 Students go to Down Royal  |
Students go to Down Royal
06 November 2008 The recent big meeting at Down Royal drew some very high profile horses from both Ireland and England. The best known equine celebrity on display was Kauto Star (winner of the Cheltenham Gold Cup in 2007) who ran in the feature race. Naturally a group of Enniskillen students wanted to see what the horse could do and they made the journey from home to Lisburn with a keen sense of anticipation. Kauto Star did not disappoint them, winning easily after an immaculate display of galloping and jumping. On one of the few really good days of this autumn, the students joined the very large crowd and also enjoyed the supporting races, featuring horses such as Noland, Ross Accord, Sarteano, Sole Bonne Femme, Imaalhall and Rhyl Accord, who all won their respective races. This was an important opportunity for those students who study modules such as ‘The Horse Racing Industry’ and ‘Advanced Enterprise Management’ to see the best of what the industry can offer to its workers and to the public. There is no doubt that in the near future some of them will be directly involved! S H Nelson |
