Siyouni (Fr) (Pivotal {GB}) has been having an outstanding year, with his progeny led by 2018 G1 Prix Saint-Alary & G1 Prix de Diane heroine Laurens (Fr). Alayna Cullen spoke with Georges Rimaud, who manages the Aga Khan Stud's Haras de Bonneval in France where Siyouni stands, about the established sire's success. AC: Siyouni has [...]

Shadwell stallion Muhaarar (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}) swept all before him in a quartet of European Group 1 sprints in 2015. Alayna Cullen sat down with Tom Pennington, Marketing and Nominations Manager for Shadwell Stud in England, to discuss Muhaarar and his exploits in advance of his first yearlings going to the sales. TDN: Muhaarar [...]

Yeomanstown Stud has long been hailed as the home of Dark Angel (Ire), but it is his stablemate Camacho (GB) who has stolen the limelight this year, siring Classic winners and a Royal Ascot winning 2-year-old in Signora Cabello (Ire). With Signora Cabello now aiming for the G1 Prix Morny, David O'Callaghan talks all things [...]

With a pair of black-type juveniles to his credit already this season, Showcasing (GB) sits third on the European 2-year-old sire list, and is very much building on the foundation laid by champion sprinter Quiet Reflection (GB) from his second crop. That standout mare was conceived at just £4,500 at Whitsbury Manor Stud, and in [...]

Irish trainer Ken Condon has packed a lot into the first half of 2018. In addition to winning a first Classic with Romanised (Ire) (Jeremy) in the G1 Irish 2000 Guineas, Condon traveled a horse, Success Days (Ire) (Jeremy), to Australia for the first time. The TDN's Alayna Cullen caught up with Condon to discuss [...]

Thanks to my Irish heritage I am a sucker for tradition; just ask my family when the subject of removing turkey from the Christmas dinner menu is raised. But having been fortunate to travel the world and be challenged on various facets of my mindset, I have become more accepting of the idea that perhaps [...]

In 2017, Richard Spencer and Rebel Racing enjoyed a great year together that was capped off by their 2-year-colt Rajasinghe (Ire) (Choisir {Aus}) winning the G2 Coventry S. at Royal Ascot. Rajasinghe is now working towards the G1 2000 Guineas and both Richard and Rebel Racing are in the process of moving yards to the [...]

Young Guns is a series where we endeavour to find out more about some of the young professionals in the industry. Today we speak with John Kennedy, manager, Castlehyde Stud-Coolmore Group. TDN: What was your path into the industry? JK: My father is a small breeder, and we have always had horses at home, so [...]

Young Guns is a series where we endeavour to find out more about some of the young professionals in the industry. Today we speak with Charles Briere, owner/manager of the Fairway Consignment. TDN: What's was you path into the industry? CB: I finished school and left France for Ireland where I worked for six months [...]

Monmouth Park and New Jersey have been making headlines in recent years for their attempts to legalize sports wagering in the state. Despite numerous losses, there appears to be an end in sight with the case having been heard in the Supreme Court in December last year. It now appears to be more a question [...]

If I'm being honest when you ask me the question, National Hunt or Flat, the response is a resounding and deafening Flat. Aside from watching the big Saturday National Hunt cards, on occasion, or the Cheltenham Festival, I wouldn't be able to tell you what is going on in that sector. As if that wasn't [...]

Young Guns is a series where we endeavour to find out more about some of the young professionals in the industry. Today we speak with Michelle Fogarty, pedigree researcher in the bloodstock department at Weatherbys. TDN: What was your path into the industry? MF: My interest in Thoroughbreds didn't begin until after I had left [...]