Due to the adverse weather this week, Coolmore, Castlehyde, and The Beeches Studs will not be open for the ITM Irish Stallion Trail this weekend (Friday-Saturday, January 10th-11th) in the safety interests of stallions, staff, and visitors.
Coolmore ask that visitors, including those already registered for this weekend, register at itm.ie/stalliontrailfor Saturday, January 18th should they wish to attend. Gates at those Coolmore-associated farms will open from 10am to 3pm on that date.
Some of Coolmore's National Hunt stallions will be available to view this week at Grange Stud, which will open on January 10th and 11th, as well as Saturday January 18th. The Co Cork farm is home to Getaway, Hurricane Lane, Vadamos and Walk In The Park.
Kedrah House Stud and Whytemount Stud have both been forced to pull out due to adverse weather conditions, while Coolagown Stud has decided to only open their gates to the public this Saturday, January 11th.
Those who have registered to attend any of the participating studs this weekend are advised to check-in with the ITM website for latest news and for each farm's opening hours.