Irish National Stud announces 30-strong group for breeding course
New intake comprises 15 men and 15 women from 12 different countries
The Irish National Stud has announced an intake of 30 students for its 2019 Thoroughbred Breeding Course, with students from 12 countries commencing their six-month residential training at the County Kildare stud on January 15.
Once again the well-renowned course was heavily oversubscribed with applications from all corners of the globe, with 11 of the students from Ireland, six from Britain and two each from the US and Australia, including HTBA Scholarship recipient Tyler Frazer.
The other countries represented are Argentina, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Switzerland and New Zealand, with Ryan Stacey in receipt of the NZTBA Scholarship.
Previous graduates of the course include the trainers Henri-Francois Devin and Michael O'Callaghan and auctioneer George Stanners.
"We were delighted with the calibre of candidates for the 2019 course and I look forward to welcoming the 30 students to the Irish National Stud in January," said Anne Channon, education development manager at the Irish National Stud.
Class of 2019
Larry Byrne Ireland
Victoria Canessa Argentina
Sarah Collings Canada
Nicholas Cope Ireland
Niamh Crehan Ireland
Lucie Dieuaide France
Susannah Eckert USA
Jock Ferguson Australia
Rebecca Fitzpatrick Ireland
Tyler Frazer Australia
Florence Gore Britain
Nadine Gut Switzerland
Milly Harwood Britain
Conor Hyland Ireland
Niall Kelly Ireland
Henry Lascelles Britain
Caoimhe Loftus Ireland
Donncha McCarthy Ireland
Toshihiro Onikubo Japan
Adam Potts Ireland
Fabian Puchta Germany
Millie Reed Britain
David Skelly Ireland
Ryan Stacey New Zealand
Shayna Tiller USA
Gonçalinho Torrealba Brazil
Joan Tyner Ireland
Poppy Walton Britain
Tara Watt Britain
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