IRISH Sport Horses enjoyed success in Grand Prix classes over the weekend. At Sacramento, Camaron Hills Shanroe (ISH) and Joie Gatlin (USA) were seventh in the $25,000 Welcome Grand Prix. At the same event Flexible (ISH) and Rich Fellers (USA) took home their share of the $75,000 prize fund when they finished in fifth place in the FEI World Cup Grand Prix. At Cavan International, Captain Shane Carey (Irl) and the Minister for Defence's River Foyle (ISH) were victorious in Sunday's Grand Prix class. In the same class, Olive Clarke (Irl) took second place with Starboard (ISH). Irish Sport Horses featured in the top two in five of the six international classes at the show. Full results and breeding information are detailed below.

HORSE Sport Ireland Team Manager Robert Splaine this afternoon (Monday) confirmed his squad from which he will pick the Aga Khan Team to represent Ireland at the Failte Ireland Dublin Horse Show next month. Ireland's squad for Dublin, from which four will be selected to compete in the team is, in alphabetical order: Edward Doyle; Sequoyah Farms Utopia Jessica Kurten; Castle Forbes Libertina Denis Lynch; Nabab's Son Eddie Macken; First Tedechine Sept Cian O'Connor; Complete or Rancorrado The squad sees two changes from the last round in Hickstead, with Edward Doyle and Jessica Kurten replacing Marion Hughes and Capt. David O'Brien. Robert Splaine said this afternoon: "I am fortunate to be able to call on five very experienced riders with horses who can perform at this level. This is a vital Nations Cup for us, not just because it's the Aga Khan but also due to our position in the Super League. Put simply this is a competition we need to win."

US - BASED Darragh Kerins made a rare trip to Ireland to take third place in today's (Wednesday) big jump-off class at the Failte Ireland Dublin Horse Show. Riding the nine year-old chestnut gelding 'Night Train' for only his second year, the 33 year-old Irish rider was just over a second slower than Swiss winner Markus Fuchs in the 1m50 Sports Council Classic. Twelve combinations made it through to the jump-off, with Neal Fearon the only other rider flying the Irish flag, and finishing sixth with Michael Quirke's Irish-bred mare 'Teulada'.

(FOR ALL OLYMPIC NEWS UPDATES PLEASE CLICK ON LINK IN PANEL ABOVE) THE IRISH Three- Day Eventing team of Austin O'Connor, Louise Lyons, Capt. Geoff Curran, Niall Griffin and Patricia Ryan finished eighth overall on Tuesday after the completion of the show jumping phase in Hong Kong, on a total of 276.10 penalties. Best of the Irish in the afternoon's show jumping phase was Cork's Austin O'Connor with 'Hobby du Mee', who returned a zero score and qualified for the Individual Final, where he finished 22nd. Capt. Geoff Curran and the Minister for Defence's 'Kilkishen' returned just two time faults, while Louise Lyons and 'Watership Down' had two fences down and a single time fault. Patricia Ryan from Bandon in Co. Cork with 'Fernhill Clover Mist' ran up 13 faults in total during show jumping, and she and Wexford's Niall Griffin on 'Lorgaine', who had 12 faults, were Ireland's discard scores.

IRELAND will compete in the Final of the eight-leg Samsung Super League in Barcelona, Spain today (Sunday). Live scoring of the Irish team will be available here from approximately 2.30pm. Ireland is drawn eighth of nine teams to jump, and the order of go will be: First Round Cameron Hanley; Southwind VDL 5 Thomas Ryan; Urleven Van De Helle 4 Capt. David O'Brien; Mo Chroi 9 Cian O'Connor; Rancorrado 0 At the end of Round One: GER 4, BEL 8, NED 8, IRL 9, ESP 16, SUI 16, GBR 16, USA 24, SWE 28 Second Round Cameron Hanley; Southwind VDL 5 Thomas Ryan; Urleven Van De Helle 4 Capt. David O'Brien; Mo Chroi 4 Cian O'Connor; Rancorrado 4 FINAL PLACINGS: GER 4, BEL 12, NED 20, IRL 21, GBR 32, SUI 33, USA 36, SWE (WD). Ireland qualifies for Super League 2009. Final rankings to follow.

Would you like ideas on how to progress your business or career in the Equestrian Industry? If so this enjoyable day at the races will include talks on developing your career and business from four time Olympic Medallist and now Horse Sport Ireland Eventing High Performance Coach Ginny Elliot, well known Event rider and an authority on the business of producing and selling young stock Carol Gee, top Irish Show Jumper Cian O'Connor and the Irish All Weather Champion Trainer for 2007 Ger Lyons.

HORSE Sport Ireland is delighted to announce new dates and venues for HSI Coaching Courses commencing in Spring 2012. HSI offer competition based equestrian coaching qualifications, using modern techniques to improve both horses' and riders' performance and are led by professional equestrian tutors. For more information, please contact Catherine Farrell on 045 854512 or email: cfarrell@horsesportireland.ie

17/06/09 IRELAND scored a first when finishing second at the FEI Hartpury Festival of Dressage yesterday (Thursday). The Para Equestrian team of Kathryn Wheelock, Eilish Byrne, Breda Bernie and Helen Kearney recorded the country's highest finishing position at this level when ending in the runner-up spot to a dominant British team in the three-star event. With eight teams competing in total, the Irish quartet edged ahead of Japan yesterday, but were unable to match the British score, which had been mounting since Wednesday with a succession of individual first places. However, Wheelock took a fifth with 'Indi' and a seventh on 'Taurus' in Thursday's Grade III contest, while on Wednesday former Athens Paralympic rider Breda Bernie from Cabinteely in Dublin placed 'Tula' in runner-up spot in the Grade B team test with Helen Kearney on ''Boris-Zeid' in fourth. Eilish Byrne with 'Youri' also had a fifth place in Wednesday's Grade II team test.

17/06/09 LIVE updates from the sixth leg of the Meydan FEI Nations' Cup are now available here. Ireland's team in Falsterbo, Sweden, is currently scoring as follows: ROUND ONE Cameron Hanley; SIEC Livello 5 faults Darragh Kerins; Night Train 0 faults Capt. David O'Brien; Kiltoom (ISH) 10 faults Denis Lynch; Lantinus 4 faults IRELAND TOTAL AFTER FIRST ROUND 9 faults Equal 2nd with Sweden. Switzerland leads on 5 faults. ROUND TWO Cameron Hanley; SIEC Livello 0 faults Darragh Kerins; Night Train 0 faults Capt. David O'Brien; Kiltoom (ISH) 13 faults Denis Lynch; Lantinus 0 faults IRELAND WINS THE MEYDAN NATIONS CUP OF SWEDEN ON 9 faults