http://www.irishcentral.com/topics/irish+national+stud IrishCentral irish national stud en-us http://www.irishcentral.com/story/travel/irelands-hidden-gems/queen-elizabeths-love-affair-with-irish-horses-122717544.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/travel/irelands-hidden-gems/queen-elizabeths-love-affair-with-irish-horses-122717544.html Fri, 27 May 2011 06:35:09 PDT
PHOTOS - Queen Elizabeth II's historic visit to Ireland photo galleryOn her recent visit to Ireland, Queen Elizabeth indulged her passion for racehorses with private visits to several Irish Studs including Gilmore where she lunched with the Aga KhanShe also publicly visited the Irish National Stud to view the legendry Invincible Spirit, who I am told was impeccably behaved as always!The Queen was extremely gracious and particularly nice to the young trainee jockeys which delighted the staff who were already honoured at having been chosen for a royal visit While closed to the public for security reasons during the visit it is now business as usual and highly recommended as one of Irelands great days out The Irish National Stud in the rich green heartlands of County Kildare is where many of the great legends of international horseracing have been born and bred since 1906 READ MORE ]]>