Equestrian
Kerins takes RDS feature class event
Wednesday, 5 August 2009 19:20
Sligo's Darragh Kerins snatched the feature class from the USA And France at the Dublin Horse Show on Wednesday in a large 24 horse jump-off for the Irish Sports Council Classic Trophy.
US-based Kerins, riding his Nations' Cup horse Night Train, was just under a second faster than the US rider Charlie Jayne on Athena with France's Kevin Staut taking third place.
Earlier Army rider, Capt Shane Carey won the opening class on the Irish-bred River Foyle, with Cian O'Connor claiming third place on Splendor.
O'Connor later brought out Baloufina for the Speed Stakes and took the runner-up position behind France's Roger-Yves' Bost.
Audio & Video
- Dublin Horse Show Preview: Irish manager Robert Splaine looks ahead to this year's Dublin Horse Show, which got underway this morning.
