Bill Dwan

Joe Murphy, Bill Dwan, Richard Brown and Michael Donohoe have led the tributes to racing's "problem solver" John Fleming, who died after being struck by a bus at Dublin Airport on Thursday morning. Fleming, 62, enjoyed huge success as an owner, notably with trainers Michael O'Callaghan and Joe Murphy. His biggest day came last summer when Cercene, who he part-owned, won the Group 1 Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot while Navassa Island carried his own colours to Listed success at Cork earlier this month. He was also a keen trader...

FAIRYHOUSE, IRELAND - Bill Dwan, one of the biggest names in the bloodstock industry, hailed the September Yearling Sale at Tattersalls Ireland a roaring success after supplying some of the most expensive horses sold through the ring in a week when the previous best record aggregate wasn't just beaten, it was smashed.   Summing up the trade at Fairyhouse, Dwan said the action in the ring was "relentless" across the past two days, and wished trainer George Scott continued luck from this sale after the Newmarket-based handler swooped for the €200,000...

Donncha McCarthy, a graduate of both The Irish National Stud and the Godolphin Flying Start program and a familiar face at bloodstock sales in Europe and Australasia, is joining The Castlebridge Consignment as its Irish sales executive. McCarthy is just returning from the sales in Australia, where he worked for Bennett Racing. "I worked a number of the sales for Castlebridge last year and whilst Bill Dwan knew I was keen to return to Australia for their yearling sales, it was agreed that I would come back to Castlebridge in...

Group 3 winner Steel Bull (Ire) (Clodovil {Ire}), owned and trained by Michael O'Callaghan for his first two starts, will contest the Aug. 9 G1 Phoenix S. at The Curragh under new ownership, as he was purchased privately by Chantal Regalado-Gonzalez, Racing Post reported on Monday. The son of Macarthurs Park (Ire) (Equiano {Fr}) will be supplemented to the six-furlong feature. For O'Callaghan, the £28,000 Goffs UK Breeze Up juvenile broke his maiden by 2 1/2 lengths at first asking at Naas on July 22. He followed up in the...