Closutton Racing Club

THE Closutton Racing Club is the latest racing club enterprise James Fenton has got involved with following significant success with the Blue Bloods Racing Club and Lions Mouth Racing Club.

Closutton follows a similar style to those clubs, leasing well-bred mares from highly respected breeders around the country to go into training in Willie Mullins. The person who gets to enjoy the ride is the club member who, for just €120 a month, is involved with six mares.

Fenton explains: “It’s €120 up front and then €120 per month thereafter.

“You’re involved with six mares from some of the biggest breeders in Ireland. These mares could easily go to a Derby Sale and make good money but the attraction is there to have them with Willie and then they go back to the breeder after their racing career is done.

“Our motto is communication and transparency. We’re all about letting you know exactly what is happening with the mares, you’ll be able to go on the journey of when they are in pre-training to when they are in full work with Willie.

“Our communication levels are constant and run via a WhatsApp group and private Facebook page. We do question-and-answer sessions, Patrick Mullins sends us lots of pictures and videos of the mares, we follow their pedigrees and the form of their races, and provide regular updates on these.

“The idea is to create constant interest and once the mares start running, later this month hopefully, the updates come rapid.”

Among the current members of the Closutton Racing Club is Sky Sports Racing presenter Alex Hammond, who travelled over to avail of the stable visit to Closutton with 100 other members.

“We had great craic that day,” Fenton adds. “There will be more visits to Willie’s and you can hardly put a price on that. It’s also worth noting that there is no contract.

“So if you decide this isn’t for you, you can just stop your monthly payments and that’s no problem.”

Contact

Paul Doheny (manager): 087 2972973

James Fenton: 087 9383038

Ronan Groome