The Rising Stars is an innovative series, sponsored by Jimmy Doyle and Gerry Mullins, designed to give young horses time and opportunity to develop to their maximum potential at their own pace. The series caters for 4, 5 and 6/7 year old horses.
This year, qualifiers ran from March until July, with the courses increasing in height and technicality as the season progressed. The 2024 Rising Stars Finals had a prize fund of €10,000, and took place from the 9th- 11th August 2024.
Some incredibly talented Rising Stars competed over the Final Weekend, and we can’t wait to see what the future holds for these horses!
Stay tuned for the 2025 Rising Stars Series!
2024 6/7 Year Old Rising Stars Champion
John Mulligan & Bernard Reynolds’ Kathleens Candy Clover
2017 Bay Gelding by Sligo Candy Boy
2024 4 Year Old Rising Stars Champion
Olive Clarke & her own FF Limited Edition
2020 Bay Gelding by For Pleasure out of the dam Annouk van’t goor by Asca Z
2024 5 Year Old Rising Stars Champions
Gary Dooley & Kathryn Duffy’s Amon Van Het Genishinde Z (Pictured) This 5 year Old bay stallion by Amado Van’t Vossenhof Z was picked at the horse with the most potential
Feaha Moore & Mick Smith’s Muzika
Feaha Moore & Jenny McCann’s Volare
Jim Donohoe & Ailenn McDermott’s Le Tot Romanov
Aoife Cuffe & Cathy Cuffe’s One and Only TN
Olive Clarke & her own FSS Sunlight
Samantha Bretzer & her own Salander
Grace McHugh & Joe Bolger’s O Lala EB
Lauren Quinn & Brian Quinn’s A Time to Remember
Cora Sharkey & her own Dowdstown Jordie
2023 4yo RISING STAR WINNER
Olive Clarke on Olive Broderick’s ‘KMS Ballygriffin Max’
2019 Bay Mare by ‘Tyson’ out of the dam ‘Max Naughty but Nice’ by ‘Chacoa’RISING STAR WINNER
2023 6yo RISING STAR WINNER
JamesDerwin on Ballywalters Stables ‘Amos LZ’
2017 Bay Gelding by ‘A Golden Boy Hero Z’ out of the dam ‘F. Luna L’ by ‘Cantu
2023 5yo RISING STAR WINNER
Joanne Blair on Mark Harley’s ‘Jibber Janner PH’
2018 Bay mare by ‘Dominator 2000 Z’
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