Bloodline is a short film that depicts historical selective breeding of horses for speed with a focus on Ireland’s contribution to excellence in thoroughbred horse breeding.
The story features one of the world’s highest ranked racehorses of 2013, Dawn Approach, who represents a pinnacle of modern horse speed.
The documentary details the success of Enterprise Ireland High Potential Start-Up Company, Equinome, whose roots stem from SFI Funded Research. Equinome, is a brilliant example of Ireland’s research commercialization system in action.
The film emphasizes the significance of research into thoroughbred horse genomics at University College Dublin in the context of the global thoroughbred horse racing and breeding industries.