Six nominees for Horse of the Year award

ONE Thousand Guineas double winner, Finsceal Beo, is among an elite group of six horses nominated for the horse of the year award from Horse Racing Ireland.

Tue, 06 Nov, 2007 - 00:00
Pat Keane

The nominees for the 2007 HRI awards were announced yesterday, with the winners to be announced on Monday, December 10th.

This year delivered plenty of success for Ireland both at home and abroad, making nominations for this year’s awards a tough choice for the selection committee. Special highlights included the win for the Gordon Elliott-trained Silver Birch in the Aintree Grand National, giving Ireland a remarkable six wins out of the last nine runnings of the race.

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