The Gerry Dilger Equine Scholarship Foundation with great donor support has granted several scholarships throughout 2021 for young people to further their experience and education in the bloodstock industry in the spirit of the horseman for which it is named.
The foundation board has announced that its final scholarship for the upcoming 2022 breeding season is being awarded to University of Limerick student and Cashel, County Tipperary, native Luke Kevin.
This particular scholarship affords Kevin the opportunity to travel from Ireland to work and learn at the renowned Lane's End Farm in Versailles, Ky.
Kevin is a third-year student in the Equine Science program t the University of Limerick and impressed the board with his ambition and the objectives he has already formulated at such a young age for his future intentions and development in the horse industry.
The scholarship recipient has gained experience in Ireland with Ballysheehan, Martinstown and Ballinalard Studs and is looking forward to embracing the Kentucky experience as he expands his worldwide knowledge of the horse business.
“I would like to give a huge thanks to the Gerry Dilger Equine Scholarship Foundation for giving me this great opportunity to work and learn in the U.S.,” Kevin said.
Erin Dilger commented, “On behalf of the board, I would like to thank Lane's End Farm for their generosity in accommodating Luke for the 2022 season. We feel that he is a very deserving young person who will enjoy his Kentucky experience.”
Gerry Dilger, a native of County Clare, Ireland, who operated Dromoland Farm near Ireland, died March 4, 2020, at the age of 61. A horseman who both pinhooked a Kentucky Derby winner (Nyquist) and bred one (Always Dreaming), Dilger also served as a mentor to numerous young men and women interested in establishing a career in the horse business.
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