The Castlebridge Consignment to sponsor Blenheim Stakes

Fairyhouse Racecourse has announced that The Castlebridge Consignment will be the sponsors of the Listed Blenheim Stakes, the feature race at the Ratoath venue on Monday, September 21.

The seven-furlong two-year contest is a hotly contested event, with the Joseph O’Brien trained racecourse debutant Yaupon De Replay coming out on top from a field of 12 runners on the day last year.

The Castlebridge Consignment are one of Europe’s Leading sales consignors, providing a high-class auction sales service to bloodstock industry professionals, owners, breeders and trainers who appreciate the benefits of using a professional consignor to sell their horses at public auction throughout the year.

The Castlebridge Consignment Blenheim Stakes is staged on the eve of the Irish yearling sales season, which gets underway the following day across the road at Tattersalls Ireland.

John Sheridan, General Manager of Fairyhouse Racecourse commented on the partnership: “We are delighted to welcome The Castlebridge Consignment to Fairyhouse for the Blenheim Stakes. We are really excited to have this partnership for our final flat meeting of 2026 and we are very grateful to Bill Dwan and all the team at The Castlebridge Consignment for their support of Fairyhouse in what is one of the feature flat contests of the Fairyhouse flat season.’’

Bill Dwan of The Castlebridge Consignment said: “We are delighted to be sponsoring the prestigious Blenheim Stakes in Fairyhouse Racecourse on the eve of the start of the Irish yearling sales Season." The Castlebridge Consignment Blenheim Stakes will be part of a seven race card at Fairyhouse as they host their final flat meeting for 2026 and is additionally supported by Kilminfoyle House Stud and popular local Ratoath and Dunboyne restaurant, La Bucca.