The figures might be dwarfed by the October Yearling Sale, but the Tattersalls Autumn Horses in Training Sale proved no less international with the top lot from Monday's opening session heading to Saudi Arabia for 335,000gns. Archetype (Fr) (Le Havre {Ire}) was the horse in question, an Arqana Breeze-Up purchase by Highclere Thoroughbred Racing for [...]

Fran Berry was not exactly the typical Irish rider setting off for pastures new when his path took him to Britain in 2016. Hardly some wide-eyed teenager with his possessions in a handkerchief attempting to catch a break away from the competitive domestic circuit, he was a jockey with an international following and a regular [...]

Consistency is a factor which features heavily through the great breeding and racing operations. Coolmore's graduates have passed under many unerring eyes before they reach those of Aidan O'Brien, whilst the thoughtful tutelage of Alain de Royer-Dupre has only continued the work of nurturing the Aga Khan's stock further up the line. The virtues of [...]

Jeffrey Hobby was placed in a similar position to many other owners when weighing up whether to add Maid Up (GB) (Mastercraftsman {Ire}) to tomorrow's G1 William Hill St Leger S. A £50,000 supplementary fee is not exactly loose change, with a decision having to be made as to whether the Andrew Balding-trained filly might [...]

By Tom Peacock Different siblings managing to make their mark in life is hardly a novelty but Dar Re Mi (GB) (Singspiel {Ire}) is currently demonstrating the sort of matriarchal influence which would impress a Kardashian. Let us not forget that the broodmare was a three-time G1 winner herself and a product of the Lloyd-Webber [...]

DONCASTER, UK–Trevor and Libby Harris produced the Goffs Premier Sale's top lot two years ago and there was a sense of deja vu as the couple's Lordship Stud offering delivered the highest point of the second afternoon's trade. That particular £280,000 individual turned out to be Yafta (GB) (Dark Angel {Ire}), recent winner of the [...]

It is a quarter of a century since the Camacho family first guided the Elite Racing Club into the world of breeding racehorses. Former trainer Maurice took charge of the small handful of reasonably-purchased fillies and mares from which a Group 1 dynasty has sprung at Star Cottage in Malton. Now, with Camacho's daughter Julie [...]

A majority decision can have great ramifications for the electorate, as anyone who has cast the briefest eye over British news over the last couple of years will recognise only too well. Fortunately, there are no such spiky 52-48 outcomes when members of Middleham Park Racing are asked to cast their votes. It is not [...]

It is presumed that a trainer might have a few reassuring words for their rider prior to what could be a seminal race in both of their careers. In the case of jockey Charlie Bishop and trainer Eve Johnson Houghton, the roles were reversed in the minutes leading up to the victory of Accidental Agent [...]

Marrying up business and pleasure can be a difficult task when taking an active interest in bloodstock. For first-time breeders Gary Hodson and Peter Moule, Primo Lady (GB) (Lucky Story) has given them the best of both worlds. A filly who cost just £5,000 at Doncaster in 2009 reclaimed five times that amount on the [...]

A football World Cup always allows a moment for new names to shine in the most valuable shop window of all. Thus, in the currently ongoing and captivating tournament, the likes of of Russian playmaker Aleksandr Golovin and the silky Mexican Hirving Lozano have moved from relative obscurity to becoming multi-million pound transfer targets. During [...]

When Fiona and Mick Denniff bred sport horses it would take a geological age for their work to come to fruition. Returns from their transition to Thoroughbreds have been rather more immediate and the exploits of Beat The Bank (GB) (Paco Boy {Ire}) have taken the Nottinghamshire-based couple to another level entirely. The gelding bound [...]