Margaret & Billy Daly are the proprietors of Scarteen Stud, Newmarket, Co. Cork. It was first opened in 1991. Over the past 2 years, it has had major improvements carried out on the site. It now holds 23 well-equipped stables, outdoor and indoor arenas and an electronic horse walker. In the near future it will possess 10 more stables.

It houses 65 horses presently on the farm.  One of the most successful of these horses is 'Newmarket Girl' who won the Young Ireland in Millstreet in 1997, 3rd in the National Discovery 1998, represented Ireland in the World Breeding Championship 2000 and finished 3rd in her first international competition in Cavan last year.  'Newmarket Boy', brother of Newmarket Girl, finished 3rd in the Young Irelander in 1999 and 3rd in the National Discovery 2000.  ‘Newmarket Rising Cavalier’ won the 3-year-old loose jumping competition at the R.D.S last year. ‘Newmarket Jewel’, which is a German bred stallion, will compete in the A, B and C levels of horse jumping this year. These are very promising horses for the years to come. We hope that there is good weather for the upcoming competitions this year.

The professional rider at the farm is international rider Mark O’ Sullivan from Waterford. The groom is Carla Brown and Dan O’ Conner is the competent manager at the stud farm.  

By Robert Stack