# Tu Va Stables

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{{Infobox company 
| name   = Tu Va Stables
| logo   = tuva.jpg
| logo_size = 175px
| type = [Thoroughbred Racing](/source/Thoroughbred_horse_race) [Stable](/source/Stable) &<br />[Horse breeding](/source/Horse_breeding) [Farm](/source/Farm)
| predecessor      = 
| successor        =  
| foundation     = 
| location       = [County Meath](/source/County_Meath), [Ireland](/source/Ireland)
| divisions        = 
| key_people     = [Noel Meade](/source/Noel_Meade)
| industry       = [Thoroughbred](/source/Thoroughbred) [Horse racing](/source/Horse_racing)
| defunct          = 
| homepage       = [http://noelmeade.com/ noelmeade.com]
}}
'''Tu Va Stables''' in [County Meath](/source/County_Meath), [Ireland](/source/Ireland) is an [Irish](/source/Ireland) [thoroughbred horse racing](/source/thoroughbred_horse_racing) stable and breeding business that was established by [Noel Meade](/source/Noel_Meade), a prominent [National Hunt racing](/source/National_Hunt_racing) [horse trainer](/source/horse_trainer).

Although he was a trainer, Meade did ride one horse early on in his career, Tu Va.  He rode Tu Va to a win in a maiden hurdle in August 1971.  Responsible for his first win as a trainer, Meade decided to name his stables after Tu Va.<ref>[http://www.ntra.com/stats_bios.aspx?id=2391 Noel Meade NTRA Profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100105231458/http://ntra.com/stats_bios.aspx?id=2391 |date=2010-01-05 }}, ntra.com, accessed 21 February 2010.</ref>

Tu Va is spread out over {{convert|175|acre|km2}}.<ref>[http://www.noelmeade.com/ Noel Meade Racing], noelmeade.com, accessed 21 February 2010.</ref>  There are a number of different facilities on the stable grounds.  There are three different [gallops](/source/Horse_gait): a six-[furlong](/source/furlong), all weather gallop; a mile long, all weather gallop; and a mile long, half grass gallop. There is also an indoor gallop that is used as a warm up, especially during the harsh winter months. There is an [equine](/source/equine) spa on the grounds to help treat the horses to the various injures that occur during practice.  Two horse walkers are present that are used to keep the horses active.   There are also schooling facilities for horses, including baby [hurdles](/source/Hurdling_(horse_race)) and fences to regulation hurdles and fences seen during actual races.<ref>[http://www.noelmeade.com/facilities.htm Noel Meade Racing Facilities] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100225111337/http://www.noelmeade.com/facilities.htm |date=2010-02-25 }}, noelmeade.com, accessed 21 February 2010.</ref>

Tu Va has three principal [jockeys](/source/jockeys), [Paul Carberry](/source/Paul_Carberry), [Niall Madden](/source/Niall_Madden) and Paul’s sister, [Nina Carberry](/source/Nina_Carberry).  The current stable lad is [Alan McIlroy](/source/Alan_McIlroy),<ref>[https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/more-sport/2010/02/16/go-native-closes-in-on-1m-payout-115875-22045889/ Go Native closes in on £1m payout], mirror.co.uk, 16 February 2010, accessed 21 February 2010.</ref> who has spent 13 years at Tu Va.<ref>[https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/more-sport/2010/03/16/money-money-money-must-be-funny-in-a-rich-man-s-world-115875-22114266/ Money, Money Money, must be funny in a…Rich man’s world], mirror.co.uk, 16 March 2010, accessed 20 March 2010.</ref>  McIlroy and the employees at Tu Va were in line to be the first stable staff to receive part of the £1m [Triple Crown of Hurdling](/source/Triple_Crown_of_Hurdling) bonus offered by [WBX](/source/WBX).  Had [Go Native](/source/Go_Native), winner of the 2009 [Fighting Fifth Hurdle](/source/Fighting_Fifth_Hurdle) and [Christmas Hurdle](/source/Christmas_Hurdle), gone on to win the 2010 [Champion Hurdle](/source/Champion_Hurdle), McIlroy would have received £100,000 and the staff would have received £50,000.<ref>[http://www.wbx.com/InThePress/101947/WBX-To-Put-Up-1m-Hurdling-Bonus-Again.ashx WBX To Put Up £1m Hurdling Bonus] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007062508/http://www.wbx.com/InThePress/101947/WBX-To-Put-Up-1m-Hurdling-Bonus-Again.ashx |date=2011-10-07 }}, racingpost.com, 7 September 2007, accessed 20 March 2010.</ref>  However, Go Native struggled early and finished a disappointing 10th out of 12 entries.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2010/mar/16/binocular-champion-hurdle-cheltenham-tony-mccoy Bone scans and back specialists turn 999-1 Binocular into a champion], guardian.co.uk, 16 March 2010, accessed 17 March 2010.</ref>

Famous horses trained at Tu Va include [Harchibald](/source/Harchibald) and [Go Native](/source/Go_Native).

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