After the first week at RACE, a number of students were invited to assist in the ‘Moyglare Stud Stakes’ Race Day, an annual racing event which takes place at the Curragh racecourse every year.
On a bright and sunny September morning the excited trainees made their way to the Curragh racecourse. For many it was their first time to visit such a prestigious racing course. The nervous trainees gathered in the jockeys’ weighing room and waited to be allocated signs with the individual horses’ names written on them. Then came the moment of glory when the excited trainees got to lead the jockeys out to the parade ring. There were many photos taken of the trainees leading the jockeys out and the participating jockeys were good enough to autograph the signs afterwards. Rumour has it that one of the trainees even made a sizable profit in the whole process by selling his autographed sign to one of the trainers later that day!
We really enjoyed the day because we got to meet many famous jockeys and horses. It was great to meet jockeys such as Kevin Manning, Joseph O’ Brien, Ronnie Whelan, Gary Carroll, and Ben Curtis. We got to go inside the weighing room and a few jockeys threw out a few pairs of goggles for us and even gave us a few words of inspiration about our future racing careers. Overall it was a great introduction to the racing world!
By Wayne Harrison & Josephine Lynch.
On a bright and sunny September morning the excited trainees made their way to the Curragh racecourse. For many it was their first time to visit such a prestigious racing course. The nervous trainees gathered in the jockeys’ weighing room and waited to be allocated signs with the individual horses’ names written on them. Then came the moment of glory when the excited trainees got to lead the jockeys out to the parade ring. There were many photos taken of the trainees leading the jockeys out and the participating jockeys were good enough to autograph the signs afterwards. Rumour has it that one of the trainees even made a sizable profit in the whole process by selling his autographed sign to one of the trainers later that day!
We really enjoyed the day because we got to meet many famous jockeys and horses. It was great to meet jockeys such as Kevin Manning, Joseph O’ Brien, Ronnie Whelan, Gary Carroll, and Ben Curtis. We got to go inside the weighing room and a few jockeys threw out a few pairs of goggles for us and even gave us a few words of inspiration about our future racing careers. Overall it was a great introduction to the racing world!
By Wayne Harrison & Josephine Lynch.
