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Qipco has signed on to sponsor the G1 Qipco Irish Champion S. for another three years. Qipco first sponsored the race in 2014, and last year proved a highlight with Almanzor (Fr) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) leading home eight other Group 1 winners. Leopardstown chief executive Pat Keogh said, “Since they became involved, the Qipco Irish...
Bet365 has signed a three-year deal to sponsor Newmarket's Craven Meeting, which traditionally marks the start of the British flat season. This year's Craven Meeting is set for Apr. 18 to 20, and will feature the G3 bet365 Craven S., a course-and-distance prep for the G1 Qipco 2000 Guineas on May 6. Amy Starkey, Regional...
Having followed the sun from Australia's Gold Coast to Cape Town, David Redvers has reliably imported some illumination of his own back to the cold and grey of January in England. For the professional vision that qualified the Tweenhills man to manage Sheikh Fahad Al Thani's emerging bloodstock empire–newly enhanced by the impressive debut of...
On the afternoon of Arrogate's dominant display in the GI Pegasus World Cup, it was easy to overlook Juddmonte's other graded victory at Gulfstream Park, by the ex-English Suffused in the GIII La Prevoyante H. I have to declare at this point that I am not entirely impartial where Suffused and her dam Scuffle are...
Irish Thoroughbred Marketing reports over 2,000 visitors to have taken part in the third renewal of the Irish Stallion Trail which was held last Friday and Saturday. 28 stallion farms opened their doors to the public and the majority of stud representatives reported increased footfall on previous years. Attendees, many from overseas including groups from...
It is like the magician who pulls off his most dazzling trick and the audience is baying for an encore. For Adrian Keatley, who turned a five-race maiden costing 12,000 guineas into a Classic winner sold on for £1.3million, the question is how do you follow that? The exploits of Jet Setting (Ire) (Fast Company...
What is the most pressing problem that needs to be tackled in racing in a European context, and how would you solve it? JD: I do not believe it is possible to finger a single European problem. The three main racing jurisdictions all have problems none of which are mutual. i) France has outstandingly the...
Despite breaking the record for the number of wins achieved on an all-weather surface with Stand Guard (GB) (Danehill) trainer John Butler has no intention of allowing the 13-year-old rest up for too long. In winning a mile and a half handicap at Kempton on Saturday Stand Guard posted his 28th win on the all-weather...
Aidan and Annemarie O'Brien were inducted into the Irish Thoroughbred Breeders' Association's Hall Of Fame at the organisation's 2016 Breeding and Racing Awards ceremony on Jan. 28. Aidan O'Brien was the trainer of five of the evening's equine award recipients–2-year-old filly Rhododendron (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), 2-year-old colt Churchill (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), 3-year-old filly Minding (Ire)...
The Irish Stallion Trail launched by Irish Thoroughbred Marketing has really gained traction since its inception three years ago, and I was delighted to be asked by the TDN to report from my day on the road for a second time. It seems Irish studs have really embraced the concept, and it is certainly a...
Rathasker Stud's G2 July S. hero Anjaal (GB) (Bahamian Bounty {GB}), who also ran third in the G2 Lennox S. in the Shadwell silks, welcomed his first foals recently, the stud announced Thursday. Anjaal covered over 190 mares in his first season at stud in 2016, with one of the earliest results a bay filly...
Horse Racing Ireland is introducing a new trainer marketing support scheme to assist fully licenced trainers in adding new owners in 2017 through its recently formed ownership department, HRI announced Thursday. A grant of up to €1,000 per trainer, to be paid on a pre-approval and reimbursement basis, is being made available specifically to address...
