Guinness Trophy not for sale, but there may yet be a happy ending

Just a couple of weeks ago I mentioned a Curraheen benefactor seeking to buy the Guinness Trophy for no other reasons than to maintain its relationship with the track and to ensure it would continue to serve as a perpetual trophy for a high-profile competition.

Yesterday afternoon I received an update from the businessman involved and, while the outcome was not as desired, it wasn’t without hope.

Having spoken to the owners, he was informed the trophy was not for sale but that the potential remained for it to return to Curraheen in the future through the possibility of renewed sponsorship. We’re unlikely to see in back at the track in the immediate future but hopefully the relationship with Guinness can be restored in the coming years.