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The IRE Incentive scheme is a new initiative from Horse Racing Ireland designed to stimulate and fortify Irish thoroughbred breeding, racing and Sales.
The scheme will award a Sales voucher of €10,000 to owners of Irish-bred winners of 150 selected races across the Irish Flat and National Hunt programmes in 2021. The owners of each eligible winner – those carrying the (IRE) suffix and Foal Levy compliant – will have until the end of the following year to spend their voucher on another Irish-bred thoroughbred at any Irish-based public auction thoroughbred Sale.
The scheme began on Friday 26 March 2021 at Dundalk Racecourse. Scheme races will be two-year-old fillies’ maidens; two-year-old auction maidens and median auction races; three-year-old median auction maidens; and National Hunt auction races.
The scheme is funded by Horse Racing Ireland and managed by Irish Thoroughbred Marketing, with promotional support from the Foal Levy. A list of the IRE Incentive races for 2021 and scheme terms and conditions are also available on this page.
Voucher winners will be informed of their victory in the congratulatory email all owners receive from HRI Ownership. They will then be asked to fill out the IRE Incentive claim form, also available on this page. The ITM team will be in touch to provide any further information required as to how and where vouchers can be spent.
Contact Irish Thoroughbred Marketing for further information: [email protected] / +353 (0) 45443060
In each race listed below the winning owner will receive a €10,000 IRE Incentive Sales voucher if the winning horse is Irish-bred.
This voucher can be redeemed against the purchase of an Irish-bred thoroughbred at any Irish-based public auction thoroughbred Sale. Subject to Terms and Conditions.
The below list is non-exhaustive and will be added to as the year progresses. Contact Irish Thoroughbred Marketing for further information: [email protected] / +353 (0) 45443060
| DATE | RACECOURSE | RACE DETAILS |
|---|---|---|
| 26 March | Dundalk | 3yo Median Auction (Winners of 1) (€50,000) |
| 27 March | Navan | 3yo Median Auction Maiden (€50,000) (EBF) |
| 31 March | Dundalk | 3yo and up Median Auction Maiden (€50,000) (EBF) |
| 08 April | Gowran Park | 3yo Median Auction Maiden (Fillies) (€50,000) (EBF) |
| 08 April | Gowran Park | 3yo Median Auction Maiden (C& G) (€50,000) (EBF) |
| 13 April | Fairyhouse | Auction Bumper (EBF) (Pro/Am) |
| 20 April | Tipperary | 2yo Maiden (Fillies) (EBF) |
| 21 April | Dundalk | 2yo Maidens bought at Public Auction for €48,000 or less (EBF) |
| 23 April | Cork | 3yo and up Median Auction Maiden (€50,000) (EBF) |
| 26 April | Naas | 2yo Maiden (Fillies) (EBF) |
| 02 May | Sligo | 3yo Median Auction Maiden (Fillies) (€50,000) (EBF) |
| 02 May | Sligo | 3yo Median Auction Maiden (C & G) (€50,000) (EBF) |
| 03 May | Curragh | 2yo Maidens bought at Public Auction for €60,000 or less (EBF) |
| 04 May | Gowran Park | 3yo Median Auction Maiden (€50,000) (EBF) |
| 07 May | Cork | 2yo Median Auction Maiden (€60,000) (EBF) |
| 10 May | Roscommon | 2yo Median Auction Maiden (€60,000) (EBF) |
| 10 May | Roscommon | 3yo Median Auction Winners of 1 (€50,000) (EBF) |
| 11 May | Killarney | 3yo Median Auction Winner of 1 (€50,000) (Fillies) (EBF) |
| 12 May | Dundalk | 2yo Maiden (Fillies) (EBF) |
| 14 May | Leopardstown | 3yo Median Auction Maiden (€50,000) (EBF) |
| 15 May | Navan | 3yo and up Median Auction Maiden (€50,000) |
| 19 May | Cork | 2yo Maidens bought at Public Auction for €72,000 or less (EBF) |
| 19 May | Cork | 2yo Median Auction Maiden (EBF) (€75,000) |
| 23 May | Curragh | 2yo Maiden (Fillies) (EBF) |
| 26 May | Gowran Park | 3yo Median Auction Maiden (€50,000) (EBF) |
| 27 May | Limerick | Auction Maiden Hurdle (EBF) |
| 28 May | Fairyhouse | 2yo Maidens bought at Public Auction for €60,000 or less (EBF) |
| 29 May | Navan | 2yo Maiden (Fillies) (EBF) |
| 29 May | Navan | 3yo and up Median Auction Maiden (Fillies) (€50,000) (EBF) |
| 31 May | Roscommon | 2yo Maidens bought at Public Auction for €48,000 or less (EBF) |
| 01 June | Tipperary | 3yo and up Median Auction Maiden (€50,000) (EBF) |
| 01 June | Tipperary | 2yo Median Auction (Winners of 1) (€75,000) (EBF) |
| 03 June | Leopardstown | 2yo Maiden (Fillies) (EBF) |
| 04 June | Down Royal | 2yo Maiden (Fillies) (EBF) |
| 05 June | Listowel | 2yo Median Auction Maiden (€30,000) (EBF) |
| 07 June | Gowran Park | 3yo Median Auction Maiden (Fillies) (€50,000) |
| 09 June | Cork | 2yo Maiden (Fillies) (EBF) |
| 12 June | Limerick | 2yo Median Auction Maiden (€30,000) (EBF) |
| 15 June | Sligo | 3yo and up Median Auction Winners of 1 (€50,000) (EBF) |
| 17 June | Leopardstown | 2yo Winners of 1 bought at Public Auction for €72,000 or less (EBF) |
| 19 June | Down Royal | 3yo and up Median Auction Maiden (€30,000) (EBF) |
| 23 June | Naas | 2yo Maiden (Fillies) (EBF) |
| 24 June | Tipperary | 2yo Maidens bought at Public Auction for €60,000 or less (EBF) |
| 25 June | Curragh | 2yo Maiden (Fillies) (EBF) |
| 27 June | Curragh | 3yo and up Median Auction Maiden (€50,000) (EBF) |
- Bonus of €10,000 applied to 150 specified races in the Irish racing programme, as selected by HRI.
- Only horses carrying the IRE suffix will be eligible to win.
- Winning horse must have Foal Levy debts paid at time of race.
- A horse can only win the bonus once.
- The bonus will be applied to the registered owner at the time of the race.
- In the case of Clubs / Syndicates, the bonus will be applied to the registered agent.
- For partnerships, bonuses will be allocated based on the % shareholding.
- HRI account of winning owner must not be in an overdrawn position.
- The bonus will be redeemable by the registered owner against the purchase of (IRE) bred horses at Irish thoroughbred public auctions.
- Bonuses cannot be offset against any previous purchase.
- Bonuses cannot be offset against a horse for which Foal Levy has not been paid. Eligible horses at time of catalogue printing to carry an eligibility logo on catalogue page.
- Bonus holders must pre-register with the relevant sales company in advance of any Sales at which they intend to utilise the bonus.
- Bonuses are strictly non-transferable.
- More than one bonus can be offset against the purchase of a single Lot.
- The bonus is valid from the date of clearance to the end of the following year.
