DUE to popular demand, Horses for Courses, the very successful adult education evening course on racing, returns for a second course in 2019 on Monday, September 23rd until Tuesday, October 29th at 7.30pm in the Talbot Hotel, Stillorgan, Dublin course director Mary Fitzgerald has announced.
Learn everything there is to know about racing including low downs on breeders, trainers, owners, jockeys, racegoers, betting, racecourse management, Horse Racing Ireland, the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board, racing media, sponsorship, promotion and much more!
Lecturers include Johnny Murtagh, John Oxx, Niall Madden, Brian Kavanagh, CEO, Horse Racing Ireland, Denis Egan, CEO, Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board, Keith Rowe, Director RACE, Charles O’Neill CEO, Irish Thoroughbred Marketing, Ross Kierans, general manager, Tote Ireland, Leo Powell, editor, The Irish Field, Pat Keogh, manager, Leopardstown Racecourse and many more!
Early bird
The early bird price is €166.34 (ends July 31st) and general admission is €187.69 (from August 1st - September 23rd)
The course includes a free day at the races, a trip to a top-class stud farm and weekly draws for great racing spot prizes. To book a place go to Eventbrite.ie.
People who attended the spring course were wildly enthusiastic: “Many thanks for an excellent course, Mary that far exceeded my expectations. Thank you for getting such an inspirational group of speakers to address us.
“I was struck by how passionate all the contributors were and the respect they had for all aspects of their industry. If only we could replicate that sentiment in other industries!”
“Learned so much about horses and breeding. Enjoyed it very much, there is something for everyone in this course.”
“Kildangan was brilliant, Johnny Murtagh and John Oxx were excellent and all the other lecturers were very passionate about their areas of expertise.”
“I enjoyed it thoroughly, thank you, Mary. Am going to do it again in the autumn!”
Mary has a nice story to sum up: “Last week Niall ‘Slippers’ Madden (course speaker) gave a tip for Itchy Feet for Cheltenham and one of the students backed it and won €232 so he said the course was “self-financing”! Can’t ask for more.
Contact: Mary FitzGerald, tel 01 678 7916, email: info@maryfitzgeraldpr.ie.