The Curragh Racecourse with their sponsor Al Basti Equiworld, Dubai will honour the late Kevin Prendergast by running the International Stakes next Saturday in memory of the legendary trainer. The Group 3 contest takes place this Saturday, the second day of the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby Festival and will be titled “The Al Basti Equiworld, Dubai International Stakes in honour of Kevin Prendergast”.
The Curragh based trainer won the race twice with Mustameet in 2006 and Decado in 2007
Kevin trained on the Curragh for over sixty years and was associated with many famous winners here including eight Irish Classic winners including Pidget and Arctique Royale in the Irish 1000 Guineas, Northern Treasure and Awtaad in the Irish 2000 Guineas and Oscar Schindler (twice), Conor Pass and Pidget in the Irish St Leger. Other notable Group 1 successes at the Curragh included Rebelline in the Tattersalls Gold Cup, Kingsfort in the National Stakes, La Collina in the Phoenix Stakes and Termagant and Miss Beatrix in the Moyglare Stud Stakes.
Malih Al Basti Founder and CEO of Al Basti Equiworld, Dubai said, “Kevin was dear friend for many years and will be much missed by the international racing community. His legacy will live on through the many racing professionals who continue to benefit from the expertise and knowledge he shared throughout his distinguished career.”
Brian Kavanagh, Chief Executive of the Curragh Racecourse, commented “Kevin was a respected and much-loved figure around the Curragh, and we were all saddened to learn of his passing last Friday. Together with our sponsor Malih Al Basti and with the support of the Prendergast family, we are pleased to be able to honour Kevin’s memory at our biggest meeting of the year.”
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