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Baroda Stud Consigning has announced the appointment of Sarah Kelly as bloodstock and marketing executive ahead of the upcoming sales season. A graduate of the University of Limerick with a degree in Equine Science, Kelly holds a Certificate in Thoroughbred Breeding Management from the Irish National Stud, where she was awarded both the Veterinary Award and a Certificate of Distinction. Her skillset includes a Diploma in PR and Marketing Communications, further strengthening her knowledge across both bloodstock and communications. Kelly joins the County Kildare-based operation following her participation in the...

by Sue Finley and Katie Petrunyak  For European consignors, the sales season is less a sprint than a marathon, beginning in the August heat at Arqana and running nearly straight through to a frenzied finale of breeding stock sales just as the winter chill signals the season's end. While many Irish and British teams pack up their supplies for the year once their last mare has stepped out of the ring at Tattersalls, plenty see the value in making one final trek across the Channel. It's the last stop in...

Eliza Bradbeer and Stan Begley have been named foaling manager and broodmare manager, respectively, at David Cox and Tamso Doyle Cox's Baroda Stud. Bradbeer has been with the stud for two years and started as a foaling assistant. She attained her degree in rural studies from Newcastle Unversity in the UK, graduated from the Irish National Stud course and spent time in Australia at Segenhoe Stud before joining Baroda. A grandson of noted vet Stan Cosgrove, Begley was previously an assistant breeding manager at the Irish National Stud and is...

If there is one criticism about this bloodstock game of ours, it's the fact that we never seem to need a second invitation for a backslap and oftentimes we can portray things as being rosey in the garden when the opposite may well be true. Not at Goffs on Wednesday where the highest-ever turnover, average and median was achieved at the November Foal Sale.  Even the biggest of hitters in this business, like Coolmore's MV Magnier and Baroda Stud boss David Cox, admitted to being genuinely bowled over not only...

"We bought the bar with a credit card," recalls Ken Donworth. "Forty thousand bucks, credit card debt at 20 percent. And we paid it off in three or four months." He shakes his head. "That was 1998. I don't think I'd do it now. So we did take risks, no doubt. But we didn't get caught on any of those slippery slopes." On the contrary. In a college town like Lexington, Donworth and his partners soon figured that policing their customers' age was more trouble than it was worth. So...

Trainers Edward O'Grady and Jessica Harrington have led the tributes to leading owner and breeder Dermot Cox following the death of the successful businessman on Tuesday.  A pillar of the community in Kildare, Cox owned many leading lights over jumps, including Cheltenham Festival hero Back In Front and Paddy Power Gold Cup winner Tranquil Sea. Father to David of Baroda Stud, Cox played an instrumental role in the development of Punchestown racecourse. He has been attributed to being the driving force behind forging and developing relationships with overseas trainers, the...

Baroda Stud were responsible for two of the three six-figure lots on day one of the Goffs February Sale, including the €115,000 top lot, a colt by Sottsass (Ire), who was purchased by Tally-Ho Stud. Of the 2017 lots offered, 128 were sold, which represented a clearance rate of 59% and an aggregate spend of €2,056,250. The average for day one of first sale for 2023 at Goffs was €16,064 with Cox explaining that the nice horses had no trouble in finding new homes. He said, "A few people said...

If a major part of a trainer's job is to place horses in the right races, then a consignor must select the right sale for their offerings, which is exactly what David Cox of Baroda Stud gets right more times than not. Baroda have had some well-received yearling drafts in Britain and France this autumn and Cox is quietly optimistic of breaking into the top bracket of the September Yearling Sale at Tattersalls Ireland this week with his 21-strong draft. "It's all about trying to make your horse stand out....

Padraic Gahan has been recruited as Baroda Stud's bloodstock and consigning executive. Gahan, a UCD Commerce graduate, leaves Goffs after six years as bloodstock executive, during which time he played an integral role in cataloguing the sales and doing inspections, among other duties. Gahan was also previously racing communications coordinator for AusHorse and spent time with Emerald Bloodstock, Goffs UK and Ashford Stud. Gahan also breeds and pinhooks in his own right. David Cox, manager of Baroda Stud and Consigning, said, "we are delighted Padraic is joining us, he will...

DEAUVILLE, France—In a yearling sales season which has had more reshuffles than the British government's cabinet, the caravan has finally started rolling in the last week and has now pitched up in Deauville for Arqana's headline event of the year. As it is taking place three weeks later than usual, it is no longer the August Sale but the Select Sale, though there is a more than familiar feel to the catalogue, which features plenty of France's leading equine families. Two consignors have taken advantage of the sale's later date...