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World-class race filly Alpha Centauri (IRE) has had her first foal, a colt by the main man Galileo (IRE)!
A brilliant career surely written in the stars. ✨🤞
What would you name him?
🏆 Cheltenham Gold Cup
⭐️ MINELLA INDO (IRE)
🏆 Aintree Grand National
⭐️ MINELLA TIMES (IRE)
Hats off to John Nallen (
@hotelminella
) who bought both these Champions at
@tatts_ireland
& trained them in their
@irishp2p
days. 🙌
🗣️ "Racehorses make very nice riding horses. They're very easy to retrain & very quick learners."
@WillieMullinsNH
Douvan has been enjoying his new life with
@ClareRicketts14
& will strut his stuff in the ITM Racehorse To Riding Horse class at
@DublinHorseShow
. 🤩
🗓️ Sat 20 Aug
A beautiful image of ALTIOR (IRE) taken this morning as he exercised up the hill at
@sevenbarrows
- latest reports suggest either the Grade 2 Shloer Chase or the Grade 1 Tingle Creek Chase as early season targets for the star chaser.
.
@Goffs1866
YEARLING SALES GIVEAWAY
To celebrate
@Goffs1866
Orby & Sportsman's Sales, we are having a BIG giveaway. Simply:
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🗓️ 28 Sept-01 Oct
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Urban Sea, the magical mare who gave us Galileo (IRE) and Sea The Stars (IRE), was born 30 years ago today.
Here she is winning the 1993 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.
What an incredible legacy she has left.
#horseracing
#bloodstock
#thoroughbred
Phenomenal result for team
@adomcguinness1
as BOWERMAN takes the $200,000 G2 ITM Cup at
@Q_REC
.
@WhelanRonan
impeccable in the saddle for owners Total Recall Racing Club. A yard on the up, flying the flag on the world stage! 🇶🇦🇮🇪
📽️
@Q_REC
End of an era today as John Oxx saddled his final runners before retirement.
In his 41-year career, he proved himself a horseman, a gentleman, & a Champion.
Thanks for the memories, John. You made the Irish very proud. 🇮🇪
Brilliant to see leading flat trainer Michael Halford taking part in the racehorse to riding horse class sponsored by Irish Thoroughbred Marketing at the RDS on his exracehorse Certerach
What a week for the Irish at Cheltenham:
1⃣7⃣ Irish-trained winners
1⃣6⃣ Irish-sired winners
1⃣5⃣ Irish-bred winners
1⃣3⃣ Irish-bought winners
1⃣1⃣ Irish P2P grad winners
0⃣9⃣ Irish-trained G1 winners
Incredible achievement by all involved! 🇮🇪
Recognise that head carriage? 👀
Cheltenham hero BALLYBURN (IRE) rocketed home to take his
@irishp2p
at Loughanmore in October 2022 for Colin McKeever. 🇮🇪
Subscribe to ITM YouTube channel for replays of all Irish P2P 4yo Maidens:
.
@HRIRacing
& ITM launch 'IRE Incentive' scheme:
▪️ 150 races in Ireland in 2021
▪️ €10,000 Sales voucher to winning owner if winner Irish-bred
▪️ To spend on an Irish-bred horse at an Irish-based Sale
Read more 👉
A fine gesture from prominent owner Yuesheng Zhang of
@YulongInvestme1
who has sent a large shipment of protective masks to Ireland via
@BBAIreland
. 🇨🇳🇮🇪
Read more in
@theTDN
👉
Quality, style, function, modernity. The new Curragh Racecourse has it all. An incredible asset for Irish horse racing. Make sure to visit as soon as you can!
#Curragh
#Future
Hero. Legend. Words just don't do this horse justice.
TIGER ROLL (IRE) takes the Glenfarclass Cross Country Chase for Denise Foster &
@donoghue_keith
.
Another remarkable chapter in one of the greatest sporting stories. 🇮🇪
History in Poland yesterday as Joanna Wyrzyk became the first woman to win the Polish Derby. Guiding
@coolmorestud
Galileo (IRE) colt GUITAR MAN (IRE) to success for her father Adam Wyrzyk. 🏆🇮🇪🇵🇱
Irish-bred 1-2-3 in Australia’s premier wfa race G1 Cox Plate as SIR DRAGONET (IRE) defeats Armory (IRE), Russian Camelot (IRE) - winner and 3rd sired by Camelot
@coolmorestud
, winner first run
@cmaherracing
, formerly
@Ballydoyle
like the 2nd 🇮🇪🏆🥇🥈🥉🇮🇪
All credit to Jim Bolger, a master trainer & breeder, winning the QIPCO 2,000 Guineas with POETIC FLARE (IRE) under Kevin Manning; sired by his own homebred winner of the same race, Dawn Approach (IRE) 🇮🇪🥇👏🏻🏆
Small Human met my father the horse tha myth tha heckin legend Dark Angel during the
@IREthoroughbred
Stallion Trail. There was word he is more handsomes than me and I will allow its. 🍏
Proud dad moment. 🤗
@irishp2p
handler Warren Ewing greets son Sam after riding his first G1 & first Cheltenham Festival winner with
@gelliott_racing
STELLAR STORY (IRE) in the Albert Bartlett. 💚
#CheltenhamFestival
Step inside
@HoStud
, one of the world’s leading thoroughbred farms & an elite
@BrzUps
producer. 🔥
DREAM AHEAD, LEZOO & PERFECT POWER are just some of the world-beating breezers Tally-Ho have sold. Roger O’Callaghan takes you behind the scenes. 🇮🇪
ℹ️
From the coast of County Dublin to the coast of California... 🏖️
@adomcguinness1
bids for a first
@BreedersCup
winner with his first runner as A Case Of You (IRE) tackles tomorrow's G1 Turf Sprint. 🇺🇸🇮🇪
#BC21
“It is a source of pride that several Irish-bred Goffs graduates carried his famous colours to Classic and Group 1 success.”
Lovely tribute to HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum at
@Goffs1866
. 🔵⚪️
@ShadwellStud
|
@hissa_hamdan
Snapshots from the glorious career of Sinndar (IRE), who has died aged 21. Bred and owned by
@AgaKhanStuds
, he lit up the year 2000 with victories in the Derby, Irish Derby, and Arc. A true champion expertly handled by John Oxx and ridden to perfection by Johnny Murtagh.
Ahead of Newbury this weekend, it is wonderful to see National Hunt legend DENMAN (IRE) happy in his retirement eight years on after his second Hennessy Gold Cup victory!
Here come the cavalry!
The
@Ballydoyle
string stretch their legs at
@santaanitapark
ahead of the
@BreedersCup
. 🇮🇪🇺🇸
Can Aidan O'Brien add to his 12 BC wins?
He goes to war with the likes of ARIZONA (IRE), CIRCUS MAXIMUS (IRE), & ANTHONY VAN DYCK (IRE).
#BreedersCup
Fantastic scenes at the Curragh as Jessica Harrington, Colm O’Donoghue and the Niarchos family celebrate winning the Irish 1,000 Guineas with ALPHA CENTAURI (IRE), a regally-bred daughter of Mastercraftsman (IRE)
Dandy Man (IRE) has sadly passed, but the future remains very bright for
@BallyhaneStud
. 💫
@JoeFoleyBally
runs through the roster inc. new boy Asymmetric (IRE) & gives an insight into the background of Ballyhane & what makes Irish horse people unique. 🇮🇪
#irishstalliontrail
POETIC FLARE (IRE) lights up Royal Ascot! 🎆
Bred & trained by Jim Bolger & owned by wife Jackie, the 2,000 Guineas winner blazes home in the G1 St James's Palace Stakes under Kevin Manning.
Once again emulating his sire Dawn Approach (IRE).
Irish-trained 1⃣-2⃣-3⃣. 🇮🇪
1-2-3 for Aidan O’Brien in the King George V Stakes at Royal
@Ascot
as SOUTH PACIFIC wins from Constantinople (IRE), with Eminence (IRE) in 3rd. Blue hen Urban Sea is once again to the fore, with Galileo (IRE) responsible for the first 2 home and Sea The Stars (IRE) the 3rd.
The great SHERGAR (IRE) was the winner of the Epsom Derby in 1981 by 10 lengths - the longest winning margin in the race's history. Bred by
@AgaKhanStuds
he also won the Chester Vase, Irish Derby & King George VI and Queen Elizabeth S.
#ThrowbackThursday
We're dedicating this
#ThrowBackThursday
to the Iron Horse, the great Giant's Causeway:
- Unbeaten Group 1 winner at 2
- 5 straight Group 1 wins in Europe at 3
- 3-time Champion sire
- The sire of 31 individual Group 1 winners
He will leave behind a long-lasting legacy
Dermot Weld’s
@BreedersCup
winner Tarnawa (IRE) stays in training!
Arc on the agenda for
@AgaKhanStuds
superstar filly.
There’s something to brighten up 2021! ⭐️
She doesn’t know what she cost.
€1,000
@Goffs1866
buy MISS AMULET (IRE) grabbed her second piece of G1 blacktype when third in the
@BreedersCup
Juv Fillies Turf for
@kencondonracing
. 👏
Brilliant training feat & further endorsement for red-hot breeders
@RingfortStud
. 🇮🇪
Fantastic shots by Patrick McCann of a delighted James Doyle, who used just hands and heels to bring SEA OF CLASS (IRE) from last to first in the Irish Oaks. Surely more to come from this well-named daughter of Sea The Stars (IRE) 🌟🏇🏽🏆🇮🇪🥇
New career. Same success! 🤩
@Jessica_Racing
Gold Cup winner SIZING JOHN majestic with rider Elizabeth Power as he claims the Racehorse To Riding Horse class
@FlavoursFingal
. 🏅
Next stop ITM-sponsored final
@DublinHorseShow
on 12 August. Don't miss it!
It's a 1-2 for Owner, Trainer, Breeder, Mr. Jim Bolger, in the G1 Tattersalls Irish 2,000 Guineas
Last year's G1 Futurity Trophy Stakes winner, MAC SWINEY (IRE), holds this year's Qipco 2,000 Guineas victor, POETIC FLARE (IRE), at bay in the G1 Irish 2,000 Guineas
@curraghrace
Irish 1-2 in Melbourne Cup 🏆🇦🇺 as TWILIGHT PAYMENT (IRE) a second Cup win for
@JosephOBrien2
, making all from Tiger Moth (IRE)
@Ballydoyle
. Bred by Jim Bolger, another Cup for
@DarleyEurope
sire Teofilo (IRE), sold €200k
@Goffs1866
HIT in 2018 🇮🇪
After selling for €2,000,000 to
@PhoenixThoroug1
, Lot 165, a full sister to multiple Group 1 winner Alice Springs, strolls calmly back to her box
@Goffs1866
. Great result for consignors Glenvale Stud.
2️⃣ days
3️⃣0️⃣ studs
1️⃣5️⃣1️⃣ stallions
1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣s of visitors
Massive thanks to all who set out on the
#irishstalliontrail
this year. Huge effort from farms to showcase Ireland’s outstanding stallion roster.
Hope the boys are enjoying a well earned rest. The carrots are on us! 😉🥕
Henry's Heroes. ⭐️
Put The Kettle On (IRE), Minella Indo (IRE), Minella Times (IRE), Balko Des Flos & Honeysuckle parade at
@TramoreRaces
.
Serious lorry required to carry these heavy-hitters. 👊
✅ Champion on the track.
✅ Champion at stud.
Sea The Stars (IRE) sired TWO of the World's Best Racehorses in 2019: Crystal Ocean and Stradivarius (IRE). 🌍
Still a household name in Ireland, Sea The Stars has thrived in his new career at
@AgaKhanStuds
Gilltown Stud.
A day to remember for the Irish at Cheltenham:
5⃣ Irish-bred winners
5⃣ Irish-bought winners
5⃣ Irish-sired winners
4⃣ Irish P2P grad winners
3⃣ Irish-trained winners
3⃣ Irish-bought G1 winners
Fantastic work by all connections! ✨🇮🇪
Terrific to see the Niarchos family once again celebrating a top performer from the family that includes Miesque, et al. ALPHA CENTAURI (IRE) most certainly lives up to her regal lineage and namesake
#Superstar
🌟
🗣️ "Put him straight into the notebook." 🗒️
Ger Quinn-trained TEESHAN (IRE) made a major impression on debut in 4yo Geldings Maiden at
@irishp2p
Loughanmore at the weekend.
Watch all
@irishp2p
4yo Maidens & spot the next big thing on ITM YouTube 👉
In a class of his own. TEN SOVEREIGNS (IRE) scorches to victory in the G1 July Cup. 🔥
A 2nd top-level win for the
@camaspark
-bred colt, by No Nay Never of
@coolmorestud
.
Progeny of the great Galileo (IRE) take home 3
#CartierRacingAwards
:
Order Of St George (IRE): Cartier Stayer
Ulysses (IRE): Cartier Older Horse
Happily (IRE): Cartier 2YO Filly
💎💎💎💎💎💎💎💎💎💎💎
🗣️ "Ireland's renowned for having great land. More importantly we have a great workforce."
We visited
@peteskelly
at Ballybin Stud to hear about their foal prep approach & history of success. ✨
Find your future champ at the Irish foal sales at
@Goffs1866
&
@tatts_ireland
. 🇮🇪
Lorries now departing
@Goffs1866
Land Rover Sale for Britain. 🇮🇪➡️🇬🇧 Fantastic effort from
@agriculture_ie
vets & everyone involved to ensure smooth trade. 👏
🇮🇪 ITM Irish Stallion Trail 🇮🇪
📍
@coolmorestud
@grangestud
Welcome to Ireland, HURRICANE LANE!
@godolphin
triple G1 winner by Frankel has found a very comfy home at Grange Stud. Joining GETAWAY, VADAMOS & WALK IN THE PARK. 🌪️
#irishstalliontrail
Smiles all round for connections of ANY SECOND NOW (IRE) as the 10yo gets up by a nose in the G3 Bobbyjo Chase at
@Fairyhouse
under Mark Walsh. Ted Walsh trainee a J P McManus homebred.
@AintreeRaces
Grand National next! 🤞🟢🟡
🗣 “Alpinista & her dam & her granddam spent a formative year grazing on the green sward of County Meath.”
@Lanwades
Kirsten Rausing knows the value of good Irish grass. 🌱🇮🇪
#HomeOfTheThoroughbred
IRISH RACECOURSE CAP GIVEAWAY
To remind us all what we have to look forward to, we are sharing shots of each of Ireland’s 26 racecourses.
Today it’s incredible
@KillarneyRaces
⛰️
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2. Retweet
3. Follow
@IREthoroughbred
You are entered to win one of 26 ITM caps!
IRISH RACECOURSE CAP GIVEAWAY
To remind us all what we have to look forward to, we are sharing shots of each of Ireland’s 26 racecourses.
Today it’s picturesque
@punchestownrace
1. 💚 photo
2. Retweet
3. Follow
@IREthoroughbred
You are entered to win one of 26 ITM caps!
A man in demand. 📲📲
Indian bloodstock agent Gaurav Rampal
@BloodstockWorld
managing multiple phone bids on the way to buying Lot 1⃣1⃣7⃣6⃣ PIVOTAL MISSION for €50,000 from
@godolphin
at
@Goffs1866
Nov Breeding Stock Sale. ✅
#multitasking