Racehorse helps Athlone stadium fund

Eircom League First Division side Athlone have enlisted the help of a racehorse to raise funds for their work on their new stadium development.

A mystery fan of the club will donate all race winnings from a racehorse to the stadium fund, and will carry all costs incurred.

The horse is a four-year-old gelding by French sire Luco, and will be suitably named "Stadium Project".

Stadium Project will run in the colours of Athlone Town Football Club, sky blue and black vertical stripes.

Stadium Project is now in training with one of Ireland's top racehorse trainers, Tony Mullins, at his stables in Gowran, Co. Kilkenny.

The Listowel Racing Festival in September is targeted as the first outing for Stadium Project and trainer Tony Mullins expects the horse to be in top form by then.