On the back of the eagerly anticipated stallion fee announcements in Europe, Gary King spoke with a number of leading industry figures about value. Today we have the astute Ed Player of Whatton Manor Stud. GK: Who have you identified as a first-year stallion at an appealing opening fee? EP: There are some seriously exciting [...]

On the back of the eagerly anticipated stallion fee announcements in Europe, Gary King chatted with a number of leading industry figures to talk about value. First up is Dermot Cantillon of Tinnakill House. GK: Who have you identified as a first year stallion at an appealing opening fee? DC: It has to be Far [...]

Minzaal (Ire) (Mehmas {Ire}), purchased by Shadwell for 140,000gns from Glenvale Stud at Tattersalls Book 2, is set to run in the G1 Juddmonte Middle Park S. at Newmarket on Saturday. TDN's Gary King chatted with Glenvale's 'Flash' Conroy to hear more about the horse, and his thoughts on some wider industry issues. GK: You've [...]

Within the backdrop of a global pandemic, the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale Round 1 was staged as a virtual sale in early April. At the time, Inglis made a decision to also offer vendors the chance to sell their yearlings at a live sale in July. TDN's Gary King caught up with Inglis's Sebastian [...]

Scott Heider enjoyed a memorable couple of days on both sides of the Atlantic last week. Thoughtfully (Tapit), a $950,000 purchase last summer at Fasig-Tipton Saratoga, debuted on Thursday at Churchill Downs and ran to the money with a dominant score to become a TDN Rising Star. The following day Crossfirehurricane (Kitten's Joy) carried his [...]

Godolphin Flying Start graduate Jack Carlino and current Flying Start trainee Liza Hendriks have launched Wanamaker's, an online auction house for Thoroughbreds. The website will host a sale each month, with the first going live June 17. TDN's Gary King finds out more. TDN: Could you give us a little information about your background(s) in [...]

On Monday, footballer Clément Lenglet sent out his 3-year-old colt Bois D'Argent (Toronado {Ire}) to an impressive debut win at Chantilly. A member of France's national team, he currently plays his club football for Barcelona and has two horses in training with Francis-Henri Graffard. Lenglet, who grew up about 40 minutes from Chantilly, is advised [...]

Winx (Aus) (Street Cry {Ire})'s appearance in the G1 Longines Queen Elizabeth S. Saturday, Apr. 13 at Randwick could well be her swansong. It's almost impossible to conjure up a new superlative for the mighty mare who has won 32 consecutive stakes races, including 24 Group 1s. So we decided to reach out to some [...]

Each year owners face the challenging task of finding and assigning appropriate names for their younger stock. Stud farms, in particular, are often keen to find 'marketable' names for colts that have potential stallion profiles. TDN's Gary King chatted with The Jockey Club's Shannon Luce to find out more about the naming process. GK: Have [...]

U S Navy Flag boasts one of the hottest families in the stud book. By War Front, out of the four-time Group 1 winner Misty For Me (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), and a full-brother to three-time Group 1 winner Roly Poly, his pedigree page makes for impressive reading. TDN's Gary King recently sat down with Coolmore's [...]

Whatton Manor Stud, halfway between Grantham and Nottingham, has thrived under the Player family for over 40 years. TDN's Gary King sat down with Ed Player to discuss the farm's strategy, and breeding plans for the 2019 season. GK: It's obviously an extremely busy time at Whatton Manor. Would you run through some of the [...]

Craig Bernick of Glen Hill Farm in the U.S. has long been an advocate of diversification and utilising international bloodlines. TDN's Gary King chatted with Bernick about the European-based stallions he plans to use in 2019. GK: Could you let us know which European-based stallions you plan on using this season? CB: Here's the complete [...]