Today we went to the “Coolmore Stud Farm”. (http://www.coolmore.com/farm.php?country=ireland) It’s quietly nestled on only 4,000 acres and is the most pristine farm in the world! It is home to over 600 mares and up to 50 studs during the breeding season. We were fortunate enough to see the three most winning producing studs in the WORLD, “Milaka”, “Rock Of Gibraltar” and of course “Sadler’s Wells”. Coolmore Stud Farm was also once the home of the great “Northern Dancer”, and also relative “Danehill”, a leading sire in Australia nine times, Great Britain and Ireland three times, and the leading sire in France. We then got a tour of Balykilen which works along the side of Coolmore. It is a training yard for the best race horse trainer in the world! The farm is over 3,000 acres, with tracks of all different surfaces, some went through the forest, others along the pond, strictly on flat or man made hill to have just the right amount of climb. They had separate barns, turn outs, parade paddock, semi indoor schools and small training tracks for the colts and fillies. In addition they also had a swimming pool, water tread mills, heat saunas and drying lights. It is no wonder last year they had 76 “grade 1” wins! (I will add the pix when I get home.) Thanks so much for all of your help at the barn! Good night!
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