Irish racing people have always taken a keen interest in the american racing scene and are well aware of the famous trainers, jockeys, horses, and racecourses that are a part of american sporting history. In this book, alan conway tells the story of how coolmore stud and its training operation have come to dominate the world of horse breeding and racing. It was bred from 1923 by crossbreeding of irish draught and thoroughbred stock. Have you completed your annual stallion registration. Horses at the irish national stud the hollow sphere of zodiac signs, constellations and a foal represent the royal connection the national stud has had in its 112year history. A broodmare registration must be completed for any mare which will produce a foal in great britain or ireland to be registered in the general stud book or non thoroughbred register. Weatherbys services to the british horseracing industry. In recent generations there has been an infusion of continental warmblood breeds and there is now a considerable amount of crossbreeding with these breeds in the irish sport horse studbook. Dublin horse show thoroughbred stallion parade rds 2014. To this day the weatherby family, now a limited company, still maintains the records of the stud book or thoroughbred breeding registry in both britain and ireland. Registered gelding out of native dancer and bold ruler. If this is your first time visiting the site, you can pull up the pedigree for any horse in the database by simply entering its name in the form above. Irish stallion farms face unique challenges of covid19. Horse breeding in irelands national stud vacations in ireland.
Irish thoroughbred for sale buy and sell horses on europes leading horse market. Irish sport horse studbook number one in the world general. For them, this courageous son of northern dancer was. Irish horses are in demand worldwide, with exports to 40 countries.
Coolmore stud is the worlds largest breeding farm for thoroughbred horses. Horse stable tours stud tours ireland racing tours ireland. Irish horses for sale all horses listed are registered with irish studbooks and have verified pedigree. Containing foaling and covering results for the 2019 breeding season. This important initiative will help promote and develop quality pedigree lines and add value to these animals moving forward. Irish thoroughbred irish legacy trilogy book 1 kindle. Global sport horse stud farms sport horse stallion nominations,sport horse stallions, sport horse horses for sale and equine services are featured. The australian society, inaugurated in may 1989, has an irish draught stud book and an irish sport horse register. A strange phenomenon is that the thoroughbred, which was essentially angloarab stock became vastly superior to other breeds that developed outside of those in the closed stud book. The irish national stud is a thoroughbred horse breeding facility in tully, county kildare, ireland. It is believed that the breed was developed when the thencommon irish hobby was successively bred with 12th century anglonorman war horses, iberian breeds from the 16th century spanish armada shipwrecks, clydesdale and thoroughbred stallions in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and local connemara ponies.
Studbook stud book new zealand thoroughbred racing. Global thoroughbred stallions including irish, uk, australian. Tax incentives for stallion farms introduced in 1969 helped encourage major investment in stud operations. Premierships stud book information centre stallions standing use the search below to find breeding information on an individual horse or select one of the other specific search options available. The official record of new zealand thoroughbred bloodlines, premierships, stallions standing, and information about the new zealand stud book is contained in this section.
Leading the way in thoroughbred racing and breeding. Thoroughbred pedigree database welcome to pedigree onlines thoroughbred pedigree database, an online thoroughbred horse database consisting of more than 2. Horse farms and stable tours in ireland dublin racing club. In response to a request from the irish thoroughbred breeders association, volume 45 of the general stud book was split into gb and irish sections. Thoroughbred a thoroughbred is a horse that has satisfied the rules and requirements set forth herein and is registered in the american stud book or in a foreign stud book approved by the jockey club and the international stud book committee. The aunt she cared for has passed, and the family farm has been sold for taxes. References to the irish draught date back as far as the 18th century. United states the united states includes the 50 states, the district of. The main composite breeds of the irish sport horse are the irish draught horse and the thoroughbred. Irish thoroughbred stallions uk thoroughbred stallions australian thoroughbred stallions french thoroughbred stallions. In 2012, the irish sport horse studbook never looked in doubt of winning and ultimately finished on 1,427 points, to reclaim the top spot in the rankings. Wild irish girl thoroughbred all breed pedigree query. Hurricane fly is considered one of the greatest hurdlers of all time having won 24 of his 32 starts, including 22 grade 1 wins. He holds the world record for the most grade 1 victories.
Sep 01, 2015 irish thoroughbred marketing itm is a notforprofit, nontrading, limited company with the strength and integrity of irish government support, and the backing of the irish bloodstock industry. Curiously, coolmore stud, with operations in ireland, kentucky and australia, are the same irish horse traders that purchased the minstrel. Top irish thoroughbred stud farms including annshoon stud farm,arctic tack stud farm,badger hill stud farmballyash stud farm,ballycrystal stud farm,ballyhane stud farm,ballylinch stud farm,blackhall stud farm,burgage stud farm,clohamon stud farm,coolagown stud farm,coolmore stud farm,deelside stud farm,derrinstown stud farm,farmers vale stud farm,gerrardstown stud farm,gilltown stud farm. In recent generations there has been an infusion of continental warmblood wb breeds and there is now a considerable amount of crossbreeding with these breeds in the irish sport horse studbook. Irish songs thoroughbred horse profile next race, form. The research group started with a computer analysis of the stud book entries to establish the key foundation animals, then used samples from 211 thoroughbreds at coolmore stud. I have the paperback from when it was published in 1981 and once i did a reread i remembered the story right away. When one considers how many thoroughbreds there are in our classified ads, say nothing about the world, it is hard to imagine that they can all trace their roots back to three foundation sires who had made their way from the middle east to england in the 17th century the darley arabian, the godolphin arabian and the byerly turk. From january 2018 the registrar of racehorses inclusive of naming, transfers and leases has been moved to the single national system. Lady chanelle mccoy, with the support of horse racing ireland, launched the irish national stud s new racing club, ins racing, horse racing ireland announced on tuesday. Irishthoroughbred for sale buy and sell horses on europes leading horse market. Irish national stud archives tdn thoroughbred daily news. The thoroughbred is a distinct breed of horse, although people sometimes refer to a purebred horse of any breed as a thoroughbred.
Irish national stud archives tdn thoroughbred daily. However, traditional irish sport horses are still being. Irish stallion farms face unique challenges of covid19 irish national stud and ballyhane stud keep momentum going. There was some limited intromission of hanoverian, selle francais and trakehner blood in the 1990s. Racehorse ownership in ireland is a unique experience that gets each owner to the heart of. The irish thoroughbred is set on a horse farm in maryland. If your horse is inspected, passes and is registered into the irish draught studbook register, heshe may be branded with the societys shamrock flank brand and bar underneath. Hurricane fly was foaled at the irish national stud and was originally bred to be a flat horse hurricane fly is considered one of the greatest hurdlers of all time having won 24 of his 32 starts, including 22 grade 1 wins. The largest stud book is in ireland and is administered by horse sport ireland. About the irish draught and sport horse society of. Stud book the new zealand thoroughbred industry is one of the most successful in the world, the secret of new zealands remarkable success as a thoroughbred breeding nation is high quality pasture, large open paddocks and a mild climate that encourage the natural development of strength, soundness and competitiveness in horses. In the stud s horse museum, a horoscope book in a glass display cabinet lies open on the chart of a bay colt named lord of the sea. At the time racing and breeding records tended to be haphazard and, in order to regulate it somewhat, weatherby undertook to provide an account of the pedigrees of racing horses of the time.
The term for any horse or other animal derived from a single breed line is purebred. Ireland is a nation of horse breedersfrom the farmer with two mares who produces a couple of horses as a hobby, to some of the most commercially successful thoroughbred operations in the world. Pedigree for wild irish girl, photos and offspring from the all breed horse pedigree database. More specifically, they represent the fascinating character of its founder.
This now means donkeys can be registered with pedigree recorded, proven by dna typing. Loads and hauls well, stands for saddling and farrier, picks up all 4ft. Irish thoroughbred by nora roberts, hardcover barnes. Ireland is home to some of the most famous racehorse trainers and jockeys in the world, and a fixture list full of prestigious, topclass racing. Irish thoroughbred breeders association, kill, kildare, ireland. Type in the name you wish to search and select your search criteria. Irish draught irish sport horse studbook registration.
Featuring content from ballylinch stud, castlehyde stud, kildangan stud. Volume i of their stud book contains records from 20182019. Hurricane fly was foaled at the irish national stud and was originally bred to be a flat horse. Irish thoroughbred irish legacy trilogy book 1 kindle edition by roberts, nora. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Irish songs is a thoroughbred horse born in australia in 2015. Leviathan ch 1823 thoroughbred gb muley b 1810 thoroughbred gb orville b 1799. A long tradition of skilled horsemanship is a key reason, as is the fact that our limestone soils provide ideal grazing for healthy equine bone growth.
Other societies internationally also have their own stud books and registries. Irish thoroughbred marketing would like to thank the following farms for their assistance through the voluntary stallion contribution fund. Printed copies of the 2015 stallion book are available from horse sport ireland for 2015 paid up irish horse board shareholders. Coolmore stud, based in fethard, county tipperary in the republic of ireland, is generally acknowledged to be the worlda s biggest, and best, thoroughbred racehorse breeding operation. Japanese thoroughbred stallions usa thoroughbred stallions. Purebred colts and stallions that fail rid inspection for the irish draught horse stud book are ineligible for any registration with idshs aust inc. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading irish thoroughbred irish legacy trilogy book 1. The irish sport horse, or irish hunter, is an irish breed of warmblood sporting horse, used mostly for dressage, eventing and showjumping. Studbook, official record of the pedigree of purebred animals, particularly horses and dogs, usually published by a national breed association or similar regulating organization.
The global reputation of the irish bred horse brings buyers from all over the world to our shores every year. Most studbooks are patterned after the british general stud book for thoroughbred horses, first published in 1791 by. All mares continue to be sourced through the index volumes 1 to 19 of the general stud book 17931901 contained an irish mares section 2008. Irish national stud headlines page 1 of 1 bloodhorse. Please note that some of these files are quite large and may take a few minutes to download. However, traditional irish sport horses are still being bred. The irish horse register stallion book is available to download as a series of pdf documents. Company name irish thoroughbred marketing limited country of registration ireland registration number 225591 address of registered office horse racing ireland, ballymany, the curragh, co. Owned by john magnier and situated in the heart of the golden vale on over 7,000 prime acres of irelanda s fine. Discounted fees apply for registrations completed online at. While the term probably came into general use because the english thoroughbred s general stud book was one of the first breed registries created, in modern usage horse. If he didnt like the stars, regardless of bloodline, the foal would be sold immediately.
The irish horses directory including global thoroughbred stud farms global thoroughbred stallion nominations,global tb stallions, global tb horses for sale. Gunmen steal the champion irish race horse shergar from a stud farm owned by the aga khan in county kildare, ireland. The irish thoroughbred is nora roberts first book and is still a good romance to read. Go behind the scenes at some of the worlds greatest stallion farms in this feature on the itm irish stallion trail 2019.