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When breeding sheds officially open in Kentucky this week, Coolmore's Ashford Stud will have two new champion 2-year-olds on its roster. Coolmore is well accustomed to standing top-rated juveniles, having stood five of the last six 2-year-old champions in the U.S. retired to stud. What is significant about 2017 is that its two new juvenile...
Plusvital, the Irish equine science company which acquired genetics specialists Equinome last year has launched a new product aimed at trainers. The Racing GenePak, which provides objective and scientific information to support training and race entry decisions combines Plusvital's most popular genetic tool, the Speed Gene Test, with the more advanced Distance Plus Test, which...
York Racecourse has announced a prize-money boost for its flagship race the G1 Juddmonte International with this year's renewal set to be worth £1,000,000, up from £900,000 in 2016. Also benefitting from a purse injection are the G1 Darley Yorkshire Oaks and the G1 Coolmore Nunthorpe S. with both races to be worth £350,000 this...
There are few stallions who have played a more significant part in a single country's breeding industry than Monsun (Ger) has in Germany. His name has come to dominate the thoroughbred scene in his home nation, just as Sunday Silence did in his adopted homeland, Japan. But every great stallion needs his legacy to be...
A little spice was added to the opening day of the Inglis Classic Sale in Sydney with the inclusion of a 57-strong Gold Riband session, which was met with widespread approval judging by the results of this inaugural showcase. The 50 sold from that section brought turnover of $6,510,000, with an encouraging average of $130,200...
As part of an ongoing series, the TDN caught up with trainer Mark Johnston to discuss some of the challenges facing the racing industry, and how they can be tackled. What is the most pressing problem that needs to be tackled in racing, and how would you solve it? MJ: The biggest problem facing racing...
A new website has been launched for users to find information on French black-type races in English. Thefrenchblacktype.com displays race conditions, entries, records, technical information on how to enter a horse and a table of distances. The site is an initiative of France Galop and the French Racing and Breeding Committee. Olivier Delloye, France Galop...
The Group 3 runner-up Military Angel (Big Brown) (lot 746) created a late splash at Goffs on Thursday to top the February Sale at €210,000. Hugo Merry saw off an attempt by underbidder Darley when conducting the bidding on behalf of his French counterpart Marc-Antoine Berghgracht, who secured the 5-year-old mare for a longstanding client....
Famed jockey Walter Swinburn, who died on Dec. 12 last year at the age of 55, died as the result of a head injury after falling from his bathroom window, a coroner has ruled. The report from coroner Dr. Shirley Radcliffe's office said, “She confirmed that he had fallen from his bathroom window. The drop...
There was a palpable feel of spring in the air at Goffs on Wednesday and it wasn't only the weather that received a boost as prices also picked up slightly as the yearling section of the February Sale came to a close. A marginally improved second-day clearance rate saw 122 of 202, or 60%, of...
Proconsul (GB) (Galileo {Ire}), a 4-year-old full-brother to <a href="https://bit.ly/2KNga16 " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Frankel</a> (GB), will stand his first season at Richard Kent's Mickley Stud in Shropshire in 2017. In a deal brokered by Huntingdon/Norris, the chestnut stallion becomes the fifth son of Juddmonte's blue hen Kind (Ire) (Danehill) to gain a berth at stud. Another full-brother, the treble Group...
Comer Group International will extend its support of the Sept. 10 G1 Irish St Leger to help boost its prize money to €500,000 this year, and the group will also have its name on the Aug. 19 G3 Comer Group International Irish St Leger Trial and the July 2 G2 Comer Group International Curragh Cup....
