The Irish National Stud is preparing an exhibition in which visitors can buy, rear and take part in a simulated race on a thoroughbred racehorse ALAMYVisitors to the National Stud will be able to saddle up and learn what it is like to buy, train and ride a thoroughbred racehorse (Eilis Staunton writes). The €3.2 million Irish Racehorse Experience is an interactive exhibition that will teach guests about pedigree and what makes a good racehorse. They will be able to buy a foal at auction, train it, follow what a jockey does to prepare and eventually take part in a simulated race. “At the end you sit on a virtual horse, it feels like a real horse, it’s 360 degrees around you. You start in the stalls and then you race, you get to experience the sounds, noise and speed as if you were a real jockey,” Orla Carroll, the…

Source: The Times February 28, 2019 23:58 UTC