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SOMETHING TO BE PROUD OF

Pride in our land and what it can yield. Pride in our position at the heart of a truly world class Irish indigenous industry. Pride in our people and their unique ability to showcase our nation’s affinity with the horse. Ten years after graduating from the 2007 class of our own stud management course it gives me immense pride to return this year as CEO. It is my challenge to build on the remarkable foundations of stability, growth and vision left to us by our outgoing CEO, John Osborne. To him we bestow an immeasurable debt of gratitude. We end one chapter and look forward to writing the next, ever eager to do even better.

This cannot be achieved alone. We are fortunate to draw on the expertise of our committed board and the passion and skill of our team. This was never more in focus than during our latest royal seal of approval as we welcomed HRH The Duchess of Cornwall to the stud in May.

On the track another stellar year for our clients included Ribchester, who marched through the mile division – boarded here on behalf of Jamie Railton. Barney Roy’s Royal Ascot triumph was a further highlight having been sold by the Irish National Stud as a foal on behalf of Sun Stud.

Sons and daughters of our stallions continue to maintain family honour. For our flagbearer, the incomparable Invincible Spirit, a record priced 1.6 million guineas yearling capped another fantastic year in the sales ring. The exciting miler Inns of Court came within a short head of Prix Jacques le Marois glory, Profitable and Signs Of Blessing fought out the

sprinting division and the impressive Invincible Army added yet another Group win to his sire’s long list of talented two-year- olds.

One year earlier the mighty one’s son, National Defense, became a Group 1 wining juvenile. In 2018 he will reside on the same land as his father having been entrusted to stand here by our friends and allies at Sun Stud.

Thanks to longstanding clients Saleh Al Homaizi and Imad Al Sagar another new recruit arrives with no fewer than three Group 1 wins landing the all aged jewel in Ireland’s racing calendar. Irish Champion Stakes winner, Decorated Knight, has proven ability at the highest level and Gleneagles and Giant’s Causeway are there for close company on his page. Did I mention he is by Galileo?

The roster brims with depth. Free Eagle’s first delivery of foals have been, unsurprisingly, sensational individuals and his first yearlings will be ready for take-off next year.

And so indeed will we. With over 120,000 visitors to our stud once again this year, we’re ready for more. Some journeyed through our gates for the first time; countless more have resolved to return. I, myself, know that feeling all too well!

To produce, protect and promote the Irish thoroughbred. That is a mission emanating from a collective pride in the Irish National Stud.

AUS€323m

655

12,638

JPN€138m

218

6,564

USA€703m

IRELAND€338m

GBR€258m

FRA€127m

246

155

309

9,381

4,663

4,874

1,789

20,600

IRELAND€338m

GBR€258m

FRA€127m

246

155

309

9,381

4,663

4,874

PUBLIC AUCTION BLOODSTOCK VALUES, LIVE FOALS AND STANDING STALLIONS – 2016

THOROUGHBREDS TO POPULATION KEY MEASURES OF RACING – 2016

Source: Deloitte Economic Impact of Irish Breeding and Racing 2017 Report

Ireland is home to the horse. One of the leading bloodstock producers in the world, breeding over 9,000 thoroughbred foals each year and rating second only to the USA in terms of sales at public auctions (€338 million), Ireland punches above it’s weight.

As a nation, we produce the horses and the people to expertly care for them. Across this island nearly 30,000 individuals earn their living working with horses, many in rural areas where agriculture is at the heart. From feedstuffs to farriers and haylage to headcollars, the industry here is synonymous with excellence and inextricably linked to an abundance of high-class winners around the globe.

The very heart of that industry is in Tully at the stud that belongs to Ireland’s people. At no point do those of us here ever forget the importance of that connection. This is a business with nearly five million shareholders, all of whom call Ireland home.

Providing access to top-notch stallions, setting benchmarks for breeding mares and producing the finest youngstock are our number-one priorities. Those core principles allow us to compete with confidence on the world stage. More importantly, they help us to inspire others. For each year, along with a host of dignitaries, we proudly welcome over 120,000 public visitors to the stud, all excited and eager to look under the bonnet of our business.

Our student programme, operating since 1971, is renowned worldwide and has been responsible for educating and enlightening many who have gone on to take senior roles. This is our duty, privilege and pleasure.

The resulting success is yours to share. Come to our farm, bring your friends and experience our hospitality first hand. You’ll be in good company!

BELIEVE IN OUR BUSINESSPublic auction bloodstock sales

Foals

Stallions

50 10,000

28 10,000

5 10,000

4 10,000

3 10,000

€1.84bn

€1.05bn

28,900

15,200

€333m

9,381

€438m

8,187

1.3m

Total expenditure

Core breeding and racing gross expenditure

Direct, indirect and associated employment

Core and directly related industries FTEs

10 year capital investment

Live foals (third highest in world)

Public and Private bloodstock sales by Irish vendors

Individuals involved in ownership

Total racecourse attendance

SINEAD HYLANDMARKETING

PATRICK DIAMONDBLOODSTOCK & NOMINATIONS

HELEN BOYCEBREEDING MANAGER

GARY SWIFTDIRECTOR OF SALESA ll around us on this exquisite pasture is new life. In 2017 more than 250 foals were born here in Tully and another 50 yearlings were raised and nurtured. Every one of those 300 young thoroughbreds

has the world at his hooves - the cast of tomorrow’s theatre of dreams.

For some, greatness may await, possibly even immortality. They will live the racing journey with us alongside. Our team, fuelled by passion, commitment and a distinct love of horses, is at one with nature in this relaxed and special environment, where hard work comes easy. When charged with minding these future champions, no stone can be left unturned. Every single horse is given every possible chance to flourish and grow, becoming the very best they can be.

That desire to nurture equally underpins our aspiration for the stud’s management students. From all parts of the world they join us each year, 25 new faces with their own familiar dreams. We aspire to make them come true.

There are many of us here, all with vital roles to play. Yet no matter who we are or what we do, we each and every one of us share the same desire - to create tomorrow’s champions.

With over 600 visiting mares, the Kildare and Sun Chariot yards are a hive of activity from dawn to dusk during the breeding season. Assisted by an eager team of students from around the world, this centre of excellence sets the standard.

Boys will be boys of course, and they require a little management from time to time! No better men to keep them in check than ‘Tall Paul’ Croke and ‘Daffer’ Kelly. Their gentle persuasion is the order of the day and by Springtime our freshman sires will be settled, primed and ready for the covering season ahead.

YOU’RE IN SAFE HANDS... MICHELLE FOXYARD FOREMAN EIMEAR MURPHYYARD FOREMAN

JOE O’CONNORYARD FOREMAN

LAURA BENNETTYARD FOREMAN

ANNETTE BOLANDSTUD MANAGER

PAUL CROKEHEAD STALLION MAN

LYDIA BARRY, LAUREN EISEMANN & GERRY HANRATTYFOALING ATTENDANTS & FOALING MANAGER

SALLY CAROLLSTUDENT LIAISON OFFICER

PATRICIA GUILFOYLEACCOUNTS

MARY HESSIONRECEPTION

HARRY SHEARMANYARD FOREMAN

LEONA HARMONYARD FOREMAN

PJ DREELINGASSISTANT STUD MANAGER

DAFFER KELLYSTALLIONS

COLIN BARRETTESTATE MANAGER

DECORATEDKNIGHTChestnut 2012GALILEO – PEARLING (STORM CAT)Fee: €15,000 (1st Oct terms)

‘DECORATED KNIGHT POSSESSES WORLD-CLASS PEDIGREE, IMPRESSIVE ACCELERATION, EXCEPTIONAL LOOKS AND PERFORMANCE. BREATHTAKING WINNER OFQIPCO IRISH CHAMPIONS STAKES’ Tony Nerses

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THE FACTS

Multiple Group 1 winner by Galileo, World Champion Sire

Out of a sister to Giant’s Causeway: three-parts brother to Gleneagles (Gr.1), Marvellous (Gr.1), Happily (Gr.1)

Fast ground specialist, with a devastating turn of foot

Won Irish Champion Stakes (Gr.1) Leopardstown Won Tattersalls Gold Cup (Gr.1) Curragh Won Jebel Hatta (Gr.1) Meydan 2nd Prince Of Wales’s Stakes (Gr.1) Royal Ascot

Timeform Rated 125

Consistent and brave, 19 starts, 8 wins, 5 places

Winner of over €1m prize money

Winning connections after Qipco Irish Champion Stakes (Gr.1)

Pearling

Galileo

Northern Dancer

Storm Bird

Miswaki

Rahy

Fairy Bridge

Terlingua

Allegretta

Immense

Sadler’s Wells

Urban Sea

Storm Cat

Mariah’s Storm

NEW FOR

2018

Dejan Stojanovic

A cceleration and durability are two of the most desirable assets in the thoroughbred and in Decorated Knight, Saleh Al Homaizi and Imad Al Sagar bred a horse who possesses each in great measure. Not only that, the son of Galileo is an immediate member of one of the most influential stallion families of the recent era.

In 2017, Decorated Knight held his own in Group 1 company during a lengthy international campaign. He is gifted with an exceptional turn of foot – which swept him to victory in the Irish Champion Stakes, the Tattersalls Gold Cup and Jebel Hatta – that sits alongside a durability which saw him start the year with a Listed win in February. Few horses

are able to hold their form for nine months straight, let alone at the highest level.   Decorated Knight is also supported by one of the most vibrant families in the stud book. He is the first foal out of a full-sister to three-time champion sire Giant’s Causeway, as well as You’resothrilling, the dam of Gleneagles and Happily, and Freud, the sire of 46 stakes winners. In addition, their dam Mariah’s Storm descends directly from Harry Isaac’s wonderful mare Itsabet, also the ancestress of Dansili. It’s a family full of influential stallions and one that provides him with an excellent foundation to succeed.

Nancy Sexton

SIRE RUNNERS WINNERS %W/R

1. Dragon Pulse 77 32 422. Frankel 75 31 413. Elzaam 59 23 39 Sir Prancealot 107 42 395. Mayson 84 30 366. Bated Breath 97 34 35

LEADING EUROPEAN SECOND CROP SIRESLIFETIME PERCENTAGE OF 2YO W/R

DRAGON PULSE

Attractive sales stock, coveted by trainers – the natural heir to Kyllachy

Has the four ‘P’ Factor - Physical, Performance, Pedigree, Price

40% Winners / 2YO Runners including Stakes horse Mattymolls Gaga

47% Winners / 3YO Runners including Aethos RPR 106 (winner 4 Stakes races including Premio Guido Berardelli, (Gr.3) by 9 lengths)

13 horses rated 90+

Highest-ever rated 2YO by Gr.1 sire Kyllachy – won Futurity Stakes (Gr.2), 2nd National Stakes (Gr.1)

2017 Yearlings sold for up to €90,000 purchased by Shadwell, Sackville Donald (x3), Middleham Park Racing (x2), BBA Ireland (x2), Richard Fahey, William Haggas, Richard Knight B/S, Michael O’Callaghan, Jessica Harrington, Highflyer B/S, Gill Richardson, Tom Dascombe etc

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THE FACTS

Chestnut 2009KYLLACHY – POETICAL (CROCO ROUGE) Fee: €8,000 (1st Oct terms)

Multiple Group winner, Aethos (Stefano Botti) bred by Allevamento Le. Gi.

Hyperion Promotions - results to Oct 10, 2017

”WE BOUGHT A VERY NICE DRAGON PULSE COLT WHO LOOKED A REAL

TRAINER’S HORSE AND WILL GO TO WILLIAM HAGGAS WHO LIKED

HIM VERY MUCH”Angus Gold,

Shadwell

Poetical

Kyllachy

Polar Falcon

Rainbow Quest

Song

Shadeed

Fearless Revival

Alligatrix

Moonlight Serenade

Futuh

Pivotal

Pretty Poppy

Croco Rouge

Abyat

ELUSIVE PIMPERNEL

71% Winners / 2YO Runners

49% Winners / Runners lifetime

High Class miler - won Acomb Stakes (Gr.3), Craven Stakes (Gr.3), 2nd Racing Post Trophy (Gr.1)

From the family of Big Bad Bob and Champion race mare Snow Fairy

2017 Stakes Horses include: Elusive Beauty, Won Eternal Stakes (L), Elusive Heights, 2nd Glencairn Stakes (L), Elegant Pose, Won Garnet Stakes (L), 3rd Hurry Harriet Stakes (L)

Erratic Path, recent maiden winner by 9 lengths!

Horses in training with Ed Dunlop, Ger Lyons, Ken Condon, Jessica Harrington, Richard Hannon, Gordon Elliott...

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THE FACTS

Bay/brown 2007ELUSIVE QUALITY – CARA FANTASY (SADLER’S WELLS) Fee: €1,000 (In advance of covering)

Elegant Pose winner of the Garnet Stakes (L) at Naas for Mrs Patino and Ger Lyons

Brother to Elusive Heights, Erratic Path, scores impressively by 9L at Gowran Park

“THEY ARE LOVELY STRAIGHTFORWARD HORSES WITH THE PHYSIQUE TO GO ON. WE HAVE TRAINED ELUSIVE HEIGHTS, ELEGANT POSE,

EX PATRIOT AND ERRATIC PATH WHO ARE IMPOSING INDIVIDUALS”Ger Lyons

Cara Fantasy

Elusive Quality

Mr Prospector

Northern Dancer

Heros Honor

Troy

Secrettame

Fairy Bridge

Ivory Wand

Miss Upward

Gone West

Touch Of Greatness

Sadler’s Wells

Gay Fantasy

FREE EAGLERoyal Ascot winner – Prince of Wales’s Stakes (Gr.1)

7 length winner of the Enterprise Stakes (Gr.3) and clocked a faster time than Australia over C&D on same day

Joint Highest-Rated Horse in the World, Timeform rated 128

By the hot sire line of High Chaparral (Toronado, It’s A Dundeel, So You Think)

Quality first book of mares included the dam of Barney Roy (Gr.1), Half-sister to Zhukova (Gr.1), Sister to the dam of Winter (Gr.1), Sisters to Profitable (Gr.1), Redwood (Gr.1), Moon Ballad (Gr.1) etc

From the Danehill damline; Frankel, Teofilo, Siyouni...

Exciting, quality crop of yearlings 2018

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THE FACTS

Bay 2011HIGH CHAPARRAL – POLISHED GEM (DANEHILL) Fee: €15,000 (1st Oct terms)

Sun Stud’s colt ex Alina, half brother to Barney Roy (Gr.1)

“FREE EAGLE’S FOALS ARE A PLEASURE TO WATCH. EACH ONE HAS

A DISTINCT QUALITY WHICH MUST BE GENETIC. ATHLETIC, WITH A GREAT

PRESENCE, THEY REMIND ME VERYMUCH OF HIGH CHAPARRAL”

Sean Coughlan,Breeder of High Chaparral

Polished Gem

High Chaparral

Northern Dancer

Danzig

Darshaan

Affirmed

Fairy Bridge

Razyana

Kozana

Talking Picture

Sadler’s Wells

Kasora

Danehill

Trusted Partner

COME FLY WITH US...Hailing from one of the strongest female lines in the book, Free Eagle has all the credentials to make it as a stallion. A Group 1 winner at Royal Ascot, he has always been exciting to be around – ‘born into greatness’ some might say.

Our supporters are everything. Thanks to some of the globe’s finest breeders, Free Eagle has received some of the best mares on the planet, and now, the world is simply at his feet.

His first crop of foals are indeed a joy to behold, many replicating their sire’s impeccable looks and attitude. They are sharp, intelligent horses with the genes to match.

Every year a new dream begins, and this one is a big one. Hold on tight, enjoy the flight...

Clockwise: Jacqueline Norris, Stefano Luciani, The Donworth family, Marcella & Damien Burns,

Lady O’Reilly, Danielle Cheng, Pat & Frances Smullen Clockwise: The Kavanagh Family, Alison Ruggles, Sean Coughlan, James & David Egan,

GALE FORCE TEN

Exciting first 2YO’s to run in 2018

140 juveniles to run – in all the top yards

First Yearlings purchased by Karl Burke, Joseph O’ Brien, Peter & Ross Doyle B/S, Armando Duarte, BBA Ireland, Blandford Bloodstock, Bobby O’ Ryan, Brian Ellison Racing, Con Marnane (x3), Stephen Hillen, Jack Davison, Kevin Ross Bloodstock, The Cool Silk Partnership, William Haggas…

Gr.1 juvenile and Royal Ascot winner – Jersey Stakes (Gr.3)

Record Sale Topping Yearling

Oasis Dream Sireline (Showcasing, Muhaarar, etc)

Out of Ronaldsay - BT winning sister to Champion 2YO Bianca Nera

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THE FACTS

Bay 2010OASIS DREAM – RONALDSAY (KIRKWALL) Fee: €5,000 (1st Oct terms)

Colt purchased by Peter & Ross Doyle Bloodstock from Baroda & Colbinstown, goes to Richard Hannon

Armando Duarte bought this colt for €65,000 at Fairyhouse. From the family of Elusive City, bred by Mattocks Stud

“WE HAVE BOUGHT THREE YEARLINGS BY GALE FORCE TEN. THEY ARE SHARP AND EARLY AND HAVE WILLING TEMPERAMENTS, SO ARE GREAT TO WORK WITH”Con Marnane

Ronaldsay

Oasis Dream

Danzig

Selkirk

Dancing Brave

Electric

Foreign Courier

Kamkova

Bahamian

Birch Creek

Green Desert

Hope

Kirkwall

Crackling

INVINCIBLESPIRIT

Prepotent Global Sire of Sires with 18 Sons at Stud

15 Gr.1 winners, 191 Stakes horses, 22 Stakes horses in 2017

Yearlings average 3 times his stud fee

One of the leading sires in Europe 2017, with over €5.8 million prize money

Yearlings in demand, highest price selling for 1.6 million gns

2017 Investors BBA Ireland (x3), Charles Gordon-Watson, Cheveley Park Stud, China Horse Club, Juddmonte Farms (x2), Justin Casse/Zayat Stables, Katayama Akira, MAB Agency, Meridian International (x2), Jean-Claude Rouget, Shadwell Estate Company (x3), Coolmore

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THE FACTS

Bay 1997GREEN DESERT – RAFHA (KRIS)Fee: €120,000 (1st Oct terms)

3YO Gr.1 horse, Inns Of Court2YO record breaker, Invincible Army

“PROBABLY THE GREATEST INFLUENCE ANY SIRE HAS HAD ON MY CAREER TO DATE. HIS

LEGACY WILL BE THAT OF THE GREAT SIRES AND FELT FOR MANY

GENERATIONS TO COME.”

Ghislain Bozo, Meridian International

Rafha

Green Desert

Northern Dancer

Sharpen Up

Sir Ivor

Artaius

Pas De Nom

Doubly Sure

Courtly Dee

Border Bounty

Danzig

Foreign Courier

Kris

Eljazzi

NATIONALDEFENSEBay 2014INVINCIBLE SPIRIT – ANGEL FALLS (KINGMAMBO)Fee: €12,000 (1st Oct terms)

“NATIONAL DEFENSE IS ATTRACTIVE, VERY WELL BALANCED AND A

GREAT MOVER, WITH LOTS OF SPEED AND ENERGY – THE MAGIC MIX OF MR P AND

INVINCIBLE SPIRIT”Henri Bozo

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CHAMPION 2YO

At 2, Won Qatar Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere (Gr.1) by 4 ½L Won Maiden by 6L, 3rd Prix des Chenes (Gr.3)

At 3, 2nd Prix Djebel (Gr.3) to Al Wukair (Gr.1)

Timeform Rated 118p at 2YO

Joins previous Qatar Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere (Gr.1) winners: Rock of Gibraltar, Holy Roman Emperor, Siyouni, Wootton Bassett, Dabirsim, Olympic Glory

€280,000 yearling bred by Ecurie des Monceaux & Meridian International

Mr Prospector damline – a formidable nick producing Kingman (Zamindar), Signs of Blessing (Seeking The Gold), Inns of Court (Seeking The Gold), Territories (Machiavellian), Lawman (Gulch), Hooray (Machiavellian)…

Champion broodmare sire Kingmambo – Midday, Duke of Marmalade, Camelot, Ulysses, Cloth of Stars, Maids Causeway, Zelzal etc

Angel Falls

Invincible Spirit

Danzig

Mr Prospector

Kris

Caerleon

Foreign Courier

Miesque

Eljazzi

Anna Of Saxony

Green Desert

Rafha

Kingmambo

Anna Palariva

NEW FOR

2018

THECHOSEN

SONEver since Invincible Spirit first emerged as an outstanding source of precocious performers and Classic horses, the Irish National Stud has set its sights on standing one of his sons. When Invincible Spirit later showed he was becoming a significant sire of sires, through the likes of I Am Invincible, Lawman and Zebedee, it reinforced the operation’s determination to find a successor to its flagship stallion.

But class and pedigree were never going to be compromised for the sake of standing any son of Invincible Spirit, and in National Defense the stud has secured, after a long but worthwhile wait, a potential heir with unimpeachable credentials.

A €280,000 yearling price tag tells the story of National Defense’s good looks, while his wide-margin victory in the Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere – a race won by two of Europe’s most coveted young sires, Dabirsim and Siyouni, in recent years – proved he had the ability to match.

National Defense has a persuasive pedigree, too, as a half-brother to Listed-placed Cascading out of a Kingmambo half-sister to Irish 1,000 Guineas runner-up Anna Salai. This is the family of Sheikh Mohammed’s influential foundation mare Anna Paola, which also counts the exciting young Group 1 sire Helmet among its number.

This is indeed a young horse who looks a worthy crown prince to the king, Invincible Spirit.

Martin Stevens, Racing Post

“HE SIMPLY BROKE THE HEARTS OF HIS OPPOSITION IN A BRILLIANT DISPLAY OF SUSTAINED SPEED”

Sun Stud

WORTHAADBay 2007DUBAWI – WIGMAN (RAHY)Fee: €5,000 (1st Oct terms)

Sire of 33 individual Gr.1 winners

16% Stakes winners to starters

10% Group winners

DUBAWI

Champion 3YO colt by Dubawi, sire of 33 individual Gr.1 horses

Won Derby Italiano (Gr.2), Premio Parioli (2000 Guineas) (Gr.3), Premio Ribot (Gr.2), Premio Carlo Vittadini (Gr.2), Badener Meile (Gr.3), 2nd JLT Lockinge Stakes (Gr.1) to Canford Cliffs

Timeform Rated 124

Largest crop of foals born in 2017 for distinguished breeders: Airlie Stud, Lady O’Reilly, Rossenarra Stud, Declan Phelan, Lanwades Stud, Stefano Luciani, Ballybin Stud, Kildaragh Stud, Peter McCutcheon, Jim Monaghan, John Hassett, Frank Prendergast, Patrick Moloney, Keatingstown Bloodstock, James Burns, Sean O’Sullivan.

Sire of: See You In Paris, Pretty Duchess, Ragane and Al Shaqab’s Bustam, rated RPR 86 - sale topping Breeze-up 2YO

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“DUBAWI SONS HAVE THE HEARTS OF LIONS AND THE MINDS TO BE GREAT RACEHORSES” Kirsten Rausing

Wigman

Dubawi

Seeking The Gold

Blushing Groom

Deploy

Seattle Stew

Colorado Dancer

Glorious Song

Jawaher

White Star Line

Dubai Millennium

Zomaradah

Rahy

Urjwan

SHARING OUR PASSION W ith 30 members and rising, the INS Breeding and Racing Club aims to bring involvement in the sport and industry into the reach of fans across Ireland and the wider world. Since its inception, we have come together and experienced the highs and lows of owning broodmares, breeding foals, selling at the sales and – the icing on the cake – racing and winning with our own homebreds. A dull moment there never has been.

The invitation is now warmly extended to you. Join us for more amazing adventures. From stud visits to racecourse trips, we do our best to make your first steps into owning and breeding both fascinating and exciting. What we offer you, and ensure you receive, is real participation. You become a valued part of all we do. Experience first hand the joys of producing and raising your own youngstock, watching them thrive and prosper. Learn how we prepare our babies for the auction ring and join us at the races where you can see our top quality racehorses carry your colours.

Our two foals hit the market this winter, whilst we’ve much to look forward on the track with our promising chestnut 2YO Divine Approach. Make her your favourite redhead!

THE INS BREEDING & RACING CLUB ENABLES YOU TO EXPERIENCE THE THRILLS AND SPILLS FIRST HAND

Club members on tour at York racecourse

Realta Rua, placed at the Curragh for Club trainer, Willie McCreery To get involved contact Ciarán de Barra cdebarra@irishnationalstud.ie

#NEXTGEN LEARNING

DUBAWI

T he horses we have helped to produce have gone on to fill us full of pride. So, too, have the people. Over countless years we have left an imprint on Royal Ascot and again that was true in 2017 as two major races were won by past alumni of the Irish National Stud Management Course.

Sam Hoskins (class of 2006) and the slightly more senior Luke Lillingston (class of 1982) teamed up to create the Hot To Trot racing syndicate. The venture helps to make racehorse ownership a shared and thrilling experience, expanding the sport’s reach through the leasing of well-bred fillies to offer the public an affordable racing experience.

This year the Hot To Trot boys and their syndicate friends made a significant breakthrough when the super speedy Heartache captured the Queen Mary Stakes before later following up in the Flying Childers.

Not to be outdone, that dynamic duo from Bansha House Stables, Con Marnane (1981) and daughter Amy (2016), also flew the flag for our graduates. Tipperary’s leading breeze-up consignors become owners when the sales ring price is not right. They ended up delighted that Different League had come up short of expectations when she took the Albany Stakes in the colours of Theresa Marnane.

After two subsequent Group 1 placings, the Marnanes have a Classic candidate to dream about.

Such gratifying results underline our ethos – inspiring the next generation to achieve great things!

INS Graduates, Luke Lillingston and Sam Hoskins receive the trophy on behalf of

the Hot To Trot Syndicate for Heartache’s Queen Mary Stakes (Gr.3) victory

Two generations: Con and Theresa Marnane, celebrate a poignant family victory at Royal Ascot with daughters Amy and Olivia after Different League triumphs in the Albany Stakes (Gr.3)

“The Thoroughbred Breeding Course is renowned for the high calibre of graduates it has produced over nearly half a century, many of whom now hold positions of influence and responsibility withinthe thoroughbred industry worldwide”Sally Carroll

Contact: Cathal Beale, Sinéad Hyland, Gary Swift, Patrick Diamond or Helen Boyce

Tel: +353 (0)45 521251 www.irishnationalstud.ie