IRE Incentive Scheme Bonuses To Extend To Italy

The IRE Incentive will extend to Italy for the first time this year to reward Irish-bred winners of designated races in the country. The popular sales initiative, run by Irish Thoroughbred Marketing (ITM), has been in operation since 2021 and has helped to stimulate Irish bloodstock and sales. Over 1,000 IRE Incentive races in Ireland and Great Britain have been run since with over €5 million in bonuses spent at Irish auctions.    Figures from Weatherbys show that Italy is the third biggest market for Ireland in Europe after Britain and...