Horse Of The Year shortlist announced The nominees for the 2010 Horse Racing Ireland Awards were announced today. This is the eighth year of the Horse Racing Ireland Awards, and the winners will as always be decided by the votes of the Irish Racing Media. The Awards recognise the human and equine excellence in the sport of horse racing where Ireland continues to achieve great success in the international arena. The feature award, the 2010 Horse of The Year, is a very competitive and open contest including three National Hunt horses (Big Zeb, Quevega and Sizing Europe) and three from the Flat (Cape Blanco, Pathfork, Rite of Passage). Brian Kavanagh, Chief Executive of Horse Racing Ireland, said:- “Irish horses, trainers and jockeys once again achieved tremendous results in 2010, triumphing in many of the major races on both the domestic and international fronts, thereby re-enforcing Ireland’s pre-eminent position in the thoroughbred racing and breeding world. “We look forward to honouring the winners of the 2010 Horse Racing Ireland Awards, which will be announced at a reception to be held in the Leopardstown Pavilion on Monday 13th December.”
