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'It's essentially a maternity ward' - meet the team behind a record-breaking foaling frenzy at the Irish National Stud
Aisling Crowe speaks to some of the County Kildare-based squad who had an incredible 370 mares to care for this year
Princess Vega and her foal by Santiago, who was one of 370 born at the Irish National Stud this yearCredit: Patrick McCann
370 foals.
That is the astonishing number of births between January 12 and June 1 this year at the Irish National Stud.
Let that number sink in for a moment.
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