Breeders' David and Diane Nagle inducted into Irish Hall of Fame
Outstanding Irish breeders David and Diane Nagle were inducted into the Irish Hall of Fame in a star studded ceremony by the Irish Thoroughbred Breeders' Association's national breeding and racing awards.
The Nagles bred both champions, Kew Gardens and Flag Of Honour, who won the St Leger and its Irish equivalent on the same weekend last September.
From their prestigious Barronstown Stud the breeders' set a record 28 individual winners of 43 Classic or Gr.1 races. They are also responsible for turf greats Generous, Oratorio and Yeats, as well as the likes of Even Song, Fine Motion, Hootenanny, Horatio Nelson, Imagine, Matiya, Septimus, Shahtoush, Simple Verse, The Last Lion, Torcedor and Wind In Her Hair.
Among the other recipients of major awards at the ceremony, Brian, Garrett and Liam O'Rourke, who were honoured with the Wild Geese trophy for Irish horsepeople who have represented their home country on the world stage with distinction.
Among the Flat horses and their breeders honoured on the night were leading two-year-old filly Signora Cabello (Damian Burns), two-year-old colt Quorto (Godolphin), three-year-old filly Alpha Centauri (the Niarchos family) and three-year-old colt Masar (Godolphin again).
Monica Aherne, who gave us Irish 2,000 Guineas hero Romanised, was awarded small breeder of the year, while the broodmare of the year accolade went the way of Gillian and Vimal Khosla's wonderful producer Green Room, the dam of Gr.1 winners Forever Together, Together Forever and Lord Shanakill.
Credit: Racingpost