It’s a winner alright

YOU or your other half enjoys horseracing; you’d like to visit a trainer’s yard without actually having to pay to train, house and feed half a tonne of horse; and you’re looking for a different weekend away.

Then the Thoroughbred Trail could be the form choice.

Established by Failte Ireland with support from Horseracing Ireland, The Curragh racecourse and Co Kildare itself, the trail involves a weekend in one of the many comfortable hotels scattered within an easy gallop of The Curragh, a trip to a well-known trainer’s stables; an afternoon’s racing with lunch thrown in; and a chance to take in some other visitor spots. The hotels involved are part of the www.littlebookofluxury.com group.