Race Type Flat Handicap 39 17 22 35 44 Flat Maiden 1 0 1 3 1 Hurdle W.F.A. 0 0 0 0 0 Handicap Hurdle 11 4 2 10 16 Maiden Hurdle 2 2 1 2 1 Bumper 6 0 0 0 0 Handicap S chase 1 0 0 0 0 Beginners S chase 1 0 0 0 0 Total 61 23 26 50 62 NUMBER OF RACES BY PRIZEMONEY BANDS - Prize-money Bracket E < 25,000 2,198 2,144 2,145 2,155 2,123 25,000-49,999 158 159 177 213 251 50,000-99,999 120 118 127 126 144 100,000-249,999 47 57 58 67 68 250,000-499,999 5 9 13 14 16 500,000 + 2 2 2 2 4 Total 2,530 2,489 2,522 2,577 2,606 FIXTURE STATISTICS HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK 31
45 40 0 16 58,316 24,014 25,199 54,880 349 2,530 347 351 2,489 2,522 54,880 22.5 21.8 22.6 61,745 23.7 29,841 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 25,103 22.7 1,087 24,014 22.1 1,113 31,977 21.8 29,681 31,977 29,681 29,681 31,281 22.6 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 27,035 25.5 TOTAL NATIONAL H ENTRIES - Avg. No Entries per race 38,421 26.9 31,977 22.8 31,904 31,904 38,421 94.7 90 80 25.1 38,421 70 31,977 60 22.5 5031,977 40 21.8 29,681 29,681 31,977 30 Year 2009 22.5 21.8 22.6 National Hunt 32 AVERAGE NO. OF FLAT & N.H. ENTRIES NUMBER OF RUNNERS - 2011 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 - 33.7 Flat 25.1 22.6 23.7 25.1 25.1 23.7 31,904 31,281 2010 63.5 31,904 32 No. OF ENTRIES PER RACE - AVERAGE 23.7 21.8 23.7 31,904 23.7 65.9 64.0 31,281 29,681 Thousands 20 72.5 31,281 22.6 Thousands National Hunt 28 26 22.5 24 22 21.8 22.5 Year 22.5 2009 21.8 21.8 23.7 22.6 26.7 22.6 22.0 21.8 22.6 110 22.0 22.2 38,421 TOTAL NATIONAL H ENTRIES - 100 21.1 AVERAGE No. OF ENTRIES PER RACE - TOTAL ENTRIES TOTAL NATIONAL H ENTRIES - 23.5 22.5 22.6 22.5 31,904 25,199 22.6 21.8 29,841 27,035 21.1 22.5 29,841 22.8 25.1 AVERAGE NO. OF FLAT & N.H. ENTRIES.9 30 25.1 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 - 25.1 24,014 AVERAGE No. OF ENTRIES PER RACE - AVERAGE No. OF ENTRIES PER RACE - AVERAGE NO. OF FLAT & N.H. ENTRIES 25.1 24,014 31,281 29,681 31,904 25,103 29,841 1,426 31,904 23.7 23.5 Number Entries of Races TOTAL FLAT ENTRIES - TOTAL NATIONAL HUNT ENTRIES - 31,977 22.5 27,035 TOTAL NATIONAL H ENTRIES Year38,421-38,421 61,745 22.6 AVERAGE No. OF ENTRIES PER RACE - TOTAL NATIONAL H ENTRIES - 25.1 38,421 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 - 31 33 29 31 27 33 25,103 58,316 AVERAGE NO. OF FLAT & N.H. ENTRIES AVERAGE NO. OF FLAT & N.H. ENTRIES Flat 33 25.1 55,991 356 2,577 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 58,316 201022.6 25.5 55,991 29,841 26.2 25.3 23.7 25.1 22.2 61,745 55,991 27,035 Year Fixtures Number Entries 54,880 58,316 54,880 61,745 of Races 55,991 54,880 58,316 22.1 28 100 31 30 120 26 29 80 28 100 30 120 27 24 60 26 80 28 25 100 22 24 40 23 26 60 20 80 22 21 20 24 18 40 60 20 19 220 16 20 40 17 18 20 0 15 16 20 18 61,745 26.9 30 120 33 61,745 2011 23.7 2012 TOTAL NATIONAL HUNT ENTRIES National Hunt AVERAGE 70 NO. OF FLAT & N.H. ENTRIES Flat 65 AVERAGE 60 NO. OF FLAT & N.H. ENTRIES 60.9 55 RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK HORSE AVERAGE NO. OF FLAT & N.H. ENTRIES 50 NUMBER OF RUNNERS - 45 9 4000 63,524 96.5 22.7 24000 0 6000 55,991 25.5 30 120 38000 100 40000 120 28 36000 100 80 38000 100 0000 120 26 34000 80 60 36000 80 8000 24 100 32000 60 34000 40 6000 22 60 30000 80 40 32000 20 4000 20 28000 40 60 30000 20 2000 0 18 26000 20 40 28000 0 0000 16 24000 26000 200 8000 63,524 22.2 40000 120 25,103 61,745 22.0 3000 63,524 29,841 23.5 30000 120 40000 120 29000 100 30000 120 38000 100 28000 80 29000 100 0000 120 36000 80 27000 60 28000 80 34000 9000 100 60 26000 40 32000 27000 60 8000 80 40 25000 20 30000 26000 40 7000 60 20 24000 0 28000 25000 20 6000 40 0 26000 23000 24000 5000 200 24000 23000 4000 0 TOTAL ENTRIES - 58,316 - TOTAL ENTRIES 22.6 40 63,524 21.1 23000 45 40 TOTAL ENTRIES - 22.8 24000 0 40 50 45 TOTAL ENTRIES - 63,524 22.1 45 25000 20 55 50 TOTAL FLAT ENTRIES - TOTAL ENTRIES - ENTRIES AND RUNNERS 50 60 55 26000 40 ENTRIES AND RUNNERS 26.9 55 65 60 27000 60 TOTAL ENTRIES - TOTAL ENTRIES - TOTAL FLAT ENTRIES - TOTAL ENTRIES - 22.7 70 30000 120 65 70 29000 100 60 70 65 28000 80 40 45.7
013 22.5 22.6 21.8 AVERAGE NO. OF FLAT & N.H. ENTRIES 013 013 22.5 21.8 22.6 23.7 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 119 60 Flat Hunters S chase INH Flat Bumper NUMBER OF RUNNERS -,399 189 29,936 Total 28,931 NUMBER OF RUNNERS - 27,476,399 27,476 27,476 27,048 2,530 2,489 2,522 TOTAL FLAT RUNNERS - 013 2,577 013 2,606 TOTAL FLAT RUNNERS - 29,399 11.6 27,476 11.0 27,048 10.7 28,931 11.2 29,936 11.5 13,529 709 709 013 11,560 11,259 11,259 11,560 1,104 11,709 10.6 1,087 11,259 10.4 1,113 11,560 10.4 1,152 12,801 11.1 1,172 13,529 11.5 013 TOTAL NH RUNNERS - Average Runners TOTAL NH RUNNERS - Year Races Runners Average TOTAL NH RUNNERS - Runners 690 16,217 690 013 013 16,217 1,426 16,130 25.5 22.2 25.5 25.5 22.0 22.0 22.2 22.2 22.0 23.5 23.5 23.5 21.1 61,745 NUMBER OF RUNNERS - 28,931 29,399 28,931 27,476 27,476 27,048 18.9 13.3 20.1 29,936 23.7 29,936 27,048 29,399 21.4 13.2 3,804 - NUMBER OF RUNNERS 29,936 28,931 27,048 TOTAL FLAT RUNNERS - 16,407 11,259 13,529 11,709 17,690 12.4 11,259 11,560 17,690 TOTAL NH RUNNERS - TOTAL NH RUNNERS - 17,690 16,217 15,488 11.0 16,130 1,425 16,130 11.3 16,217 15,488 1,434 16,130 16,407 11.4 16,217 13,529 12,801 11,259 11,709 1,409 16,407 13,529 11,560 16,407 11,560 12,801 11.6 316 National Hunt 17,690 16,130 16,407 15,488 15,488 22.6 Flat 16,217 2,252 Flat NUMBER OF RUNNERS - 798 National Hunt 1,402 21.1 22.8 22.1 15,488 16,217 3,811 TOTAL NH RUNNERS - TOTAL N.H. RUNNERS - 690 11,709 TOTAL FLAT RUNNERS 13,529-12,801 013 TOTAL FLAT RUNNERS - Year Races 13,529 Total Runners 12,801 11,560 16.0 12,801 TOTAL FLAT RUNNERS - 709 11,259 27.1 13.1 TOTAL FLAT RUNNERS - 12,801 27.8 29,399 Average Runners 731 14.4 27,476 28,931 Year Races Total 27,048 Runners 23.0 National Hunt 29,936 27,048 28,931 NUMBER OF RUNNERS - 29,936,399 013 2,606 27.4 24 National Hunt 1,266 Flat 56 178 7,992 24.2 ENTRIES AND RUNNERS 013 9,714 22.6 22.6 79 22.8 22.8 295 22.1 349 7,931 1,220 22.1 85 Flat S chase WFA 22.7 345 16,222 26.9 26.9 22.2 592 22.7 22.7 Novice Hurdle 5,688 21.1 25.5 Maiden Hurdle 235 22.2 22.2 22.0 22.0 23.5 23.5 21.1 22.6 22.6 Handicap Hurdle 21.1 22.8 22.8 22.1 25.5 25.5 22.0 23.5 22.6 Flat Maiden 21.1 22.8 22.1 Flat Handicap Hurdle WFA 22.1 26.9 26.9 013 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
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 11.6 11.0 10.7 11.2 11.5 National Hunt 10.6 10.4 11.6 10.4 11.0 11.1 11.3 11.5 11.4 12.4 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 22.7 28.9 22.6 28.4 10.6 13.1 10.8 13.1 22.1 25.2 18.8 22.1 10.4 12.5 10.1 11.0 22.6 23.3 17.3 20.6 FLAT RUNNER ANALYSIS - 10.4 12.1 9.3 10.4 23.5 24.1 18.2 21.4 25.5 25.0 18.1 20.1 10.6 12.4 11.6 10.4 10.4 11.0 RUNNERS / WINNERS / PLACINGS - 11.1 11.3 11.5 11.4 11.1 12.4 9.5 2,870 10.7 11.5 12.7 1,444 1,923 9.8 10.0 13,529 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) - 2.4 1.7 1.3 Year Races Entries 2,870 (Avg) Runners (Avg) Balloted (Avg) 1,923 11.5 1,268 1,104 1,444 25,103 22.7 11,709 10.6 1,268 1.1 838 10.4 11.1 1,087 24,014 13,52922.1 11,259 10.4 838 0.8 25.5 12,801 11,709 1,113 11,560 25,199 22.6 11,560 10.4 22.6 23.5 11,259 1,444 1.3 29,841 25,103 1,152 25,199 27,035 23.5 12,801 11.1 1,923 1.7 24,014 1,172 29,841 25.5 13,529 11.5 2,870 2.4 NH RUNNER ANALYSIS - FLAT RUNNER ANALYSIS (AVERAGE) - 2.4 1.1 0.8 1.3 1.7 1,030 1,343 1,796 34 10.6 22.7 10.4 22.1 10.4 22.6 11.1 23.5 11.5 25.5 HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK 16,130 16,407 15,488 29,681 31,281 31,904
FLAT RUNNER ANALYSIS (AVERAGE) - 1.1 0.6 0.8 1.3 1,268 10.4 10.4 11,709 FLAT RUNNER ANALYSIS (AVERAGE) - National Hunt 2.0 1.7 838 11.1 1,444 12.0 11,560 26.0 11,259 ANALYSIS FLAT RUNNER - 1,923 12,801 23.5 2.7 RUNNER 22.6 27,035 22.1 ANALYSIS 25,199 - FLAT (AVERAGE) FLAT RUNNER - ANALYSIS 25,103 24,014 2.0 1.1 1.7 0.8 1.3 1,268 0.6 10.4 10.4 838 11.1 013 2.7 22.1 11,709 22.6 11,259 23.5 25,103 24,014 1,444 12.0 2,870 1.1 610 1.1 1,840 690 Balloted 29,841Runners Entries 0.8 25,199 27,035 1.7 1,796 1,343 NH1,030 RACE ANALYSIS - 11.1 10.6 16,217 10.4 16,130 610 690 013 1,840 13,529 1,030 0.81,409 29,841 22.7 1,343 1,425 16,217 10.6 15,488 10.4 10.4 16,407 16,130 1,434 31,977 22.7 29,681 22.6 31,904,421 31,281 22.1 2.4 3,610 11.5 2.4 1.7 29,681 31,281 11.1 31,904 11.5 1.3 11.6 3,610 0.7 0.9 1,840 1.0 1,030 1,343 17,690 11.0 11.3 21.1 22.0 31,977 11.4 29,681 17,690 1,840 1,030 1,796 1,343 31,97712.4 29,681 3,610 31,9042.5 31,281 11.6 1,840 1.3 11.0 1,030 1,7960.7 22.0 16,130 17,690 22.0 16,407 25.5 1,840 11.0 16,21711.0 38,421 31,977 1,030 15,488 29,681 1,343 1,343 1.0 31,281 31,904 1,796 16,4071.0 16,130 NH RUNNER ANALYSIS (AVERAGE) Balloted Runners N.H. RUNNER ANALYSIS (AVERAGE) PER RACE PER RACE - Entries 0.7 0.9 1.0 2.5 1.3 1,796 31,281 11.6 11.3 PER RACE 11.4 11.0 (AVERAGE) N.H. RUNNER ANALYSIS 16,407 26.9 22.8 31,904 21.1 22.0 22.2 0.7 0.9 1.0 2.5 1.3 2.4 11.6 6.9 013 15,488 3,610 2.5 013 12.4 16,217PER RACE 16,130 N.H. 6.9 RUNNER ANALYSIS (AVERAGE) 15,488 NH RUNNER ANALYSIS - 38,421 22.2 22.8 38,421 25.5 23.5 16,217 22.6 17,690 Balloted Runners Entries 2.5 2.4 22.1 11.1 16,217 16,130 NH RUNNER ANALYSIS - Runners (Avg) Balloted 16,407 (Avg) 15,488 23.5 10.4 10.4 21.1 NH RUNNER ANALYSIS - 1.3 0.8 1.7 22.8 NH RUNNER ANALYSIS N.H. RUNNER ANALYSIS (AVERAGE) PER RACE- 013 11.1 NH RUNNER ANALYSIS - 31,977 1.3 1,796 10.4 10.4 Balloted FLAT RUNNER ANALYSIS 25.5 Runners 23.5 - FLAT RUNNER ANALYSIS (AVERAGE) 22.7 22.6 (AVERAGE) PER - 22.1 RACE Entries 10.6 10.4 16,407 1,402 1.1 10.6 1.1 25.5 NH RUNNER ANALYSIS - Races Year15,488 Entries (Avg),421 23.5 22.7 22.6 22.1 FLAT RUNNER ANALYSIS (AVERAGE) - 31,977 31,281 31,904 1,426 38,421 26.9 29,681 2.4 1.7 11.5 12,801 1.3 1.3 0.8 2.4 2,870 1,923 26.0 11,560 11.5 13,529 NH RUNNER ANALYSIS - FLAT RUNNER ANALYSIS (AVERAGE) - 013 22.8 3,610 0.7 17,690 11.0 21.1 38,421 0.9 1,840 11.3 16,217 22.0 31,977 1.0 1,030 11.4 15,488 22.2 29,681 1.3 1,343 1,796 16,130 16,407 31,281 31,904 12.4 11.6 26.9 22.8 11.0 11.3 11.4 21.1 22.0 22.2 RUNNER ANALYSIS BY RACE TYPE Flat N.H. RUNNER Type ANALYSIS Races Entries (AVERAGE) PER RACE(Average) 2.5 12.4 WFA 207 M dn 1.3 336 H cap Total 561 0.7 1,104 4,865 13,252 6,986 0.9 1.0 25,103 Runners (Average) 23.5 1,565 7.6 23.6 6,706 12.0 1,168 2.1 20.8 3,438 10.2 91 0.3 22.7 11,709 10.6 1,268 1.1 Runners (Average) Balloted (Average) 28.9 10,513 13.1 2,687 3.3 Balloted 9.0 (Average) 0.0 11.6 N.H. 11.3 11.4 11.0 26.9 N.H. RUNNER ANALYSIS (AVERAGE) PER RACE Type Races Entries 22.2 (Average) 22.8 22.0 21.1 2.5 12.4 Hurdle 803 Chase 428 9,659 1.3 Bumper 195 0.7 0.95,544 Total 11.6 26.9 22.8 23,218 22.6 4,630 10.8 542 1.3 1.0 28.4 2,547 13.1 381 2.0 26.9 17,690 12.4 3,610 2.5 1,426 38,421 11.0 11.3 11.4 21.1 22.0 22.2 HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK 35 ENTRIES AND RUNNERS 013
RUNNER ANALYSIS BY RACE TYPE Flat Type Races Entries (Average) Runners (Average) Balloted (Average) WFA 208 4,879 23.5 1,536 7.4 19 0.1 H cap 543 12,209 22.5 6,355 11.7 757 1.4 M dn 336 6,926 20.6 3,368 10.0 62 0.2 Total 1,087 24,014 22.1 11,259 10.4 838 0.8 N.H. Type Races Entries (Average) Runners (Average) Balloted (Average) Hurdle 784 19,731 25.2 9,788 12.5 1,496 1.9 Chase 425 7,990 18.8 4,313 10.1 229 0.5 Bumper 193 4,256 22.1 2,116 11.0 115 0.6 Total 1,402 31,977 22.8 16,217 11.6 1,840 1.3 RUNNER ANALYSIS BY RACE TYPE Flat Type Races Entries (Average) Runners (Average) Balloted (Average) WFA 208 4,808 23.1 1,475 7.1 39 0.2 H cap 563 13,189 23.4 6,527 11.6 1,270 2.3 M dn 342 7,202 21.1 3,558 10.4 135 0.4 Total 1,113 25,199 22.6 11,560 10.4 1,444 1.3 ENTRIES AND RUNNERS N.H. Type Races Entries (Average) Runners (Average) Balloted (Average) Hurdle 785 18,272 23.3 9,492 12.1 841 1.1 Chase 436 7,530 17.3 4,038 9.3 146 0.3 Bumper 188 3,879 20.6 1,958 10.4 43 0.2 Total 1,409 29,681 21.1 15,488 11.0 1,030 0.7 RUNNER ANALYSIS BY RACE TYPE Flat Type Races Entries (Average) Runners (Average) Balloted (Average) WFA 225 5,117 22.7 1,741 7.7 47 0.2 H cap 580 14,441 24.9 7,246 12.5 1,644 2.8 M dn 347 7,477 21.5 3,814 11 232 0.7 Total 1,152 27,035 23.5 12,801 11.1 1,923 1.7 N.H. Type Races Entries (Average) Runners (Average) Balloted (Average) Hurdle 807 19,459 24.1 10,035 12.4 1,105 1.4 Chase 432 7,843 18.2 4,108 9.5 175 0.4 Bumper 186 3,979 21.4 1,987 10.7 63 0.3 Total 1,425 31,281 22.0 16,130 11.3 1,343 0.9 RUNNER ANALYSIS BY RACE TYPE Flat Type Races Entries (Average) Runners (Average) Balloted (Average) WFA 235 5,688 24.2 1,957 8.3 103 0.4 H cap 592 16,222 27.4 7,650 12.9 2,491 4.2 M dn 345 7,931 23.0 3,922 11.4 276 0.8 Total 1,172 29,841 25.5 13,529 11.5 2,870 2.4 N.H. Type Races Entries (Average) Runners (Average) Balloted (Average) Hurdle 808 20,192 25.0 10,226 12.7 1,479 1.8 Chase 437 7,908 18.1 4,299 9.8 255 0.6 Bumper 189 3,804 20.1 1,882 10.0 62 0.3 Total 1,434 31,904 22.2 16,407 11.4 1,796 1.3 36 HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK
BALLOTING BALLOTING - FLAT & N.H. BALLOTING - Flat 4,878 4,666 3,610 National Hunt 3,266 2,870 2,678 2,474 1,268 838 1,840 1,444 1,030 1,923 1,343 1,796 TOTAL NUMBER OF BALLOTS PER RACE CATEGORY - Flat WFA 9 19 39 47 103 Flat H Cap 1,168 757 1,270 1,644 2,491 Flat M dn 91 62 135 232 276 Hurdle WFA 0 0 0 0 0 H cap Hurdle 1,584 816 552 819 906 M dn Hurdle 1,103 680 289 286 573 S chase WFA 0 0 0 0 0 H cap S chase 390 162 118 125 206 Beginners S chase 124 57 27 50 49 Hunters S chase 28 10 1 0 0 INH Flat Race 381 115 43 63 62 Total 4,878 2,678 2,474 3,266 4,666 BALLOTING STATISTICS AVERAGE NUMBER OF BALLOTS PER RACE CATEGORY - Flat WFA 0.04 0.09 0.19 0.21 0.44 Flat H cap 2.10 1.39 2.25 2.83 4.20 Flat M dn 0.27 0.18 0.39 0.69 0.80 Hurdle WFA 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 H cap Hurdle 4.80 2.51 1.68 2.38 2.59 M dn Hurdle 3.60 2.21 0.94 0.93 1.94 S chase WFA 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 H cap S chase 2.39 0.97 0.66 0.70 1.15 Beginners S chase 0.91 0.43 0.21 0.40 0.41 Hunters Steeplechase 0.96 0.43 0.20 0.00 0.00 INH Flat Race 1.95 0.60 0.29 0.34 0.32 HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK 37
BALLOTING STATISTICS % OF ENTERED HORSES BALLOTED OUT BY RACE CATEGORY - Flat WFA 0.18 0.39 0.81 0.92 1.81 Flat H cap 8.81 6.20 9.63 11.38 15.35 Flat M dn 1.30 0.90 1.87 3.10 3.48 Hurdle WFA 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 H cap Hurdle 14.32 8.97 6.32 8.54 9.32 M dn Hurdle 11.64 8.03 3.91 3.76 7.16 S chase WFA 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 H cap S chase 8.91 4.44 3.29 3.41 5.40 Beginners S chase 3.85 2.20 1.20 2.06 2.17 Hunters Steeplechase 5.22 2.50 0.27 0.00 0.00 INH Flat Race 6.87 2.70 1.11 1.58 1.62 38 HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK
PRIZE-MONEY PRIZE-MONEY VALUES - FLAT N.H. TOTAL Year 000 000 000 % +/- 22,882 23,104 45,986 2.5% 24,713 23,892 48,605 5.7% 27,407 26,038 53,445 10.0% 29,539 27,278 56,817 6.3% 31,588 29,504 61,092 7.5% 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 000 000 000 000 000 000 11,269 3,723 509 1,573 28,912 45,986 11,884 3,956 462 1,484 30,819 48,605 12,307 4,268 338 1,600 34,931 53,445 13,601 4,791 329 1,707 36,390 56,817 13,917 4,937 351 1,977 39,910 61,092 HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK 39
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 9 65 153,789 51,500 12,500 710,712 928,501 BELLEWSTOWN 5 38 101,131 31,600 13,500 389,769 536,000 CLONMEL 12 84 177,454 19,500 34,500 899,046 1,130,500 CORK 18 129 422,960 86,400 126,500 1,790,528 2,426,388 CURRAGH 18 134 3,805,802 907,500 254,500 4,967,161 9,934,963 DOWN ROYAL 12 84 244,060 21,500 263,379 46,000 951,686 1,526,625 DOWNPATRICK 10 70 120,928 2,500 87,500 16,500 604,072 831,500 DUNDALK 39 306 650,878 1,095,300 134,500 2,278,397 4,159,075 FAIRYHOUSE 21 156 965,429 246,850 125,500 2,605,084 3,942,863 GALWAY 12 87 603,324 414,000 79,000 1,497,551 2,593,875 GOWRAN PARK 17 124 414,282 77,650 117,500 1,583,518 2,192,950 KILBEGGAN 8 57 127,069 28,000 16,000 613,619 784,688 KILLARNEY 11 82 265,192 56,250 49,500 1,087,083 1,458,025 LAYTOWN 1 6 12,257 3,500 0 56,743 72,500 LEOPARDSTOWN 23 165 1,905,044 620,500 201,000 4,622,896 7,349,440 LIMERICK 19 136 382,360 86,950 45,500 1,781,550 2,296,360 LISTOWEL 9 69 270,764 193,100 47,000 992,049 1,502,913 NAAS 18 131 740,074 180,500 263,000 2,600,291 3,783,865 NAVAN 18 129 519,194 83,500 156,000 2,134,956 2,893,650 PUNCHESTOWN 18 129 1,005,542 485,750 57,000 3,055,281 4,603,573 ROSCOMMON 9 66 180,501 32,000 66,000 747,312 1,025,813 SLIGO 5 34 65,637 19,000 11,500 348,638 444,775 THURLES 11 79 189,832 32,000 37,500 902,543 1,161,875 TIPPERARY 12 90 279,198 82,900 47,000 1,133,789 1,542,887 TRAMORE 11 77 154,387 38,000 10,500 754,738 957,625 WEXFORD 11 79 159,591 41,200 9,000 801,109 1,010,900 TOTAL 357 2,606 13,916,679 4,937,450 350,879 1,977,000 39,910,121 61,092,129 40 HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK
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 188 25 2,184,490 837,455 3,021,945 250 38 2,900,890 1,271,035 4,171,925 279 32 3,044,495 1,432,960 4,477,455 309 36 2,152,563 1,759,225 3,911,788 287 31 2,784,288 1,889,130 4,673,418 % OF PRIZE-MONEY WON BY FOREIGN-TRAINED HORSES Won % of Total Irish Prize-money 3,021,945 6.7% 4,171,925 8.6% 4,477,455 8.4% 3,911,788 6.9% 4,673,418 7.6% PRIZE-MONEY STATISTICS HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK 41
PRIZE-MONEY WON IN UK BY IRISH-TRAINED HORSES Runs Wins Win Place Total Prize-money ( ) Prize-money ( ) 1,124 143 5,923,873 3,668,307 9,592,180 1,126 172 6,201,458 3,044,224 9,245,682 1,313 190 6,649,533 4,235,468 10,885,001 1,471 184 9,695,515 5,636,791 15,332,306 1,528 205 8,393,305 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) 154 10 5,459,003 2,852,358 8,311,361 160 16 3,100,115 1,430,979 4,531,094 120 12 3,440,140 1,880,171 5,320,311 121 9 5,828,819 4,898,548 10,727,367 135 13 5,517,219 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 ( ) 416 55 4,374,738 2,634,418 7,009,156 359 47 4,187,082 1,820,706 6,007,788 463 66 4,475,196 2,766,751 7,241,948 518 74 6,596,048 3,618,536 10,214,584 679 109 6,045,473 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 ( ) 708 88 1,549,134 1,033,888 2,583,022 767 125 2,014,376 1,223,518 3,127,894 850 124 2,174,337 1,468,716 3,643,053 953 110 3,099,467 2,018,258 5,117,725 849 96 2,347,832 1,303,704 3,651,535 42 HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK
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 9 65 45 5 1 49 75.4% 51,500 12,500 710,712-8,500 60,000 BELLEWSTOWN 5 38 33 4 1 36 94.7% 31,600 13,500 389,769 4,400 27,200 CLONMEL 12 84 13 11 0 24 28.6% 19,500 34,500 899,046-2,300 21,800 CORK 18 129 65 27 6 86 66.7% 86,400 126,500 1,790,528 5,800 80,600 CURRAGH 18 134 96 41 19 118 88.1% 907,500 254,500 4,967,161-32,500 940,000 DOWN ROYAL 12 84 7 10 3 14 16.7% 21,500 46,000 951,686-1,300 22,800 DOWNPATRICK 10 70 1 6 1 6 8.6% 2,500 16,500 604,072 0 2,500 DUNDALK 39 306 182 32 8 204 66.7% 1,095,300 134,500 2,278,397 20,600 1,074,700 FAIRYHOUSE 21 156 70 27 6 91 58.3% 246,850 125,500 2,605,084 83,500 163,350 GALWAY 12 87 70 18 11 77 88.5% 414,000 79,000 1,497,551 20,000 394,000 GOWRAN PARK 17 124 64 25 3 86 69.4% 77,650 117,500 1,583,518-7,100 84,750 KILBEGGAN 8 57 27 6 0 33 57.9% 28,000 16,000 613,619-1,000 29,000 KILLARNEY 11 82 56 12 0 68 82.9% 56,250 49,500 1,087,083 1,200 55,050 LAYTOWN 1 6 6 0 0 6 100.0% 3,500 0 56,743 500 3,000 LEOPARDSTOWN 23 165 99 33 8 124 75.2% 620,500 201,000 4,622,896 10,500 610,000 LIMERICK 19 136 88 17 6 99 72.8% 86,950 45,500 1,781,550-32,400 119,350 LISTOWEL 9 69 53 12 6 59 85.5% 193,100 47,000 992,049 9,100 184,000 NAAS 18 131 65 42 19 88 67.2% 180,500 263,000 2,600,291 66,000 114,500 NAVAN 18 129 68 28 9 87 67.4% 83,500 156,000 2,134,956-3,100 86,600 PUNCHESTOWN 18 129 69 10 3 76 58.9% 485,750 57,000 3,055,281 18,000 467,750 ROSCOMMON 9 66 34 17 2 49 74.2% 32,000 66,000 747,312 1,100 30,900 SLIGO 5 34 25 5 0 30 88.2% 19,000 11,500 348,638-8,400 27,400 THURLES 11 79 24 11 2 33 41.8% 32,000 37,500 902,543 3,500 28,500 TIPPERARY 12 90 40 14 4 50 55.6% 82,900 47,000 1,133,789-21,000 103,900 TRAMORE 11 77 38 6 1 43 55.8% 38,000 10,500 754,738 11,000 27,000 WEXFORD 11 79 51 6 0 57 72.2% 41,200 9,000 801,109 9,000 32,200 TOTAL 357 2,606 1,389 425 119 1,693 65.0% 4,937,450 1,977,000 39,910,121 146,600 4,790,850 SPONSORSHIP STATISTICS HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK 43
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 4,937,450 100.0% 44 HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK
TRAINERS, RIDERS & STAFF NUMBER OF TRAINERS/RESTRICTED LICENCE HOLDERS - Public Trainers* Restricted Licence Holders* 380 289 377 263 372 248 372 248 360 219 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* 51 117 39 418 50 112 47 390 52 108 48 345 50 101 55 337 50 117 57 308 *Figure calculated 31st December TRAINERS, RIDERS & STAFF HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK 45
LEADING HORSES LEADING FLAT HORSES BY PRIZE-MONEY WON IN IRELAND Horse Wins Runs Places Prize- Money ( ) Decorated Knight (GB) 2 2 0 905,000.00 Capri 1 3 2 883,000.00 Order Of St George 3 4 1 370,800.00 Cracksman (GB) 0 1 1 300,000.00 Hydrangea 2 3 1 279,000.00 Happily 3 5 1 274,500.00 Winter 1 3 2 257,000.00 Poet s Word 0 1 1 250,000.00 Verbal Dexterity 2 3 1 236,937.50 Enable (GB) 1 1 0 232,000.00 LEADING N.H. HORSES BY PRIZE-MONEY WON IN IRELAND / Horse Wins Runs Places Prize- Money ( ) Our Duke 3 4 1 351,437.50 Sizing John (GB) 3 4 1 283,250.00 Clondaw Warrior 2 5 2 212,750.00 Westerner Lady 7 9 1 168,937.50 Ball D Arc (FR) 4 13 8 167,175.00 Lord Scoundrel 1 5 2 154,000.00 Fox Norton (FR) 1 1 0 150,000.00 Unowhatimeanharry (GB) 1 1 0 150,000.00 Wicklow Brave (GB) 1 1 0 150,000.00 Ballycasey 4 9 2 148,750.00 LEADING HORSES LEADING FLAT HORSES BY NUMBER OF WINS IN IRELAND Horse Wins Runs Places Prize- Money ( ) Not A Bad Oul Day 6 11 3 82,587.50 Ben Rumson 5 7 1 32,375.00 On The Go Again 4 8 3 59,125.00 Detailed 4 9 3 78,250.00 Tom Dooley 4 15 4 29,950.00 Cosmic Symbol 4 15 1 27,737.50 Music Box 3 15 9 115,625.00 Keep Believing 3 10 4 27,887.50 Aspen Belle 3 8 2 26,187.50 Treasuring (GB) 3 5 2 63,875.00 LEADING N.H. HORSES BY NUMBER OF WINS IN IRELAND / Horse Wins Runs Places Prize- Money ( ) Westerner Lady 7 9 1 168,937.50 Airlie Beach 6 8 1 142,375.00 Capture The Drama 5 15 5 49,462.50 Penhill (GB) 5 8 2 106,887.50 Ball D Arc (FR) 4 13 8 167,175.00 Teacher s Pet 4 14 6 44,650.00 Adreamstillalive 4 7 3 49,175.00 Duke Cass 4 11 3 42,325.00 Tellthemnuttin 4 14 4 33,562.50 A Toi Phil (FR) 4 9 2 137,112.50 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
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EXPORTS EXPORTS OF IRISH-FOALED ANIMALS EXPORT STATISTICS Country Foals Yearlings 2yo 3yo 4yo 5yo 5yo+ Total Australia 3 1 1 4 1 10 Bulgaria 1 1 China 8 1 1 1 1 12 Czech Republic 1 3 2 2 1 1 10 Denmark 3 2 5 France 297 106 86 17 2 3 3 514 Germany 48 18 18 6 2 1 93 Great Britain 8 830 1,647 389 525 340 298 4,037 Greece 3 7 4 14 Hong Kong 7 15 22 Hungary 17 1 1 19 India 1 2 2 5 Italy 67 111 47 5 1 1 3 235 Japan 1 17 3 3 24 Kazakhstan 3 3 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 1 1 1 3 Macau 1 1 2 Morocco 1 1 2 New Zealand 1 1 2 Norway 1 3 1 5 Pakistan 1 1 2 Poland 38 1 1 40 Qatar 1 3 4 Russia 7 4 11 Singapore 7 7 14 Slovakia 4 4 South Africa 3 1 1 3 1 1 10 Spain 5 9 2 1 1 18 Sweden 5 8 11 4 2 30 Switzerland 1 4 6 11 Trinidad 1 1 Turkey 4 4 United Arab Emirates 18 6 1 25 USA 7 5 18 12 3 5 3 53 Grand Total 447 1,211 1,890 475 546 354 322 5,245 48 HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK
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 1 3 1 1 1 1 8 Bulgaria 1 1 China 5 3 1 1 1 11 Cyprus 2 2 4 Czech Republic 2 17 13 1 1 1 1 36 Denmark 1 3 2 6 1 13 France 25 23 89 115 2 11 20 2 4 7 1 2 301 Germany 2 3 11 18 1 4 3 1 3 2 2 50 Great Britain 48 20 2 672 657 327 83 151 96 3 81 349 31 115 36 94 14 58 2,837 Greece 6 4 2 2 1 15 Hong Kong 1 2 5 8 Hungary 10 10 1 1 22 India 2 1 2 5 Italy 8 3 141 164 14 14 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 353 Japan 4 5 11 1 1 22 Kazakhstan 1 1 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 1 1 2 Macau 1 1 New Zealand 1 1 1 3 Norway 1 2 1 1 5 Pakistan 1 1 2 Poland 3 1 30 22 2 58 Qatar 1 1 1 3 Russia 1 7 2 10 Singapore 2 3 3 8 Slovakia 3 4 7 South Africa 1 4 5 Spain 3 5 14 7 1 1 1 32 Sweden 1 1 14 6 3 4 1 1 1 1 33 Switzerland 6 2 1 9 United Arab Emirates 1 1 4 6 USA 12 17 1 3 4 1 1 3 1 43 Grand Total 96 63 2 1,052 1,070 335 133 203 108 12 101 361 1 37 116 41 97 24 62 3,914 EXPORT STATISTICS HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK 49
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 85,000 214,080 99,960 13,000 120,000 50,000 582,040 Bulgaria 3,686 3,686 China 33,500 29,000 28,000 4,500 18,000 113,000 Cyprus 11,115 26,665 37,780 Czech Republic 5,400 142,640 95,400 12,870 73,710 24,570 22,230 376,820 Denmark 10,500 87,000 19,000 69,000 6,435 191,935 France 1,870,456 2,839,630 10,222,965 14,317,491 52,128 535,008 440,117 56,512 53,500 289,037 3,000 21,000 30,700,844 Germany 97,416 10,126 302,998 621,475 200,000 55,824 124,780 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 4,571,661 106,527 2,334,137 12,394,807 1,648,555 9,688,239 1,191,316 4,311,865 389,034 928,339 216,779,539 Greece 92,255 41,580 26,428 4,000 935 165,198 Hong Kong 65,000 271,060 356,425 692,485 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 1,873,912 212,133 124,970 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 23,000 242,760 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 30,000 124,762 Norway 1,600 58,000 15,209 7,000 81,809 Pakistan 13,000 7,985 20,985 Poland 32,500 14,280 246,208 164,040 6,143 463,171 Qatar 22,000 79,853 227,273 329,126 Russia 47,124 184,308 20,500 251,932 Singapore 62,120 131,280 63,000 256,400 Slovakia 6,500 14,200 20,700 South Africa 478,380 680,000 1,158,380 Spain 12,800 17,442 260,583 163,708 4,000 4,914 7,000 470,447 Sweden 10,000 983 317,998 59,062 95,937 59,000 3,000 983 9,828 935 557,726 Switzerland 58,500 15,000 1,142 74,642 United Arab Emirates 71,400 8,000 194,998 274,398 USA 2,348,115 1,660,348 285,600 674,704 129,872 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 5,104,298 470,524 2,727,532 12,593,700 120,000 1,731,125 9,738,239 1,247,101 4,400,784 724,622 975,487 271,552,174 50 HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK
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 - 10.5F) 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
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 (9.5-10.5F) 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) 117 52 HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK
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 2012- Hurricane Fly (IRE) 175 Quevega (FR) 167 - Jezki (IRE) 169 Annie Power (IRE), Diakali (FR) & Solwhit (FR) 162 - Faugheen (IRE) 174 Jezki (IRE) 169 - Faugheen (IRE) 176 Annie Power (IRE) 166 - Wicklow Brave (GB) 164 Nichols Canyon (GB) 164 IRISH NOVICE HURDLE CLASSIFICATION - Season 2 Miles Rating 2.5 Miles + Rating 2012- Jezki (IRE) & Our Conor (IRE) 161 Annie Power (IRE) 155 - Faugheen (IRE) 161 Faugheen (IRE) 161 - Douvan (FR) 161 Nichols Canyon (GB) 155 - Min (FR) 154 Yorkhill (IRE) 154 - Labaik (FR) 161 Presenting Percy (GB) 156 IRISH STEEPLECHASE CLASSIFICATION - Season 2 Miles Rating 2.5 Miles Rating 3 Miles Rating 2012- Sprinter Sacre (FR) 188 Flemenstar (IRE) 169 Sir Des Champs (FR) 173 - Arvika Ligeonniere (FR) 165 Hidden Cyclone (IRE) 160 Last Instalment (IRE) 169 - Special Tiara (GB) & Un De Sceaux (FR) 168 Don Cossack (GER) 175 Don Cossack (GER) 175 - Un De Sceaux (FR) 169 Vautour (FR) 176 Don Cossack (GER) 177 - 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 2012- Arvika Ligeonniere (FR) 160 Benefficient (IRE) 157 Mount Benbulben (IRE) 160 - Champagne Fever (IRE) 158 Ballycasey (IRE) 155 Carlingford Lough (IRE) 155 - Un De Sceaux (FR) 168 Vautour (FR) 171 Don Poli (IRE) 163 - Douvan (FR) 169 Black Hercules (IRE) 158 No More Heroes (IRE) 158 - Great Field (FR) 161 Yorkhill (IRE) 164 Our Duke (IRE) 167 HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK 53
FLAT HORSES RATED 100+ IN IRELAND BY TRAINER TOTAL TRAINER 2-YEAR-OLD 3-YEAR-OLD 4-YEAR-OLD+ 76 AP O Brien 28 35 13 14 GM Lyons 3 6 5 12 JS Bolger 2 3 7 10 DK Weld 3 7 10 Mrs. J. Harrington 3 4 3 7 JP O Brien 2 3 2 6 WP Mullins 6 5 J Stack 1 2 2 4 W McCreery 2 1 1 3 KJ Condon 2 1 3 M Channon (GB) 1 2 3 M Halford 1 2 2 D. O Meara (GB) 1 1 2 E Lynam 1 1 2 JP Shanahan 2 2 J Gosden (GB) 1 1 2 JG Murphy 1 1 2 KR Burke (GB) 1 1 2 M Meade (GB) 1 1 2 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 13 21 12 13 War Front 5 8 10 Fastnet Rock 1 2 7 7 Teofilo 1 4 2 6 Dubawi 1 2 3 6 Scat Daddy 4 1 1 5 Dark Angel 1 1 3 5 Kodiac 2 1 2 5 Lope De Vega 3 2 4 Frankel 2 2 4 Holy Roman Emperor 3 1 4 Zoffany 2 2 3 Deep Impact 2 1 3 Lawman 1 2 3 Raven s Pass 1 1 1 2 Big Bad Bob 1 1 2 Born To Sea 1 1 2 Cape Cross 2 2 Choisir 2 2 Elusive Pimpernel 1 1 2 Fast Company 1 1 2 Footstepsinthesand 1 1 2 Invincible Spirit 1 1 2 Mastercraftsman 1 1 2 Pivotal 1 1 2 Pour Moi 1 1 2 Rajj 2 2 Sea The Stars 2 2 Showcasing 1 1 2 The Carbon Unit 2 2 Vocalised 2 54 HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK
HURDLERS & CHASERS RATED 130+ WHICH WERE TRAINED IN IRELAND - SEASON TOTAL TRAINER HURDLERS CHASERS 94 W P Mullins 61 33 79 G Elliott 48 31 30 H De Bromhead 6 24 22 N Meade 10 12 21 Mrs J Harrington 8 13 12 J P O Brien 9 3 11 M F Morris 0 11 9 A J Martin 5 4 5 A Fleming 1 4 5 T Mullins 4 1 4 C Byrnes 3 1 4 E P Harty 2 2 3 J R Barry 1 2 3 E Bolger 1 2 3 S R B Crawford 2 1 3 G Cromwell 1 2 3 J T R Dreaper 0 3 3 P Fahey 1 2 3 J E Kiely 2 1 3 A Lynch 1 2 3 J J Walsh 2 1 3 D K Weld 2 1 2 W J Burke 0 2 2 J H Culloty 1 1 2 Miss E Doyle 1 1 2 P Griffin 0 2 2 Miss M L Hallahan 0 2 2 J J Hanlon 1 1 2 Miss E Holden 1 1 2 M Hourigan 1 1 2 Ms Sandra Hughes 0 2 2 P G Kelly 1 1 2 A McNamara 1 1 2 P Nolan 0 2 2 E O Grady 0 2 2 E J O Grady 1 1 2 J P Ryan 0 2 2 K Thornton 1 1 2 T M Walsh 1 1 1 B Arthey 1 0 1 M Brassil 0 1 1 E Cawley 0 1 1 A Curran 0 1 1 E D Delany 1 0 1 J P Dempsey 0 1 1 P A Fahy 1 0 1 Ms M Flynn 1 0 1 P J Flynn 1 0 1 E Griffin 1 0 1 V L Halley 0 1 1 B R Hamilton 1 0 1 C Kidd 1 0 1 Mrs D A Love 0 1 1 D McDonagh 1 0 1 D A McLoughlin 0 1 1 B M McMahon 0 1 1 S J Mahon 0 1 1 J J Mangan 0 1 1 A L T Moore 0 1 1 Ms M Mullins 0 1 1 B J Murphy 0 1 1 J G Murphy 1 0 1 W P Murphy 0 1 1 A Murray 0 1 1 J A Nash 1 0 1 R O Sullivan 0 1 1 D Queally 0 1 1 J Queally 0 1 1 R P Rath 1 0 1 J G Sheehan 0 1 1 T J Taaffe 0 1 1 W F Treacy 1 0 1 R Tyner 1 0 1 M Winters 0 1 CLASSIFICATIONS HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK 55
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 877 153 147 119 76 2,675,012.50 1,247,640.00 3,922,652.50 John P. McManus 891 121 109 83 69 1,721,293.75 1,002,887.50 2,724,181.25 Mrs S Ricci 119 45 23 9 10 903,437.50 334,462.50 1,237,900.00 Ann &Alan Potts 105 13 13 14 11 564,875.00 138,375.00 703,250.00 Andrea & Graham Wylie 48 15 10 6 4 279,637.50 186,837.50 466,475.00 Cooper Family Syndicate 13 4 1 1 0 345,062.50 19,650.00 364,712.50 R.S. Brookhouse 42 9 9 6 6 230,875.00 109,975.00 340,850.00 C.Jones 55 8 8 4 7 200,962.50 131,900.00 332,862.50 Wicklow Bloodstock (Ireland) Ltd 23 8 3 2 2 257,875.00 54,437.50 312,312.50 Luke McMahon 31 9 5 2 3 178,562.60 68,333.35 246,895.95 Supreme Horse Racing Club 57 16 12 3 5 168,400.00 64,982.50 233,382.50 Mrs Patricia Hunt 74 11 17 14 7 101,125.00 117,312.50 218,437.50 John Patrick Ryan 90 7 10 17 10 109,625.00 108,775.00 218,400.00 Act D Wagg Syndicate 5 2 1 1 0 191,250.00 21,500.00 212,750.00 Mrs Catherine Holden 19 3 7 3 2 75,000.00 97,125.00 172,125.00 Anthony P. Butler 9 7 1 0 0 160,937.50 8,000.00 168,937.50 Barry Connell 97 13 8 11 13 94,687.50 63,712.50 158,400.00 Philip J. Reynolds 64 9 4 7 4 106,375.00 38,287.50 144,662.50 Michael D. Mee 53 9 8 9 2 74,203.13 65,351.25 139,554.38 Mrs P Sloan 68 9 6 8 6 76,875.00 60,350.00 137,225.00 56 HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK
LEADING N.H. TRAINERS BY NO. OF WINS / SEASON Trainer Runs Wins 2nd 3rd 4th Win Place Prize- Money Money Money Gordon Elliott 1,234 193 185 146 115 2,872,462.50 1,508,242.50 4,380,705.00 W.P. Mullins 571 180 104 51 55 3,259,712.50 1,320,487.50 4,580,200.00 Henry de Bromhead 427 68 72 54 45 1,023,825.00 545,797.50 1,569,622.50 Noel Meade 366 57 56 52 35 807,125.00 398,275.00 1,205,400.00 Mrs John Harrington 353 48 31 41 33 1,089,587.50 355,337.50 1,444,925.00 Joseph Patrick O Brien 269 38 43 32 36 367,593.75 342,650.00 710,243.75 John Joseph Hanlon 185 20 12 15 21 173,437.50 130,650.00 304,087.50 Miss Elizabeth Doyle 177 18 16 24 20 130,937.50 91,600.00 222,537.50 Thomas Mullins 118 16 22 12 6 175,000.00 164,900.00 339,900.00 C.Byrnes 113 16 6 8 8 163,437.50 36,975.00 200,412.50 John Patrick Ryan 188 15 22 28 23 194,312.50 204,775.00 399,087.50 Peter Fahey 132 15 9 10 16 151,562.50 52,075.00 203,637.50 E. Bolger 123 13 13 12 7 119,312.50 92,837.50 212,150.00 M. F. Morris 195 13 12 22 21 129,937.50 197,312.50 327,250.00 Miss Ellmarie Holden 72 12 16 12 6 146,875.00 146,437.50 293,312.50 A.J. Martin 222 11 19 23 18 126,375.00 183,375.00 309,750.00 S. J. Mahon 201 11 14 9 19 101,250.00 88,010.00 189,260.00 Ms Margaret Mullins 74 11 12 12 7 89,312.50 51,975.00 141,287.50 Karl Thornton 81 11 12 5 5 104,000.00 48,812.50 152,812.50 John E. Kiely 92 11 6 10 7 125,312.50 57,700.00 183,012.50 LEADING N.H. JOCKEYS BY NO. OF WINS / SEASON Jockey Runs Wins 2nd 3rd 4th Win Place Prize- Money Money Money R. Walsh 371 131 68 41 33 2,283,188.00 773,950.00 3,057,138.00 J.W. Kennedy 505 68 80 56 57 952,063.00 650,053.00 1,602,115.00 D.N. Russell 374 60 50 49 48 698,713.00 479,225.00 1,177,938.00 M.P. Walsh 392 59 42 48 40 688,263.00 355,800.00 1,044,063.00 P. Townend 377 53 49 40 41 643,463.00 513,563.00 1,157,025.00 S.W. Flanagan 527 46 50 51 49 603,031.00 395,213.00 998,244.00 D.E. Mullins 494 46 39 46 44 495,000.00 412,635.00 907,635.00 B.J. Cooper 271 45 43 37 18 904,138.00 335,063.00 1,239,200.00 R.M. Power 264 45 25 28 25 1,302,213.00 247,813.00 1,550,025.00 D.J. Mullins 369 44 44 45 40 757,063.00 492,335.00 1,249,398.00 J.J. Codd 137 41 16 18 9 399,875.00 77,675.00 477,550.00 P.W. Mullins 146 40 36 20 12 586,125.00 149,038.00 735,163.00 B.J. Geraghty 174 32 32 14 21 340,438.00 285,475.00 625,913.00 Rachael Blackmore 362 32 31 39 33 351,875.00 319,781.00 671,656.00 D. Meyler 294 24 32 22 26 419,438.00 187,738.00 607,175.00 P.T. Enright 411 23 37 34 24 264,563.00 213,788.00 478,350.00 M.A. Enright 389 22 23 27 28 223,125.00 205,744.00 428,869.00 K.M. Donoghue 204 22 20 19 22 203,125.00 123,413.00 326,538.00 J.J. Slevin 176 20 16 24 17 165,063.00 142,875.00 307,938.00 OWNERS TRAINERS & RIDERS N. Carberry 82 20 16 9 5 137,188.00 49,688.00 186,875.00 HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK 57
LEADING CONDITIONAL RIDERS BY NO. OF WINS / SEASON Jockey Runs Wins 2nd 3rd 4th Win Place Prize- Money Money Money Rachael Blackmore 362 32 31 39 33 351,875.00 319,781.00 671,656.00 D. Meyler 294 24 32 22 26 419,438.00 187,738.00 607,175.00 J.J. Slevin 176 20 16 24 17 165,063.00 142,875.00 307,938.00 A. Ring 255 16 9 6 21 147,188.00 69,338.00 216,525.00 C. Brassil 165 15 13 14 13 116,563.00 66,775.00 183,338.00 D. Robinson 130 14 14 6 6 115,625.00 59,038.00 174,663.00 J.W. Kennedy 61 12 14 5 6 114,625.00 60,350.00 174,975.00 P.E. Corbett 162 10 13 12 9 101,563.00 70,388.00 171,950.00 R.P. Treacy 145 10 11 4 8 88,438.00 71,613.00 160,050.00 J.M. Moore 137 9 9 14 15 88,438.00 55,938.00 144,375.00 J.B. Kane 142 9 4 10 14 75,625.00 58,863.00 134,488.00 M.P. Flanagan 55 9 4 7 2 82,031.00 22,850.00 104,881.00 B.J. Foley 130 8 14 9 7 60,625.00 69,723.00 130,348.00 D.E. Splaine 118 8 11 10 8 62,188.00 53,650.00 115,838.00 C.M. Collins 90 8 11 7 10 67,813.00 57,650.00 125,463.00 OWNERS TRAINERS & RIDERS R.A. Doyle 140 7 6 11 11 51,250.00 41,175.00 92,425.00 B. Browne 102 7 5 5 5 51,250.00 25,900.00 77,150.00 Katie O Farrell 98 6 7 12 12 48,438.00 44,988.00 93,425.00 A. McCurtin 178 6 5 13 8 46,250.00 39,188.00 85,438.00 E. O Connell 95 5 6 6 8 36,250.00 34,388.00 70,638.00 LEADING QUALIFIED RIDERS BY NO. OF WINS / SEASON Jockey Runs Wins 2nd 3rd 4th Win Place Prize- Money Money Money J.J. Codd 137 41 16 18 9 399,875.00 77,675.00 477,550.00 P.W. Mullins 146 40 36 20 12 586,125.00 149,038.00 735,163.00 N. Carberry 82 20 16 9 5 137,188.00 49,688.00 186,875.00 K. Walsh 115 13 18 16 12 116,875.00 128,613.00 245,488.00 F. Maguire 95 13 11 12 9 84,219.00 43,988.00 128,206.00 L. O Neill 83 10 6 7 7 174,688.00 35,763.00 210,450.00 L.J. McGuinness 55 9 8 9 3 53,750.00 29,238.00 82,988.00 J.C. Barry 96 9 7 12 7 58,125.00 34,775.00 92,900.00 D.J. Benson 37 7 6 2 4 97,500.00 20,625.00 118,125.00 K. Harrington 69 7 4 11 6 44,688.00 34,188.00 78,875.00 B. O Neill 61 6 5 5 5 40,938.00 27,513.00 68,450.00 R. Deegan 71 6 5 4 10 45,625.00 39,488.00 85,113.00 J.J. Slevin 37 5 3 2 4 31,250.00 10,938.00 42,188.00 D. Skehan 31 5 1 3 2 31,250.00 6,400.00 37,650.00 D.L. Queally 79 4 9 15 8 28,750.00 46,150.00 74,900.00 D. O Connor 45 3 4 6 8 89,375.00 27,338.00 116,713.00 E.A. Lalor 31 3 2 0 2 26,563.00 11,038.00 37,600.00 M.J. O Hare 27 3 1 2 4 21,875.00 5,950.00 27,825.00 D. Roche 39 2 14 5 2 12,500.00 53,913.00 66,413.00 S. O Brien 26 2 8 5 6 13,750.00 35,300.00 49,050.00 58 HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK
LEADING FLAT OWNERS Owner Runs Wins 2nd 3rd 4th Win Place Prize- Money Money Money Mrs.John Magnier 651 125 92 88 61 1,564,827.64 695,564.72 2,260,392.36 Michael Tabor 561 116 81 83 49 1,389,449.39 628,221.43 2,017,670.82 Derrick Smith 545 115 79 80 48 1,374,149.04 589,601.04 1,963,750.08 Mrs. J.S. Bolger 488 42 44 39 49 556,718.75 376,996.19 933,714.94 Godolphin 232 27 36 37 34 435,156.25 479,102.50 914,258.75 Saleh Al Homaizi & Imad Al Sagar 3 2 0 1 0 905,000.00 6,500.00 911,500.00 H.H. Aga Khan 120 19 19 17 7 478,750.00 173,087.50 651,837.50 Newtown Anner Stud Farm Ltd. 86 12 10 12 5 268,562.50 228,210.00 496,772.50 Qatar Racing Limited 105 21 15 13 7 295,687.50 196,769.06 492,456.56 Sean Jones 141 19 17 20 19 275,249.24 203,152.39 478,401.63 A.E. Oppenheimer 1 0 1 0 0 0.00 300,000.00 300,000.00 K. Abdullah 18 2 3 1 3 242,937.50 41,497.50 284,435.00 Moyglare Stud Farm 76 12 13 6 6 173,762.50 103,725.00 277,487.50 Saeed Suhail 1 0 1 0 0 0.00 250,000.00 250,000.00 David Spratt 60 16 6 8 6 158,089.10 80,375.07 238,464.17 Mrs C.C. Regalado-Gonzalez 68 4 9 4 7 108,375.00 123,671.53 232,046.53 LLoyd J. Williams 8 5 3 0 0 197,450.00 19,350.00 216,800.00 John Lavery 94 12 6 9 9 120,625.00 82,412.50 203,037.50 Mrs June Judd 46 6 6 7 8 111,000.00 85,425.00 196,425.00 Mrs S Ricci 11 6 0 1 0 168,625.00 11,240.00 179,865.00 OWNERS TRAINERS & RIDERS HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK 59
LEADING FLAT TRAINERS BY NO. OF WINS Trainer Runs Wins 2nd 3rd 4th Win Place Prize- Money Money Money A.P. O Brien 554 119 85 80 52 4,588,937.50 2,021,537.50 6,610,475.00 G.M. Lyons 381 72 46 52 40 1,055,812.50 627,767.50 1,683,580.00 J.S. Bolger 549 60 65 50 61 1,122,300.00 735,735.00 1,858,035.00 D.K. Weld 336 44 44 31 25 847,762.50 398,837.50 1,246,600.00 Mrs John Harrington 351 42 44 36 31 587,812.50 540,520.00 1,128,332.50 Joseph Patrick O Brien 378 40 39 32 36 505,875.00 320,877.50 826,752.50 W. McCreery 264 29 28 31 36 356,512.50 298,647.50 655,160.00 M. Halford 274 28 36 29 22 350,375.00 261,675.00 612,050.00 John James Feane 238 23 29 24 22 224,375.00 190,087.50 414,462.50 J.P. Murtagh 208 23 23 13 19 235,937.50 215,815.00 451,752.50 J.A.Stack 142 19 15 19 11 282,250.00 182,550.00 464,800.00 W.P. Mullins 78 18 7 10 9 481,750.00 127,225.00 608,975.00 Adrian Paul Keatley 144 14 10 12 12 148,125.00 75,975.00 224,100.00 Ms. Sheila Lavery 134 14 7 11 18 137,812.50 101,512.50 239,325.00 P.J.Prendergast 112 13 17 11 12 150,750.00 123,362.50 274,112.50 OWNERS TRAINERS & RIDERS Edward Lynam 137 13 13 13 14 138,750.00 103,087.50 241,837.50 John M. Oxx 107 13 6 15 12 201,812.50 82,112.50 283,925.00 Adrian McGuinness 191 12 13 15 18 92,500.00 74,162.50 166,662.50 M.D. O Callaghan 171 11 28 19 16 101,875.00 171,537.50 273,412.50 Joseph G. Murphy 149 11 18 13 17 206,312.50 184,312.50 390,625.00 LEADING FLAT JOCKEYS BY NO. OF WINS Jockey Runs Wins 2nd 3rd 4th Win Place Prize- Money ( ) Money ( ) Money ( ) Colin Thomas Keane 609 100 79 78 62 1,304,937.50 816,177.50 2,121,115.00 Patrick Joseph Smullen 637 88 101 60 56 1,317,575.00 1,091,630.00 2,409,205.00 Donnacha Aidan O Brien 288 62 39 28 33 1,093,750.00 536,512.50 1,630,262.50 Kevin James Manning 559 59 59 52 60 1,062,550.00 720,065.00 1,782,615.00 William James Lee 519 54 65 62 59 615,387.50 581,860.00 1,197,247.50 Shane Foley 509 44 61 36 47 505,500.00 510,555.00 1,016,055.00 Christopher Denis Hayes 549 43 54 58 59 722,100.00 553,862.50 1,275,962.50 James Anthony Heffernan 407 40 45 44 35 1,539,612.50 880,947.50 2,420,560.00 Declan Patrick McDonogh 406 39 33 43 43 827,187.50 437,640.00 1,264,827.50 Colm O Donoghue 317 35 34 33 30 528,000.00 517,680.00 1,045,680.00 Ronan Patrick Whelan 399 27 30 44 33 343,250.00 349,860.00 693,110.00 Gary Francis Carroll 364 27 25 41 48 470,750.00 297,465.00 768,215.00 Leigh Francis Roche 277 26 13 22 19 306,137.50 154,660.00 460,797.50 Ryan Lee Moore 85 25 19 12 7 1,734,337.50 656,900.00 2,391,237.50 Wayne Martin Lordan 415 20 34 36 45 497,812.50 347,852.50 845,665.00 Oisin James Orr 239 20 25 28 23 230,187.50 133,860.00 364,047.50 Killian Jack Leonard 351 19 20 31 25 156,250.00 168,931.25 325,181.25 Anastasia O Brien 132 18 19 16 10 171,875.00 132,637.50 304,512.50 Niall George McCullagh 304 18 13 22 23 198,437.50 154,962.50 353,400.00 Gary Paul Halpin 274 17 20 23 12 210,000.00 130,225.00 340,225.00 60 HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK
LEADING FLAT APPRENTICES BY NO. OF WINS Jockey Runs Wins 2nd 3rd 4th Win Place Prize- Money Money Money O.J. Orr 239 20 25 28 23 230,188.00 133,860.00 364,048.00 K.J. Leonard 351 19 20 31 25 156,250.00 168,931.00 325,181.00 Anastasia O Brien 132 18 19 16 10 171,875.00 132,638.00 304,513.00 G.P. Halpin 274 17 20 23 12 210,000.00 130,225.00 340,225.00 S.P. Davis 268 15 21 15 21 138,750.00 148,475.00 287,225.00 D.W. O Connor 187 13 10 25 14 95,313.00 80,288.00 175,600.00 D.E. Hogan 137 13 10 8 16 118,750.00 63,350.00 182,100.00 D.E. Sheehy 212 13 9 11 8 127,813.00 55,325.00 183,138.00 T.P. Madden 159 11 6 8 5 106,513.00 29,800.00 136,313.00 R.P. Downey 134 11 6 7 11 114,063.00 54,488.00 168,550.00 R. Coakley 160 11 5 8 11 129,688.00 33,163.00 162,850.00 D. O Brien 44 9 11 3 4 95,938.00 80,575.00 176,513.00 D.P. Linehan 123 7 8 8 16 67,813.00 68,500.00 136,313.00 N.M. Crosse 70 7 5 5 5 64,638.00 30,100.00 94,738.00 C.J. McGovern 93 6 7 4 10 55,313.00 30,713.00 86,025.00 D.M. Redmond 69 5 6 6 6 32,813.00 30,650.00 63,463.00 K.K. Hennessy 102 5 5 6 4 47,813.00 29,263.00 77,075.00 G.M. Ryan 40 3 5 3 2 30,313.00 20,575.00 50,888.00 A.J. Breslin 89 3 5 1 6 19,375.00 19,663.00 39,038.00 K.P. Moriarty 46 3 1 3 2 20,938.00 7,950.00 28,888.00 OWNERS TRAINERS & RIDERS HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK 61
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
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
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
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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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 10 22 SLIGO ROSCOMMON LONGFORD GALWAY 21 MONAGHAN 8 LEITRIM CAVAN LOUTH OFFALY WESTMEATH 12 19 MEATH 9 KILDARE 14 2 DUBLIN 18 15 5 20 LAOIS WICKLOW CLARE 23 CARLOW 16 TIPPERARY 11 17 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
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 50 873 293 885 274 384 588 106 152 169 851 128 64 48 22 6 7 45 19 14 46 218 53 24 49 461 24 219 108 216 126 20 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 5 20 14 7 24 73 75 36 33 41 13 8 82 7 5 12 59 11 2 1 3 1 2 4 1 12 16 5 4 1 2 0 579 LICENSED TRAINERS 6,830 REGISTERED BREEDERS MAPS OF TRAINERS & BREEDERS HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK 67
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 1941. 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
2 3 4 6 5 7 THE HRI AWARDS 10 8 9 11 1. 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
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
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 2000. 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. 3 5 8 4 6 7 1. 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
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 1 3 6 8 2 4 5 1. 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 7 9 72 HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK