The trip from Dutchess County to County Kildare is one Dan Hayden knows well, the sales paddocks of Goffs not far from his childhood home. Eighteen years a stranger in the USA, the bloodstock agent spent this week tapping into the potential of European pedigrees at the Orby Sale, with the long-term goal of his [...]

By Amy Lynam Joe Foley has always been ahead of the curve. Irish Champions Weekend, now the jewel in Irish racing's crown, was dreamt up by the master of Ballyhane Stud, and he drew up plans for the Irish Stallion Trail on the back page of a sales catalogue at Goffs four years ago. Foley [...]

FAIRYHOUSE, Ireland–Sire power is a crucial factor at bloodstock sales, and one stallion experiencing a resurgence in popularity, following a season that included a Classic winner and a Royal Ascot heroine, is Yeomanstown Stud resident Camacho (GB). The son of Danehill was responsible for the top price of Part 2 of the Tattersalls Ireland September [...]

FAIRYHOUSE, Ireland—A bigger catalogue would always test the rise of the Tattersalls Ireland September Yearling Sale, but as typical of Ireland's fastest growing yearling sale, many diamonds were to be found in County Meath this week. One of the featured jewels on paper was lot 491, a full-brother to dual Group 2 winner Adaay (Ire) [...]

FAIRYHOUSE, Ireland–The first frost of the year chilled the air at Tattersalls Ireland over the weekend, but consignors and hopeful buyers kept warm over a chilly few days by viewing a catalogue which had received the most subscriptions in the September Yearling Sale's history. As the sale's graduates hit higher notes, so too do the [...]