WEXFORD breeder Denis Hickey attended the Irish Farm Centre in Bluebell, Dublin, this week to collect his €1,000 prize for breeding the highest-place Irish horse in the recent €500,000 Rolex Grand Prix of Ireland at the Dublin Horse Show.

The initiative was sponsored by the Irish Farmers’ Association’s (IFA) Horse Project and it was aimed at raising the profile of Irish breeders and giving something back for their invaluable efforts.