Brian Sheerin

Bloodstock agent Barry Lynch provided an peak behind the curtain about what life as a bloodstock agent is really like in the latest installment of the TDN Conversations podcast. 

It was another memorable year on the breeze-up circuit for Willie Browne. The 79-year-old broke his own long-standing record at the Tattersalls Craven Breeze-Up by selling an Acclamation colt to Godolphin for 1.4 million gns. Roll on to Arqana and the Mocklershill maestro was at it again when selling a Siyouni colt to Coolmore for €1 million. Such results were welcome, according to Browne, who joked with Brian Sheerin on this month's edition of the TDN Conversations Podcast that 'it will be the first time in a few years where...

It was another memorable year on the breeze-up circuit for Willie Browne and 79-year-old joined this month's TDN Conversations podcast with Brian Sheerin to discuss his latest success and his storied background in the business.

The breeze-up season kicks off next week and Brian Sheerin has spoken to three leading protagonists within the sphere to get their thoughts on what the next few weeks and months might bring. Eddie O'Leary, who through his hugely successful Lynn Lodge Stud, has sold horses like The Wow Signal and Gronkowski at the breeze-up sales while Amy Marnane, along with her father Con, has unearthed many a Bansha House Stables bullet with Sands Of Mali and Rio de la Plata just a couple of names that roll off the...

The breeze-up sales are just around the corner and in this latest edition of the TDN's Conversations podcast, Brian Sheerin catches up with Oliver St Lawrence, Amy Marnane and Eddie O'Leary to discuss their outlook on the market for 2025.

The Burns family have been producing top-class racehorses from Lodge Park Stud in County Kilkenny since the early 1970s. Derby winner New Approach (Ire) and Oaks heroine Was (Ire) feature among the farm's long roll of honour and another milestone was achieved last autumn when Lodge Park Stud achieved a world record price for a yearling colt when selling their son of Wootton Bassett (GB) to Amo Racing at 4.3 million gns. That colt hailed from Galileo (Ire) mare Park Bloom (Ire), whose sister Al Naamah (Ire) at the time...

Damian Burns joins Brian Sheerin to discuss the breeding philosophies that have made Lodge Park Stud so successful at the sales and the races. Plus, Burns points out some of the stallions that he will be sending mares to for the 2025 breeding season.

TDN's Brian Sheerin catches up with John Foley and Sean Grassick to review the 2024 yearling sales. What went well and where was there room for improvement? They cover all this and more.

We all have our favourites, and this week members of TDN Europe's editorial team each select a horse who provided particular enjoyment in 2023. Kicking off the series, Brian Sheerin puts forward the case for the sprinter whose victory in the G1 Flying Five was made all the more special by his human connections. I don't know about you, but I love an underdog story. Perhaps that is why I fell in love with National Hunt racing at a young age. Danoli (Ire), Bobbyjo (Ire) and Papillon (Ire) developed something...

Brian Sheerin has been promoted to sales editor for TDN Europe and will oversee the publication's extensive coverage of bloodstock auctions across all sectors. Sheerin, who is based in Dublin, joined the TDN in May 2022 as an associate editor after six years working for the Racing Post in Ireland. "The bloodstock sales calendar in Europe is growing all the time and, since Brian joined TDN, it is an area which he has embraced," said TDN's European editor Emma Berry. "Through his extensive contacts and knowledge, Brian will undoubtedly continue...

Brian Sheerin has joined the TDN as Associate Editor of TDN Europe. Based in Dublin, Sheerin has extensive knowledge and experience of the racing and bloodstock industry having spent six years with the Racing Post in Ireland, as well as contributing to the Irish Field and Racing TV. Prior to his journalistic roles, he worked as head lad for trainer Martin Lynch and for Galway Racecourse.  Gary King, TDN's Senior Vice President, said, "We are delighted to welcome Brian to the TDN's European team. Having someone based full-time in Ireland,...