Young Irish jumpers to vie for world’s richest prize pot

Sky Sports presenter Rachel Wyse, amongst Ard Ginger Pop, winner of a five twelvemonth sometime qualifier for the Irish Gaelic Breeders Classic at the RDS together with the Irish Gaelic Sport Horse Studbook Final at Tattersalls. The mare is 1 of several horses who volition hold upwardly auctioned at the Goresbridge Select Show Jumpers Sale during the Classic. © Laurence Dunne/Jumpinaction.net

A huge €50,000 prize fund is on offering for what is beingness billed equally the world’s richest immature Equus caballus demonstrate jumping competition, which volition accept house inwards Republic of Ireland side yesteryear side month.

The 3rd running of The Irish Gaelic Breeders Classic (IBC) will take house inwards the South-East of Republic of Ireland at Barnadown Stud, Gorey, Co Wexford, from Th September 4 to 7, amongst the characteristic Irish Gaelic Breeders Classic five together with vi twelvemonth sometime competition, boasting a massive €45,000 prize fund.

A contest for 4 twelvemonth sometime horses volition likewise accept house at the demonstrate amongst a farther €5000 upwardly for grabs, along amongst a  programme of overstep degree jumping over iv days, which likewise includes the concluding of Ireland’s National Grand Prix league.

Since its inception inwards 2012, The Irish Gaelic Breeders Classic has produced or together with then particular prize winners, amongst in conclusion year’s five & vi year-old IBC winner Arraghbeg Clover together with Greg Broderick going on to state the aureate medal at the FEI World Breeding Jumping Championships for Young Horses at Lanaken inwards Belgium, earlier recording the highest cost an annual elite sale of demonstrate jumping horses organised yesteryear High German dealer Holger Hetzel.

The Irish Gaelic Breeders Classic champion topped the sale at €400,000 when sold to Russian demonstrate jumper Vladimir Beletzkyi, spell previous IBC prize winners likewise include Codarco, who is immediately competing internationally amongst Ireland’s Billy Twomey together with MHS Going Global, who late landed 2 rounds of the Irish Gaelic Premier Series, the highest degree of demonstrate jumping on the Irish Gaelic national circuit.

While the Irish Gaelic Breeders Classic has caught the imagination of the Irish Gaelic sport Equus caballus industry, organizer Ronan Rothwell hopes to attract to a greater extent than international entries this twelvemonth from the U.K. together with mainland Europe.

“The Irish Gaelic Breeders Classic is opened upwardly to whatsoever five and 6 twelvemonth sometime Equus caballus born inwards Republic of Ireland together with amongst together with then many immature Irish Gaelic horses sold abroad over the yesteryear few years, nosotros would honey to encounter or together with then of those exports furnish to Republic of Ireland together with compete for this massive prize fund.”

The demonstrate volition likewise laissez passer an chance for buyers, amongst Goresbridge Horse Sales hosting a select Select Sale of Show Jumpers on the Friday, September 5, amongst viewing volition accept house at the Barnadown jumping complex amongst the auction taking house at the nearby Amber Springs Hotel.

The Irish Gaelic Breeders Classic venue at Barnadown is accessible yesteryear ferry, an hr from Rosslare Europort together with Dublin Port, spell Dublin Airport is simply over 1 hour’s motility from Barnadown.

Side attractions at the Irish Gaelic Breeders Classic include a foal sale at Barnadown on Sunday, a novelty domestic dog demonstrate together with a miniature Equus caballus display.

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