Kids day out at Fairyhouse Fairyhouse held the latest in HRI's series of ‘Go Racing Kids’ Club’ days on Tuesday when 143 pupils from local schools took part in a number of events and heard talks from Nina Carberry and trainer Robbie Hennessy. Hennessy brought along one of his horses, Donegal, for the benefit of the children, while there were also demonstrations from RACE (Racing Academy & Centre of Education). The objective of the ‘Go Racing Kids’ Club’ initiative is to build ties between the racecourses and their local community, and encourage an affinity with racing which will hopefully produce future racegoers. The activities educate school children about racing and show them what happens behind the scenes on the racecourse. All the children received a ‘Go Racing Kids’ Club’ goodie bag at the end of the day which included complimentary tickets for racing at Fairyhouse this Sunday for their parents (as children go free). There was also a competition element built into the day, as the children were invited to draw a picture of ‘Horse racing – what it means me’. Following their day at the track, as homework the children were asked to write an essay about their morning at the racecourse. Fairyhouse Manager Peter Roe commented: “We were delighted to have over 140 children at Fairyhouse who got firsthand experience of what happens on a raceday and the role of Fairyhouse in the community at large. "The children and their teachers were all enlightened by the talks from Nina Carberry, Robbie Hennessy and Annmarie Cullen and loved trying out the RACE simulator. It was a very successful morning and we look forward to seeing most of them and their parents back here on Sunday for the Premier Jump Racing Weekend”.
