LAST Saturday night. Michael Kinane gained another award to put in an already bulging trophy cabinet, that of Lifetime Achievement from the Irish Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association.

While most of his trophies, almost all indeed, were gained for his exploits in the saddle, this was in recognition primarily for his successes as a breeder from a small band of mares, as well as buying the world’s all-time money winner Romantic Warrior as a yearling, and his many big-race wins as a rider.