Lissa Oliver meets the two young women selected as this year’s YITBA apprentices

THE YITBA Apprenticeship Scheme provides an excellent step up into the thoroughbred industry, opening doors of opportunity that most could only dream about. Little wonder that this year’s successful apprentices, Sarah Dempsey and Amy Burke, found themselves making a lot of small talk when past apprentice and current YITBA president, Mary Kilduff, phoned to give them the good news. Afraid it might be bad news instead, they tried to postpone what they saw as the inevitable disappointment. The YITBA Apprenticeship is that important.