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Haras de Beaumont has announced a reduction in fee for its unbeaten Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winner Ace Impact, who will stand at €30,000 next season, down from €40,000 in his first two years. En route to his victory in the Arc, Ace Impact set a new record when winning the Prix du Jockey Club - a race won in recent years by the likes of Shamardal, Lope De Vega, Le Havre, New Bay and Study Of Man. "Ace Impact was the highest rated three-year-old in 2023 and his...

The four-day Irish Equine Veterinary Association (IEVA) held their 2025 IEVA Conference last week. Besides pre-conference wetlabs, workshops, presentations and talks, there was also a dedicated series of nutritional workshops, kindly sponsored by Connolly's RED MILLS. The curated programme provided plenty of time for engagement between veterinary students, recent graduates, established vet and nurses with delegates, exhibitors, speakers and industry stakeholders alike. During the conference's social gathering, namely the Gala Dinner on Friday night, the raffle raised €1,750. This figure was matched by IEVA and as a result, €3,500 was...

Arqana Online's November Pop-Up Sale featured an 100% clearance rate, as eight lots sold for a gross of €782,000. The lone Thoroughbred offering was listed-winning jumper Nador (Gemix) (lot 1), who sold for €200,000 to Nicolas de Watrigant of Mandore International Agency. Successful in the Listed Prix Noirot over fences at Auteuil, the Noel George and Amanda Zetterholm offering sold with an entry in the G2 Prix Congress that takes place on Saturday, November 15. He is from the family of N'Avoue Jamais (Marignan), No Risk At All and Nickname....

Many of the best Irish-based stallions will be on display next year as over 30 stallion farms will open their doors for the 2026 Irish Thoroughbred Marketing (ITM) Irish Stallion Trail on January 16 and 17. A free event, visitors can simple register for the studs they wish to visit at ITM's website. Due to high demand, those wishing to visit Coolmore Stud must register for a specific date and time slot. The popular Mark O'Hanlon Memorial Quiz will also be held to coincide with the ITM Irish Stallion Trail....

Friday, Bahrain Turf Club, Kingdom of Bahrain, post time: 19:40, BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL TROPHY-G2, $1,000,000, 3yo/up, 2000mT Field: Bright Picture (Fr) (Intello {Ger}), Calif (Ger) (Areion {Ger}), Galen (GB) (Gleneagles {Ire}), Lion's Pride (GB) (Roaring Lion), Military Order (Ire) (Frankel {GB}), Persica (Ire) (New Bay {GB}), Royal Champion (Ire) (Shamardal), Pride Of Arras (Ire) (New Bay {GB}). TDN Analysis: With the withdrawal of Group 1 winner Tornado Alert (Too Darn Hot), Godolphin only has the G3 Winter Derby scorer Military Order set to start for Charlie Appleby in this lucrative contest. However,...

G2 Prix Saint-Alary heroine Birthe leads four other wildcards for Arqana's Vente d'Elevage catalogue, which takes place from December 6-9. The daughter of Study Of Man, also second in the G2 Prix de la Nonette, will sell as lot 248E. All five will sell during the first session on Saturday, December 6. Samibaya (Wootton Bassett) (lot 248B) is a half-sister to dual group winner and Classic hopeful Samangan (Blue Point), as well as listed winner Simeen (Lope De Vega). The trio's dam is a half-sister to G1 Prix de Diane,...

One of the most exciting young stallions in Europe is on his way to Yeomanstown Stud after Gay O'Callaghan struck the winning bid for the sire of Group 1 winner Time For Sandals at a Tattersalls Ireland silent auction. Sands Of Mali has been at the centre of a legal dispute between Steve Parkin of Clipper Logistics and Ballyhane Stud boss Joe Foley, who has managed the career of the 10-year-old stallion since he joined the roster back in 2021.  In that time, the Group 1 winner has confirmed himself...

Aga Khan homebred Calandagan (Gleneagles) triumphed in the G1 Champion Stakes on QIPCO British Champions Day and is now rated the best horse in the world in the Longines World's Best Racehorse Rankings. Rated 130 from 125, the gelding defeated G1 Prince Of Wales's Stakes/G1 International Stakes hero Ombudsman (Night Of Thunder) (128), group winner Almaqam (Lope De Vega) (122) and G1 Eclipse Stakes victor Delacroix (Dubawi) (126) last month. The G1 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes and the G1 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud both went his way...

by Dane McLeod/TTR AusNZ The strength and influence of the Hong Kong buying bench continued throughout Day 2 of the sale, with a high proportion of 2-year-olds destined for that racing jurisdiction. Hong Kong buyers accounted for 41.45% of the total spend across the two days, purchasing 75 horses for NZ$17,195,000. Among them was prominent owner KM Yeung, well known for campaigning Galaxy Patch (Wandjina), the champion four-year-old in Hong Kong. Yeung purchased 13 horses on Day 2, including the sale-topper, lot 374, a Zoustar colt out of Hijack Hussy...

Former jockey Rachael Blackmore and Jack, Owen and Ivor Anthony will be inducted into the Jump Racing Hall of Fame at Cheltenham this week. The quartet will be formally inducted into the Hall of Fame on day one of the November Meeting on Friday, November 14. Blackmore, who retired in May, was the first female to ride a Grand National winner with Minella Times at Aintree. She is also a current ambassador for Cheltenham Racecourse and, with the assist of trainer Henry de Bromhead, was leading rider at the Cheltenham...

David Menuisier says that he is convinced his star mare Tamfana, who is one of the prize lots in the upcoming Sceptre Sessions of the Tattersalls December Mares Sale, is as good as ever.  The daughter of Soldier Hollow landed a memorable Group 1 triumph in the Sun Chariot Stakes at Newmarket last year and, ahead of the Sceptre Sessions, her trainer recalled how he realised she was something out of the ordinary from a very early stage in her career.  He said, "The way she won her maiden at...

Robson Aguiar will send out his first runners as a licenced trainer in Ireland at Dundalk on Friday night but poured cold water on any prospects of a dream debut double under the lights with Square Necker and Bryant, both of whom are owned by Amo Racing. The Brazilian native has taken over officially from Adrian Murray, who has sent out a number of Amo's most important winners from the same Mullingar-based stable, and stresses that 'nothing has changed only whose name the horses are running under'.  His first runner,...