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Less than a week after Soul Stirring (Jpn) became <a href="https://bit.ly/2KNga16 " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Frankel</a>'s first Group 1 winner in the Hanshin Juvenile Fillies, another of his daughters, 'TDN Rising Star' Mi Suerte (Jpn) will bid to add to her sire's fine record in Sunday's G1 Asahi Futurity S., also at Hanshin trained by Yasutoshi Ikee for Sunday Racing Co Ltd, the daughter...
Paving stones bearing the names of the third batch of inductees to Newmarket's Legends Of The Turf project were unveiled on Friday. Joining the likes of <a href="https://bit.ly/2KNga16 " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Frankel</a> (GB) and Sir Henry Cecil on the High Street's walk of fame are seven new names, all of whom have played a significant role in the history of...
Horseracing Ireland (HRI) has announced record prize-money for 2017, along with an increased allocation in funding for integrity services. A rise of €3.7 million will see Irish prize-money stand at €60.5 million next year, with minimum race values also being increased to €10,000 and at least one race to the value of €15,000 being programmed...
With more than 40 new stallions standing in Europe for the 2017 breeding season, another new name has been added to the list with the news that Shadwell's Estidhkaar (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}) is to join the ranks at Tara Stud in Ireland. A £200,000 yearling at Goffs UK's Premier Sale in a year which...
We hear plenty about Galileo (Ire), and rightly so. He is the stallion of our generation whose influence will be discussed by pedigree aficionados for decades, if not centuries, to come. For as much as I'm glad to be alive and writing about breeding under his reign, I've long harboured a preference for Galileo's erstwhile...
Brian O'Rourke, who has served as managing director of The National Stud for more than eight years, will stand down from that position in March 2017 to take up a position with Copgrove Hall Stud in Yorkshire. “I am very proud to have served as Managing Director of The National Stud and of the achievements...
A record annual turnover of over €170-million, a rise of 11% from 2015, was the highlight of a positive 2016 for the Goffs Group. Of that turnover, €120,686,343 was generated by Goffs, while £40,807,250 was brought in by Goffs UK (formerly DBS) in its first year under its new banner. Goffs UK was strongly represented...
The lineup of 27 stud farms set to participate in the 2017 Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Stallion Trail has been released. The stallion trail will take place Jan. 27 and 28. ITM's Marketing Manager, Sarah Nash, said, “The 2016 ITM Irish Stallion Trail was a fantastic weekend building on the huge success of 2015. The full...
Former middle-distance champion Hurricane Run (Ire) (Montjeu {Ire}–Hold On {Ger}, by Surumu {Ger}) has died at stud in Germany. The 14-year-old had stood at the stud of his breeder, Gestut Ammerland, since 2013, having formerly stood at Coolmore in Ireland. “It is with great sadness that we would like to announce that we have lost...
The disciplinary panel for trainer Jim Best, who was on Monday handed a six-month suspension for instructing conditional jockey Paul John to stop two horses last December, said on Wednesday that it “gained only limited assistance” from British Horseracing Authority guidelines, and suggested the BHA amend its guidelines should it deem a longer suspension for...
Paul Hensey, general manager of The Curragh Racecourse and training grounds since 2002 and director of racing since May 2016, has announced he will leave The Curragh to seek new challenges in racing. He said, “I have been considering my future for some time and I believe the time is now right for me to...
Minimum pay rates for experienced stable staff in Ireland will rise to €10.75 per hour from €9.75 per hour after the Irish Stable Staff Association and the Irish Racehorse Trainers Association came to an agreement for the period between Jan. 1, 2017 and May 1, 2019. Expenses for a day meeting will increase to €50...
