Sheep laws and beaver hat bets: Nine things you may not know about the Curragh
1. Perfect place to prepare for battle
One of Europe's oldest natural grasslands, the Curragh plains host many of the country's leading stables. On approximately 1500 acres of racecourse-owned training grounds, roughly 1000 horses are cared for by 60 trainers every day.
While we might recognise the racecourse primarily as a battleground for some of…