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Horse Racing Ireland has issued a positive bulletin over the state of the Irish racing industry. Having compiled the 2016 key performance indicators HRI announced increases in most key areas including the sale of Irish bloodstock, racecourse attendances, the numbers of horses in training and new owners registered. The value of bloodstock sold at public...
While many 24-year-olds are still pondering future career paths, Amy Murphy has long had her heart set on training racehorses and, having been issued her licence back in August, has made an eye-catching start to her dream job. At the time of writing she had saddled 18 runners–Flat and jumps combined–with seven of them coming...
Goffs have released the catalogue for their February Sale which has been extended to three days this year. The sale will take place Feb. 7-9 and a significant feature includes the initial dispersal of stock owned by Ballymacoll Stud which is being wound down this year. Among their five fillies on offer through Jockey Hall...
Shortly before the first crop of foals by the four time Group 1 winner Muhaarar (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}) are due to arrive into the world Shadwell have announced details of some of the exciting mares that are due to visit the stallion during his second season at stud. They are headed by the stud's...
By John Berry The seemingly unthinkable prospect of the dissolution of Ballymacoll Stud moved one step closer at the end of last week when longstanding manager Peter Reynolds admitted that time is running out for a 'lock, stock and barrel' sale of the property and its horses. It was announced last year that the stud's...
2016 G1 Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Don Cossack (Ger) (Sholokhov {Ire}) has been retired from racing following a recurrence of a tendon injury that has kept him off the racecourse since his famous victory last March. Bred in Germany by Gestut Etzean the 10-year-old has long been the apple of his trainer Gordon Elliott's eye...
Many goals set by jockeys for 2017 will take most of the year to achieve. For Sammy Jo Bell, a major step had already been taken by Jan. 2 and she could be a long way further within another month. The Northern Irishwoman was back on the gallops for the first time since last May,...
Sir Prancealot (Ire) (Tamayuz {GB}), the European champion freshman sire of 2016, is to shuttle to Cornerstone Stud in South Australia for the 2017 Southern Hemisphere breeding season. He will join his Tally-Ho Stud resident Zebedee (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) and fellow Irish shuttler Free Eagle (Ire) (High Chaparral {Ire}) on the roster at the...
Following a large scale purchasing effort by BBA Ireland last autumn the biggest consignment of thoroughbreds were transported from Ireland by air cargo to China last week. The plane contained 76 horses all owned by Zhang Yuesheng who enjoyed racecourse success last year through the exploits of his Michael Halford trained stakes winning sprinter Yulong...
Fillies now head the markets for two of Australia's major juvenile contests, with Catchy (Aus) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}) joining stablemate Tulip (Aus) (Pierro {Aus}) at the top of the betting for the G1 Blue Diamond S. after remaining unbeaten at Caulfield on Saturday. Trained by David Hayes and Tom Dabernig, Catchy was sent off favourite...
Heartbreak City (Fr) (Lando {Ger}), the winner of last season's Betfred Ebor H. before finishing runner-up to Almandin (Ger) (Monsun {Ger}) in the G1 Emirates Melbourne Cup, is likely to be seen next racing over hurdles. Trainer Tony Martin has pencilled in a return to the track for his 7-year-old at Leopardstown on Jan. 22....
Ireland's Ballymacoll Stud, whose graduates include such luminaries of the Turf as Pilsudski (Ire), Islington (Ire), Troy (GB), North Light (Ire) and Fiorente (Ire), will cease to operate under its current ownership by the end of the year, with a buyer for the historic Co. Meath farm being actively sought. In the absence of a...
