Balckbeard

FAIRYHOUSE, IRELAND - On a day when even the wildest expectations for the opening session of the Tattersalls Ireland September Yearling Sale were exceeded, Peter Nolan enjoyed a result he will never forget when his homebred colt by first-season sire Blackbeard was knocked down to Ted Durcan for €165,000. That result represented a shrewd piece of business for Nolan who went with his gut when deciding not to part with the Blackbeard colt as a foal, thus reaping the rewards for sitting on his hands until the yearling sales.  It...