ITM barrier trials

Leading bloodstock agent Mark McStay has labelled the ITM Barrier Trials as one of the most important innovations on the Irish racing scene for a number of years but implored more trainers to get behind the initiative ahead of the return of the concept at Naas on Monday.  This year marks the fifth running of the ITM Barrier Trials, with trainers like Joseph O'Brien, Gordon Elliott, Gavin Cromwell, Jessica Harrington, Henry de Bromhead and Donnacha O'Brien heavily represented across a 10-trial card that features races over six and seven furlongs...

Entries can now be accepted for the latest round of the Irish EBF Barrier Trials, which take place at Dundalk Stadium on Tuesday, August 30. Staged in order to provide experience for unraced 2-year-olds and 3-year-olds, the trials are run by Irish Thoroughbred Marketing (ITM) with backing from the Irish EBF and the Irish Horse Racing Board (IHRB). Recent high-profile graduates from the trials include G1 Irish Oaks winner Magical Lagoon (Ire), G1 Al Quoz Sprint winner A Case Of You (Ire), and Saturday's G2 Prix de la Nonette winner Trevaunance...