Congratulations to Irish Bred Romantic Warrior 🇮🇪 topping the Global Horse Rankings bred by Henrietta Egan Corduff Stud & TJ Rooney and sired by the legend Rathbarry & Glenview Acclamation - #IrishBreeders #WorldLeaders

Pleasure to buy such a lovely foal from such a current pedigree and a great nursery - look forward to lots more from him!

2 wins in a week for our 3yo homebred Vince l’Amour for Tim Easterby Racing
By Yeomanstown Stud Invincible Army, he is first foal out of Red Romance and was sold by Grange Hill Goffs as a foal to Cathy Grassick and then by Oaklawn Stud as a yearling Goffs UK to @emilyeasterby

Don’t miss exciting internship - especially now open to secondary school students looking to gain work experience & training in an industry with wonderful opportunities Newbridge College Patrician Secondary School Newbridge HolyFamily Newbridge KilcullenTown St Mary's College Naas Careers Naas Comm. College @naascbs Clongowes Scoil Mhuire Clane

𝐈𝐓𝐁𝐀 𝐍𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞 applications open for 2024/25

🎓ITBA Internship Scheme: Business & hands-on placements
📚 ITBA Junior Internship: hands-on work experience for secondary students

Placements and work experience in the…

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Can you tell the we are big fans of Irish National Stud Phoenix of Spain Newtown Stud? Well done Sally Ann Grassick getting in a good mention for sire of Haatem

'He's done as well as Matt Chapman has through the winter.' 😂

A BIG performance from Haatem 💪

#ITVRacing | Sean Levey | Richard Hannon | 🎙️ Sally Ann Grassick | Matt Chapman

𝐈𝐓𝐁𝐀 𝐍𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞 applications open for 2024/25

🎓ITBA Internship Scheme
📚 ITBA Junior Internship

Placements and work experience in the thoroughbred industry. Read more & application forms: shorturl.at/yBDY6

WE NEED GUEST HOSTS!
What Twitter account would you like to see host #ThoroughbredTales in the future to promote our sport to public?
Can be in any role in racing & breeding industry anywhere in world.
Tag them in comments and tell them why they should host to win a hat or cap!

STRAIGHT FROM THE TRAINER’S MOUTH!

Hear what Ralph Beckett and Richard Hannon have to say on the WITHOUT PAROLE 2yos they have in training!

🎩 🥂 A brilliant winner of the Gr.1 St James’s Palace Stakes, Without Parole stands for £8,000 #WithoutParole #TheFrankelFactor

“The scheme is a great way to help develop skills and network with industry leaders, as well as encouraging the next generation into the industry.'

Applications for both the ITBA 2024 Internship and Junior Internship Schemes to open on Monday, April 15 👉 bit.ly/4axu669

A visit from Rachael Blackmore to her old friend Minella Times Aintree Racecourse with an apple as a little thank you for the memories of their historical success #HorsePWR #StandUpForRacing #ThoroughbredTales

📢𝐈𝐓𝐁𝐀 𝐍𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒/𝟐𝟓

ITBA is delighted to relaunch the Internship Scheme to give individuals the opportunity to learn from the best

📰Read the full story- shorturl.at/yBDY6

We want your questions!
Is there anything you want to know about the safety and welfare measures in place for horses running at the Grand National Meeting?
Send them to us and we will find the right person Aintree Racecourse to answer them over the next 2 days #StandUpForRacing

When racehorses finish racing they go on to enjoy many varied careers 🐴

Here’s British Horseball duo Pevirel Point and Touch Of Faith showcasing their skills at the Aintree RoR parade
 
Check out horsepwr.co.uk for more info on retired racehorses

#HorsePWR

Wonderful to get behind the scenes this morning with the ex racehorses ahead of the RoR parade here Aintree Racecourse
Thanks to Sophie and Melon for chatting to us before their big moment in the parade ring #ThoroughbredTales #StandUpForRacing #HorsePWR

A little known but very important role Aintree Racecourse is that of the horse catchers and we got the chance to chat to Shirley and Patch about their job here at the Grand National meeting #ThoroughbredTales #HorsePWR #StandUpForRacing

Don't miss the final episode in 𝐈𝐓𝐁𝐀'𝐬 𝐀𝐬𝐤 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 - Emerging Viral Diseases with Irish Equine Centre Prof Ann Cullinane

🗓️Wednesday 17 April
⏰7pm
💻Online via Zoom

👉All Welcome! Register to [email protected] or call ITBA on 045 877 543

Our next host is Stand Up For Racing who will be taking us behind the scenes Aintree Racecourse to show the focus on both safety and welfare at the Grand National Meeting #StandUpForRacing #ThoroughbredTales #HorsePWR